The S1and T1energy levels of all-transβ-carotene
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 17,p. 1175-1176
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39920001175
Abstract
Reflectance spectroscopy of all-transβ-carotene in the zeolite, ZSM-5, allows the forbidden S0→ S1 transition (1 1Ag–→ 2 1Ag–) to be detected; hence the S1 energy level is determined for the first time and an estimate of the T1 energy level made.Keywords
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