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Gilder, S.A., LeGoff, M., Chervin, J. and Peyronneau, J. (2004). Magnetic properties of single and multi-domain magnetite under pressures from 0 to 6 GPa. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019844. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Using novel experimental methods, we measured the acquisition of isothermal remanent magnetization, direct field demagnetization, and alternating field demagnetization of multi-domain (MD) and single domain (SD) magnetite under hydrostatic pressures to 6 GPa. We find that the saturation remanence of MD magnetite increases 2.8 times over initial, non-compressed values by 6 GPa, while its remanent coercivity remains relatively constant. For SD magnetite, remanent coercivity and saturation remanence vary little from 0 to 1 GPa, increase markedly from 1 to 3 GPa, then plateau above 3 GPa. These new findings suggest that by 3 GPa, SD magnetite either undergoes a magnetic phase transition, or that it reaches an optimal magnetic state where magnetostriction and/or magnetocrystalline energy constants attain some threshold state without reorganization of the pre-existing magnetic lattices. Similar behavior is not observed in MD magnetite, likely due to domain wall effects. |
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Keywords
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Rock and mineral magnetism, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Instruments and techniques, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, NMR, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and other magnetic techniques, Mineral Physics, Instruments and techniques |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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