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Femtosecond Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy

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Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 26))

In this chapter we describe how femtosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy is useful for the study of the dynamics of pigment-protein complexes, and what the technical requirements are to perform such experiments. We further discuss a few examples of experiments performed on photosynthetic complexes in more detail.

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Groot, M.L., Van Grondelle, R. (2008). Femtosecond Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy. In: Aartsma, T.J., Matysik, J. (eds) Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8250-4_10

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