Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 234301 (2008) [4 pages]

Molecular Dynamics of Extreme Mass Segregation in a Rapidly Collapsing Bubble

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Alexander Bass¹, Steven J. Ruuth², Carlos Camara¹, Barry Merriman³, and Seth Putterman¹
¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
²Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
³Department of Mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

Received 16 July 2008; published 5 December 2008

A molecular dynamic simulation of a mixture of light and heavy gases in a rapidly imploding sphere exhibits virtually complete segregation. The lighter gas collects at the focus of the sphere and reaches a temperature that is several orders of magnitude higher than when its concentration is 100%. Implosion parameters are chosen via a theoretical fit to an observed sonoluminescing bubble with an extreme expansion ratio (25∶1) of maximum to ambient radii.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.234301

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.234301

PACS:

78.60.Mq, 02.70.Ns

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 234301 (2008) [4 pages]

Molecular Dynamics of Extreme Mass Segregation in a Rapidly Collapsing Bubble