Abstracts for the 1997 NSLS Activity Report

Projects based on data collected between October 1,1996 and September 30, 1997

Equation of State of NaCl from Simultaneous Ultrasonic and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Measurements, Ganglin Chen, Yegor D. Sinelnikov, Michael T. Vaughan, and Robert C. Liebermann (CHiPR at Stony Brook,)

Sound Velocity Measurements at Simultaneous High Pressure and Temperature For Polycrystalline San Carlos Olivine, Ganglin Chen, Yegor D. Sinelnikov, Robert C. Liebermann (CHiPR at Stony Brook) and Gabriel D. Gwanmesia, K. Darling (Delaware St. U.)

An Experimental Design for Low Pressure and High Temperature, Jiuhua Chen (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Following Olivine-Spinel Phase Transition in Fayalite with TIPS, Jiuhua Chen and Donald J. Weidner (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Stress Measurement of Anhydrous and Hydrous phase of Ringwoodite. Jiuhua Chen, Donald J. Weidner, Toru Inoue, Hiroyuki Kagi and Michael T. Vaughan (CHiPR at Stony Brook

Rheological Study of Lower Mantle Minerals, Perovskite and Periclase, Jiuhua Chen, Donald J. Weidner, Michael T. Vaughan and Hiroyuki Kagi (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Time Resolved Diffraction Measurement with an Imaging Plate at High Pressure and Temperature, Jiuhua Chen, Donald J. Weidner, Michael T. Vaughan, Rui Li, John B. Parise, Carey C. Koleda and Kenneth J. Baldwin (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Elasticity of Polycrystalline Mg4Si4O12 Majorite Garnet at P=9 Gpa and T=1000K in a DIA-Type Cubic-Anvil Apparatus Interfaced with Synchrotron X-rays, Gabriel D. Gwanmesia (Delaware St. U.), Ganglin Chen, Joseph Cooke, Lucy Flesch, Robert C. Liebermann, and Michael T. Vaughan (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Strength Measurements of Carbonado, a Natural Polycrystal Diamond, Hiroyuki Kagi, Jeffrey Sweeney, Jiuhua Chen and Donald J. Weidner (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Simultaneous Ultrasonic Interferometry and in-situ X-ray Studies on Forsterite (Mg2SiO4-olivine): P-V-Vp-Vs-T Measurements to 8 GPa and 1300 K, Baosheng Li, Jun Liu, Lucy Flesch, Robert C. Liebermann, Jiuhua Chen (CHiPR at Stony Brook), Brian Savage (UC Berkeley)

Simultaneous Ultrasonic Interferometry and in-situ X-ray Studies on Wadsleyite (b-Mg2SiO4): P-V-Vp-Vs-T Measurements to 7 GPa 885K, Baosheng Li, Jun Liu, L. Flesch, Robert C. Liebermann, Jiuhua Chen (CHiPR at Stony Brook), and Gabriel D. Gwanmesia (Delaware State U.)

Thermal Equation of State of Stishovite, Jun Liu, Jianzhong Zhang, Lucy Flesch, Baosheng Li, Donald J. Weidner, and Robert C. Liebermann (CHiPR, SUNY at Stony Brook)

Shear Wave Velocity of MgSiO3 Perovskite up to 8 GPa and 400° C, Yegor D. Sinelnikov, Ganglin Chen, Jun Liu, D. Neuville, Robert C. Liebermann, and Donald J. Weidner (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Thermoelastic Properties of CaTiO3-CaSiO3 Perovskites, Yegor D. Sinelnikov, Jianzhong Zhang, Robert C. Liebermann (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Equations of State of MgSiO3 in the Sub-Perovskite Pressure Range, Michael T. Vaughan, Emily. K. Bell, and Jianzhong Zhang (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Use of Sintered Diamond Anvils in a 6-8 High-Pressure Apparatus, Michael T. Vaughan, Donald J. Weidner, Jiuhua Chen, and Carey C. Koleda (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Phase Transition in Zeolite A at 2 Kbars and 800° C Using SAM-85, Yanbin Wang (U. Chicago), Jiuhua Chen, Frederick Bejina, (CHiPR, SUNY at Stony Brook), M. C. Hash, L. Leibowitz, M. C. Petri, J. W. Richardson, Jr., (ANL)

Strength of the Subducted Slab: Implications for Deep Focus Earthquakes , Donald J. Weidner, Jiuhua Chen, Junichi Ando, and Yujun Wu (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

The Rheological Study of "Super Dry" Forsterite at High Pressure and Temperature, Yujun Wu, Donald J. Weidner, Jun Liu, Michael T. Vaughan and Jianzhong Zhang (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Room Temperature Compression of CdO, Jianzhong Zhang (CHiPR at Stony Brook)

Comparative Compressibility of Calcite-structure Carbonates, Jianzhong Zhang and Richard J. Reeder (CHiPR at Stony Brook)