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A sonoluminescing bubble has been modeled as a thermally conducting, partially ionized two-component plasma. The use of accurate equations-of-state, plasma physics, and radiation physics distinguishes our model from all previous models. The model provides an explanation of many features of single bubble sonoluminescence that have not been collectively accounted for in previous models, including the origin of the picosecond pulse widths and spectra. The calculated spectra for sonoluminescing nitrogen and argon bubbles suggest that a sonoluminescing air bubble probably contains only argon, in agreement with a recent theoretical analysis.
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Moss, W.C., Clarke, D.B., Young, D.A. (1999). Star in a Jar. In: Crum, L.A., Mason, T.J., Reisse, J.L., Suslick, K.S. (eds) Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence. NATO ASI Series, vol 524. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9215-4_13
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