在陆地行星中保留40Ar
E Bruce Watson1, Jay B Thomas, Daniele J Cherniak
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA. watsoe@rpi.edu
Nature
|September 21, 2007
概括
行星脱气模型面临着挑战,因为新的数据显示,气被保留在地球地幔中. 这表明,岩过程可能不是释放到大气中的40Ar等气体的主要机制.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
背景情况:
- 固体地球被认为已经通过早期的灾难性释放和正在进行的地质过程失去了原始气体.
- 大气中40Ar的丰富度传统上用于估计地球内部的时间整合气体损失.
研究的目的:
- 调查岩脱气的适用性,作为释放40Ar的唯一机制.
- 挑战关于40Ar的排气上层地幔的普遍观点.
主要方法:
- 在主要的陆地行星相中分析气的行为.
- 在上层地幔条件下对气扩散率的评估.
主要成果:
- 阿贡在主要行星矿物阶段中表现出兼容性.
- 在典型的上层地幔温度和压力下,气扩散缓慢.
- 这些发现与40Ar的高效岩脱气假设相矛盾.
结论:
- 对于40Ar释放的简单的岩脱气模型是不够的.
- 阿贡的行为挑战了它作为行星脱气的唯一监视器的使用.
- 替代机制,如海洋石质层水化,被建议用于释放.
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