原始Mg的存在可以解释地球最外的外核中的低速度地震层
1Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
地球液态外核中的 (Mg) 可以解释地震观测和最上层外核的低速度层. 这一发现表明,Mg在月球形成撞击后进入了核心.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 地球富含铁的液态外核的组成仍然是一个重要的科学辩论.
- 使用轻元素 (Si,O,C,S,H) 的现有模型无法解释在最上端的外核 (E'层) 中观察到的低地震速度.
研究的目的:
- 研究 (Mg) 在外核条件下对液体铁 (Fe) 的密度和声速 (Vp) 的影响.
- 确定Mg能否将地震数据与地球外核组成模型相协调.
主要方法:
- 利用第一原理分子动力学模拟来建模Fe-Mg液体混合物.
- 这些液体在高压和高温条件下计算的密度和声速 (Vp),模拟地球外核.
主要成果:
- 发现 (Mg) 与其他轻元素不同,降低了液体铁 (Fe) 的声速 (Vp).
- 模拟表明,0.5-1.79重量%的是必要的,以匹配外部核心密度和速度的地震观测.
- 这种的度与预计进入月球形成后外核巨型撞击的量一致.
结论:
- (Mg) 提供了一个可行的解释,地震观察到的低速度E'层在最上端的外核.
- 外核中Mg的存在有助于观察到Mg在大量酸盐地球中的耗尽,而不是与体石相比.
- 这项研究为核心组成及其对早期地球历史和行星形成的影响提供了新的视角.
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