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Published on: August 5, 2015
Velocidades del sonido en hierro a 110 gigapascals
1Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, UMR CNRS 7590, Université Paris VI, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 06, France. fiquet@lmcp.jussieu.fr
Resumen
Los experimentos de alta presión muestran hierro hexagonal estrechamente empacado.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física de la materia condensada Física de la materia condensada
Sus antecedentes:
- Comprender la composición del núcleo interno de la Tierra es crucial para la geofísica.
- El hierro es el componente principal del núcleo de la Tierra, pero sus fases de alta presión no se comprenden completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para medir la dispersión de fonones acústicos en el hierro hexagonal compacto (hcp) a altas presiones.
- Para determinar si el hierro hcp se alinea con las observaciones sísmicas del núcleo interno de la Tierra.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó la dispersión de rayos X inelástica (IXS) para medir la dispersión de fonones.
- Las muestras de hierro policristalino se comprimieron utilizando una célula de yunque de diamante (DAC) hasta 110 GPa.
- La velocidad longitudinal de la onda (VP) se calculó a partir de las curvas de dispersión de los fonones.
Principales resultados:
- Las curvas de dispersión de fonones del hierro hcp se midieron con éxito entre 19 y 110 GPa.
- La velocidad longitudinal de la onda (VP) aumentó de 7000 a 8800 m/s con la presión.
- El VP del hierro Hcp sigue la ley de Birch, lo que permite la extrapolación a las presiones del núcleo interno.
Conclusiones:
- Las velocidades extrapoladas sugieren que el núcleo interno de la Tierra es un 4-5% menos denso que el hierro puro.
- Este déficit de densidad puede indicar la presencia de elementos de aleación ligera en el núcleo interno.
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