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- Femtosecond laser pulses can create quantum beats in absorption spectra, revealing information about molecular vibrations and their energy states near the Franck-Condon region.* -
- The study analyzes two laser dyes to classify these quantum-beat signals as either fundamentals or overtones, measuring their Huang-Rhys factors and anharmonicity.* -
- These findings enhance the application of femtosecond coherence spectra (FCS) in understanding molecular vibrations, benefiting research on molecular aggregates and photosynthetic proteins.*
Article Abstract
Femtosecond laser pulses readily produce coherent quantum beats in transient-absorption spectra. These oscillatory signals often arise from molecular vibrations and therefore may contain information about the excited-state potential energy surface near the Franck-Condon region. Here, by fitting the measured spectra of two laser dyes to microscopic models of femtosecond coherence spectra (FCS) arising from molecular vibrations, we classify coherent quantum-beat signals as fundamentals or overtones and quantify their Huang-Rhys factors and anharmonicity values. We discuss the extracted Huang-Rhys factors in the context of quantum-chemical computations. This work solidifies the use of FCS for analysis of coherent quantum beats arising from molecular vibrations, which will aid studies of molecular aggregates and photosynthetic proteins.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9234982 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c04162 | DOI Listing |
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