Three dimensional imaging of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction using magnetic resonance.
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.
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Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
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Gobrecht
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Paton
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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
D008345:Manganese