Geo-neutrinos and Earth Models

S. T. Dye; Y. Huang; V. Lekic; W. F. McDonough; O. Šrámek

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.050

Geo-neutrinos and Earth Models

S. T. Dye, Y. Huang, V. Lekic, W. F. McDonough, O. Šrámek

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We present the current status of geo-neutrino measurements and their implications for radiogenic heating in the mantle. Earth models predict different levels of radiogenic heating and, therefore, different geo-neutrino fluxes from the mantle. Seismic tomography reveals features in the deep mantle possibly correlated with radiogenic heating and causing spatial variations in the mantle geo-neutrino flux at the Earth surface. An ocean-based observatory offers the greatest sensitivity to the mantle flux and potential for resolving Earth models and mantle features. Refinements to estimates of the geo-neutrino flux from continental crust reduce uncertainty in measurements of the mantle flux, especially measurements from land-based observatories. These refinements enable the resolution of Earth models using the combined measurements from multiple continental observatories.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-318
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.050
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: 2013 Sept 8 → 2013 Sept 13

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