Abstract
Photoelectron spectra of the deprotonated green fluorescent protein chromophore have been measured in the gas phase at several wavelengths within and beyond the S 0-S 1 photoabsorption band of the molecule. The vertical detachment energy (VDE) was determined to be 2.68±0.1eV. The data show that the first electronically excited state is bound in the Franck-Condon region, and that electron emission proceeds through an indirect (resonant) electron-emission channel within the corresponding absorption band.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 128101 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 109 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Sep 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |