Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core

The seismic anisotropy of the Earth was proposed to be due to a preferred orientation of HCP iron crystals that constitutes the dominating element in the core. The suggested mechanism involves the anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility χ of HCP iron, and it is argued that if χ is sufficiently ani...

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Published in:Физика и техника высоких давлений
Date:2003
Main Authors: Grechnev, G.E., Ahuja, R., Eriksson, O.
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Language:English
Published: Донецький фізико-технічний інститут ім. О.О. Галкіна НАН України 2003
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/167954
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Cite this:Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core / G.E. Grechnev, R. Ahuja, O. Eriksson // Физика и техника высоких давлений. — 2003. — Т. 13, № 1. — С. 14-18. — Бібліогр.: 19 назв. — англ.

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Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core / G.E. Grechnev, R. Ahuja, O. Eriksson // Физика и техника высоких давлений. — 2003. — Т. 13, № 1. — С. 14-18. — Бібліогр.: 19 назв. — англ.
0868-5924
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/167954
The seismic anisotropy of the Earth was proposed to be due to a preferred orientation of HCP iron crystals that constitutes the dominating element in the core. The suggested mechanism involves the anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility χ of HCP iron, and it is argued that if χ is sufficiently anisotropic, a preferential orientation of the HCP crystals may occur. We have calculated ab initio χ and the anisotropy energy of HCP iron for pressures and temperatures corresponding to the Earth's inner core conditions. Our calculations demonstrate that χ is smaller when the field is along the c-axis of HCP iron. Hence, a toroidal magnetic field is shown to orient HCP Fe with c-axis along the north–south direction, and combined with the data on elastic constants this explains the seismic anisotropy.
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Донецький фізико-технічний інститут ім. О.О. Галкіна НАН України
Физика и техника высоких давлений
Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
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title Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
spellingShingle Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
Grechnev, G.E.
Ahuja, R.
Eriksson, O.
title_short Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
title_full Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
title_fullStr Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
title_full_unstemmed Magnetic susceptibility of HCP iron and seismic anisotropy of the Earth’s core
title_sort magnetic susceptibility of hcp iron and seismic anisotropy of the earth’s core
author Grechnev, G.E.
Ahuja, R.
Eriksson, O.
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description The seismic anisotropy of the Earth was proposed to be due to a preferred orientation of HCP iron crystals that constitutes the dominating element in the core. The suggested mechanism involves the anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility χ of HCP iron, and it is argued that if χ is sufficiently anisotropic, a preferential orientation of the HCP crystals may occur. We have calculated ab initio χ and the anisotropy energy of HCP iron for pressures and temperatures corresponding to the Earth's inner core conditions. Our calculations demonstrate that χ is smaller when the field is along the c-axis of HCP iron. Hence, a toroidal magnetic field is shown to orient HCP Fe with c-axis along the north–south direction, and combined with the data on elastic constants this explains the seismic anisotropy.
issn 0868-5924
url https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/167954
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