Sonoluminescence from a single bubble driven at 1 megahertz

Measurements of the spectrum of sonoluminescence from an isolated bubble driven at 1 MHz are well fit by assuming thermal bremsstrahlung from a transparent 10(6) degree plasma. According to this interpretation, the photon-matter mean free path is larger than the light-emitting radius of a 1 MHz bubble, but smaller than the light-emitting radius for bubbles driven at approximately 40 kHz, thus accounting for the observed blackbody spectrum at 40 kHz.     

Sonoluminescence

Sonoluminescence (SL) is the name given to the light emitted when a liquid is cavitated in a particular (rather violent) manner. The appropriate cavitation conditions can be realized by using high intensity ultrasound, a spark discharge, a laser pulse, or by flowing the liquid through a Venturi tube. SL occurs in a wide variety of liquids, its intensity and spectrum depending on the nature of the solvent and the solute (including dissolved gas). The intensity, but apparently not the spectrum, also depends on the frequency of the sound and on the temperature and hydrostatic pressure of the liquid. In a standing wave sound field the SL originates from bubbles attracted to the pressure antinodes and has its maximum intensity when the bubble volume is a minimum. The phase of the sound cycle at which this occurs depends on the amplitude and frequency of the sound field. Spectral measurements show that SL originates mainly from the recombination of free radicals created within the high temperature and high pressure environment of a bubble undergoing an adiabatic compression, as may happen either during transient cavitation or during highly non-linear, but stable, cavitation. In discussing these, and other, attributes of SL this review emphasizes developments over the past 20 years. Because of the importance of the dynamical theory of bubbles to a full understanding of SL, it includes an account of bubble dynamics. In addition, it describes the various experimental techniques employed in the creation and analysis of SL. Although the review lays particular stress on the SL produced via acoustic cavitation, it also examines the characteristics of the SL produced using other methods of cavitation.     

Sonoluminescence

The results of our studies of sonoluminescence are summarized. Sonoluminescence spectra are interpreted in terms of the distribution of spectral intensity with wavelength, the spectral changes that occur due to scavenging of radiative species, and the shift and the broadening of emission bands. Estimates of conditions within a bubble during collapse are obtained from the spectral features. There is considerable evidence that sonoluminescence is produced by chemical processes induced by thermal mechanism.     

Sonoluminescence

Abstract

Sonoluminescence is the light emission phenomenon from collapsing bubbles in liquid irradiated by an ultrasonic wave. In the present review, theoretical and experimental studies of the two types of sonoluminescence [single‐bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) and multibubble sonoluminescence (MBSL)] are described. SBSL is a sonoluminescence from a single stably pulsating bubble trapped at the pressure antinode of a standing ultrasonic wave. MBSL is a sonoluminescence occurring from many bubbles in liquid irradiated by an ultrasonic wave. The theoretical and experimental studies suggest that SBSL originates in emissions from plasma inside the heated bubble at the bubble collapse, whereas MBSL originates both in emissions from plasma and in chemiluminescence inside heated bubbles at the bubble collapse. Unsolved problems of sonoluminescence have also been explained in detail.     

Emission from electronically excited metal atoms during single-bubble Sonoluminescence

Variations in sonoluminescence (SL) from an acoustically driven but rapidly translating bubble in solutions of sulfuric acid with alkali-metal salts coincide with variations in translational bubble dynamics. At low acoustic pressures, emission from Ar excited states is observed and the bubble motion is smooth and elliptical. At elevated acoustic pressures, SL intensity decreases, emission from excited alkali-metal atoms is observed, and the bubble motion becomes increasingly erratic with frequent and abrupt changes in direction. These results provide a direct experimental link between single and multibubble SL and point toward the origins of sonochemical reactivity of nonvolatile species.     

Influence of frequency sweep on sonochemiluminescence and sonoluminescence

Bubbles generated by acoustic cavitation may be efficient in light production by direct emission (sonoluminescence) or indirect emission (sonochemiluminescence) depending on operating parameters such as acoustic pressure and surface tension. These conditions are quite difficult to reach at very high frequencies, even by concentrating the acoustic power at a given location via focusing the acoustic field thanks to the transducer shape (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound). The current work aims at probing the cavitation bubble behaviour under short frequency sweeps by monitoring sonochemiluminescence and sonoluminescence activities. When the frequency was swept in reverse (negative sweep), an enhancement in the SCL, relative to the SCL observed under a single frequency irradiation, was observed. Conversely, a positive frequency sweep resulted in the quenching of SCL intensity. The degree of SCL enhancement and quenching was also dependent on the rate at which the frequency was being swept and on the change in the size of cavitation bubbles. The size of cavitation bubbles varied with varying starting sweep frequency (3.4, 3.6 and 4.2 MHz), affecting both SCL and sonoluminescence (SL) emissions. The addition of a surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulphate) affected the observed results, possibly due to its influence on coalescence between cavitation bubbles. The results suggest that the enhancement and quenching are related to the response of bubbles generated by the starting frequency to the direction of the frequency sweep and the influence of the sweep rate on growth and coalescence of bubbles, which affected the population of the active bubbles.     

