Constraints on the crystalline structure of the inner core: Mechanical instability of BCC iron at high pressure

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 125-128

  Stixrude, Lars ^a   Cohen, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCC PHASE; CORE (INNER); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON;

EID: 0028830518     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/94GL02742     Document Type: Article

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