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Quantifying Mixing using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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¹Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.

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Magnetic microparticles energized by alternating fields show complex behaviors. Surface flows exhibit quasi-two-dimensional turbulence, while tracer particles display Brownian diffusion.

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Area of Science:

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Soft Matter Physics
Fluid Dynamics

Background:

Magnetic microparticles exhibit complex collective behaviors when subjected to external fields.
Self-assembly and pattern formation are observed in these systems.
Understanding surface dynamics is crucial for controlling particle behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally investigate mixing and surface diffusion processes in a system of magnetic microparticles.
To characterize the nature of surface flows induced by particle patterns.
To analyze the advection dynamics of tracer particles within these flows.

Main Methods:

Experimental setup involving magnetic microparticles on a liquid surface.
Application of a vertical alternating magnetic field to energize the system.
Observation and analysis of particle patterns, surface flows, and tracer particle movement.

Main Results:

Observed complex collective behavior and self-assembled structures of magnetic microparticles.
Demonstrated that pattern-induced surface flows possess characteristics of quasi-two-dimensional turbulence.
Showed that surface advection of tracer particles mimics Brownian diffusion.

Conclusions:

The system of energized magnetic microparticles exhibits emergent turbulent flow properties.
Tracer particle diffusion in this system is governed by the chaotic advection of the surface flows.
This research provides insights into active matter systems and their fluid dynamics.