The temperature within and the sonoluminescence characteristics of a stable inert-gas single bubble grown in water under some given conditions are computed by using a model that is as sufficiently complete as we can manage, except that possible chemical reactions within the bubble are neglected. We work with several different versions of the equation describing the motion of the bubble wall, which are usually considered to give merely slight differences; or vary a parameter in the formula calculating the net increment of the water condensed at the bubble wall. It is found that the final outcomes of the temperature and the sonoluminescence can be significantly different in some cases. This illustration points to the importance of differentiating among the various seemingly similar equations and of adopting the correct value of the parameter used in the computation model of a single bubble.

• Received 14 August 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.036308