Detecting a Nuclear Fission Reactor at the Center of the Earth

Details Detecting a Nuclear Fission Reactor at the Center of the Earth Detecting a Nuclear Fission Reactor at the Center of the Earth

2002-08-23

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0208038v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

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A natural nuclear fission reactor with a power output of 3- 10 terawatt at the center of the earth has been proposed as the energy source of the earth's magnetic field. The proposal can be directly tested by a massive liquid scintillation detector that can detect the signature spectrum of antineutrinos from the geo-reactor as well as the direction of the antineutrino source. Such detectors are now in operation or under construction in Japan/Europe. However, the clarity of both types of measurements may be limited by background from antineutrinos from surface power reactors. Future U. S. detectors, relatively more remote from power reactors, may be more suitable for achieving unambiguous spectral and directional evidence for a 3TW geo-reactor.

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