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- Abgrall, N., et al.
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The large enriched germanium experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay (LEGEND)
- 2017
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Ingår i: AIP Conference Proceedings. - : Author(s). - 1551-7616 .- 0094-243X. ; 1894
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) would show that lepton number is violated, reveal that neu-trinos are Majorana particles, and provide information on neutrino mass. A discovery-capable experiment covering the inverted ordering region, with effective Majorana neutrino masses of 15 - 50 meV, will require a tonne-scale experiment with excellent energy resolution and extremely low backgrounds, at the level of ∼0.1 count /(FWHM·t·yr) in the region of the signal. The current generation 76Ge experiments GERDA and the Majorana Demonstrator, utilizing high purity Germanium detectors with an intrinsic energy resolution of 0.12%, have achieved the lowest backgrounds by over an order of magnitude in the 0νββ signal region of all 0νββ experiments. Building on this success, the LEGEND collaboration has been formed to pursue a tonne-scale 76Ge experiment. The collaboration aims to develop a phased 0νββ experimental program with discovery potential at a half-life approaching or at 1028 years, using existing resources as appropriate to expedite physics results.
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- Danielsson, Ravi, et al.
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Dimeric and monomeric organization of photosystem II - Distribution of five distinct complexes in the different domains of the thylakoid membrane
- 2006
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Ingår i: Journal of Biological Chemistry. - 1083-351X. ; 281:20, s. 14241-14249
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The supramolecular organization of photosystem II (PSII) was characterized in distinct domains of the thylakoid membrane, the grana core, the grana margins, the stroma lamellae, and the so-called Y100 fraction. PSII supercomplexes, PSII core dimers, PSII core monomers, PSII core monomers lacking the CP43 subunit, and PSII reaction centers were resolved and quantified by blue native PAGE, SDS-PAGE for the second dimension, and immunoanalysis of the D1 protein. Dimeric PSII (PSII supercomplexes and PSII core dimers) dominate in the core part of the thylakoid granum, whereas the monomeric PSII prevails in the stroma lamellae. Considerable amounts of PSII monomers lacking the CP43 protein and PSII reaction centers (D1-D2-cytochrome b(559) complex) were found in the stroma lamellae. Our quantitative picture of the supramolecular composition of PSII, which is totally different between different domains of the thylakoid membrane, is discussed with respect to the function of PSII in each fraction. Steady state electron transfer, flash-induced fluorescence decay, and EPR analysis revealed that nearly all of the dimeric forms represent oxygen-evolving PSII centers. PSII core monomers were heterogeneous, and a large fraction did not evolve oxygen. PSII monomers without the CP43 protein and PSII reaction centers showed no oxygen-evolving activity.
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- Han, Guangye, et al.
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Direct quantification of the four individual S states in Photosystem II using EPR spectroscopy
- 2008
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0005-2728 .- 1879-2650. ; 1777:6, s. 496-503
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Car, carotenoid; Chl, chlorophyll; ChlZ, secondary chlorophyll electron donor to P680+; Cytb559, cytochrome b559; EPR, electron paramagnetic resonance; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide; MES, 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid; NIR, near-infrared; OEC, oxygen evolving complex; P680, primary electron donor chlorophylls in PSII; PpBQ, phenyl-p-benzoquinone; PSII, Photosystem II; QA and QB, primary and secondary plastoquinone acceptors of Photosystem II; YD, tyrosine 161 of the PSII D2 polypeptide; YZ, tyrosine 161 of the PSII D1 polypeptide
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- Ho, Felix M., et al.
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Enhancement of Y-D(center dot) spin relaxation by the CaMn4 cluster in photosystem II detected at room temperature : A new probe for the S-cycle
- 2007
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0005-2728 .- 1879-2650. ; 1767:1, s. 5-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The long-lived, light-induced radical Y-D(.) of the Tyr161 residue in the D2 protein of Photosystem 11 (PSII) is known to magnetically interact with the CaMn4 cluster, situated similar to 30 angstrom away. In this study we report a transient step-change increase in YD EPR intensity upon the application of a single laser flash to S, state-synchronised PSII-enriched membranes from spinach. This transient effect was observed at room temperature and high applied microwave power (100 mW) in samples containing PpBQ, as well as those containing DCMU. The subsequent decay lifetimes were found to differ depending on the additive used. We propose that this flash-induced signal increase was caused by enhanced spin relaxation of YD by the OEC in the S-2 state, as a consequence of the single laser flash turnover. The post-flash decay reflected S-2 -> S-1 back-turnover, as confirmed by their correlations with independent measurements of S-2 multiline EPR signal and flash-induced variable fluorescence decay kinetics under corresponding experimental conditions. This flash-induced effect opens up the possibility to study the kinetic behaviour of S-state transitions at room temperature using YD as a probe.
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- Reimers, Jeffrey R., et al.
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Challenges facing an understanding of the nature of low-energy excited states in photosynthesis
- 2016
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0005-2728 .- 1879-2650. ; 1857:9, s. 1627-1640
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- While the majority of the photochemical states and pathways related to the biological capture of solar energy are now well understood and provide paradigms for artificial device design, additional low-energy states have been discovered in many systems with obscure origins and significance. However, as low-energy states are naively expected to be critical to function, these observations pose important challenges. A review of known properties of low energy states covering eight photochemical systems, and options for their interpretation, are presented. A concerted experimental and theoretical research strategy is suggested and outlined, this being aimed at providing a fully comprehensive understanding.
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