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Energy transfer along a poly(Pro) - peptide

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Ultrafast Phenomena XVI

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Using a novel molecular thermometer, p-nitro-phenylalanine, we investigate the transport of vibrational excess energy along a poly(Pro) sequence. Time resolved IRspectroscopy reveals that heat transfer proceeds at a speed of several Å per picosecond.

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Zinth, W. et al. (2009). Energy transfer along a poly(Pro) - peptide. 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_171

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