Experimental investigation of the behavior of bubbles in water under the effect of strong electric fields

Investigations are performed of the formation of long-lived microbubbles 20 to 100 mum in size in water with the aid of a pulse-heated wire electrode. The results of optical investigations of the behavior of bubbles in a stro ng pulsed electric held of up to 300 kV/cm demonstrate that the bubbles str etch out in the field direction, are compressed in the transverse direction , are divided, and separate from the electrode. Differences in the behavior of anode and cathode bubbles are registered.