Shock response and phase transitions of MgO at planetary impact conditions

Root, Seth; Shulenburger, Luke; Lemke, Raymond W.; Dolan, Daniel H.; Mattsson, Thomas R.; Desjarlais, Michael P.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.198501

Shock response and phase transitions of MgO at planetary impact conditions

Journal Article · Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.198501· OSTI ID:1258478

Root, Seth ^[1]; Shulenburger, Luke ^[1]; Lemke, Raymond W. ^[1]; Dolan, Daniel H. ^[1]; Mattsson, Thomas R. ^[1]; Desjarlais, Michael P. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The moon-forming impact and the subsequent evolution of the proto-Earth is strongly dependent on the properties of materials at the extreme conditions generated by this violent collision. We examine the high pressure behavior of MgO, one of the dominant constituents in Earth’s mantle, using high-precision, plate impact shock compression experiments performed on Sandia National Laboratories’ Z Machine and extensive quantum calculations using density functional theory (DFT) and quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods. The combined data span from ambient conditions to 1.2 TPa and 42,000 K, showing solid-solid and solid-liquid phase boundaries. Furthermore our results indicate that under impact the solid and liquid phases coexist for more than 100 GPa, pushing complete melting to pressures in excess of 600 GPa. Furthermore, the high pressure required for complete shock melting has implications for a broad range of planetary collision events.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1258478

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1512906
OSTI ID: 1225232
OSTI ID: 1265953

Report Number(s):: SAND--2015-10348J; SAND--2015-10349J; 642140

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 115; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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