Shock-wave compression of silica gel as a model material for comets |
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| Authors: | Akane Arasuna Masayuki Okuno Liliang Chen Tsutomu Mashimo Hiroki Okudera Tomoyuki Mizukami Shoji Arai |
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| Institution: | 1.Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering,Kanazawa University,Kanazawa,Japan;2.Institute of Pulsed Power Science,Kumamoto University,Kumamoto,Japan |
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| Abstract: | A shock-wave compression experiment using synthesized silica gel was investigated as a model for a comet impact event on the Earth’s surface. The sample shocked at 20.7 GPa showed considerable structural changes, a release of water molecules, and the dehydration of silanol (Si–OH) that led to the formation of a new Si–O–Si network structure containing larger rings (e.g., six-membered ring of SiO4 tetrahedra). The high aftershock temperature at 20.7 GPa, which could be close to 800 °C, influenced the sample structure. However, some silanols, which were presumed to be the mutually hydrogen-bonded silanol group, remained at pressures >20.7 GPa. This type of silanol along with a small number of water molecules may remain even after shock compression at 30.9 GPa, although the intermediate structure of the sample recovered was similar to that of silica glass. |
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