1990-1999

Anderson, N.A., Shiang, J.J., Sension, R.J., 1999, "Subpicosecond Ring Opening of 7-Dehydrocholesterol Studied by Ultrafast Spectroscopy." Journal of Physical Chemistry A, v 103 (50), 10730-10736
 
Shiang, J.J., Walker II, L.A., Anderson, N.A., Cole, A.G., and Sension, R.J., 1999, "Time-resolved spectroscopic studies of B12 coenzymes: The photolysis of methylcobalamin is wavelength dependent." Journal of Physical Chemistry B, v 103 (47), pp. 10532-10539.

Anderson, N.A., Pullen, S.H., Walker II, L.A., Shiang, J.J., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "Ultrafast polyene dynamics in solution: The conformational relaxation and thermalization of highly excited cis-1,3,5-hexatriene as a function of initial conformation and solvent." Journal of Physical Chemistry A, v 102 (52), pp. 10588-10598

Shiang, J.J., Liu, H., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "Vibrational relaxation of I2 in complexing solvents: The role of solvent-solute attractive forces." Journal of Chemical Physics v 109(21), pp. 9494-9501.

Walker II, L.A., Shiang, J.J., Anderson, N.A., Pullen, S.H., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "Time-resolved spectroscopic studies of B12 coenzymes: The photolysis and geminate recombination of adenosylcobalamin." Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 120(29), pp. 7286-7292.

Walker II, L.A., Jarrett, J.T., Anderson, N.A., Pullen, S.H., Matthews, R.G., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "Time-resolved spectroscopic studies of B12 coenzymes: The identification of a metastable cob(III)alamin photoproduct in the photolysis of methylcobalamin." Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 120(15), pp. 3597-3603.

Liu, H.J., Pullen, S., Walker II, L.A., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "The vibrational relaxation of I2 (X 1 Sigma g +) in mesitylene." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 108(12), pp. 4992-5001.

Pullen, S.H., Anderson, N.A., Walker II, L.A., and Sension, R.J., 1998, "The ultrafast photochemical ring-opening reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene in cyclohexane." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 108(2), pp. 556-563.

Pullen, S.H., Anderson, N.A., Walker II, L.A., and Sension, R.J., 1997, "The ultrafast ground and excited state dynamics of cis-hexatriene in cyclohexane." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 107(13), pp. 4985-4993.

Donovan, B., Walker II, L.A., Kaplan, D., Bouvier, M., Yocum, C.F., and Sension, R.J., 1997, "Structure and function in the isolated reaction center complex of photosystem II. (1) Ultrafast Fluorescence Measurements of PSII" Journal of Physical Chemistry, B, v 101(26), pp. 5232-5238.

Sension, R.J., Donovan, B., Walker II, L.A., and Yocum, C.F., 1996, "Primary charge separation in photosystem II" Ultrafast Phenomena X , eds. P. Barbara, J.G. Fujimoto, W. Knox, and W. Zinth, pp. 340-341, Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Pullen, S.H., Walker II, L.A., Anderson, N.A., and Sension, R.J., 1996, "Femtosecond studies of isomerization and energy relaxation in small polyenes." in Ultrafast Phenomena X, eds. P. Barbara, J.G. Fujimoto, W. Knox, and W. Zinth, pp. 266-267, Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Donovan, B., Walker II, L.A., Yocum, C.F., and Sension, R.J., 1996, "Transient absorption studies of the primary charge separation in photosystem II." Journal of Physical Chemistry, v 100(5), pp. 1945-1949.

Donovan, B., Walker II, L.A., Yocum, C.F., and Sension, R.J., 1995, "Femtosecond studies of the primary charge separation in different preparations of photosystem II." Photosynthesis: from Light to Biosphere, Vol 1, ed. P. Mathis pp. 667-670, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Pullen, S., Walker II, L.A., and Sension, R.J., 1995, "Femtosecond studies of the iodine-mesitylene charge-transfer complex." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 103(18), pp. 7877-7886.

Pullen, S., Walker II, L.A., Donovan, B., and Sension, R.J., 1995, "Femtosecond transient absorption study of the ring-opening reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene." Chemical Physics Letters, v 242, pp. 415-420.

Moser, C., Sension, R.J., Szarka, A.Z., Repinec, S.T., Hochstrasser, R.M., and Dutton, P.L., 1995, "Initial charge separation kinetics of bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers in oriented Langmuir-Blodgett films in an applied electric field." Chemical Physics, v 197, pp. 343-354.

