PHOTO-RESPONSE OF CHEMICAL OSCILLATORS

The method proposed earlier by one of the authors to analyze quantitat ively the wavelength- and intensity-dependence of the light irradiatio n effect on chemical oscillators is critically re-examined. its applic ation for analyzing the effect of stationary light illumination on the Belousov-Zhabotinsky and related minimal-oscillator systems is discus sed in detail to explore the primary photochemical process and subsequ ent reactions of the key intermediates responsible for the photo-respo nse. Some hints are given for possible future developments for the pho to-control of chemical oscillators together with a description of prel iminary results of experiments being under way in our laboratory.