Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  

Oceanic lithosphere moves over a mechanically weak layer (asthenosphere) characterized by low seismic velocity and high attenuation. Near mid-ocean ridges, partial melting can produce such conditions because of the high-temperature geotherm. However, seismic observations have also shown a large and sharp velocity reduction under oceanic plates at the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary (LAB) far from mid-ocean ridges. Here, we report the effect of water on the seismic properties of olivine aggregates in water-undersaturated conditions at 3 GPa and 1,223 to 1,373 K via in-situ X-ray observation using cyclic loading. Our results show that water substantially enhances the energy dispersion and reduces the elastic moduli over a wide range of seismic frequencies (0.5 to 1,000 s). An attenuation peak that appears at higher frequencies (1 to 5 s) becomes more pronounced as the water content increases. If water exists only in the asthenosphere, this is consistent with the observation that the attenuation in the asthenosphere is almost constant over a wide frequency range. These sharp seismic changes at the oceanic LAB far from mid-ocean ridges could be explained by the difference in water content between the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

DOI： 10.1073/pnas.2221770120

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Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：American Geophysical Union (AGU)  

DOI： 10.1029/2022gl101769

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Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Mineralogical Society of America  

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In this study, we have investigated the crystal structure and equation of state of tetragonal CaSiO3-perovskite up to 200 GPa using synchrotron X-ray diffraction in laser-heated diamond-anvil cells. X-ray diffraction patterns of the quenched CaSiO3-perovskite above 148 GPa clearly show that 200, 211, and 220 peaks of the cubic phase split into 004+220, 204+312, and 224+400 peak pairs, respectively, in the tetragonal structure, and their calculated full-width at half maximum (FWHM) exhibits a substantial increase with pressure. The distribution of diffraction peaks suggests that the tetragonal CaSiO3-perovskite most likely has an I4/mcm space group at 300 K between 148 and 199 GPa, although other possibilities might still exist. Using the Birch-Murnaghan equations, we have determined the equation of state of tetragonal CaSiO3-perovskite, yielding the bulk modulus K0T = 227(21) GPa with the pressure derivative of the bulk modulus, K0T′ = 4.0(3). Modeled sound velocities at 580 K and around 50 GPa using our results and literature values show the difference in the compressional (VP) and shear-wave velocity (VS) between the tetragonal and cubic phases to be 5.3 and 6.7%, respectively. At ~110 GPa and 1000 K, this phase transition leads to a 4.3 and 9.1% jump in VP and VS, respectively. Since the addition of Ti can elevate the transition temperature, the transition from the tetragonal to cubic phase may have a seismic signature compatible with the observed mid-lower mantle discontinuity around the cold subduction slabs, which needs to be explored in future studies.

DOI： 10.2138/am-2021-7913

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Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Informa UK Limited  

Anelastic measurement by cyclic loading under high pressure has been developed by means of in situ X-ray observation at a synchrotron facility. In this method, the reference material is a key factor to precisely determine attenuation and moduli of unknown materials. We compared the performance of three types of reference materials (dense polycrystalline alumina, alumina single-crystal parallel to c-axis, and flexible graphite) under the pressure of 3 GPa and the temperature range between 1173 and 1373 K. The phase lags of strain between reference materials and samples show that the flexible graphite is less attenuated than dense polycrystalline alumina and alumina single crystal in various periods. The strain ratios show that the flexible graphite is much softer and can produce the measurable strain in the limited displacement. The flexible graphite, as reference material, is more excellent to detect the relatively lower energy dispersion of mantle minerals at high pressure.

DOI： 10.1080/08957959.2021.2013834

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Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Elsevier BV  

DOI： 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.048

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Event date： 2023.12

Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

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Event date： 2023.10

Language：Chinese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

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