The pH Jump: Probing of Macromolecules and Solutions by a Laser‐Induced, Ultrashort Proton Pulse—Theory and Applications in Biochemistry

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Methodology and Instrumentation Kinetics of Proton Dissociation Detection of the Proton by Its Reaction with the Excited Anion of the Proton Emitter The Reaction of the Proton with a Molecular Proton Detector Kinetics of Protonation of High-Molecular-Weight Structures Proton Transfer on the Surface of Macromolecular Structure The Effect of Buffer on the Dynamics of the Proton Cycle Concluding Remarks