Structure of eutectic Fe-FeS melts to pressures up to 17 GPa: Implications for planetary cores

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 128-139

  Morard, G ^a,b,c   Sanloup, C ^b,d   Fiquet, G ^b,c   Mezouar, M ^a   Rey, N ^e   Poloni, R ^a,e   Beck, P ^f  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Fe Fes; in situ X ray diffraction; liquid; Paris Edinburgh Cell

Indexed keywords

EARTH'S CORE; MAGNETIC TRANSITION; PLANETARY CORES;

EUTECTICS; IRON ALLOYS; LIQUID METALS; MELTING; SOLUBILITY;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ALLOY; CORE (PLANETARY); HIGH PRESSURE; IRON SULFIDE; MANTLE; MELTING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 35548947123     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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