A Miniature Explosion Within a Droplet (IMAGE)

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A Miniature Explosion Within a Droplet

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A miniature explosion initiated within a droplet of 6 mm diameter and sitting on a glass plate leads to the upward ejection of a fast liquid jet. The explosion generated with a pulsed laser creates an expanding and then shrinking bubble.

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G. L. Heijnen, Physics of Fluids, Faculty of Sciences, University of Twente, The Netherlands P. A. Quinto-Su, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore X. Zhao, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore C.D. Ohl, (cdohl@ntu.edu.sg) School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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