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Title: Excited states lifetimes and energies of okenone and chlorobactene, exemplary keto and non-keto carotenoids

Journal Article · · Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP00836K· OSTI ID:1210576

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001035
OSTI ID:
1210576
Journal Information:
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 17; Related Information: PARC partners with Washington University in St. Louis (lead); University of California, Riverside; University of Glasgow, UK; Los Alamos National Laboratory; University of New Mexico; New Mexico Corsortium; North Carolina State University; Northwestern University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; University of Pennsylvania; Sandia National Laboratories; University of Sheffield, UK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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