Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 1988, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (02): 136-140.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB19880205

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POSITRONIUM AS A PROBE FOR CONCENTRATION CHANGES OF PHOTO-EXCITED TRIPLET STATES OF CHLOROPHYLL

Yao Shibing*; Zhou Shaomin;
Fang Jiangling   

  1. Department of Chemistry; Institute of Physical Chemistry; Xiamen University
    Department of Physics; Xiamen University
  • Received:1986-09-20 Revised:1987-04-10 Published:1988-04-15
  • Contact: Yao Shibing

Abstract: The measurements of positron annihilation lifetime spectrum for chlorophyll in cyclohexane (77 K) and in alcohol (296 K) were carried out under illumination at different light intensity. A photomagnetic positronium annihilation model was proposed to explain the experimental facts. The changes of annihilation parameters I_2 and Λ_2 for frozen chlorophyll cyclohexan solution at 77 K with relative light intensity suggest that the photomagnetic quenching effect of positronium can serve to trace the concentration changes of photo-excited triplet states in photosensitive material.