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Title: Star in a jar

Conference ·
OSTI ID:572571

A sonoluminescing bubble has been modeled as a thermally conducting, partially ionized two-component plasma. The use of accurate equations-of-state, plasma physics, and radiation physics distinguishes our model from all previous models. The model provides an explanation of many features of single bubble sonoluminescence that have not been collectively accounted for in previous models, including the origin of the picosecond pulse widths and spectra. The calculated spectra for sonoluminescing nitrogen and argon bubbles suggest that a sonoluminescing air bubble probably contains only argon, in agreement with a recent theoretical analysis.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
572571
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-128221; CONF-9708152-; ON: DE98052156; BR: DP0102052
Resource Relation:
Conference: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Science Institute Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence Conference, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-29 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: 11 Aug 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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