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March 10, 1997

Sonoluminescence: A Table-Top Enigma

Dr. Michael J. Moran
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Dr. Michael J. Moran of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will describe his work studying sonoluminescence, light generated by an acoustic interaction, which has defied physicists' attempts both to characterize its behavior and to find convincing explanations for its unusual properties.