title: Long-lasting stable cavitation.
abstract: Stable cavitation is produced on the surface of a special target, i.e., an abrasive foil with a grain size of about 15 microm, insonified by a 473 kHz focused beam. Cavitation bubbles are first created by a pressure of about 2 MPa. Progressive reduction of the pressure to about 100 kPa leads to a state of stable cavitation characterized by strong stable emission of the half-order subharmonic. This state can be maintained for five hours if the defining parameters (position and pressure) are optimized and constant to within a few percent. There is strong evidence for the presence of "latent" cavitation bubbles, which can persist for a few minutes without being excited.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 556, 151 cours Albert Thomas, 69424 Lyon Cedex 03, France. mestas@lyon.inserm.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mestas
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cathignol