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

• Published in: Физика и техника высоких давлений
• Date: 2003
• Main Authors: Grechnev, G.E., Ahuja, R., Eriksson, O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Донецький фізико-технічний інститут ім. О.О. Галкіна НАН України 2003
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/167954
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• 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.

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...