sonoluminescence

sonoluminescence
The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.

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  • Sonoluminescence — is the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.HistoryThe effect was first discovered at the University of Cologne in 1934 as a result of work on sonar. H. Frenzel and H. Schultes put an… …   Wikipedia

  • sonoluminescence — ● sonoluminescence nom féminin Transformation d énergie acoustique en émission lumineuse. (Ce phénomène, découvert en 1934 et encore imparfaitement compris, est observé lorsque de petites bulles d air sont mises en vibration grâce à une onde… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sonoluminescence — La sonoluminescence est le phénomène par lequel des photons sont émis par des bulles de gaz dont on fait varier le diamètre grâce à des ultrasons. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Explications 3 Propriétés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sonoluminescence — son·o·lu·mi·nes·cence (sŏn ə lo͞o mə nĕsʹəns) n. The production of light as a result of the passing of sound waves through a liquid medium. The sound waves cause the formation of bubbles that emit bright flashes of light when they collapse. * * * …   Universalium

  • sonoluminescence — noun Physics luminescence associated with the passage of sound waves. Derivatives sonoluminescent adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • sonoluminescence — son·o·luminescence …   English syllables

  • sonoluminescence — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: son + luminescence : the emission of light by various liquids when traversed by high frequency sound or ultrasonic waves of suitable intensity …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mechanism of sonoluminescence — Sonoluminescence is a phenomenon that occurs when a small gas bubble is acoustically suspended and periodically driven in a liquid solution at ultrasonic frequencies, resulting in bubble collapse, cavitation, and light emission. The thermal… …   Wikipedia

  • Sonolumineszenz — Unter Sonolumineszenz (lat. sonare „tönen“, luminescere „leuchten“) versteht man ein physikalisches Phänomen, bei dem eine Flüssigkeit unter starken Druckschwankungen ultrakurze, hochenergetische Lichtblitze aussendet. Die Sonolumineszenz ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bubble fusion — Bubble fusion, also known as sonofusion, is the non technical name for a nuclear fusion reaction hypothesized to occur during sonoluminescence, an extreme form of acoustic cavitation. Officially, this reaction is termed acoustic inertial… …   Wikipedia

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