Mechanoluminescence and Sonoluminescence From Acoustic Cavitation

The effect of single-bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) intensity and spectral profile from the addition of low concentrations of organics to sulfuric acid has been investigated. It was found that the addition of small quantities of organics to sulfuric acid greatly reduced the total SBSL intensity. The addition of small quantities of organics resulted in intense carbon-containing molecular emission lines in the SBSL spectrum. The spectral profile of the molecular emission lines was found to be dependent on concentration of the organic and the applied acoustic pressure. At low concentration, the molecular emission bands showed a rotational temperature of ∼280 K with high energy vibrational population, while at higher concentrations and higher acoustic pressure the molecular emission bands indicated thermodynamic equilibrium with rotational and vibrational temperatures of ∼5,800 K. By analyzing the spectral profile of the molecular emission bands it was determined that at very low concentration the emitting molecular species were excited by electron impact of the organic molecules within the interfacial layer of the bubble while at higher concentration and higher acoustic pressure thermal emission dominated.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemistry

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Eddingsaas, Nathan C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kenneth S. Suslick

• Physics, Acoustics

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3337767

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84307