Photophysics of Ionic Biochromophores

This book provides a concise overview of the photophysics and spectroscopy of biochromophore ions. The book "Photophysics of Ionic Biochromophores" summarizes important recent advances in the spectroscopy of isolated biomolecular ions in vacuo, which

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Steen Brøndsted Nielsen Jean Ann Wyer Editors

Photophysics of Ionic Biochromophores

Physical Chemistry in Action

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Steen Brøndsted Nielsen • Jean Ann Wyer Editors

Photophysics of Ionic Biochromophores

Editors Steen Brøndsted Nielsen Jean Ann Wyer Faculty of Science and Technology Department of Physics and Astronomy Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark

ISSN 2197-4349 ISSN 2197-4357 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-40189-3 ISBN 978-3-642-40190-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40190-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013950272 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

Spectroscopy of isolated biomolecular ions in vacuo has within the last decade or so become a highly active research field, both for experimentalists and theorists, made possible by the development of advanced instrumental apparatus and the steady increase in more powerful computers. The field is highly interdisciplinary including researchers in chemistry, physics, and molecular biology. Absorption spectra of isolated ions shed light on the intrinsic electronic structures without perturbations from say water molecules,