10.1126/science.253.5026.1397
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Abstract

Ultrasonic irradiation of liquids causes acoustic cavitation: the formation, growth, and implosive collapse of bubbles. Bubble collapse during cavitation generates transient hot spots responsible for high-energy chemistry and emission of light. Determination of the temperatures reached in a cavitating bubble has remained a difficult experimental problem. As a spectroscopic probe of the cavitation event, sonoluminescence provides a solution. Sonoluminescence spectra from silicone oil were reported and analyzed. The observed emission came from excited state C 2 (Swan band transitions, d 3 II g — a 3 II u ), which has been modeled with synthetic spectra as a function of rotational and vibrational temperatures. From comparison of synthetic to observed spectra, the effective cavitation temperature was found to be 5075 ± 156 K.

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Flint, E. B., & Suslick, K. S. (1991). The Temperature of Cavitation. Science, 253(5026), 1397–1399.

Authors 2
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@article{Flint_1991, title={The Temperature of Cavitation}, volume={253}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.253.5026.1397}, DOI={10.1126/science.253.5026.1397}, number={5026}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Flint, Edward B. and Suslick, Kenneth S.}, year={1991}, month=sep, pages={1397–1399} }