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Acoustically bound crystals

2010/10/15 by Philippe Marmottant, Marmottant, P., Didier Rabaud +5
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies #Underwater Acoustics Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1010.3221

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Abstract

In these fluid dynamics videos, we show how bubbles flowing in a thin microchannel interact under an acoustic field. Because of acoustic interactions without direct contact, bubbles self-organize into periodic patterns, and spontaneously form acoustically bound crystals. We also present the interaction with boundaries, equivalent to the interaction with image bubbles, and unravel the peculiar vibration modes of the confined bubbles.

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