Sonoluminescence | PNEUOMA Labs

Radius 50 μm

Temperature 300 K

Pressure 1 atm

                        Light Output
                        0%
                    

Expansion Collapse Flash

Acoustic Drive

Frequency 25 kHz

Amplitude 1.3 atm

Bubble Properties

Initial Radius 50 μm

Gas Type

Simulation

Speed 1x

The Science

When acoustic waves drive a bubble to collapse, compression can reach 15,000K—hotter than the sun's surface. This extreme compression causes light emission from the vacuum.

R R̈ + (3/2) Ṙ² = (1/ρ)[P_g - P₀ - P(t)]