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Is the direct observation of electronic coherence in electron transfer reactions possible?
The observability of electronic coherence in electron transfer reactions is
discussed. We show that under appropriate circumstances large-amplitude
oscillations can be found in the electronic occupation probabilities. The
initial preparation of the system is of crucial importance for this effect, and
we discuss conditions under which experiments detecting electronic coherence
should be feasible. The Feynman-Vernon influence functional formalism is
extended to examine more general and experimentally relevant initial
preparations. Analytical expressions and path integral quantum dynamics
simulations were developed to study the effects of various initial preparations
on the observability of electronic coherence.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures, to be published in J. Chem. Phy