Sonoluminescing Air Bubbles Rectify Argon

Detlef Lohse; Michael P. Brenner; Todd F. Dupont; Sascha Hilgenfeldt; Blaine Johnston

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1359

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Sonoluminescing Air Bubbles Rectify Argon

Detlef Lohse¹, Michael P. Brenner², Todd F. Dupont³, Sascha Hilgenfeldt¹, and Blaine Johnston⁴

¹Fachbereich Physik der Universität Marburg, Renthof 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
²Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
³Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
⁴Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 1359 – Published 17 February, 1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1359

Abstract

The dynamics of single bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) strongly depends on the percentage of inert gas within the bubble. We propose a theory for this dependence, based on a combination of principles from sonochemistry and hydrodynamic stability. The nitrogen and oxygen dissociation and subsequent reaction to water soluble gases implies that strongly forced air bubbles eventually consist of pure argon. Thus it is the partial argon (or any other inert gas) pressure which is relevant for stability. The theory provides quantitative explanations for many aspects of SBSL.

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[c5] S. Hilgenfeldt, D. Lohse, and M. P. Brenner, Phys. Fluids 8, 2808 (1996) M. Brenner, D. Lohse, and T. Dupont, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 954 (1995) M. Brenner, D. Lohse, D. Oxtoby, and T. Dupont, 76, 1158 (1996).

[c6] B. P. Barber, K. Weninger, R. Löfstedt, and S. J. Putterman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 5276 (1995).

[c7] R. Löfstedt, K. Weninger, S. J. Putterman, and B. P. Barber, Phys. Rev. E 51, 4400 (1995).

[c8] D. F. Gaitan, Ph.D. thesis, The University of Mississippi, 1990.

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[c17] A. Prosperetti, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 61, 17 (1977).

[c18] G. Holt and F. Gaitan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3791 (1996).

[c19] E. Hart, C. H. Fischer, and A. Henglein, J. Phys. Chem. 91, 4166 (1987).

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