Table 1 Parameters describing the nucleation rates and waiting times for spontaneous freezing of supercooled Fe1−xCx liquids
From: Constraining Earth’s core composition from inner core nucleation
Wilson et al. (2023) | This study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe0.99C0.01 | Fe0.97C0.03 | Fe0.95C0.05 | Fe0.90C0.10 | |
N (m−3) | 6.8 × 10−35 | 2.3 × 10−34 | 2.8 × 10−34 | |
S (s−1) | 5 × 1013 | 1.2 × 1012 | 1.6 × 1012 | |
τ0 (s m−3) | 2.93 × 10−23 | 4.63 × 10−23 | 6.48 × 10−23 | 1.51 × 10−22 |
hf (J m−3) | 0.57 × 1010 | 1.30 × 1010 | 1.35 × 1010 ± 2 × 109 | 1.55 × 1010 ± 2.5 × 109 |
hc | 1 × 10−3 | 1 × 10−6 | 1 × 10−6 ± 5 × 10−7 | 1 × 10−6 ± 5 × 10−7 |
γ (J m−2) | 1.005 | 1.005 | 1.005 ± 0.01 | 1.005 ± 0.004 |
Tm (K) | 6444 | 6348 | 5866 | 5338 |
