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2022
Geoneutrinos : A new tool to study the Earth
Geoneutrinos : A new tool to study the Earth
There are several unanswered fundamental questions about our planet and in particular, about the deep Earth, from where we lack direct rock samples. Today, thanks to the progress in neutrino-detection techniques, geoneutrinos, antineutrinos from the decays of long-lived radioactive elements inside t...
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Personal Name(s): | Ludhova, Livia (Corresponding author) |
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Contributing Institute: |
Experimentelle Hadrondynamik; IKP-2 |
Imprint: |
2022
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Conference: | Colloqium at Université de Paris and Institut Universitaire de France, Paris (France), |
Document Type: |
Talk (non-conference) |
Research Program: |
Cosmic Matter in the Laboratory |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
There are several unanswered fundamental questions about our planet and in particular, about the deep Earth, from where we lack direct rock samples. Today, thanks to the progress in neutrino-detection techniques, geoneutrinos, antineutrinos from the decays of long-lived radioactive elements inside the Earth, can be exploited as a new and unique tool to study our planet. Up to date, Borexino and KamLAND experiments have succeeded to measure the geoneutrino flux with 15 to 18% precision. The seminar will provide an overview of this new interdisciplinary field with focus on the latest Borexino results. Livia LUDHOVA will describe the key elements of the updated analysis and present geological interpretation and significance of the result, in terms of the corresponding radiogenic heat, geoneutrino signal from the Earth's mantle and the limit to the hypothetical georeactor. The seminar will also briefly discuss the future prospects of this field. |