Determination of sound velocity - density and melting relation of iron-alloys under high pressure and high temperature conditions
Project/Area Number |
25800292
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic geology
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Research Institution | Tohoku University |
Principal Investigator |
Sakamaki Tatsuya 東北大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (30630769)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Keywords | 地球科学 / 高圧 / 高温 / 鉄 / 地球核 / 内核 / 音速 / 密度 / 融点 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Hexagonal close-packed iron (hcp-Fe) is a main component of Earth's inner core. The difference in density between hcp-Fe and the inner core in the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM) shows a density deficit, which implies an existence of light elements in the core. Sound velocities then provide an important constraint on the amount and kind of light elements in the core. This study shows the compressional sound velocity (Vp) of hcp-Fe up to 163 GPa and 3000 K using inelastic x-ray scattering from a laser-heated sample in a diamond anvil cell. The result indicates that Earth's inner core has a 4 to 5% smaller density and a 4 to 10% smaller Vp than hcp-Fe. This demonstrates that components other than Fe in Earth’s core are required to explain Earth's core density and velocity deficits compared to hcp-Fe. Hydrogen is a good candidate; thus, Earth's core may be a hidden hydrogen reservoir. In addition, silicon and sulfur are also possible candidates.
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Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(96 results)
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[Journal Article] Constraints on Earth's inner core composition inferred from measurements of the sound velocity of hcp-iron in extreme conditions2016
Author(s)
T. Sakamaki, E. Ohtani, H. Fukui, S. Kamada, S. Takahashi, T. Sakairi, A. Takahata, T. Sakai, S. Tsutsui, D. Ishikawa, R. Shiraishi, Y. Seto, T. Tsuchiya, and A. Q. R. Baron
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Journal Title
Science Advances
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 2-2
DOI
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Sound velocity of hexagonal close-packed iron up to core pressures2013
Author(s)
Ohtani, E., Y. Shibazaki, T. Sakai, K. Mibe, H. Fukui, S. Kamada, T. Sakamaki, Y. Seto, S. Tsutsui, and A. Q. R. Baron
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Journal Title
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 40
Issue: 19
Pages: 1-6
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Peer Reviewed
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[Presentation] Development of sound velocity and density measurement for liquid Fe-alloys using multi-anvil apparatus up to 11 GPa2015
Author(s)
H. Terasaki, Y. Shimoyama, Y. Takubo, S. Kuwabara, K. Nishida, Y. Higo, S. Urakawa, S. Kishimoto, Y. Shibazaki, T. Sakamaki, M. Tahara, M. Igarashi, T. Wataniki, A. Machida, Y. Tange, Y. Katayama, T. Kondo
Organizer
Joint AIRAPT-25 & EHPRG-53 Conference
Place of Presentation
マドリッド(スペイン)
Year and Date
2015-08-30
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Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] The effect of Ni and C on sound velocity of liquid Fe at high pressure2015
Author(s)
S. Kuwabara, H. Terasaki, Y. Shimoyama, K. Nishida, Y. Higo, Y. Takubo, Y. Shibazaki, M. Tahara, M. Igarashi, T. Sakamaki, Y. Tange, T. Kondo
Organizer
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015
Place of Presentation
幕張メッセ(千葉)
Year and Date
2015-05-24
Related Report
Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] Sound velocity measurements of solid iron under high pressure and high temperature using an ultrasonic method2015
Author(s)
Y. Shibazaki, K. Nishida, Y. Higo, M. Igarashi, M. Tahara, T. Sakamaki, H. Terasaki, Y. Shimoyama, S. Kuwabara, Y. Takubo, E. Ohtani
Organizer
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015
Place of Presentation
幕張メッセ(千葉)
Year and Date
2015-05-24
Related Report
Int'l Joint Research
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