概括
高温导致液体金属-液体酸盐分区系数接近统一,为地球地幔组成提供了洞察力,并挑战了核心元素假设.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 高压实验石油学 高压实验石油学
- 星球科学 星球科学
背景情况:
- 地球地幔中的"多余" siderophile 元素 (SE) 问题表明核心形成分离不完整.
- 了解核心和地幔之间的元素分区对于行星进化模型至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在高压和高温下实验性地确定液体金属-液体酸盐分离系数.
- 研究硫和碳在地球核心形成中的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用碳囊进行高压,高温实验.
- 分析不混合的金属和酸盐液体之间的元素分区.
主要成果:
- 几个元素的分割系数在100 kbar时与温度增加 (高达3000 K) 趋向于单位.
- 硫和碳在金属液体位点上与氧竞争,挑战了氧核假设.
结论:
- 实验结果部分解释了"过多"的 siderophile 元素问题,但并没有完全解决它.
- 硫和碳与氧的竞争表明地球核心中的其他轻元素.
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