Publications

Peer-reviewed papers:

[44] Pommier, A., M.J. Walter, M. Hao, J. Yang, and R. Hrubiak, Acoustic and electrical properties of Fe-Ti oxides and application to the deep lunar mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 628, 118570, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118570, 2024.

[43] Pommier, A., M.J. Tauber, H. Pirotte, G. Cody, A. Steele, E.S. Bullock, B. Charlier, and B.O. Mysen, Experimental Investigation of the Bonding of Sulfur in Highly Reduced Silicate Glasses and Melts, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 363, 114-128, 2023.

[42] Tauber, M.J., S. Saxena, H. Ginestet, E. S. Bullock, and A. Pommier, Electrical Properties of Iron Sulfide-bearing Dunite under Pressure: Effect of Temperature, Composition, and Annealing Time, American Mineralogist, 108, 2193-2208, https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2023-9054, 2023.

[41] Pirotte, H., C. Cartier, O. Namur, A. Pommier, Y. Zhang, J. Berndt, S. Klemme, B. Charlier, Internal differentiation and volatile budget of Mercury inferred from the partitioning of heat-producing elements at highly reduced conditions, Icarus, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115699, 2023.

[40] Pommier, A., and A. McEwen, Io: A Unique World in our Solar System, Elements (in Jupiter’s moon Io, Elements Special Volume 18, 6,  Eds:  A. Pommier and A. McEwen), 368-373, https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.18.6.368, 2022.

[39] Wilson, A. J., M. Pozzo, D. Alfé, A. M. Walker, S. Greenwood, A. Pommier, and C. J. Davies, Powering Earth's ancient dynamo with silicon precipitation, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100692. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100692, 2022. 

[38] Pommier, A., P. Driscoll, Y. Fei, M. J. Walter, Investigating Metallic Cores using Experiments on the Physical Properties of Liquid Iron Alloys, Frontiers in Earth Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.956971, 2022.

[37] Greenwood S., C. Davies, A. Pommier, Influence of Thermal Stratification on the Structure and Evolution of the Martian Core, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095198. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL0951982021, 2021.

[36] Saxena S., A. Pommier, M. J. Tauber, Iron Sulfides and Anomalous Electrical Resistivity in Cratonic Environments, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2021JB022297, 2021.

[35] Naif S., K. Selway, B.S. Murphy, G. Egbert, A. Pommier, Electrical conductivity of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 313, 106661, 2021.

[34] Pommier, A., K. Leinenweber, H. Pirotte, T. Yu, Y. Wang, In situ Electrical and Viscosity Measurements of Fe-S Alloys under Pressure using Synchrotron X-ray Radiography, High-Pressure Research, doi: 10.1080/08957959.2020.1865343, 2020.

[33] Pommier A., C. Davies, R. Zhang, A Joint Experimental-Modeling Investigation of the Effect of Light Elements on Dynamos in Small Planets and Moons, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, doi: 10.1029/2020JE006492, 2020.

[32] Pommier A., Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Nickel on the Electrical Resistivity of Fe-Ni and Fe-Ni-S Alloys under Pressure, American Mineralogist, 105 (7), 1069-1077, 2020.

[31] Pommier A., K. Leinenweber, T. Tran, Mercury’s Thermal Evolution Controlled by an Insulating Liquid Outermost Core?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, doi:10.1016/j.epsl. 2019.04.022, 517, 125-134, 2019. 

[30] Zhang Z., T. Qin, A. Pommier, M.M. Hirschmann, Carbon Storage in Fe-Ni-S Liquids in the Deep Upper Mantle and its Relation to Diamond and Fe-Ni Alloy Precipitation, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 520, 164-174, 2019.

[29] Pommier A., Q. Williams, R. L. Evans, I. Pal, Z. Zhang, Electrical Investigation of Natural Lawsonite under Temperature in the Pressure Range 1-10 GPa and Application to Subduction Contexts, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 124, doi: 10.1029/2018JB016899, 2019.

[28] Pommier A. and J. Roberts, Understanding electrical signals from below Earth’s surface, Eos 99, doi: 10.1029/2018EO108517,  https://eos.org/project-updates/understanding-electrical-signals-from-below-earths-surface, 2018.

[27] Pommier A., Highlights & Breakthroughs contribution for American Mineralogist "Probing planetary core structure and dynamics using density and sound velocity“, American Mineralogist, invited paper, doi:10.2138/am-2019-6775, 2018. 

[26] Pommier A., Influence of Sulfur on the Electrical Resistivity of a Crystallizing Core in Small Terrestrial Bodies, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 496, 37-46, 2018. 

[25] Pommier A. and K. Leinenweber, Electrical Cell Assembly for Reproducible Conductivity Experiments in the Multi-Anvil, American Mineralogist, 103, 1298-1305, 2018. 

[24] Pommier A., D. L. Kohlstedt, L. Hansen, S. J. Mackwell, M. Tasaka, F. Heidelbach, K. Leinenweber, Transport properties of olivine grain boundaries from electrical conductivity experiments, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 173:41, 2018. 

