title: Effect of surfactants, polymers, and alcohol on single bubble dynamics and sonoluminescence.
abstract: The radial dynamics of an acoustically driven single bubble, levitated in water, along with the sonoluminescence (SL) signal, were recorded in the absence and in the presence of micromolar quantities of different surfactants and polymers. It was observed that these nonvolatile solutes, in the low concentration range used, did not significantly affect the radial dynamics nor the SL intensity of a single bubble in water. In contrast, the addition of micromolar quantities of a volatile solute, pentanol, quenched approximately 90% of the SL without affecting the radial dynamics of the bubble.
authors: Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. m.ashokkumar@chemistry.unimelb.edu.au
authors: Muthupandian
authors: M
authors: Ashokkumar
authors: Jingfeng
authors: J
authors: Guan
authors: Rohan
authors: R
authors: Tronson
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Matula
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Nuske
authors: Franz
authors: F
authors: Grieser