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Abstract
We present an ultrasonic study of the elastic moduli of epsomite (MgSO4·7H2O) in the temperature range 77–295 K at pressures up to 2.8 GPa. Elastic properties of epsomite MgSO4·7D2O at room temperature conditions (p=0–2.8 GPa) were also measured. The anomalies in dependencies of elastic characteristics were identified as phase transition points. Our research has shown that the elastic properties and the sequence of phase transitions for MgSO4·7H2O and MgSO4·7D2O are very similar at room temperature. The picture of transformations of the compressed epsomite significantly changes below 285 K.
Acknowledgements
The work has been supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (07-02-01275 and 08-02-00014), by the Russian Science Support Foundation, and by the Programs of the Presidium of RAS. ADF acknowledges funding from STFC Fellowships, PAA/S/2003/00247 and PP/E006515/1 in support of this collaboration.