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Explaining the observed long coherence effects by 2D photon echo experiments in photosynthetic EET : Two-Component Phonon Spectrum model

Chemical Physics 2011-12-19 v2 Statistical Mechanics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We propose a simple stochastic model which successfully explains the long coherence effects observed in photosynthetic Excitation Energy Transport (EET) by 2D photon echo experiments of G. S. Engel et. al. (Nature, {\bf 446} 782, (2007)). Our Two-Component Phonon Spectrum (TCPS) model is based upon the division of phonon degrees of freedom into a systematic component which is treated through polaron transformation and a stochastic component which is treated through dynamical disorder. This model successfully explains the observed long coherence upto 600fsec \sim 600 fsec in EET experiments.

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@article{arxiv.1106.5854,
  title  = {Explaining the observed long coherence effects by 2D photon echo experiments in photosynthetic EET : Two-Component Phonon Spectrum model},
  author = {Navinder Singh and V. M. Kenkre and R. E. Amritkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.5854},
  year   = {2011}
}

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5 pages and 14 figures; This paper has been withdrawn by the authors

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