Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01055
Elasticity of minerals and the influence of phase transitions.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor MA Carpenter, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Mantle & Core Processes
- Abstract:
- Following recent advances in theory and experimental methods, it has become possible to generate quantitative descriptions of anomalies in elastic constants associated with phase transitions in minerals. The magnitudes of such anomalies can be dramatic, with implications for both physical and chemical properties. A systematic investigation of the anomalous elastic properties of minerals due to a variety of phase transition mechanisms is proposed. Using elasticity measurements obtained under ambient conditions, and in situ at high pressures or at high temperature, Landau theory will be tested as an appropriate theoretical framework for describing the elastic behaviour near to phase transitions and over P, T and composition ranges well away from transition points.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01055
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £182,250
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £86,282 | £14,144 | £5,983 | £39,689 | £36,150 |
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