Abstract
We study the initiation of pulses and fronts in a two-dimensional catalytic reaction-diffusion system: CO oxidation on Pt(110). Using a computer-controlled mobile focused laser beam, we impart various patterns (in space and time) of localized temperature “kicks” to the surface. We explore, and also rationalize through modeling, the cooperativity of such individually subcritical perturbations in both the excitable and the bistable regime.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy