| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥9,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We determined the grain growth and diffusion rates of hcp iron and estimated the dominant deformation mechanism and viscosity of the inner core based on the experimental results. As a result, chemical heterogeneity is essential to interpret the observed heterogeneity between the eastern and western sides of the inner core in seismic attenuation. Moreover, we experimentally showed the small effect of Si on viscosity of hcp iron, indicating that light element(s) rather than Si may significantly affect the viscosity of the inner core.
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