Sonoluminescence and the prospects for table-top micro-thermonuclear fusion
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Hydrodynamic simulations of a collapsing bubble show that pure D, cannot exhibit picosecond sonoluminescence, because of its large sound speed. The addition of D,O vapor lowers the sound speed and produces calculated results consistent with experiments. A pressure spike added to the periodic driving amplitude creates temperatures that may be sufficient to generate a very small number of thermonuclear D-D fusion reactions in the bubble.
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تاریخ انتشار 1995