Sonochemistry and sonoluminescence in microfluidics.

Sonoluminescence and Sonochemistry

Extreme conditions during multibubble cavitation: Sonoluminescence as a spectroscopic probe.

We review recent work on the use of sonoluminescence (SL) to probe spectroscopically the conditions created during cavitation, both in clouds of collapsing bubbles (multibubble sonoluminescence, (MBSL)) and in single bubble events. The effective MBSL temperature can be controlled by the vapor pressure of the liquid or the thermal conductivity of the dissolved gas over a range from ∼1600 to ∼900...

On the origin of sonoluminescence and sonochemistry.

Recent experimental results on the origins of sonoluminescence and sonochemistry are reviewed and the conclusion reached that most observed effects originate from thermal processes associated with a localized hot-spot created by acoustic cavitation. Sonoluminescence is definitively due to chemiluminescence from species produced thermally during cavitational collapse and is not attributable to e...

Mixture segregation within sonoluminescence bubbles

This paper concerns a relaxation of the assumption of uniform mixture composition in the interior of sonoluminescence bubbles. Intense temperature and pressure gradients within the bubble drive relative mass diffusion which overwhelms diffusion driven by concentration gradients. This thermal and pressure diffusion results in a robust compositional inhomogeneity in the bubble which lasts several...

Temperature inhomogeneity during multibubble sonoluminescence.

When a liquid is subjected to high-intensity ultrasound, bubbles are formed, grow, and implosively collapse. This phenomenon of acoustic cavitation generates both chemical reactions (i.e., sonochemistry) and the emission of light (i.e., sonoluminescence, SL). It is generally agreed that both sonochemistry and sonoluminescence result from the intense compressional heating of gas and vapor inside...