Crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of (Mg0.91Fe 0.09)SiO3 postperovskite up to 135 GPa and 2,700 K

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7382-7386

  Shim, Sang Heon ^a   Catalli, Krystle ^a   Hustoft, Justin ^a   Kubo, Atsushi ^b   Prakapenka, Vitali B ^b   Caldwell, Wendel A ^c   Kunz, Martin ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk sound speed; Equation of state; Gr neisen parameter; Mantle; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

PEROVSKITE;

ARTICLE; CORE TEMPERATURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MINERALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; TEMPERATURE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 45149116913     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711174105     Document Type: Article

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