Publications
Published
[10] Sutton, S. R., Rivers, M. L., Chariton, S., Eng, P., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M., Officer, T., Prakapenka, V., Ryu, Y. J., Stubbs, J., Tkachev, S., Wang, Y., Wanhala, A., Xu, J., Xu, M., Yu, T., & Zhang, D. GeoSoilEnviroCARS (Sector 13) at the Advanced Photon Source: One-stop Synchrotron Radiation Facility for Earth Science Research at Ambient and Extreme Conditions. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 49(8), 1-24.
[9] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. Experimental evidence supporting an overturned iron-titanium-rich melt layer in the deep lunar interior. Geophysical Research Letters, e2022GL099066.
[8] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Yu, T., Alp, E. E., Lavina, B., Van Orman, J. A., & Wang, Y. (2021). Sound velocity and compressibility of melts along the hedenbergite (CaFeSi2O6)-diopside (CaMgSi2O6) join at high pressure: Implications for stability and seismic signature of Fe-rich melts in the mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 577, 117250. (Highlighted by APS)
[7] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Bajgain, S. K., Mookherjee, M., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2020). High-pressure elastic properties of dolomite melt supporting carbonate-induced melting in deep upper mantle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(31),18285-18291. (Highlighted by CWRU, FSU, SUSTech, APS and widely reported in ScienceDaily, Phys.org, Newswise, Geology Page, etc.)
[6] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2020). Density of NaAlSi2O6 Melt at High Pressure and Temperature Measured by In-Situ X-ray Microtomography. Minerals, 10(2), 161.
[5] Jing, Z., Yu, T., Xu, M., Chantel, J., & Wang, Y. (2020). High-Pressure Sound Velocity Measurements of Liquids Using In Situ Ultrasonic Techniques in a Multi-anvil Apparatus. Minerals, 10(2), 126.
[4] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Jiang, P., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Ultrasonic Velocity of Diopside Liquid at High Pressure and Temperature: Constraints on Velocity Reduction in the Upper Mantle Due to Partial Melts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123(10), 8676-8690.
[3] Chantel, J., Jing, Z., Xu, M., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Pressure Dependence of the Liquidus and Solidus Temperatures in the Fe-P Binary System Determined by In Situ Ultrasonics: Implications to the Solidification of Fe-P Liquids in Planetary Cores. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123(5), 1113-1124.
[2] Xu, M., & Tang, H. (2018). Plagioclase crystallisation in a granodioritic melt and its petrogenetic implications for the origin of the A-type granite in East Junggar, NW China. Geological Journal, 53(3), 929-946.
[1] Xu, M., & Tang, H. (2016). Research progress in experimental study of the crystallization of plagioclase. Acta Mineralogica Sinica, 36(1), 61-69. (In Chinese with English abstract)
In Review
[2] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Ryu, Y. J., Chantel, J., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. Temperature-induced densification in compressed basaltic glass revealed by in-situ ultrasonic measurements. American Mineralogist. (Under review)
[1] Wang, S., Chen, S., Qi, X., Xu, M., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Li, B. Compressional and shear wave velocities of hcp-Fe at simultaneous high P-T conditions: Implications for the Earth’s inner core. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. (Under review)
In Preparation (first author only)
[5] Xu, M., Officer, T., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. Faulting in deforming natural lherzolite at high pressure and temperature with implications for global intermediate-depth seismicity at subduction zones. (In preparation)
[4] Wang, L., Xu, M., Wang, F., Officer, T., Yu, T., Katsura, T., & Wang, Y. Ultralow creep strength of disordered CaCO3 along subducting slabs. (Co-first author, In preparation)
[3] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. Experimental investigation of the sound velocity of carbonate-induced incipient partial melts in the Earth’s upper mantle. (In preparation)
[2] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. In-situ measurements of sound velocity and density of magnesite to 10 GPa and 1073 K. (In preparation)
[1] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. High-pressure density of sodium aluminosilicate melts in the NaAlSiO4-NaAlSi2O6-NaAlSi3O8 system: effect of alkalis on melt compressibility. (In preparation)
Conference Presentations (since 2015)
