Temperature and pressure dependence of sonoluminescence

The dependence of sonoluminescence on ambient pressure and temperature is measured. As water is cooled, there occurs a 100-fold increase in light emission which can be accompanied by only slight changes in the ambient radius of the pulsating bubble. This suggests that water vapor trapped in the collapsing bubble is a key parameter for this system. For fixed concentration of gases in water, the maximum intensity of sonoluminescence decreases as the ambient pressure is lowered below 1 atm.     

TO ENHANCE THE INTENSITY OF SONOLUMINESCENCE

The transient resonance of a sonoluminescence bubble has been analysed. When the bubble performs its transient resonance at the nth order harmonics of the standing waves in the liquid, the light intensity strongly depends on the amplitude of the driving pressure (proportional to its 2n power, with n=f_r/f, where f_r is Minnaert's linear resonant frequency of the bubble and f is the frequency of driving sound). The kinetic energy of a vibrating bubble becomes maximum approximately when it is in its equilibrium size. For example, when the ambient temperature of a bubble decreases from 34℃ to 4℃, a huge increase of the light intensity emitted by it can be explained. A suggestion was made that, within the limits permitted by the phase diagrams, as high an increase in driving pressure as possible could enhance the light intensity of sonoluminescence up to four orders of magnitude.     

Measurements of the dependence of sonoluminescence on acoustic pressure of ultrasonic field and measurements of the acoustic spectrum of cavitation noise

Time-averaged values of the sonoluminescence in dependence on the acoustic pressure of ultrasonic field were measured in distilled water, exposed to ultrasonic field of frequency 43·40 kHz at temperatures of 5, 15, 25, 35 and 45 ° C in ambient atmospheric pressure. Average values of the sonoluminescence were measured with the aid of a photomultiplier — as a voltage drop on its working resistance. Effective acoustic pressure of ultrasonic field was measured with a piezoelectric s ensor coupled to a high-frequency millivoltmeter. The acoustic spectrum of cavitation noise (from 0·3 up to 2·0 MHz) in water was measured at temperatures of 5, 15, 25, 35 and 45 °C for various mean values of the sonoluminescence. Piezoelectric sensor was employed in detecting the spectrum of cavitation noise. The voltage signal on the sensor was measured by means of a heterodyne voltmeter. Sonoluminescence flashes were detected with a photomultiplier, amplified and displayed on an oscillograph screen together with the intensity of ultrasonic field in the liquid. Theoretical arguments are outlined explaining the occurrence of maxima in the acoustic spectrum of the cavitation noise.The authors express their thanks to Prof. RNDr. M.Brdika for his constant interest in their work and useful hints.     

Enhancement of sonoluminescence emission from a multibubble cavitation zone

Investigations have been performed on various methods of increasing cavitation activity measured by the intensity of sonoluminescence. It is shown that the effect of the combined action of (a) pulsed modulation of an acoustic field, (b) liquid degassing and cooling and (c) increasing the static pressure considerably exceeds the sum of the effects achieved by each of these methods individually. A more than 250-fold increase of the sonoluminescence intensity has been attained compared with continuous irradiation under normal conditions (room temperature, atmospheric pressure, gas-saturated liquid). An interpretation of the results obtained is proposed.     

A unique circular path of moving single bubble sonoluminescence in water

Based on a quasi-adiabatic model,the parameters of the bubble interior for a moving single bubble sonoluminescence (m-SBSL) in water are calculated.By using a complete form of the hydrodynamic force,a unique circular path for the m-SBSL in water is obtained.The effect of the ambient pressure variation on the bubble trajectory is also investigated.It is concluded that as the ambient pressure increases,the bubble moves along a circular path with a larger radius and all bubble parameters,such as gas pressure,interior temperature and light intensity,increase.A comparison is made between the parameters of the moving bubble in water and those in N-methylformamide.With fluid viscosity increasing,the circular path changes into an elliptic form and the light intensity increases.     

