Dobryakov, Alexander L.Ernsting, Nikolaus P.Gawelda, WojciechBressler, ChristianChergui, Majed2007-05-312007-05-312007-05-31200710.1007/978-3-540-68038-3_8https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/7508A review is presented concerning the exploitation of spectral information carried by probe pulse. The method reviewed allow observing changes and dynamics of the solute mol. structure in polar solvents.Molecular structureOptical pumpingPolar solventsUV and visible spectraX-ray spectra (pump-probe UV/vis supercontinuum andtime-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies on mol.structure change dynamics polar solvent in polar solvents)review mol structure dynamics polar soln optical pumpingspectroscopytext::book/monograph::book part or chapter