* Important papers
R. Nakamura, K. Nakagawa, T. Horibe, H. Hashimoto, M. Nango, and M. Yoshizawa, “Ultrafast spectroscopy of the reconstituted LH1 complex from Rhodospirillum rubrum”, to be submitted to J. Phys. Chem. B.
M. Yoshizawa, D. Kosumi, K. Abe, R. Nakamura, M. Fujiwara, and H. Hashimoto, “Time-resolved two-photon pump dispersive spectroscopy of the dark excited state (S1) in β-Carotene”, to be submitted to Chem. Phys. Lett.
D. Kosumi, K. Abe, H. Karasawa, M. Fujiwara, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Ultrafast relaxation kinetics of all-trans-β-carotene explored by linear and nonlinear excitations”, to be submitted to Chem. Phys.
D. Kosumi, M. Fujiwara, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Ultrafast nonlinear optical responses in all-trans-β-carotene under the non-resonant excitation to the optically allowed S2 state”, to be submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
K. Abe, D. Kosumi, K. Yanagi, M. Miyata, H. Kataura, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Ultrafast energy transfer between single-walled carbon nanotubes and encapsulated β-carotene”, submitted to Carotenoid Science.
D. Kosumi, M. Fujiwara, R. Fujii, R. J. Cogdell, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Conjugation length dependence of the ultrafast relaxation kinetics of the S2 and S1 states in β-carotene homologs and lycopene studied by femtosecond time-resolved absorption and Kerr-gate fluorescence spectroscopies”, submitted to J. Phys. Chem.
*K. Abe, D. Kosumi, K. Yanagi, Y. Miyata, H. Kataura, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Light-harvesting function of β-carotene inside carbon nanotubes explored by femtosecond absorption spectroscopy”, Phys. Rev. B, 77(16), 165436/1-6 (2008).
D. Kosumi, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa, ”The S1 relaxation kinetics of all-trans-β-carotene explored by two-photon excitation”, Carotenoid Science, 13, 49-52 (2008).
K. Abe, D. Kosumi, K. Yanagi, M. Miyata, H. Kataura, and M. Yoshizawa, ”Ultrafast excited energy transfer from β-carotene inside single-walled carbon nanotubes”, Carotenoid Science, 13, 46-48 (2008).
M. Yoshizawa, D. Kosumi, M. Komukai, K. Yanagi, R. Fujii, and H. Hashimoto, ”The S2 excited state and nonlinear optical effects in carotenoids investigated by femtosecond fluorescence and absorption spectroscopies”, Carotenoid Science, 11, 21-25 (2007).
D. Kosumi, S. Minato, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa, ” Delay time dependence of stimulated Raman spectrum of the S1 excited state in β-carotene”, Carotenoid Science, 11, 35-37 (2007).
*D.
Kosumi, K. Yanagi, R. Fujii, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
”Conjugation length dependence of relaxation kinetics in β-carotene homologs
probed by
femtosecond Kerr-gate fluorescence spectroscopy”,
Chem. Phys. Lett. 425(1-3), 66-70,(2006).
D. Kosumi, K. Yanagi,
H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
”Conjugation length dependence of ultrafast fluorescence in
all-trans-carotenoids”,
Carotenoid Science 10, 68-71 (2006).
M. Yoshizawa, D.
Kosumi, M. Komukai, K. Yanagi, and H. Hashimoto,
“Initial Relaxation Kinetics and Nonlinear Optical Responses in β-Carotene
Investigated by
Resonant and Nonresonant Photoexcitations”,
Carotenoid Science 10, 65-67 (2006).
M. Yoshizawa, D.
Kosumi, M. Komukai, and H. Hashimoto,
“Ultrafast optical responses of three-level systems in β-carotene: Resonance to
a highly lying
n1Ag- excited state”,
Laser Phys. 16(2),325-330 (2006).
*D.
Kosumi, M. Komukai, H. Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
”Ultrafast Dynamics of All-trans-b-Carotene
Explored by Resonant and Nonresonant Photoexcitations”,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 213601/1-4 (2005).
D. Kosumi, K. Yanagi, T. Nishio, H.
Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
“Excitation energy dependence of excited states dynamics in all-trans-carotenes
determined by
femtosecond absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy”,
Chem. Phys. Lett. 408 , 89-95 (2005).
