Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Melting and density of MgSiO3 determined by shock compression of bridgmanite to 1254GPa

  • Yingwei Fei,
  • Christopher T. Seagle,
  • Joshua P. Townsend,
  • Chad A. McCoy,
  • Asmaa Boujibar,
  • Peter Driscoll,
  • Luke Shulenburger,
  • Michael D. Furnish

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21170-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The authors here report high melting temperatures of MgSiO3 at 500 GPa by direct shockwave loading of pre-synthesized dense bridgemanite. This is essential data to understand the thermal evolution of the interiors of terrestrial (exo-)planets.