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most citedMagnesium Contact Ions Stabilize the Tertiary Structure of Transfer RNA: Electrostatics Mapped by Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectra and Theoretical Simulations

42 citations · 222 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

physics.chem-ph202211 cited

Field-Induced Electron Generation in Water: Solvation Dynamics and Many-Body Interactions

Michael Woerner, Benjamin P. Fingerhut, Thomas Elsaesser

The solvated electron represents an elementary quantum system in a liquid environment. Electrons solvated in water have raised strong interest because of their prototypical propert…

physics.chem-ph20211 cited

Structural Discrimination of Phosphate Contact Ion Pairs in Water by Femtosecond 2D-IR Spectroscopy

Achintya Kundu, Jakob Schauss, Benjamin P. Fingerhut +1

The distinct structures of contact ion pairs in water are identified. Nonlinear infrared (IR) spectroscopy and theoretical calculations allow for the separation and assignment of s…

physics.chem-ph2021

Impact of RNA Melting on Hydrating Water Structure Mapped by Femtosecond 2D-IR Spectroscopy

Benjamin P. Fingerhut, Achintya Kundu, Jakob Schauss +1

We discern hydration geometries around the sugar-phosphate-backbone of an RNA double helix at the molecular level. RNA disordering upon melting is connected with a transition from…

physics.chem-ph202118 cited

Phosphate Vibrations Probe Electric Fields in Hydrated Biomolecules: Spectroscopy, Dynamics, and Interactions

Thomas Elsaesser, Jakob Schauss, Achintya Kundu +1

Electric interactions have a strong impact on the structure and dynamics of biomolecules in their native water environment. Given the variety of water arrangements in hydration she…

physics.chem-ph202123 cited

Terahertz Polaron Oscillations of Electrons Solvated in Liquid Water

Ahmed Ghalgaoui, Benjamin P. Fingerhut, Klaus Reimann +2

The terahertz (THz) response of solvated electrons in liquid water is studied in nonlinear ultrafast pump-probe experiments. Free electrons with concentrations from c_e = 4 to 140…

physics.chem-ph202115 cited

Infrared and NMR Spectroscopic Fingerprints of the Asymmetric H7+O3 Complex in Solution

Eve Kozari, Mark Sigalov, Dina Pines +2

Infrared (IR) absorption in the 1000-3700 cm-1 range and 1H NMR spectroscopy reveal the existence of an asymmetric protonated water trimer, H7+O3, in acetonitrile. The core H7+O3 m…