Sonoluminescence. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: F. Ronald Young.
• Other Names: Young, F. Ronald
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; How the book is organized; History of sonoluminescence; Bubble dynamics; Acoustic cavitation; References; ; MULTIBUBBLE SONOLUMINESCENCE; Introduction; Dependence of multibubble sonoluminescence on various factors; Spectra from multibubble sonoluminescence; Light from hydrodynamic cavitation; Light from agitated mercury; Light from collapsing glass spheres; References; ; ; SINGLE BUBBLE SONOLUMINESCENCE; History; Introduction; Production of a single sonoluminescing bubble; Measurement of the bubble motion - Mie scattering; Bubble dynamics of single bubble sonoluminescence; Influence of argon on stable sonoluminescence; Ambient radius; Spectra from single bubble sonoluminescence; Sonoluminescence pulse width; Effect of reduction of ambient pressure on single-bubble sonoluminescence; Single-bubble sonoluminescence in microgravity; Evidence for nuclear reactions in sonoluminescence; Single cavitation bubble luminescence; Harmonic enhancement of single bubble sonoluminescence; Period doubling in sonoluminescence; Vortex rings and particle drift in sonoluminescence; Boosting single bubble sonoluminescence with a drop of glycerine in water; Single bubble sonoluminescence in air-saturated water; References; ; THEORIES OF SONOLUMINESCENCE; Introduction; The triboluminescence theory; The electrical microdischarge theories; The mechanochemical theory; The chemiluminescent theory
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (227 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 535/.35; Sonoluminescence; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Optics & Light; Sonoluminescence; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203491955; 9780203491959
• Related ISBNs: 0849324394
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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