Abstract
A potential source of subharmonic bubble emissions is revealed experimentally by high-speed imaging. When an acoustic bubble is driven at sufficiently large pressure amplitudes, energy transfer from surface to volume oscillations can lead to the triggering of subharmonic spherical oscillations. This experimental evidence is in agreement with recent theoretical modeling of nonspherical bubble dynamics accounting for nonlinear mode coupling. Implications for the monitoring of stable cavitation activity are discussed.
- Received 17 June 2019
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.101.011101
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