Magnetic properties of hexagonal closed-packed iron deduced from direct observations in a diamond anvil cell

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Gilder, S
Glen, J
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[1] Inst Phys Globe, Lab Paleomagnetisme, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[2] Berkeley Gerontol Ctr, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
[3] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Inst Tecton, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
[4] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Earth Sci, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
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10.1126/science.279.5347.72
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The attraction of hexagonal closed packed (hcp) iron to a magnet at 16.9 gigapascals and 261 degrees centigrade suggests that hcp iron is either paramagnetic or ferromagnetic with susceptibilities from 0.15 to 0.001 and magnetizations from 1800 to 15 amperes per meter, If dominant in Earth's inner core, paramagnetic hcp iron could stabilize the geodynamo.
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