Extensive experimental mapping of sonoluminescence parameter space.

Overview

Experimental phase diagrams are compared to theoretical predictions based on the Dissociation Hypothesis (DH) theory of single bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL). Ambient radius (R(o))- acoustic drive pressure (P(a)) phase diagrams are presented for krypton-nitrogen mixtures and for a collection of data with other noble gas-nitrogen mixtures. The data is also presented in terms of expansion ratio (maximum bubble radius R(max)/R(o)) vs P(a) and relative light intensity vs P(a). The results provide further evidence of the validity of DH and also provide a thorough mapping of SBSL at a single frequency.

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