title: Three dimensional imaging of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction using magnetic resonance.
abstract: The combination of 3D magnetic resonance imaging data with polygon based computer graphic display software is ideally suited to the study of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction in extended volumes. In this paper we present the first true three dimensional visualization of experimental data from the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. The time evolution of a twisted scroll wave like isoconcentration surface and its organizing filament are demonstrated for the manganese-catalyzed B-Z mixture. These techniques extend the experimental study of the B-Z reaction as a class of pattern-forming systems to the third dimension. The limitations of the technique are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gobrecht
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ware
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008345:Manganese / Q000032:analysis; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging
chemical_list: D008345:Manganese