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The composition of the core by sound velocity measurements under high pressure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K14418
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic geology
Research InstitutionKumamoto University

Principal Investigator

Nakajima Yoichi  熊本大学, 大学院先導機構, 助教 (50700209)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords地球コア / 軽元素 / 液体鉄合金 / 高圧下音速測定 / 非弾性X線散乱 / 地球コア組成 / 音速 / 高圧高温実験
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have determined the P-wave velocity of liquid Fe, Fe-P, and Fe-N alloys up to 80 GPa using the laser-heated diamond anvil cell combined with the inelastic X-ray scattering method. The results show that phosphorous has negligible effect on the P-wave velocity of liquid Fe while nitrogen increases that of liquid Fe. Bases on the present pressure-velocity data, we constructed equations of state (EoS) for liquid Fe-P and Fe-N. Using the EoSs, we estimated the velocity and density of both alloys under the Earth’s core conditions, and then compared them with the seismological observations of the liquid outer core. From the comparison, the maximum contents of phosphorus and nitrogen in the core are constrained to be 17 wt% and 3.5 wt%, respectively.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地球中心核の化学組成は、地球の材料物質、マグマオーシャンから金属核が分離した核形成時の状況、及びマントル対流・コアダイナモといった現在のダイナミクスを理解するために欠かせない。地球中心核の大部分を占める液体外核は鉄(Fe)を主成分とし、10%程度の軽元素が含まれていることが知られているが、この軽元素種類、量比についてはは未解明のままである。当核研究課題では、コア軽元素の候補であるリンと窒素に着目し、これら元素と鉄の液体合金の音速を高圧下で測定し、地球中心核の唯一の観測情報である地震波速度と比較することで、リン及び窒素の含有量に制約を与えた。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sorbonne University(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Auxiliary optics for meV-resolved inelastic x-ray scattering at SPring-8: Microfocus, analyzer masks, Soller slit, soller screen, and beam position monitor2019

    • Author(s)
      Baron Alfred Q. R.、Ishikawa Daisuke、Fukui Hiroshi、Nakajima Yoichi
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 2054 Pages: 020002-020002

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5084562

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Static and dynamic structures of liquid Ba8Ga16Sn30: a melt of the thermoelectric clathrate compounds2018

    • Author(s)
      M. Inui, K. Suekuni, Y. Kajihara, S. Hosokawa, T. Takabatake, Y. Nakajima, K. Matsuda, K. Ohara, H. Uchiyama, and S. Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

      Volume: 30 Issue: 45 Pages: 455101-455101

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-648x/aae3f3

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Boron-doped diamond as a new heating element for internal-resistive heated diamond-anvil cell2018

    • Author(s)
      Ozawa Haruka、Tateno Shigehiko、Xie Longjian、Nakajima Yoichi、Sakamoto Naoya、Kawaguchi Saori I.、Yoneda Akira、Hirao Naohisa
    • Journal Title

      High Pressure Research

      Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Pages: 120-135

    • DOI

      10.1080/08957959.2018.1441407

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sound velocity of liquid Fe-P alloy under high pressure based on inelastic X-ray scattering measurements2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima Y., Kinoshita D., Kuwayama Y., Hirose K., Iwamoto A., Tateno S., Ishikawa D., Baron A.Q.R.
    • Organizer
      Joint Symposium of Misasa 2019 & Core-Mantle Coevolution
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 第一原理計算に基づく高圧下における液体Fe-O合金の構造と電子状態2019

    • Author(s)
      田中昇兵, 中口慎也, 高良明英, 中島陽一, 下條冬樹,
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Inelastic scattering measurements on iron alloys under high pressure: applications for the nature of planetary cores2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima Y., Hirose K., Matsuoka T., Mitsui T., Hirao N., Yoda Y.
    • Organizer
      The 9th TOYOTA RIKEN International Workshop on New Developments and Prospects for the Future of Mossbauer Spectroscopy
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sound velocity of liquid Fe under high pressure2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima Y., Kuwayama Y., Hirose K., Ishikawa D., Baron A.Q.R.
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Inelastic X-ray scattering measurements on liquid Fe-P alloy at high pressure2018

    • Author(s)
      Kinoshita D., Nakajima Y., Kosugi S., Kuwayama Y., Hirose K., Ishikawa D., Baron A.Q.R.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Advanced Materials Having Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom (ISAMMDoF 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sound velocity measurements on liquid Fe-P alloy under high pressure2018

    • Author(s)
      Kinoshita D., Nakajima Y., Kosugi S., Kuwayama Y., Hirose K., Ishikawa D., Baron A.Q.R.
    • Organizer
      Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 高圧下におけるFe-Si-H合金の核共鳴非弾性散乱測定2018

    • Author(s)
      中島陽一, 廣瀬敬, 松岡岳洋, 三井隆也, 平尾直久, 依田芳卓
    • Organizer
      第59回高圧討論会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 液体Fe-P合金の高圧下非弾性X線散乱測定2018

    • Author(s)
      木下大輔, 中島陽一, 小杉尚太郎, 桑山靖弘, 廣瀬敬, 石川大介, Alfred Q.R. BARON
    • Organizer
      第59回高圧討論会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 第一原理計算による高圧下での液体Fe-Siの構造と輸送特性2018

    • Author(s)
      中口慎也,三澤賢明,高良明英,中島陽一,下條冬樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2018年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] First-principles molecular-dynamics study of static structure of liquid Fe-Si under pressure2018

    • Author(s)
      Nakaguchi S., Misawa A., Koura A., Nakajima Y., Shimojo F.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Advanced Materials Having Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom (ISAMMDoF 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 第一原理計算による地球外核条件下のFe-Sメルトの輸送特性2018

    • Author(s)
      中口慎也,三澤賢明,高良明英,中島陽一,下條冬樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第73回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Constrains on light elements in Earth's core via sound velocity measurements of liquid Fe alloys2017

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima, Y., Kawaguchi, S.I., Hirose, K., Komabayashi, T., Kuwayama, Y., Baron, A.Q.R.
    • Organizer
      JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 非弾性X線散乱による液体鉄合金の高圧下音速測定2017

    • Author(s)
      中島陽一, 桑山靖弘, 河口沙織, 廣瀬敬, 舘野繁彦, 筒井智嗣 ,内山裕士, 石川大介, BARON Alfred
    • Organizer
      第58回高圧討論会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] A Volatile rich Earth’s core?2017

    • Author(s)
      Morard, G., Antonangeli, D., Andrault, D., Nakajima, Y.
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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