Fig. 3.

Target models of the excited state dynamics in LHC–Asta after Car (508 nm) and Chl (690 nm) excitations. a SADS estimated from the kinetic model for Car excitation (508 nm) shown in b. Spectrum and lifetime of S_q have been constrained to be the same for both models and for clarity the associated SADS is not shown in a. c SADS estimated from the kinetic model for 690 nm excitation shown in d. In b and d, red arrows indicate the direction of EET between the various pigments. SADS of the Car and Chl triplet states (Chl T and Car T) are assumed to be zero above 630 nm and below 630 nm, respectively. The numbers next to the arrows in b and d are rates in ns⁻¹. For clarity, the components describing unconnected astaxanthin in b, and the formation of Chl T and Car T states are not shown in b. and d. The full target models are shown in Supplementary Figure 5