[23] Pommier A., V. Laurenz, C. Davies, D. Frost, Melting Phase Relations in the Fe-S and Fe-S-O Systems at Core Conditions in Small Terrestrial Bodies, Icarus, 306, 150-162, 2018.

[22] Davies C. and A. Pommier, Iron Snow in the Martian Core?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 481, 189-200, 2018. 

[21] Zhang, Z. and A. Pommier, Electrical investigation of metal-olivine systems and application to the deep interior of Mercury, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 122, doi:10.1002/2017JE005390, 2017. 

[20] Pommier A. and R.L. Evans, Constraints on Fluids in Subduction Zones from Electromagnetic Data, Geosphere, 13 (4), doi:10.1130/GES01473.1, 2017. 

[19] Pommier A., K. Leinenweber, and M. Tasaka, Experimental Investigation of the Electrical Behavior of Olivine during Partial Melting under Pressure and Application to the Lunar Mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 425, 242-255, 2015. 

[18] Pommier A., K. Leinenweber, D. Kohlstedt, C. Qi, E. J. Garnero, S. Mackwell, J. Tyburczy, Experimental Constraints on the Electrical Anisotropy of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere System, Nature, 522, 202-206, doi:10.1038/nature14502, 2015. 

[17] Pichavant M., B. Scaillet, A. Pommier, G. Iacono Marziano, and R. Cioni, Nature and evolution of primitive Vesuvius magmas: an experimental study, Journal of Petrology, 55(11), 2281-2310, 2014. 

[16] Khan A., J. A. D. Connolly, A. Pommier, and J. Noir. Geophysical evidence for melt in the deep lunar interior and implications for lunar evolution, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 2014.

[15] Pommier A., Geophysical assessment of fluid storage conditions and migration in subduction zones, Earth Planets and Space, 66:38, 2014. 

[14] Pommier A., and E. J. Garnero, Petrology-based Modeling of Mantle Melt Electrical Conductivity and Joint-Interpretation of Electromagnetic and Seismic Results, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, doi:10.1002/2013JB010449, 2014. 

[13] Pommier A., Interpretation of magnetotelluric results using laboratory measurements, invited review paper, Surveys in Geophysics, doi: 10.1007/s10712-013-9226-2, 2014. 

[12] Pommier A., R. L. Evans, K. Key, J. Tyburczy, S. Mackwell and J. Elsenbeck, Prediction of silicate melt viscosity from electrical conductivity: A model and its geophysical implications, G-Cubed, 14, doi:10.1002/ggge.20103, 2013. 

[11] Khan A., A. Pommier, G. Neumann and K. Mosegaard, The lunar moho and the internal structure of the Moon: A geophysical perspective, Tectonophysics, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.02.024, 2013. 

[10] Key K., S. Constable, L. Liu and A. Pommier, Electrical image of passive mantle upwelling beneath the northern East Pacific Rise, Nature, 495, 499-502, doi:10.1038/nature11932, 2013. 

[9] Pommier A., T.L. Grove and B. Charlier, Water storage and early hydrous melting of the Martian mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 333-334, 272–281, 2012. 

[8] Carporzen L., B. P. Weiss, S. A. Gilder, A. Pommier and R. J. Hart, Lightning remagnetization of the Vredefort impact crater: No evidence for impact- generated magnetic fields, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, 117, E01007, doi:10.1029/2011JE003919, 2012. 

[7] Pommier A. and E. LeTrong, SIGMELTS: A web portal for electrical conductivity calculations in geosciences, Computers and Geosciences, 37, 1450-1459, doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2011.01.002, 2011. 

[6] Caricchi L., A. Pommier, M. Pistone, J. Castro, A. Burgisser and D. Perugini, Strain-induced magma degassing: Insights from simple shear experiments on bubble bearing melts, Bulletin of Volcanology, doi:10.1007/s00445-011-0471-2, 2011. 

[5] Pommier A., P. Tarits, S. Hautot, M. Pichavant, B. Scaillet and F. Gaillard, A new petrological and geophysical investigation of the present-day plumbing system of Mount Vesuvius, G-Cubed, 11(7), doi:10.1029/2010GC003059, 2010. 

[4] Pommier A., F. Gaillard, M. Malki and M. Pichavant, Methodological re- evaluation of the electrical conductivity of silicate melts, American Mineralogist, 95, 284–291, 2010. 

[3] Pommier A., F. Gaillard, M. Pichavant, Time-dependent changes of electrical conductivity of basaltic melts with redox state, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009. 12.005, 2010. 

[2] Pommier A., Electrical properties of magmas, PhD thesis, 2009. 

[1] Pommier A., F. Gaillard, M. Pichavant and B. Scaillet, Laboratory measurements of electrical conductivities of hydrous and dry Mount Vesuvius melts under pressure, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 113, B05205, doi:10.1029/2007JB005269, 2008. 

Reports:

[1] de Kleer, K. et al. Tidal Heating: Lessons from Io and the Jovian System, Final Report for the Keck Institute for Space Studies, https://www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_reports/Tidal_Heating_final_report.pdf, 2019.