The formation and evolution of Asteroids

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Title
The formation and evolution of Asteroids
CoPED ID
bb98c62f-12a4-4a22-9c35-82939864e77b
Status
Closed
Funders
STFC
STFC
STFC
STFC
STFC
Value
No funds listed.
Start Date
Sept. 30, 2016
End Date
Sept. 30, 2020
Description

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The aim of this project is to characterise the mineralogical and chemical properties of the thermally altered CI and CM chondrites. The project will use X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and trace element abundance measurements. Results will be placed in the context of hydration and dynamic heating experiments aimed at understanding the timescales for the mineralogical changes. In addition, the student will measure the infrared signatures associated with altered and un-altered samples under Earth-like and asteroid-like conditions.

Sara Russell SUPER_PER
Neil Bowles SUPER_PER
Helena Bates STUDENT_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Mineralogy
  2. Trace elements

Extracted key phrases
  1. Trace element abundance measurement
  2. Mineralogical change
  3. Dynamic heating experiment
  4. Aim
  5. Project
  6. Chemical property
  7. Cm chondrite
  8. Formation
  9. Infrared signature
  10. Ray diffraction
  11. Thermogravimetric analysis
  12. Asteroids

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UKRI project entry

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