Geoneutrino Measurements and Models Investigate Deep Earth

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Oct 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008eostr..89..433d&link_type=abstract

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, Volume 89, Issue 44, p. 433-434

Physics

Tectonophysics: Heat Generation And Transport, Geochemistry: Composition Of The Mantle, Geochemistry: Composition Of The Continental Crust

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Two underground detectors, in Japan and Italy, are currently recording interactions of highly penetrating particles called geoneutrinos, which are naturally produced inside the Earth. By measuring the geoneutrino flux, these pioneering projects along with several other projects that are being planned are advancing constraints on the contribution of radioactive elements to Earth's heat budget in a novel way. The detector in Japan, which has been in operation the longest, now measures the geoneutrino flux with precision better than a model prediction. Future projects dedicated to measuring and modeling the planet's geoneutrino flux would define the amount and distribution of heat-producing elements in the Earth and provide transformative insights into the thermal history and dynamic processes of the mantle.

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