Composition of the Earth's inner core from high-pressure sound velocity measurements in Fe–Ni–Si alloys

Antonangeli, Daniele; Siebert, Julien; Badro, James; Farber, Daniel L.; Fiquet, Guillaume; Morard, Guillaume; Ryerson, Frederick J.

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.018

Title: Composition of the Earth's inner core from high-pressure sound velocity measurements in Fe–Ni–Si alloys

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Earth and Planetary Science Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.018· OSTI ID:1116957

Antonangeli, Daniele; Siebert, Julien; Badro, James; Farber, Daniel L.; Fiquet, Guillaume; Morard, Guillaume; Ryerson, Frederick J.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

OSTI ID:: 1116957

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-425397

Journal Information:: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 295, Issue 1-2; ISSN 0012-821X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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