Exciton dynamics in photosynthetic complexes: excitation by coherent and incoherent light
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Exciton dynamics in photosynthetic complexes: excitation by coherent and incoherent light
In this paper, we consider the dynamics of a molecular system subjected to external pumping by a light source. Within a completely quantum mechanical treatment, we derive a general formula, which enables us to assess the effects of different light properties on the photo-induced dynamics of excitations in a molecular system. We show that, once the properties of light are known in terms of a cer...
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عنوان ژورنال: New Journal of Physics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/6/065044