Evidence for a Phase Transition in Silicate Melt at Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions

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作者
Spaulding, D. K. [1 ]
McWilliams, R. S. [5 ,6 ]
Jeanloz, R. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Eggert, J. H. [4 ]
Celliers, P. M. [4 ]
Hicks, D. G. [4 ]
Collins, G. W. [4 ]
Smith, R. F. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Astron, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Miller Inst Basic Res Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[4] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Shock Phys Grp, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
[5] Carnegie Inst Sci, Geophys Lab, Washington, DC 20015 USA
[6] Howard Univ, Washington, DC 20059 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
LIQUID-PHASE; MANTLE; MGSIO3; DIAGNOSTICS; STATE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.065701
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Laser-driven shock compression experiments reveal the presence of a phase transition in MgSiO3 over the pressure-temperature range 300-400 GPa and 10 000-16 000 K, with a positive Clapeyron slope and a volume change of similar to 6.3 (+/- 2.0) percent. The observations are most readily interpreted as an abrupt liquid-liquid transition in a silicate composition representative of terrestrial planetary mantles, implying potentially significant consequences for the thermal-chemical evolution of extrasolar planetary interiors. In addition, the present results extend the Hugoniot equation of state of MgSiO3 single crystal and glass to 950 GPa.
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