X-ray diffraction study of the single-crystal elastic moduli of ε-Fe up to 30 GPa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Merkel, Sébastien ^a,b,c   Shu, Jinfu ^a   Gillet, Philippe ^b   Mao, Ho Kwang ^a   Hemley, Russell J ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULUS; IRON; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 22944483473     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003197     Document Type: Article

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