Optimization of a sonochemical reactor using a pulsing operation

It is known that sonochemical reactions are enhanced by pulsing ultrasound. A method to optimize a sonochemical reactor using a pulsing operation was studied through the measurement of changes in sonoluminescence (SL) intensity from distilled water under various experimental conditions. It was confirmed that pulsing with a constant input power level enhanced SL intensity at lower power levels because of the higher amplitude of ultrasound. In contrast to this, a quenching effect due to excessive sound pressure appeared at higher power levels, and the pulsing operation was not effective under these conditions. Pulsing is more effective at higher frequency than at lower frequency.     

Radial and translational oscillations of an acoustically levitated bubble in aqueous ethanol solutions

The radial and translational oscillations of a single cavitation bubble in a standing ultrasound wave were investigated experimentally at various driving acoustic pressures for aqueous ethanol solutions with different bulk molar fractions of ethanol range of 0-1.3 × 10(-3). The results show that both the lower and upper stability thresholds of the acoustic driving pressure decreased as the concentration of ethanol was increased. At a given driving pressure the ambient and maximum bubble sizes increased with increasing ethanol concentration. In addition, as the ethanol was increased, the sonoluminescence intensity decreased while the bubble dynamics remained largely unchanged. The translational oscillation of the levitated bubble, however, became increasingly violent with increasing ethanol concentration. The displacement of the bubble reached 0.7 mm at the highest concentration studied (1.3 × 10(-3)) and the maximum bubble size was found to change as the bubble jumped up and down. This bubble translation may be responsible for the decrease of the acoustic driving pressure threshold and suggests that repetitive injection of ethanol molecules into the bubble takes place. These results may account for the different sensitivities of single bubble and multi-bubble sonoluminescence to the presence of volatile additives.     

Inverse effects of the gas feed positioning on sonochemistry and sonoluminescence

Purging of solutions to enhance sonochemical reactions is a common practice. A fundamental study combining sonoluminescence spectroscopy and sonochemical activity is adopted to study the effects of continuous Ar gas flow in the solution and of the position of the gas inlet tube on high-frequency sonolysis of aqueous solutions. It has been observed that neither sonochemical activity nor sonoluminescence intensity is controlled by the gas solubility only. Besides, the change in position of the gas inlet tube leads to opposite effects in sonoluminescence intensity and sonochemical activity: while the former increases, the latter decreases. Such an observation has never been reported despite sonochemical reactions have been carried out under different gas environments. Sonoluminescence spectroscopy indicates that more extreme conditions are reached at collapse with the gas inlet on the side, which could be explained by a more symmetrical collapse. Finally, it is shown in certain conditions that it is possible to favor the formation of some sonochemical products simply by positioning the gas inlet at different positions, which has practical significance in designing large scale sonochemical reactors for industrial applications.     

Dependence of single-bubble sonoluminescence on ambient pressure

Kondic et al.'s theory makes several specific predictions on the dependence of single-bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) on ambient pressure. We have carried out experiments to verify these predictions for air bubbles in a water-glycerine mixture at about 17.5 kHz. The results show an increase in SBSL with reduced ambient pressure down to a critical value below which SBSL is extinguished. The results are all in good agreement with Kondic et al.'s theory and are also compatible with the dissociation hypothesis of Lohse et al.     

Line emission in single-bubble sonoluminescence

We report that single-bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) at low light intensities produces emission bands similar to multibubble sonoluminescence (MBSL) for pure noble gas bubbles. A smooth crossover between SBSL and MBSL behavior can be induced by varying the acoustic pressure amplitude and thereby the intensity of the light emitted. The relative intensity of the band emission depends both on the molecular weight of the noble gas and the water temperature. Our results provide a connection between the mechanisms SBSL and MBSL and show that molecular emission plays a role in SBSL.     

