Moin Thomas,
From all that I have read and from my own experience, the working fluid
should be a good dielectric. There are reasons for this which I haven't
written out, but they should be obvious. This is to aid in the
formation of a mini-plasma on the inside of the bubble wall as it
collapses. Distilled water fits the bill, but acetone might be better.
It is also a good solvent. If you do set up an experiment that is
an open system, be careful to take into consideration any gases that
might be formed as well. Also, I believe what is in the smoke detectors
is called Americium, but the name may be slightly different over there.
Knuke
thomas malloy wrote:
The discussion on the nanonuke reminded me of an idea I had. I've
noticed that smoke alarms have Americanium in them.
Knuke's story about wiping down the yellow tiles with a rag and then
ringing them out in water which he subsequently cavitated, makes me
wonder what would happen under this scenario.
Dissolving the Americanium with acid and the cavitating the material.
Given Knuke's story, I think that this experiment would be best
conducted by remote control.
I suppose that radiation detectors would be a good investment too.
