?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10544%2F&rft.title=HIGH+RESOLUTION+LASER+STUDIES+OF+PHOTOINDUCED+CHANGES+IN+MOLECULAR+CHARGE+DISTRIBUTIONS+USING+THE+STARK+EFFECT%0D%0A&rft.creator=Young%2C+Justin&rft.description=Electronic+excitation+can+lead+to+numerous+subtle+and+dramatic+changes+in+molecular+systems.++Such+photoinduced+events+have+been+incorporated+into+biological+systems+through+evolutionary+means.++However%2C+despite+the+presence+of+fascinating+photoinduced+events+in+biological+systems%2C+much+of+the+intricacies+of+photoinduced+phenomena+are+not+well+understood.++In+part%2C+this+is+because+of+the+nature+of+electronically+excited+states%2C+which+generally+exist+for+only+nanoseconds%2C+and+typically+return+the+system+to+its+original+state+causing+no+permanent+changes+to+the+system.++%0D%0AThis+dissertation+presents%2C+results+concerning+photoinduced+phenomena+observed+with+high+resolution+electronic+spectroscopy.++The+high+resolution+results+provide+detailed+structural+information+of+isolated+molecules+and+complexes+in+both+the+ground+and+excited+electronic+states.++By+coupling+this+method+with+the+Stark-Effect%2C+analysis+also+provides+a+description+of+how+the+distribution+of+charge+changes+upon+photoexcitation.++This+proves+to+be+a+useful+tool+to+detect+phenomena+such+as+charge+transfer+and+electronic+state+mixing.%0D%0AThemes+and+systems+presented+in+this+dissertation+include+excited+state+intramolecular+proton+transfer+in+5-fluorosalicylic+acid%2C+solvent+induced+charge+transfer+in+7-azaindole(H2O)%2C+electronic+state+mixing+in+7-azaindole%2C+and+the+role+of+torsional+angles+in+conjugation+of+N-phenylcarbazole+and+2-phenylindole.%0D%0A&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10544%2F1%2FYoungjw_ETD_1215.pdf&rft.identifier=++Young%2C+Justin++(2011)+HIGH+RESOLUTION+LASER+STUDIES+OF+PHOTOINDUCED+CHANGES+IN+MOLECULAR+CHARGE+DISTRIBUTIONS+USING+THE+STARK+EFFECT.++Doctoral+Dissertation%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++