Experimental Determination of the Melting Temperature and   Structure of Carbon and Fe-compounds at High Pressure
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This project represents a continuation of research previously                   supported by NSF grant EAR85-18138 concerning high-pressure                     experimental studies of the melting behavior and structure of                   quenched melts of Earth materials.  Pressure-temperature                        conditions up to 300 kilobars and 6000>K are achieved by focussed               laser heating of samples in a diamond-anvil high pressure cell.                 Sample temperatures are determined by continuous-spectrum                       analysis of thermal emissivity; pressure is determined by the                   ruby-fluorescence technique.  Specific objectives of the project                include completion of the determination of the melting curve of                 carbon at high pressure and initiation of melting studies of                    (mg,Fe)O and (Mg,Fe)SiO3 (perovskite).  The results of these                    studies will provide important information on the behavior of                   quenched melts of Earth materials.
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