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Shock-wave compression of silica gel as a model material for comets

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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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A part of this work was supported by G-COE program of Kumamoto University (GCOE-JS2012-9). This work was also supported by Grant-Aid for JSPS Fellow Grant Number 255624.

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  1. Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920–1192, Japan

    Akane Arasuna, Masayuki Okuno, Hiroki Okudera, Tomoyuki Mizukami & Shoji Arai

  2. Institute of Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan

    Liliang Chen & Tsutomu Mashimo

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Arasuna, A., Okuno, M., Chen, L. et al. Shock-wave compression of silica gel as a model material for comets. Phys Chem Minerals 43, 493–502 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-016-0809-6

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