Ultrasonic shear velocities of MgSiO3-perovskite at high pressure and temperature and lower mantle composition
Ultrasonic interferometric measurements of the shear elastic properties of MgSiO{sub 3} perovskite were conducted on three polycrystalline specimens at conditions up to pressures of 8 gigapascals and temperatures of 800 kelvin. The acoustic measurements produced the pressure (P) and temperature (T) derivatives of the shear modulus (G), namely ({partial_derivative}G/{partial_derivative}P){sub T} = 1.8 {+-} 0.4 and ({partial_derivative}G/{partial_derivative}T){sub P} = 2.9 {+-} 0.3 x 10{sup 2} gigapascals per kelvin. Combining these derivatives with the derivatives that were measured for the bulk modulus and thermal expansion of MgSiO{sub 3} perovskite provided data that suggest lower mantle compositions between pyrolite and C1 carbonaceous chondrite and a lower mantle potential temperature of 1500 {+-} 200 kelvin.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930069
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80696-2008-JA; SCEHDK; TRN: US200822%%1185
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 291; ISSN 0193-4511
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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