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Ultrafast spectroscopy: timing is everything

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Two groups present applications of two-dimensional optical spectroscopic methods for investigating dynamic biological processes on pico- to femtosecond timescales.

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Figure 1: The investigation of hydrogen bond dynamics with transient 2D-IR.

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Doerr, A. Ultrafast spectroscopy: timing is everything. Nat Methods 4, 111 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0207-111

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