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Quantum Coherence Accelerating Photosynthetic Energy Transfer

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Ultrafast Phenomena XVI

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We show how long-lasting coherence enhances energy transfer rate in a photosynthetic complex based on an analysis of data collected using a newly developed twocolor electronic coherence photon echo technique and theoretical simulations.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley and Physical Bioscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Hohjai Lee, Yuan-Chung Cheng & Graham R. Fleming

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  1. National Research Council Canada, Sussex Drive 100, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada

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  2. Dipto. Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy

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  4. Sektion Physik, Univ. München, Oettingenstr. 67, München, 80538, Germany

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  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Cyclotron Road 1, Berkeley, 94720, USA

    Robert W. Schoenlein

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Lee, H., Cheng, YC., Fleming, G.R. (2009). Quantum Coherence Accelerating Photosynthetic Energy Transfer. In: Corkum, P., Silvestri, S., Nelson, K., Riedle, E., Schoenlein, R. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_197

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