Influence of structural relaxation on the low-temperature thermal conductivity of ancient natural glasses |
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Authors: | M S Love A C Anderson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois;(2) Present address: VLSI Technology Inc., 9651 Westover Hills Blvd., 78251 San Antonio, TX |
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Abstract: | The thermal conductivities of two natural glasses, amber and obsidian, were measured over the temperature range 0.06–10 K both in the as-received condition and following heat-treatments near and above the glass-transition temperature. The of amber decreased 6% with heat treatment revealing that this glass had undergone configurational relaxation during the 107 years prior to measurement, but with a relaxation time greater than seven years. The of the obsidian did not change with heat treatment, a null result possibly produced by the ratio of oxides comprising the glass. |
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