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Title: Viscosity of Fe-Ni-C Liquids up to Core Pressures and Implications for Dynamics of Planetary Cores

Journal Article · · Geophys. Res. Lett.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095991· OSTI ID:1847669

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - Office Of Science; DOE - BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES; DOE-NNSA; FOREIGN; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI ID:
1847669
Journal Information:
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 49, Issue (4)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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