Walker II, L.A., Pullen, S., Donovan B., and Sension, R.J., 1995 "On the structure of iodine charge transfer complexes in solution." Chemical Physics Letters, v 242, pp. 177-183.

Morlino, E., Walker, L.A., Sension R.J., and Rodgers, M.A.J., 1995, "Nitrosylcobalt(II) Tetraphenylporphinate: Femtosecond and longer studies of the dynamics of NO loss." Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 117(15), pp. 4429-4430.

Raftery, D., Sension, R.J., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1993, "Chemical Aspects of Solution Phase Reaction Dynamics" Activated Barrier Crossing. Applications in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology., eds. G.R. Fleming and P. Hanggi, pp. 163-205, New Jersey: World Scientific.

von Dirke, M., Huemann, B., Schinke, R., Sension, R.J., and Hudson, B.S., 1993, "Emission spectroscopy of H2O dissociating in the B 1A1 state: Rapid bending motion manifested through excitation of high bending states of H2O (X)." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 99(2), pp. 1050-1056.

Sension, R.J., Repinec, S.T., Szarka, A.Z., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1993, "Femtosecond laser studies of the cis-stilbene photoisomerization reactions." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 98(8), pp. 6291-6315.

Sension, R.J., Repinec, S.T., Szarka, A.Z., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1993, "Vibrational energy redistribution and relaxation in the photoisomerization of cis-stilbene." Ultrafast Phenomena VIII, eds. J.L Martin, A. Migus, G.A. Mourou, and A.H. Zewail, pp. 601-602, Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Sension, R.J., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1993, "Comment on: Rotational friction coefficients for ellipsoids and chemical molecules with slip boundary conditions." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 98(3), 2490.

Anfinrud, P.A., Johnson, C.K., Sension, R., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1992, "Ultrafast Spectroscopic Methods." Applied Laser Spectroscopy, Techniques, Instrumentation and Applications, ed. D.L. Andrews pp. 401-459, New York: VCH Publishing.

Sension, R.J., Szarka, A.Z., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1992, "Vibrational energy redistribution and relaxation in the photoisomerization of cis-stilbene." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 97(7), pp. 5239-5242.

Engel, V., Staemmler, V., Vander Wal, R.L., Crim, F.F., Sension, R.J., Hudson, B., Andresen, P., Hennig, S., Weide K., and Schinke, R., 1992, "Photodissociation of water in the first absorption band: A prototype for dissociation on a repulsive potential energy surface." Journal of Physical Chemistry v 96(8), pp. 3201-3213.

Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., Li, S., Hudson, B.S., Zerbetto, F., and Zgierski, M.Z., 1992, "Resonance Raman spectroscopy of the B1u region of benzene: Analysis in terms of pseudo-Jahn-Teller distortion." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 96(4), pp. 2617-2628.

Repinec, S.T., Sension, R.J., Szarka, A.Z., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1991, "Femtosecond laser studies of the cis-stilbene photoisomerization reactions: The cis to dihydrophenanthrene reaction." Journal of Physical Chemistry, v 95(25), pp. 10380-10385.

Sension, R.J., Szarka, A.Z., Smith G.R., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1991, "Ultrafast photoinduced electron transfer to C60." Chemical Physics Letters v 185(3-4), pp. 179-183.

Sension, R.J., Phillips, C.M., Szarka, A.Z., Romanow, W.J., McGhie, A.R., McCauley Jr., J.P., Smith III, A.B., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1991, "Transient absorption studies of C60 in solution." Journal of Physical Chemistry v 95(16), pp. 6075-6078.

Sension, R.J., Repinec, S.T., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1991, "Femtosecond laser study of the alignment of reactant and products in the photoisomerization reactions of cis-stilbene." Journal of Physical Chemistry, v 95(8), pp. 2946-2948.

Hochstrasser, R. M., Pereira, M.A., Share, P.E., Sarisky, M.J., Kim, Y.-R., Repinec, S.T., Sension, R.J., Thorne, J.R.G., Iannone, M., Diller, R., Anfinrud, P.A., Han, C., Lian, T., and Locke, B., 1991, "Anisotropy studies of ultrafast dipole reorientations." Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Science (Chemical Science), v 103(3), pp. 351-362.

Repinec, S.T., Sension, R.J., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1991, "Femtosecond studies of the photoisomerization of cis-stilbene in solution." Berichte der Bunsen-Gesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie, v 95(3), pp. 248-252.

Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., and Hudson, B., 1991, "Vacuum ultraviolet resonance Raman studies of the valence excited electronic states of benzene and benzene-d6: The E1u and a putative A2u state." Journal of Chemical Physics v 94(2), pp. 873-882.