M. Yoshizawa, D.
Kosumi, M. Komukai, K. Yanagi, and H. Hashimoto,
“Excitation Energy Dependence of Relaxation Kinetics and Nonlinear Optical
Responses in
all-trans-carotenoids”,
Carotenoid Science, 9, 114-114 (2005) .
D. Kosumi, M. Komukai, K. Yanagi, H,
Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
“Time-resolved Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Carotenoids Using
Tunable
Femtosecond Pump Pulses”,
Carotenoid Science 8, 62-64 (2005).
M. Yoshizawa, D. Kosumi, M. Komukai, K.
Yanagi, and H. Hashimoto,
“Dynamics of Carotenoids Probed by Femtosecond Absorption, Fluorescence, and
Raman
Spectroscopy “,
Ultrafast Phenomena XIV, Springer Series in Chemical Physics 79, pp.589-591
(2005).
H. Hashimoto, K. Yanagi,
M. Yoshizawa, D. Polli, G. Cerullo, G. Lanzani, S. De Silvestri, A. T. Gardiner,
and R. J. Cogdell,
"The Very Early Events Following Photoexcitation of
Carotenoids",
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 430, 61-69 (2004).
D. Kosumi, H.
Hashimoto, and M. Yoshizawa,
"Pump wavelength dependence of ultrafast relaxation kinetics in
β-carotene",
Carotenoid Science 7, 29-31 (2004).
M. Yoshizawa, H. Aoki,
M. Ue, and H. Hashimoto,
"Ultrafast Relaxation Kinetics in Mini- and Macro-Carotenes Investigated by
Femtosecond Absorption
and Raman Spectroscopy",
Carotenoid Science 6, 24-25 (2003).
M. Yoshizawa and H.
Hashimoto,
"Ultrafast dynamics in a series of carotenoids investigated by time-resolved
stimulated Raman
spectroscopy",
SPIE Proceedings of International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology,
5212, 13-22 (2003).
M.
Yoshizawa, H. Aoki, M. Ue, and H. Hashimoto
"Ultrafast Relaxation Kinetics of Excited States in a Series of Mini- and
Macro-β-Carotenes",
Phys. Rev. B 67, 174302 (2003) .
M. Yoshizawa, H. Aoki,
M. Ue, and H. Hashimoto,
"Ultrafast Relaxation Kinetics in Mini- and Macro-Carotenes Investigated by
Femtosecond Absorption
and Raman Spectroscopy",
Carotenoid Science 6, 24 (2003).
M. Yoshizawa, H. Aoki,
and H. Hashimoto,
" Femtosecond Time-Resolved Raman Signals on Ultrafast Dynamics in All-trans-β-Carotene",
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 75, 949 (2002).
M. Yoshizawa, H. Aoki,
M. Ue, T. Yamada, and H. Hashimoto,
“Ultrafast Relaxation in a
Series of Carotenes with Several Polyene Lengths”,
Carotenoid Science 5, 39 (2002).
*M.
Yoshizawa, H. Aoki, and H. Hashimoto,
"Vibrational relaxation of the 2Ag excited state in all-trans-β-carotene
obtained by femtosecond
time-resolved
Raman spectroscopy",
Phys. Rev. B 63, 0301 (2001).
M.
Yoshizawa, H. Aoki, and H. Hashimoto,
"Femtosecond time-resolved Raman spectroscopy of the excited states of
β-carotene",
Carotenoid Science 4, 15 (2001).
*M.
Yoshizawa and M. Kurosawa
" Femtosecond time-resolved Raman spectroscopy using stimulated Raman
scattering",
Phys. Rev. A6101, 3808(2000).
M.
Yoshizawa, M. Kubo, and M. Kurosawa,
"Ultrafast photoisomerization in DCM dye observed by new femtosecond Raman
spectroscopy",
J. Lumin. 87-89, 739(2000).
M.
Yoshizawa, A. Kubo, and S. Saikan
"Femtosecond relaxation kinetics of fluorescent and
nonfluorescent states in blue- and red-phase polydiacetylenes",
Phys. Rev. B60, 15632(1999).
M.
Yoshizawa, K. Suzuki, A. Kubo, and S. Saikan
"Femtosecond study of S2 fluorescence in malachite green in
solutions",
Chem. Phys. Lett. 290, 43(1998).