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View SchemaTransition Radiation and the Origin of Sonoluminescence
| Authors | B. Jensen, I. Brevik |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9910079 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9910079 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.6639 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.E61:6639,2000 |
Abstract
It has been shown by Liberati et al. [quant-ph/9904013] that a dielectric medium with a time-dependent refractive index may produce photons. We point out that a free electric charge which interacts with such a medium will emit quantum mechanically modified transition radiation in which an arbitrary odd number of photons will be present. Excited atomic electrons will also exhibit a similarly modified emission spectrum. This effect may be directly observable in connection with sonoluminescence.
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