Phase separation in hydrogen-helium mixtures at Mbar pressures

Details Phase separation in hydrogen-helium mixtures at Mbar pressures Phase separation in hydrogen-helium mixtures at Mbar pressures

2009-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/0903.0980v1

PNAS (2009) 106:1324-1329

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

6 pages, 7 figures. Published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA"

Scientific paper

10.1073/pnas.0812581106

The properties of hydrogen-helium mixtures at Mbar pressures and intermediate temperatures (4000 to 10000 K) are calculated with first-principles molecular dynamics simulations. We determine the equation of state as a function of density, temperature, and composition and, using thermodynamic integration, we estimate the Gibbs free energy of mixing, thereby determining the temperature, at a given pressure, when helium becomes insoluble in dense metallic hydrogen. These results are directly relevant to models of the interior structure and evolution of Jovian planets. We find that the temperatures for the demixing of helium and hydrogen are sufficiently high to cross the planetary adiabat of Saturn at pressures around 5 Mbar; helium is partially miscible throughout a significant portion of the interior of Saturn, and to a lesser extent in Jupiter.

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