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Table 3 Variations of unit cell parameters for H-phase across a laser-heated spot at 119 GPa. The unit cell volume of the H-phase coexisting with the ppv gradually decreased by 0.54 % over the same 10 μm distance from the center to the margin in the heated spot. N is the number of reflections from multiple grains at each sample position

From: Unit cell determination of coexisting post-perovskite and H-phase in (Mg,Fe)SiO3 using multigrain XRD: compositional variation across a laser heating spot at 119 GPa

Sample position

N

a (Å)

σ (a)

c (Å)

σ (c)

V3)

σ (V)

aNe (Å)

σ (a)

P (GPa)

Heating center

71

5.0674

0.0003

2.8265

0.0003

62.86

0.01

2.923

0.005

119

5 μm off center

101

5.0665

0.0002

2.8232

0.0003

62.76

0.01

2.924

0.004

119

10 μm off center

71

5.0577

0.0004

2.8220

0.0003

62.52

0.01

2.924

0.006

119

15 μm off center

120

5.0624

0.0002

2.8192

0.0003

62.57

0.01

2.920

0.011

120