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dc.contributor.authorMüller, Sebastian-
dc.contributor.authorHelo, Christoph-
dc.contributor.authorKeller, Franziska-
dc.contributor.authorTaddeucci, J.-
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Jonathan-
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-23T09:47:27Z-
dc.date.available2019-01-23T10:47:27Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/280-
dc.description.abstractElectrification in volcanic ash plumes often leads to syn-eruptive lightning discharges. High temperatures in and around lightning plasma channels have the potential to chemically alter, re-melt, and possibly volatilize ash fragments in the eruption cloud. In this study, we experimentally simulate temperature conditions of volcanic lightning in the laboratory, and systematically investigate the effects of rapid melting on the morphology and chemical composition of ash. Samples of different size and composition are ejected towards an artificially generated electrical arc. Post-experiment ash morphologies include fully melted spheres, partially melted particles, agglomerates, and vesiculated particles. High-speed imaging reveals various processes occurring during the short lightning-ash interactions, such as particle melting and rounding, foaming, and explosive particle fragmentation. Chemical analyses of the flash-melted particles reveal considerable bulk loss of Cl, S, P and Na through thermal vaporization. Element distribution patterns suggest convection as a key process of element transport from the interior of the melt droplet to rim where volatiles are lost. Modeling the degree of sodium loss delivers maximum melt temperatures between 3290 and 3490 K. Our results imply that natural lighting strikes may be an important agent of syn-eruptive morphological and chemical processing of volcanic ash.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.rightsCC BYde_DE
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subject.ddc550 Geowissenschaftende_DE
dc.subject.ddc550 Earth sciencesen_GB
dc.titleFirst experimental observations on melting and chemical modification of volcanic ash during lightning interactionen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde_DE
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-278-
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jgu.type.versionPublished versionen_GB
jgu.type.resourceText-
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 09 Chemie, Pharmazie u. Geowissensch.-
jgu.organisation.number7950-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleScientific reports-
jgu.journal.volume8-
jgu.pages.alternativeArt. 1389-
jgu.publisher.year2018-
jgu.publisher.nameMacmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature-
jgu.publisher.placeLondon-
jgu.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19608-3-
jgu.publisher.issn2045-2322-
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode550-
opus.date.accessioned2019-01-23T09:47:27Z-
opus.date.modified2019-01-25T10:21:46Z-
opus.date.available2019-01-23T10:47:27-
opus.subject.dfgcode00-000-
opus.organisation.stringFB 09: Chemie, Pharmazie und Geowissenschaften: Institut für Geowissenschaftende_DE
opus.identifier.opusid58798-
opus.institute.number0902-
opus.metadataonlyfalse-
opus.type.contenttypeKeinede_DE
opus.type.contenttypeNoneen_GB
opus.affiliatedMüller, Sebastian-
opus.affiliatedHelo, Christoph-
opus.affiliatedKeller, Franziska-
opus.affiliatedCastro, Jonathan-
jgu.publisher.doi10.1038/s41598-018-19608-3
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
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