Singh, A.Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart)2017-05-312017-05-312016Singh, A. & Krüger, T.P.J., 2016, ‘’n Ondersoek na die opgewekte elektroniese toestande van karotenoïede in die hoofligversamelingskompleks van plante (LHCII) deur femtosekondepompproefspektroskopie’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 35(1), a1417. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/satnt.v35i1.1417.0254-3486 (print)2222-4173 (online)10.4102/satnt.v35i1.1417http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60725Photosynthesis involves the main plant light-harvesting complex (LHCII) pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids). These pigments absorb and transfer photoenergy to lower excited electronic energy states. Carotenoids protect plants against over-illumination. The ultrafast dynamics of carotenoid excited states in spinach leaves were investigated upon intensity-dependent, selective carotenoid excitation through femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy.Afrikaans© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Elektroniese toestandeKarotenoiedeHoofligversamelingskompleksElectronic statesCarotenoidsLight-harvesting complex (LHCIIArticle