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Simulation of the Planetary Interior Differentiation Processes in the Laboratory
Published on: November 15, 2013
地球の内核の境界にある鉄の融解は,急速なX線 difrakcionによるものです
S Anzellini1, A Dewaele, M Mezouar
1Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Direction des Applications Militaires, Île de France, Arpajon Cedex, France. simone.anzellini@cea.fr
まとめ
研究者らは,地球の内核の境界にある鉄の融点を決定した. この発見は,コア-マントルの境界で高い熱流が起こり,マントルの部分的な融解を引き起こす可能性があることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 高圧物理学の高圧物理学
- マテリアルサイエンス 材料科学
背景:
- 地球の核は,固体内核と液体外核,主に鉄で構成されています.
- 内核境界 (ICB) の温度は,鉄の融点に近い330ギガパスカル (GPa) です.
- 極端な圧力下での鉄の融解行動は,科学的なコンセンサスが欠けている.
研究 の 目的:
- ICB圧力における鉄の融解温度を実験的に測定する.
- 地球の熱進化とコアダイナミクスのモデルを精査する.
主な方法:
- 静的なレーザーで加熱されたダイヤモンド・アンビル・セル実験が行われました.
- シンクロトロンベースの高速X線 difraktionは,主要な溶融診断として使用されました.
- 実験では,最大200GPaの圧力を達成した.
主要な成果:
- ICBにおける鉄の融解温度は6230 ± 500ケルビンと推定された.
- 実験データを330GPaの圧力範囲に推計した.
- 結果は,コア-マントルの境界を越えて高い熱流を示しています.
結論:
- 推定される高い融解温度は,外核の激しいコンベクションを支えている.
- 高熱流は,下層マントルの部分的な融解につながる可能性があります.
- 発見は,惑星のコアの熱力学と地力学を理解するのに寄与します.
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