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Sonoluminescence in from the dark

Nature volume 361, page 397 (1993)Cite this article

The idea that a sufficiently intense sound wave might make a liquid glow with light is almost an exercise in magic; but the facts are verifiable, the understanding lags behind.

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Maddox, J. Sonoluminescence in from the dark. Nature 361, 397 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/361397a0

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