  We study the low-energy dynamics of an acoustic black hole near the sonic
horizon. For the experimental test of black hole evaporation in the laboratory,
the decay rate (greybody factor) of the acoustic black hole (sonic hole) can be
calculated by the usual low-energy perturbation method. As a consequence, we
obtain the decay rate of the sonic horizon from the absorption and the
reflection coefficients. Moreover, we show that the thermal emission from the
sonic horizon is only proportional to a control parameter which describes the
velocity of the fluid.
