Sonoluminescence
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Sonoluminescence is luminescence induced by sound waves, such as in the emission of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound. Sonoluminescence is sometimes considered a kind of m
Single-bubble sonoluminescence – a single, cavitating bubble
Long exposure image of MBSL created by a high-intensity ultrasonic horn immersed in a beaker of liquid
Triboluminescence
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Triboluminescence is a phenomenon in which light is generated when a material is mechanically pulled apart, ripped, scratched, crushed, or rubbed. The phenomenon is not fully understood but appears in
Sonoluminescence
…hotspot, bremsstrahlung radiation, collision-induced radiation and corona discharges, nonclassical light, proton tunneling, electrodynamic jets and fractoluminescent jets (now largely discredited due to contrary experimental evidence). In 2002, M. Brenner, S. Hilgenfeldt, and D. Lohse published a 60-page review that…
Triboluminescence of nicotine L-salicylate