Suppressing dissociation in sonoluminescing bubbles: The effect of excluded volume

Ruediger Toegel, Sascha Hilgenfeldt, Detlef Lohse

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Abstract

A mechanism that, when combined with recent single-bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) models, predicts temperatures high enough for light emission is proposed. Because of the vanishing free volume as the bubble approaches maximum compression, the particle-producing dissociation reactions are shown to be suppressed by Le Chatelier's principle for the excluded volume gas, to a degree far beyond what could be expected in an ideal gas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number034301
Pages (from-to)034301/1-034301/4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume88
Issue number3
StatePublished - Jan 21 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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