Cavitation inception from transverse waves in a thin liquid gap

• Main Authors: Rapet, Julien, Quinto-Su, Pedro A., Ohl, Claus-Dieter
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Physics; Cavitation; Elastic Deformation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145441
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It is well known that dielectric breakdown in a liquid generates cavitation bubbles and shock waves. Here we demonstrate that when the liquid is bounded by two solid glass boundaries (10–20-μm separation), rings of microscopic bubbles can be nucleated around the laser-induced cavitation bubble. Whil...