Direct Time Resolution of Sonoluminescence

Abstract

Sonoluminescence is the synchronous emissions of pulses of light that are observed to originate from a gas bubble trapped at the pressure antinode of a resonant sound field in a liquid. The duration of the pulse has been directly measured by launching the light through an optical fiber into a streak camera equipped with a linear array CCD detector. Questions regarding dispersion in the fiber and the fundamental limitations imposed by it are addressed. The resulting direct measurements show that the duration of the emission is less than 8 picoseconds. Sonoluminescence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276157

Entities

People

  • Gary R. Abel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Dispersions
  • Electron Beams
  • Emission
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Fibers
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Refractive Index
  • Standing Waves
  • Streak Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.