稀土盐水溶液单泡声致发光中的特征光谱

在溶有稀有气体的稀土盐氯化铽水溶液中进行了单泡声致发光光谱的研究. 在固定驱动超声频率、不同驱动声压下, 观察到了一系列OH自由基从第一激发态A²∑⁺到基态X²Π 各振动能级跃迁所产生的谱线, 包括波长307 nm处的(0, 0)跃迁谱线, 335 nm处的(0, 1)跃迁谱线以及276 nm处的(1, 0) 跃迁谱线等. 实验结果表明较高的驱动声压有利于 276 nm处谱线的产生, 而较低的驱动声压则有利于 307 与 335 nm 处谱线的产生. 通过定义线状光谱与连续谱的光强比, 定量地表征了线状光谱在总光谱中的相对强度, 并给出了驱动声压对各跃迁谱线光强比的影响. 关键词： 单泡声致发光 驱动声压 线状光谱 光强比     

Single-bubble sonoluminescence in air-saturated water

Single bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) is realized in air-saturated water at ambient pressure and room temperature. The behavior is similar to SBSL in degassed water, but with a higher spatial variability of the bubble position. A detailed view on the dynamics of the bubbles shows agreement between calculated shape stability borders but differs slightly in the equilibrium radii predicted by a mass diffusion model. A comparison with results in degassed water is done as well as a time resolved characterization of bubble oscillation, translation, and light emission for synchronous and recycling SBSL. The formation of streamer structures is observed in the same parameter range, when bubble nuclei are present. This may lead to a unified interpretation of SBSL and multibubble sonoluminescence.     

Multi-bubble sonoluminescence of phosphoric acid

Multi-bubble sonoluminescence spectra of 85% H₃PO₄ and the dependences of sonoluminescence intensity on the acid concentration and temperature are obtained. The spectra contain a weakly structured 300–600-nm band formed by the superposition of radiation from several emitters (presumably, oxygencontaining products of acid sonolysis, viz., PO, HOPO, and PO₂). Weak luminescence at a wavelength exceeding 600 nm can be due to emission from excited O* and Ar* atoms. The shape of the fundamental band changes upon a transition from multi-bubble sonolysis to sonolysis in the setup for one-bubble sonoluminescence, in which several clusters of cavitation bubbles are formed in a spherical flask at ultrasonic frequencies multiple of the first acoustic resonance frequency (multi-cluster sonoluminescence). The form of the temperature dependence of the sonoluminescence intensity depends on the detection regime: for natural heating of 85% acid under the action of ultrasound, a curve with a luminescence peak at 40°C is observed, while in detection with preliminary thermostating “over points,” only an inflection exists on a monotonic curve describing a decrease of intensity upon heating. An analogous curve for acids with a lower viscosity (hydrochloric and nitric acids) has neither a peak nor inflection irrespective of the detection regime. It is concluded that the viscosity of phosphoric acid plays a decisive role in the evolution of cavitation and in obtaining intense sonoluminescence.     

Defining the unknowns of sonoluminescence

As the intensity of a standing sound wave is increased the pulsations of a bubble of gas trapped at a velocity node attain sufficient amplitude so as to emit picosecond flashes of light with a broadband spectrum that increases into the ultraviolet. The acoustic resonator can be tuned so that the flashes of light occur with a clocklike regularity: one flash for each cycle of sound with a jitter in the time between flashes that is also measured in picoseconds. This phenomenon (sonoluminescence or “SL”) is remarkable because it is the only means of generating picosecond flashes of light that does not use a laser and the input acoustic energy density must be concentrated by twelve orders of magnitude in order to produce light. Light scattering measurements indicate that the bubble wall is collapsing at more than 4 times the ambient speed of sound in the gas just prior to the light emitting moment when the gas has been compressed to a density determined by its van der Waals hard core. Experiments indicate that the collapse is remarkably spherical, water is the best fluid for SL, some noble gas is essential for stable SL, and that the light intensity increases as the ambient temperature is lowered. In the extremely stable experimental configuration consisting of an air bubble in water, measurements indicate that the bubble chooses an ambient radius that is not explained by mass diffusion. Experiments have not yet been able to map out the complete spectrum because above 6 eV it is obscured by the cutoff imposed by water, and furthermore experiments have only determined an upper bound on the flash widths. In addition to the above puzzles, the theory for the light emitting mechanism is still open. The scenario of a supersonic bubble collapse launching an imploding shock wave which ionizes the bubble contents so as to cause it to emit Bremsstrahlung radiation is the best candidate theory but it has not been shown how to extract from it the richness of this phenomenon. Most exciting is the issue of whether SL is a classical effect or whether Planck's constant should be invoked to explain how energy which enters a medium at the macroscopic scale holds together and focuses so as to be emitted at the microscopic scale.     