[18] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2022). Sound velocity and density of iron-titanium-rich melt support an overturned melt layer in the deep lunar interior. In Goldschmidt Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Talk)
[17] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Yu, T., Alp, E. E., Lavina, B., Van Orman, J. A., & Wang, Y. (2021). Sound velocity and compressibility of melts along the hedenbergite (CaFeSi2O6)-diopside (CaMgSi2O6) join at high pressure. In COMPRES Annual Meeting. (Talk)
[16] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2020). Sound velocity of silicate and carbonate melts in the Earth's mantle measured by in-situ ultrasonic techniques in a multi-anvil apparatus. In UltraLVP workshop. (Invited talk)
[15] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Bajgain, S. K., Mookherjee, M., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2020). Density and sound velocity of dolomite melt under upper mantle conditions: Implications for the seismic signature of melting of a carbonated upper mantle. In COMPRES Annual Meeting. (Talk)
[14] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2019). Acoustic velocity and compressibility in the molten hedenbergite (CaFeSi2O6)-diopside (CaMgSi2O6) join at high pressures. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[13] Yu, T., Ryu, Y. J., Xu, M., Jing, Z., Watson, H. C., Prakapenka, V. B., Eng, P. J., Stubbs, J., & Wang, Y. (2019). Recent Structure and Physical Properties Studies of Silicate Melts in a Large Volume Press Utilizing Synchrotron X-ray at GSECARS. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[12] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Van Orman, J. A., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2019). Density of jadeite melt at high pressure and temperature measured by in-situ X-ray microtomography. In COMPRES Annual Meeting. (Poster)
[11] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Ultrasonic Sound Velocity of Carbonate Liquids at High Pressure and Temperature. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[10] Thompson, E. C., Bredow, E., Creasy, N., Godfrey, K. E., Muller, J., Xu, M., Wang, C., Ballmer, M., Huang, S., Morra, G., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2018). Thermochemical Evolution of Mantle Plumes Observed Spatially (TEMPOS). In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[9] Jing, Z., Xu, M., Chantel, J., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Sound Velocity and Compressibility of Liquids at High Pressures from in-situ Ultrasonic Measurements. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[8] Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Xu, M., Jiang, P., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Elasticity and equation of state of dolomite and decomposed dolomite at high pressure and high temperature conditions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[7] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Jiang, P., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Ultrasonic velocity of diopside liquid at high pressure and temperature: Constraints on velocity reduction in the upper mantle due to partial melts. In COMPRES Annual Meeting. (Poster)
[6] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Jiang, P., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Ultrasonic sound velocity of diopside liquid at high pressure and high temperature conditions: Implications to the velocity reduction in the upper mantle due to the presence of partial melts. In CIDER Summer Program. (Poster)
[5] Xu, M., Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Jiang, P. (2017). Ultrasonic Sound Velocity of Diopside Liquid Under High Pressure and High Temperature Conditions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[4] Jing, Z., Xu, M., Jiang, P., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2017). Density of jadeite melt under upper mantle conditions from in-situ X-ray micro-tomography measurements. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Talk)
[3] Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Xu, M., Han, J., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2016). Experimental investigation on the thermodynamic properties of liquid Fe-light element alloys and the solidification of molten metallic cores. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)
[2] Chantel, J., Jing, Z., Xu, M., Yu, T., & Wang, Y. (2016). Sound velocity of iron-phosphorus liquids under planetary core conditions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Talk)
[1] Jing, Z., Chantel, J., Mookherjee, M., Xu, M., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Pamato, M. G. (2016). Elasticity and elastic anisotropy of antigorite at high pressure and high temperature conditions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. (Poster)