Abstract
Ultrafast energy transfer dynamics in photosynthetic antennas were investigated by femtosecond pump-probe measurements. Photo-excited carotenoids with short-polyene chains efficiently transfer energy to bacteriochlorophylls, while the energy rapidly dissipates to carotenoids in antennas containing longer carotenoids.
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