quantum decoherence of excited states of optically active biomolecules ross mckenzie
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Quantum decoherence of excited states of optically
active biomolecules
Ross McKenzie
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Outline• Optically active biomolecules as complex
quantum systems
• A minimal model quantum many-body Hamiltonian
• Spectral density for system-environment interaction is well characterised.
• Observing the ``collapse’’ of the quantum state!
• Ref: J. Gilmore and RHM, quant-ph/0609075
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Some key questions concerning biomolecular functionality
Which details matter?
• What role does water play?
• Do biomolecules have the optimum structure to exploit dynamics for their functionality?
• When is quantum dynamics (e.g., tunneling, coherence) necessary for functionality?
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Photosynthetic Light harvesting complexes
Quantum coherence over large distances?
Why should quantum physicists be interested in biomolecules?
• Retinal, responsible for vision– Single photon detector– Quantum dynamics when the
Born-Oppenheimer approx. breaks down
- Entanglement of electrons & nuclei
- Effect of decoherence on Berry’s phase
Photo-active biomolecules are tuneable systems at the quantum-classical boundary
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Quantum biology at amazon.com?
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A complex quantum system: Photo-active yellow protein
Quantum system =
Ground + electronic
excited state of
chromophore
Environment =
Protein +
Water bound to
Protein +
Bulk water
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Seeking a minimal model for this quantum system and its environment
• Must capture and give insights into essential physics.
• Tells us which physical parameters lead to qualitative changes in quantum dynamics.
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• Chromophore is two level system (TLS).
• The environment is modelled as an infinite bath of harmonic oscillators.
• Effect of environment on quantum dynamics of TLS is completely determined by the spectral density:
Independent boson model Hamiltonian
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Leggett’s important idea• We don’t need to know all the microscopic
details of the environment, nor its interaction with the system. Only need J( ).
• Spectral density can be determined from measurements of the classical dynamics.
• Most spectral densities are ``ohmic’’, i.e., J( ) ≈ for <
1/ is relaxation time of the bath.• For > 1 quantum dynamics is incoherent.
Caldeira and Leggett, Ann. Phys. (1983); Leggett, J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. (2002).
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Quantum dynamics of TLSTLS is initially in a coherent superposition state uncoupled from the bath. Reduced density matrix of TLS is
Decay of coherence
Spectral diffusion
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``Collapse’’ of the wave function
• Zurek (`82), Joos and Zeh (`85), Unruh (`89)• Environment causes decay of the off-diagonal
density matrix elements (decoherence)• ``Collapse’’ occurs due to continuous
``measurement’’ of the state of the system by the environment.
• What is the relevant time scale for these biomolecules?
h/(kBT α) ~ 10 fsec
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Spectral density can be extracted from ultra-fast laser
spectroscopy• Measure the time dependence of the
frequency of maximum fluorescence (dynamic Stokes shift)
• Data can be fit to multiple exponentials.
• Fourier transform gives spectral density!
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Pal and Zewail, Chem. Rev. (2004)
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An example
• ANS is
chromophore
Pal, Peon, Zewail, PNAS (2002)
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Femtosecond laser spectroscopy: Measurement of the time-dependent spectral shift of a chromophore in a solvated protein
• Increasing pH unfolds (denatures) protein and exposes chromophore to more solvent.
• Presence of protein reduces psec relaxation and adds ~50 psec relaxation.
• Pal, Peon, Zewail, PNAS (2002)
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Measured spectral densities
Three contributions of ohmic form•Bulk water (solvent) ss ~ 0.3-3 psec•Water bound to the protein, esp. at surfaceb ~ 10-100 b ~ 10-100 psec•Protein pp ~ 1-100 nsec
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Spectral density for diverse range of biomolecules & solvents
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Classical molecular dynamics simulations
C(t) for Trp (green) and Trp-3 in monellin (black) in aqueous solution at 300 KNilsson and Halle, PNAS (2005).
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Our continuum dielectric models for environment
• We have calculated J( for 5 models for environment
• Key feature is separation of time and distance scales: Protein much larger than chromophore
• Relaxation time of Protein >> Bound water >> Bulk solvent
• J( is sum of Ohmic contributions which we can identify with 3 different environments, protein, bound water, and bulk water
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Key physics behind decoherence• Most chromophores have a large difference
between electric dipole moment of ground and excited states.
• Water is a very polar solvent (static dielectric constant s = 80)
– Water molecules have a net electric dipole moment– Dipole direction fluctuates due to thermal fluctuations
(typical relaxation time at 300K is ~1 psec)
• Chromophore experiences fluctuating electric field
• Surrounding protein does not completely shield chromophore from solvent.
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What have we learned?
• Complete characterisation of system-environment interaction for biomolecular chromophores.
• These spectral densities can be used to make definitive statements about the importance of quantum effects in biomolecular processes.
• Due to their tuneable coupling to their environment biomolecular systems may be model systems to use to test ideas in quantum measurement theory.
• For chromophores the timescale of the ``collapse’’ is less than 100 fsec.
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Localised
t
Coherent
t
Incoherent
t
Location of excitation with time
Criteria for quantum coherent transfer of excitation energy between two chromophores
J. Gilmore & RHM, Chem. Phys. Lett. (2006)
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Realisation of spin-boson model for coupled chromophores
• Excitation can be on either of two molecules
• Each two energy levels
If only one excitation is present, effectively a two level system
What is the two level system?
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• Excitations transferred by dipole-dipole interactions (Forster)– Shine in blue, get out yellow!
– Basis of Fluorescent Resonant Energy Transfer (FRET) spectroscopy
– Used in photosynthesis to move excitations around
What is the coupling?
Realisation of spin-boson model for coupled chromophores
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Localised
t
Coherent
t
Incoherent
t
Location of excitation with time
Criteria for quantum coherent transfer of excitation energy between two chromophores
J. Gilmore & RHM, Chem. Phys. Lett. (2006)
Coherent for α<1
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Questions
• How unusual is to have a physical system where the system-bath interaction is so well characterised?
• What experiment would best elucidate the “collapse”?
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A comparison: Retinal vs. Green Fluorescent Protein
• Green Fluorescent Protein – Excited state 10000x longer– Fluoresces with high quantum
efficiency
• Bacteriorhodopsin– Non-radiative decay in 200fs– Specific conformational change
Very different quantum dynamics ofChromophore determined by environment!
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Flouresence from differentamino acid residues within
protein Cohen et al, Science (2002)