Eli5: How does sonoluminescence creates light?

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Eli5: How does sonoluminescence creates light?

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The temperature in the bubble gets tens of thousands of Kelvin hot. We don’t know exactly what causes it, it could just be the heat producing light. I think this is most likely, but it could be from moving electric charges or other effects.

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