Table 1 Oxygen self-diffusion parameters for MgO global fit as a function of pressure and temperature (from Ita and Cohen14)

From: Periclase deforms more slowly than bridgmanite under mantle conditions

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Attempt frequency

νa

5.4 THz

Activation entropy at P = 0

S0

4 kB

S0 pressure derivative

S’0

0.02 kB GPa−1

Activation energy

E0

0.4 × 10−19 J

Activation volume at P = 0

V0

16.7 Å3

V0 pressure derivative

V’0

−0.038 Å3 GPa−1