Ab initio theory of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

Á Gali - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a solid-state defect qubit with favorable
coherence time up to room temperature, which could be harnessed in several quantum …

Principles and techniques of the quantum diamond microscope

EV Levine, MJ Turner, P Kehayias, CA Hart… - …, 2019 - degruyter.com
We provide an overview of the experimental techniques, measurement modalities, and
diverse applications of the quantum diamond microscope (QDM). The QDM employs a …

Sustaining Earth's magnetic dynamo

M Landeau, A Fournier, HC Nataf, D Cébron… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Earth's magnetic field is generated by fluid motions in the outer core. This geodynamo has
operated for over 3.4 billion years. However, the mechanism that has sustained the …

Strange messenger: A new history of hydrogen on Earth, as told by Xenon

KJ Zahnle, M Gacesa, DC Catling - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric xenon is strongly mass fractionated, the result of a process that apparently
continued through the Archean and perhaps beyond. Previous models that explain Xe …

Direct age constraints on the magnetism of Jack Hills zircon

RJM Taylor, SM Reddy, DW Saxey, WDA Rickard… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
A potential record of Earth's magnetic field going back 4.2 billion years (Ga) ago is carried by
magnetite inclusions in zircon grains from the Jack Hills. This magnetite may be secondary …

Paleomagnetism indicates that primary magnetite in zircon records a strong Hadean geodynamo

JA Tarduno, RD Cottrell, RK Bono… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Determining the age of the geomagnetic field is of paramount importance for understanding
the evolution of the planet because the field shields the atmosphere from erosion by the …

Zircon trace element evidence for early hydrothermal activity on Mars

J Gillespie, AJ Cavosie, D Fougerouse, CL Ciobanu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Finding direct evidence for hydrous fluids on early Mars is of interest for understanding the
origin of water on rocky planets, surface processes, and conditions essential for habitability …

Magnesium partitioning between Earth's mantle and core and its potential to drive an early exsolution geodynamo

J Badro, J Aubert, K Hirose, R Nomura… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium partitioning between metal and silicate was experimentally investigated
between 34 and 138 GPa, 3,500 and 5,450 K using laser‐heated diamond anvil cells. The …

High‐sensitivity moment magnetometry with the quantum diamond microscope

RR Fu, EA Lima, MWR Volk… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in magnetic fields on the ancient Earth and other planetary bodies has motivated the
paleomagnetic analysis of complex rocks such as meteorites that carry heterogeneous …

Statistical reanalysis of Archean zircon paleointensities: no evidence for stagnant-lid tectonics

RR Fu, N Drabon, BP Weiss, C Borlina… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The initiation of mobile-lid plate tectonics on Earth represented a critical transition towards a
more familiar world in terms of surface temperature stabilization, biogeochemical cycling …