Spin state transition and partitioning of iron: Effects on mantle dynamics

Kenny Vilella (1) , Sang-Heon Shim (2) , Cinzia Farnetani (3) , James Badro (4, 1)

1 IPGP (UMR_7154) - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
2 SESE - School of Earth and Space Exploration [Tempe]
3 IPGP - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
4 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Mots clés: spin state transition; Earth's lower mantle; Fe partitioning; convection; geodynamics

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

Kenny Vilella, Sang-Heon Shim, Cinzia Farnetani, James Badro. Spin state transition and partitioning of iron: Effects on mantle dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2015, 417, pp.57-66. ⟨10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.009⟩. ⟨insu-02913710⟩