Sension, R.J., Repinec, S.T., and Hochstrasser, R.M., 1990, "Femtosecond laser study of energy disposal in the solution phase isomerization of stilbene." Journal of Chemical Physics v 93(12), pp. 9185-9188.

Repinec, S.T., Sension, R. J., Abrash, S. A., and Hochstrasser, R. M., 1990, "Molecular alignment in the photoisomerization of stilbene" Ultrafast Phenomena VII, eds. C.B. Harris, E.P. Ippen, G.A. Mourou and A.H. Zewail, pp. 495-497, Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Sension, R.J., Hudson, B., and Callis, P., 1990, "Resonance Raman studies of guanidinium and substituted guanidinium ions." Journal of Physical Chemistry, v 94(10), pp. 4015-4025.

Brudzynski, R.J., Sension, R.J., and Hudson, B., 1990, "Resonance Raman study of the first absorption band of H2S." Chemical Physics Letters v 165(6), pp. 487-493.

Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., Hudson, B.S., Zhang, J., and Imre, D. G., 1990, "Resonance emission studies of the photodissociating water molecule." Chemical Physics v 141, pp. 393-400.


1980-1989

Sension, R.J., and Hudson, B. S., 1989, "Vacuum ultraviolet resonance Raman studies of the excited electronic states of ethylene." Journal of Chemical Physics, v 90(3), pp. 1377-1389.

Hudson B., and Sension, R.J., 1989, "Far-ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy: Methodology and applications" Vibrational Spectra and Structure, eds. H.D. Bist, J.R. Durig and J.F. Sullivan, v 17A, pp. 363-390. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Brudzynski, R.J., Sension, R.J., and Hudson, B., 1988,"Resonance Raman scattering of vibrationally excited molecules: CCl4 photolysis at 184.5 nm." Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, eds. R.J.H. Clark and D.A. Long pp. 627-628, New York: Wiley.

Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., and Hudson, B., 1988, "Resonance Raman studies of dissociative electronic states of water and hydrogen sulfide." Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, eds. R.J.H. Clark and D.A. Long pp. 567-568, New York: Wiley.

Hudson, B., Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., and Li, S., 1988, "Far ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy: Overview and studies of pi-electron systems." Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, eds. R.J.H. Clark and D.A. Long pp. 51-54, New York: Wiley.

Sension, R.J., Brudzynski, R.J., and Hudson, B., 1988, "Resonance Raman Studies of the low-lying dissociative Rydberg-valence states of H2O, D2O and HDO." Physical Review Letters v 61(6), pp. 694-697.

Sension, R.J., and Strauss, H.L., 1988, "Comparison of experiment and theory for the resonance Raman spectrum of I2 in solution. IV. Bandshapes and hot bands." Journal of Chemical Physics v 88(4), pp. 2289-2295.

Sension, R.J., Kobayashi, T., and Strauss, H. L., 1987, "Comparison of experiment and theory for the resonance Raman spectrum of I2 in solution. III. Perfluoroexane and chloroform." Journal of Chemical Physics v 87(11), pp. 6233-6239.

Sension, R.J., Kobayashi, T., and Strauss, H. L., 1987, "Comparison of experiment and theory for the resonance Raman spectrum of I2 in solution. II. The Raman excitation and depolarization profiles of I2 in n-hexane." Journal of Chemical Physics v 87(11), pp. 6221-6232.

Sension, R.J., Mayne, L., and Hudson, B., 1987, "Far-ultraviolet resonance Raman scattering: Highly excited torsional levels of ethylene." Journal of the American Chemical Society v 109(16), pp. 5036-5038.

Sension, R.J. and Strauss, H.L., 1987, "Far infrared spectra of IBr charge-transfer complexes." Journal of Chemical Physics v 86(12) pp. 6665-6668.

Sension, R.J. and Strauss, H.L. 1986, "Comparison of theory and experiment for the Raman excitation profile of I2 in solution." Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, eds. W.L. Peticolas and B. Hudson, pp. 17-22 - 17-23, Eugene: University of Oregon Press.

Kobayashi, T., Sension, R. J., and Strauss, H. L., 1986, "Calculation and measurement of polarization dispersion curves for the resonance Raman scattering of I2 in solution." Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, eds. W.L. Peticolas and B. Hudson, pp. 17-20 - 17-21, Eugene: University of Oregon Press.

Sension, R.J. and Strauss, H. L., 1986, "Comparison of experiment and theory for the resonance Raman spectrum of I2 in solution. I. The Raman excitation profile of I2 in n-hexane." Journal of Chemical Physics v. 85(7), pp. 3791-3806.

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