Melting and density of MgSiO3 determined by shock compression of bridgmanite to 1254GPa

oleh: Yingwei Fei, Christopher T. Seagle, Joshua P. Townsend, Chad A. McCoy, Asmaa Boujibar, Peter Driscoll, Luke Shulenburger, Michael D. Furnish

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

The authors here report high melting temperatures of MgSiO3 at 500 GPa by direct shockwave loading of pre-synthesized dense bridgemanite. This is essential data to understand the thermal evolution of the interiors of terrestrial (exo-)planets.