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Infrared spectroscopy

Don't blink

In the world of molecular dynamics, timescales are short. But by taking a series of infrared snapshots, changes in molecular configuration that occur over a few hundred picoseconds can be observed.

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  1. Kolano, C. et al. Watching hydrogen-bond dynamics in a beta-turn by transient two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy. Nature 444, 469–472 (2006). 10.1038/nature05352

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Jenkins, A. Don't blink. Nature Photon (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2006.73

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