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In this experimental study of acoustic cavitation at 1.5 MHz, we investigate the effect of dissolved gas upon the ascendant and descendant acoustic cavitation thresholds of distilled water. An interesting hysteresis effect is noticed and discussed. The influence of aliphatic alcohol additions (in low concentration) upon sonoluminescence and upon oxidation of Fe++ is also studied, with simultaneous monitoring of both of these effects, as well as of subharmonic emission. Results are compared with those of Sehgal et al. [6], and some are shown to be incompatible with their explanation in terms of radicals produced during cavitation.
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Vaughan, P.W., Graham, E., Leeman, S. (1982). The effect of dissolved gases on the dynamics of acoustic emission and sonoluminescence from cavitating liquids. In: van Wijngaarden, L. (eds) Mechanics and Physics of Bubbles in Liquids. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7532-3_4
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