Index
A
Ab initio calculations, 90, 156–158, 163,
166–169, 173, 175, 176
Action spectroscopy, 15, 16, 21–38, 42, 70–81,
83, 93, 105, 106, 121, 134, 142–143,
150, 209–224
Activation energy, 27, 76, 80, 93
Adenine, 1, 3, 4, 12, 107, 182, 190, 191,
193–196, 198–201
Adenosine, 29, 111, 188, 189
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), 29, 31,
189, 190
Adiabatic detachment energy (ADE), 202
Alanine, 29
Amino acids, 3–6, 12, 13, 30, 45, 56, 68, 70, 71,
108, 111, 118, 120–128, 141, 142, 144,
151, 155–176, 210, 211, 213–220,
222, 223
AMP. See Adenosine mono phosphate (AMP)
Aromatic amino acid, 3, 4, 12, 30, 142,
155–176, 214, 216, 217, 222
Arrhenius rate constant, 80
Autodetachment, 25, 67, 72, 76, 77, 83, 86,
88, 99
B
Barrier height, 91, 94
Base pairing, 182
Biochromophore, 12, 13, 15, 16, 45, 105, 142
Born Oppenheimer, 10, 94
C
Charge transfer, 8, 13, 14, 17, 30, 31, 46, 47,
49, 54–55, 71, 91, 108, 109, 113, 120,
125, 141, 151, 168, 172, 182, 210
Coincidence experiments, 161–163, 171
Cold ions, 16, 17, 40, 122
Collision induced, 22, 27, 150, 151, 161, 162,
164, 183, 189, 214
Complexation, 2, 31
Conical intersection, 47, 48, 50, 58, 68, 70,
90–92, 99, 164, 182, 186, 190
Conjugation, 9, 71
Coulomb-attenuation method (CAM), 50
Coulomb barrier, 146, 192, 201
Coupled cluster (CC), 50, 51, 113, 157
Crown ether (CE), 30, 31
Cryogenic, 41, 56
Cytochrome c, 111, 125–127, 129, 148, 149,
151, 220, 222
Cytosine (C), 1, 12, 107, 182
D
Degrees of Freedom, 27, 29, 58, 73, 74, 77,
126, 143, 150, 176
Delocalisation, 12, 14, 46
Density functional theory (DFT), 47, 48, 50,
55, 120, 198, 215
Dipole moment, 47–49, 90
Dispersed fluorescence, 106
Dissociation, 15, 22, 23, 25, 27–34, 36–38, 41,
42, 73, 75, 80, 81, 106, 107, 120, 126,
128–134, 143–145, 150, 151, 156, 159,
161–165, 172, 173, 175, 176, 181–203,
214, 216, 217, 220
DNA, 1, 3, 4, 17, 58, 107, 108, 181–203
Duplex, 3, 107, 108, 193, 197, 199
Dye, 49, 50, 106–111, 142, 151
E
EBE. See Electron binding energy (EBE)
Electron affinity, 15, 75, 76, 87
Electron binding energy (EBE), 89, 144, 146,
200, 201
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A
Ab initio calculations, 90, 156–158, 163,
166–169, 173, 175, 176
Action spectroscopy, 15, 16, 21–38, 42, 70–81,
83, 93, 105, 106, 121, 134, 142–143,
150, 209–224
Activation energy, 27, 76, 80, 93
Adenine, 1, 3, 4, 12, 107, 182, 190, 191,
193–196, 198–201
Adenosine, 29, 111, 188, 189
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), 29, 31,
189, 190
Adiabatic detachment energy (ADE), 202
Alanine, 29
Amino acids, 3–6, 12, 13, 30, 45, 56, 68, 70, 71,
108, 111, 118, 120–128, 141, 142, 144,
151, 155–176, 210, 211, 213–220,
222, 223
AMP. See Adenosine mono phosphate (AMP)
Aromatic amino acid, 3, 4, 12, 30, 142,
155–176, 214, 216, 217, 222
Arrhenius rate constant, 80
Autodetachment, 25, 67, 72, 76, 77, 83, 86,
88, 99
B
Barrier height, 91, 94
Base pairing, 182
Biochromophore, 12, 13, 15, 16, 45, 105, 142
Born Oppenheimer, 10, 94
C
Charge transfer, 8, 13, 14, 17, 30, 31, 46, 47,
49, 54–55, 71, 91, 108, 109, 113, 120,
125, 141, 151, 168, 172, 182, 210
Coincidence experiments, 161–163, 171
Cold ions, 16, 17, 40, 122
Collision induced, 22, 27, 150, 151, 161, 162,
164, 183, 189, 214
Complexation, 2, 31
Conical intersection, 47, 48, 50, 58, 68, 70,
90–92, 99, 164, 182, 186, 190
Conjugation, 9, 71
Coulomb-attenuation method (CAM), 50
Coulomb barrier, 146, 192, 201
Coupled cluster (CC), 50, 51, 113, 157
Crown ether (CE), 30, 31
Cryogenic, 41, 56
Cytochrome c, 111, 125–127, 129, 148, 149,
151, 220, 222
Cytosine (C), 1, 12, 107, 182
D
Degrees of Freedom, 27, 29, 58, 73, 74, 77,
126, 143, 150, 176
Delocalisation, 12, 14, 46
Density functional theory (DFT), 47, 48, 50,
55, 120, 198, 215
Dipole moment, 47–49, 90
Dispersed fluorescence, 106
Dissociation, 15, 22, 23, 25, 27–34, 36–38, 41,
42, 73, 75, 80, 81, 106, 107, 120, 126,
128–134, 143–145, 150, 151, 156, 159,
161–165, 172, 173, 175, 176, 181–203,
214, 216, 217, 220
DNA, 1, 3, 4, 17, 58, 107, 108, 181–203
Duplex, 3, 107, 108, 193, 197, 199
Dye, 49, 50, 106–111, 142, 151
E
EBE. See Electron binding energy (EBE)
Electron affinity, 15, 75, 76, 87
Electron binding energy (EBE), 89, 144, 146,
200, 201
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Physical Chemistry in Action, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40190-9,
# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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