Enhancement of sonoluminescence emission from a multibubble cavitation zone

  • N. V. Dezhkunov
  • , A. Francescutto
  • , P. Ciuti
  • , T. J. Mason
  • , G. Iernetti
  • , A. I. Kulak

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19-24
    Number of pages6
    JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
    Volume7
    Issue number1
    Early online date30 Nov 1999
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2000

    Keywords

    • Multibubble cavitation
    • Pulsed ultrasound
    • Sonoluminescence

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
    • Environmental Chemistry
    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
    • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry

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