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Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy: principles and application to photosynthetic systems
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The photophysical and photochemical reactions, after light absorption by a photosynthetic pigment-protein complex, are among the fastest events in biology, taking place on timescales ranging from tens of femtoseconds to a few nanoseconds. The advent of ultrafast laser systems that produce pulses with femtosecond duration opened up a new area of research and enabled investigation of these photophysical and photochemical reactions in real time. Here, we provide a basic description of the ultrafast transient absorption technique, the laser and wavelength-conversion equipment, the transient absorption setup, and the collection of transient absorption data. Recent applications of ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy on systems with increasing degree of complexity, from biomimetic light-harvesting systems to natural light-harvesting antennas, are presented. In particular, we will discuss, in this educational review, how a molecular understanding of the light-harvesting and photoprotective functions of carotenoids in photosynthesis is accomplished through the application of ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy.
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- Authors
- Berera, R., van Grondelle, R., & Kennis, J. T. M.
- Venue
- Photosynthesis Research
- Published
- 2009-07-04
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 105-118
- ISSN
- 0166-8595 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-5079
- OpenAlex
- W2021884442
- Cited by
- 894
- References
- 64
- FWCI
- 6.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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