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sonoluminescence [¦sän·ō·ə‚lü·mə′nes·əns] (physics) Luminescence produced by high-frequency sound waves or by phonons. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The shorter duration and higher frequency of diagnostic ultrasound make bubble formation less likely than with the ultrasound used in sonoluminescence experiments. The team has learned how to extract hydrogen from water using a process called sonoluminescence, which traps intense sound waves in liquid and produces bubbles of gas containing so much energy they light up a room. Studies of the cavitational effects of clinical ultrasound by sonoluminescence, 4: the effect of therapeutic ultrasound on cells in monolayer culture in a standing wave field. |
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