地球内核的深度依赖性异构性与化学分层有关
Efim Kolesnikov1,2, Xiang Li3,4, Susanne C Müller3,4
1Institute for Mineralogy, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. ekolesni@uni-muenster.de.
和碳减少了地球内核 (IC) 中的地震异构性. 这一发现表明化学分层,而不仅仅是晶体对齐,解释了IC的变异异性与深度.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 矿物物理 矿物物理
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 在地球内核 (IC) 中观察到地震异质性,但了解得很少.
- 它可能与铁合金晶体的对齐有关.
研究的目的:
- 研究 (Si) 和碳 (C) 对六角密封 (hcp) 铁的塑性变形的影响.
- 确定这些因素是否会影响与IC相关的地震异构性.
主要方法:
- 在Fe-Si-C合金上进行了放射性X射线衍射实验.
- 在高压下 (高达128 GPa) 和高温下 (高达1100 K) 进行了实验.
主要成果:
- 在Fe-Si-C合金中观察到低压缩波异构性 (~2%).
- 纯的hcp-Fe表现出明显更高的异性质.
结论:
- 铁合金中Si和C的存在显著降低了地震异性质.
- 在IC中,深度依赖的弹性异构可能来自结晶过程中的化学分层 (Si和C的辐射梯度),而不是仅仅是晶体对齐.
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