水体中溶解氧对声致发光的影响

采用声源频率为1.1 MHz的超声波, 在温度为283～313 K的范围内引发水中的声致发光, 发现声致发光强度的对数lnI和水中的溶解(DO)的浓度之间呈线性关系。同时模拟了水中含有5种阴离子: Cl-, SO-₄, F-, NO-₃, HCO-₃时阴离子的存在对声致发光的影响, 发现上述5种阴离子对声致发光强度没有影响。     

Single-bubble sonoluminescence in microgravity

Single-bubble sonoluminescence refers to the emission of light from an acoustically trapped bubble undergoing highly nonlinear, presumably radial oscillations. The intensity of the emitted light depends strongly on the forcing pressure, and is limited by the development of instabilities that ultimately results in the extinction of the bubble. In this article, we discuss a possible contributing factor for the generation of instabilities; specifically, we examine the effect of the gravitational force on a sonoluminescence bubble.     

Luminescence mechanism of acoustic and laser-induced cavitation

A new approach is proposed for explaining the experimental data on sonoluminescence of acoustic and laser-induced cavitation bubbles. It is suggested that two different sonoluminescence mechanisms, namely, thermal and electric ones, are possible and that they manifest themselves depending on the bubble dynamics. An intense thermal luminescence occurs as a result of compression of an individual stationary spherical bubble; a weak electric luminescence accompanies the deformation and splitting of the bubble when thermal luminescence is suppressed (for example, in the case of multibubble sonoluminescence). It is shown that, when an individual bubble loses its spherical shape under the effect of different actions (change in the acoustic pressure, artificial deformation, translatory motion, etc.) or when a laser-induced bubble undergoes fragmentation, the sonoluminescence spectrum exhibits specific bands that are similar to the bands in the multibubble sonoluminescence spectrum. The appearance of these bands is attributed to the suppression of the thermal sonoluminescence mechanism and the manifestation of the electric mechanism. It is shown that the maximum temperature T _max characterizing the compression of a laser-induced bubble is primarily determined by the temperature of the plasma at the instant of the laser-induced breakdown, whereas, for an acoustic bubble, T _max is primarily determined by the acoustic and hydrostatic pressures and by the saturation vapor pressure of the liquid.     

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.     

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 intensity and ultrasonic cavitation temperature in organic solvents: Effects of generated radicals

Ultrasonic cavitation in organic solvents remains poorly understood in contrast with aqueous systems, largely because of complexities related to solvent decomposition. In this study, we sonicated different types of organic solvents (i.e. linear alkanes, aliphatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, and acetate esters) under argon saturation. The average temperature of the cavitation bubbles was estimated using the methyl radical recombination method. We also discuss the effects of the physical properties of the solvents, such as vapor pressure and viscosity, on the cavitation temperature. The average cavitation bubble temperature and sonoluminescence intensity were higher in organic solvents with lower vapor pressure; for aromatic alcohols, these values were particularly high. It was found that the specific high sonoluminescence intensities and average cavitation temperatures exhibited in aromatic alcohols are caused by the highly resonance-stable generated radicals. The results obtained in this study are very useful for acceleration of sonochemical reaction in organic solvents, which are indispensable for organic synthesis and material synthesis.