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 language | English (US) |
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Article number | 034301 |
Pages (from-to) | 034301/1-034301/4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jan 21 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy