Baxter, Richard H GKrausz, ElmarsNorris, James R2015-12-131520-6106http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82052Photoactivation in crystals of the bacterial reaction center of Blastochloris viridis was investigated by nearinfrared spectroscopy. The bleaching of the special pair absorption at 970 nm and the simultaneous rise of the special pair cation absorption atKeywords: Cation absorption; Laser power; Optically dense reaction; Reaction center; Bacteria; Crystallography; Crystals; Infrared spectroscopy; Laser pulses; Photosynthesis; Positive ions; Reaction kinetics; Crystalline materials; article; chemistry; crystallizati200610.1021/jp053697p2015-12-11