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Sonoluminescence from OH(C 2 Σ + ) and OH(A 2 Σ + ) Radicals in Water: Evidence for Plasma Formation during Multibubble Cavitation
Author(s) -
Pflieger Rachel,
Brau HenriPierre,
Nikitenko Sergey I.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201002170
Subject(s) - sonoluminescence , radical , plasma , spectral line , atomic physics , chemistry , cavitation , analytical chemistry (journal) , bubble , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , mechanics , chromatography , astronomy
Bubble trouble : Multibubble sonoluminescence spectra in water under Kr and Xe present emission lines of OH(C 2 Σ + –A 2 Σ + ) (see graphic). This band, never observed in flames, indicates plasma formation in the collapsing bubbles.