Sonoluminescence cell

Figure 2. A stainless steel sonoluminescence cell. In a similar cell without the window and lens assembly and with a second valve in place of the septum fitting, one may operate above ambient pressure, with good pressure control up to 10 atmospheres.

Procedure Set up an acoustic reactor in a light-proof cabinet with a photomultiplier (PM) tube positioned facing the cell as shown in Fig. 15.3a and b. Fill the cell with distilled water and close the cabinet. A potential should now be applied to the PM tube, the output (spectrally integrated) of which is produced on an oscilloscope (note that the ultrasound cell can easily be placed inside a commercial spectrometer in order to record the emission spectrum). Switch on the ultrasound and you should observe on the oscilloscope a change in voltage, directly proportional to the intensity of sonoluminescence emission. The following experiments can be performed to explore the different types of light emission and some of the factors that influence these emission processes. 

Fig. 15.3 Typical experimental arrangement for the study of multi-bubble sonoluminescence. The ultrasound transducer used here is 515 kHz and produces a standing wave pattern in the reaction cell. A horn-type sonifier (usually 20 kHz) can also be used in such an arrangement...

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These problems are illustrated by the following example from the work of Pettier et al. [169], Sonoluminescence and thermal probes measurements were compared at 500 kHz in a cylindrical cup-horn cell. The influence of liquid height and of... 

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