Sonoluminescence spectra of water

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 618–622, April, 1992.     

Sonoluminescence of elementary sulfur melt

The sonoluminescence of liquid sulfur has been observed for temperatures of 120–180°C. The sonoluminescence intensity of the sulfur melt is 10⁹ photons/s at 120°C. As the temperature increases, the luminescence intensity decreases nonmonotonically, a maximum is observed at 160–175°C, and cavitation and luminescence cease at 180°C. The dependence obtained correlates with the temperature dependence of the viscosity of the sulfur melt. The sonoluminescence spectrum obtained with a resolution of 10 nm for 130–150°C contains one band with λ_max = 560 nm, the emitter of which is likely an (S⁺)* ion. When the melt is saturated with argon, the sonoluminescence intensity increases by an order of magnitude; in this case, the spectral band shape changes only slightly. The results confirm the “electric” theory of multibubble sonoluminescence. In the process of the sonolysis of the sulfur melt, biradical fragments are formed in cavitation bubbles consisting of sulfur molecules, which initially have the form of cyclooctasulfur S₈. These fragments can enter into the melts and can be involved in various chemical reactions. This circumstance makes it possible to recommend ultrasonic activation for reactions of sulfurization of hydrocarbons.     

Sonoluminescence of luminol-sodium carbonate solution

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Sonoluminescence: nature's smallest blackbody

The transduction of sound into light through the implosion of a bubble of gas leads to a flash of light whose duration is delineated in picoseconds. Combined measurements of spectral irradiance, Mie scattering, and flash width (as determined by time-correlated single-photon counting) suggest that sonoluminescence from hydrogen and noble-gas bubbles is radiation from a blackbody with temperatures ranging from 6000 K (H(2)) to 20,000 K (He) and a surface of emission whose radius ranges from 0.1 microm (He) to 0.4 microm (Xe) . The state of matter that would admit photon-matter equilibrium under such conditions is a mystery.     

声致发光的流体动力学实验方法

介绍两种使用流体动力学实现声致发光的方法：刹管法和U管圆锥泡法.这两种方法的设备简单,操作方便,容易在普通物理实验中进行,所得结果和传统单泡声致发光有所不同.U管圆锥泡法创造了发光功率和单脉冲能量的新记录,并首次用条纹相机得到了时间分辨发射光谱.     

Extreme conditions during multibubble cavitation: Sonoluminescence as a spectroscopic probe

We review recent work on the use of sonoluminescence (SL) to probe spectroscopically the conditions created during cavitation, both in clouds of collapsing bubbles (multibubble sonoluminescence, (MBSL)) and in single bubble events. The effective MBSL temperature can be controlled by the vapor pressure of the liquid or the thermal conductivity of the dissolved gas over a range from ～1600 to ～9000K. The effective pressure during MBSL is ～300bar, based on atomic line shifts. Given nanosecond emission times, this means that cooling rates are >10(12)K/s. In sulfuric and phosphoric acid, the low volatility and high solubility of any sonolysis products make bubble collapse more efficient and evidence for an optically opaque plasma core is found.     

Sonoluminescence: Two sources of light

The model of sonoluminescence with two sources of light is presented. The first of them is gas inside the bubble heated during collapse. The second source (main) is plasma in the breakdown channel in liquid.     

A Piezoceramic Resonator for Sonoluminescence Analysis

Acoustical Physics - The results of the numerical simulation and experimental study of an entirely piezoceramic cylindrical resonator to generate sonoluminescence are presented. The data on the...     

活体声荧光成像研究

声荧光应用于生物组织成像研究是最近二年发展起来的新兴领域,本文报道利用高灵敏度的致冷CCD探测系统获取了活体声荧光图像,同时利用一种能在活体内增强声荧光的化学发光试剂FCLA（Fluoresceinyl Cypridina Luminescent Analog,海荧荧光素类似物）,成功地实现了在动物在体成像,这种方法可望在医学影像诊断中得到广泛的实际应用。