| 项目编号: | 1727020
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| 项目名称: | Melting of compressed iron-alloys by monitoring atomic dynamics |
| 作者: | Jennifer Jackson
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| 承担单位: | California Institute of Technology
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| 批准年: | 2017
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| 开始日期: | 2017-09-15
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| 结束日期: | 2020-08-31
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| 资助金额: | 324000
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Standard Grant
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| 国家: | US
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Geosciences - Earth Sciences
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| 英文关键词: | core
; earth
; iron
; iron-nickel alloy
; high-pressure
; atomic dynamics
; melting
; iron-rich alloy
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| 英文摘要: | The Earth's core is 16% of the planet by volume. It is composed primarily of iron, but includes a quantity of lighter elements whose presence, but not identity, is inferred from geophysical measurements. The core consists of a solid inner section surrounded by a convecting, liquid outer layer. It creates Earth's magnetic field, protecting the planet from space weather events such as solar flares, and provides the heat for plate tectonics as the liquid core freezes. The core begins approximately 2900 km below the Earth's surface, making it difficult to determine its exact composition and temperature profile, so scientists rely on laboratory experiments and an evolving model to infer core characteristics. Under this NSF award, the PI is developing a new application of the Mössbauer effect utilizing synchrotron X-radiation to populate data points on the melting curve of an iron-nickel alloy, a primary component of Earth's core. This project will provide support and training for students at the undergraduate and graduate level, who will be trained in experimental research utilizing national synchtrotron radiation facilities.
Laser heated diamond anvil cells, time-resolved synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and a recently developed fast temperature readout spectrometer are used to carry out these measurements. X-ray photons at one of iron's Mössbauer resonant energies are focused on the sample in a laser heated diamond anvil cell, and when melting occurs, the characteristic Mössbauer signal abruptly decreases. Thus, time-resolved Mössbauer spectroscopy provides an excellent diagnostic for the first melt formed in the sample chamber. These outcomes will represent a significant step towards understanding the melting of iron-rich alloys at conditions of terrestrial-type planetary cores. This is in addition to applying a new method that measures the atomic dynamics to the effort of determining melting at high-pressures. The proposed research agenda offers a unique synergy and training ground for the involved students to apply state-of-the-art experimental techniques at multiple facilities, including advanced radiation sources at national facilities, to scientific problems in the area of high-pressure melting investigations of Earth materials, an active area of research. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88783
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| Appears in Collections: | 全球变化的国际研究计划
科学计划与规划
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Jennifer Jackson. Melting of compressed iron-alloys by monitoring atomic dynamics. 2017-01-01.
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