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Abstract

Vibrations in a granular material can spontaneously produce convection rolls reminiscent of those seen in fluids. Magnetic resonance imaging provides a sensitive and noninvasive probe for the detection of these convection currents, which have otherwise been difficult to observe. A magnetic resonance imaging study of convection in a column of poppy seeds yielded data about the detailed shape of the convection rolls and the depth dependence of the convection velocity. The velocity was found to decrease exponentially with depth; a simple model for this behavior is presented here.

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Ehrichs, E. E., Jaeger, H. M., Karczmar, G. S., Knight, J. B., Kuperman, V. Yu., & Nagel, S. R. (1995). Granular Convection Observed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Science, 267(5204), 1632–1634.

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  3. Greg S. Karczmar (additional)
  4. James B. Knight (additional)
  5. Vadim Yu. Kuperman (additional)
  6. Sidney R. Nagel (additional)
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@article{Ehrichs_1995, title={Granular Convection Observed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, volume={267}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.267.5204.1632}, DOI={10.1126/science.267.5204.1632}, number={5204}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Ehrichs, E. E. and Jaeger, H. M. and Karczmar, Greg S. and Knight, James B. and Kuperman, Vadim Yu. and Nagel, Sidney R.}, year={1995}, month=mar, pages={1632–1634} }