Planetary Science Seminar winter-2013
Measuring Thermal Conductivity at High Pressures and Temperatures in the Laser-Heated Diamond Anvil
Jan. 31, 2013,
noon - 1 p.m.
Slichter 3853
Presented By:
Emma Rainey
UCLA
Determining mineral thermal conductivities at extreme pressures and temperatures is critical for modeling heat flow in planetary interiors. I will present early results from our joint experimental and modeling effort to measure thermal conductivity in the laser-heated diamond anvil and the implications for the thermal conductivity at the base of Earth’s mantle.