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Terasaki et al. 2006
Terasaki, H., Suzuki, A., Ohtani, E., Nishida, K., Sakamaki, T. and Funakoshi, K. (2006). Effect of pressure on the viscosity of Fe-S and Fe-C liquids up to 16 GPa. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027147. issn: 0094-8276.

The viscosity of liquid Fe78S22 was measured up to 16 GPa and 1723 K using a high-speed CCD camera system (125 frames/s maximum). In order to prevent a chemical reaction between the sample and a Re viscosity marker sphere, the Re spheres were coated with alumina to a thickness of 1--2 ¿m. The measured viscosity coefficients were 3.2--8.5 mPa-s and the activation volume was estimated to be 1.46 cm3/mol. The viscosity of liquid Fe86C14 was also measured up to 4.5 GPa and 1843 K. The viscosity coefficients were 3.8--6.3 mPa-s. There was no large difference in viscosity coefficient and activation volume between the Fe-S and Fe-C eutectic liquids in the range of measurement. Viscosities of Fe-S and Fe-C eutectic liquids are likely to remain low in the planetary interior.

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Keywords
Mineralogy and Petrology, Experimental mineralogy and petrology, Mineralogy and Petrology, Fluid flow, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, Instruments and techniques, Tectonophysics, Core processes (1213, 1507)
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Geophysical Research Letters
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