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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Ultrafast light-induced dynamics in the microsolvated biomolecular indole chromophore with water

Onvlee, J.CFEL*Extern*XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Trippel, S.CFEL*XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Küpper, J. (Corresponding author)CFEL*XFEL.EU*DESY*

2022

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Report No.: arXiv:2103.07171

Abstract: Interactions between proteins and their solvent environment can be studied in a bottom-up approach using hydrogen-bonded chromophore-solvent clusters. The ultrafast dynamics following UV-light-induced electronic excitation of the chromophores, potential radiation damage, and their dependence on solvation are important open questions. The microsolvation effect is challenging to study due to the inherent mix of the produced gas-phase aggregates. We use the electrostatic deflector to spatially separate different molecular species in combination with pump-probe velocity-map-imaging experiments. We demonstrate that this powerful experimental approach reveals intimate details of the UV-induced dynamics in the near-UV-absorbing prototypical biomolecular indole-water system. We determine the time-dependent appearance of the different reaction products and disentangle the occurring ultrafast processes. This approach ensures that the reactants are well-known and that detailed characteristics of the specific reaction products are accessible -- paving the way for the complete chemical-reactivity experiment.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. CFEL-CMI (FS-CFEL-CMI)

Research Program(s):

1. 631 - Matter – Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control (POF4-631) (POF4-631)
2. DFG project 390715994 - EXC 2056: CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter (390715994) (390715994)
3. DFG project 194651731 - EXC 1074: Hamburger Zentrum für ultraschnelle Beobachtung (CUI): Struktur, Dynamik und Kontrolle von Materie auf atomarer Skala (194651731) (194651731)
4. MEDEA - Molecular Electron Dynamics investigated by IntensE Fields and Attosecond Pulses (641789) (641789)
5. COMOTION - Controlling the Motion of Complex Molecules and Particles (614507) (614507)

Experiment(s):

1. Experiments at CFEL

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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Journal Article Onvlee, J.CFEL*Extern*XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Trippel, S.CFEL*XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Küpper, J. (Corresponding author)CFEL*XFEL.EU*DESY*
Ultrafast light-induced dynamics in the microsolvated biomolecular indole chromophore with water
Nature Communications 13(1), 7462 (2022) [10.1038/s41467-022-33901-w]2022     Files  Fulltext by arXiv.org BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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