Geo-neutrinos, Mantle Circulation and Silicate Earth

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dc.creatorFiorentini, Gianni
dc.creatorLissia, Marcello
dc.creatorMantovani, Fabio
dc.creatorVannucci, Riccardo
dc.date2004-01-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:51:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:51:48Z
dc.descriptionIn preparation to the experimental results which will be available in the future, we consider geo-neutrino production in greater detail than in [F. Mantovani et al., arXiv:hep-ph/0309013], putting the basis for a more refined model. We study geo-neutrino production for different models of matter circulation and composition in the mantle. By using global mass balance for the Bulk Silicate Earth, the predicted flux contribution from distant sources in the crust and in the mantle is fixed within +-15% (full range). A detailed geological and geochemical investigation of the region near the detector has to be performed, for reducing the flux uncertainty from fluctuations of the local abundances to the level of the global geochemical error. A five-kton detector operating over four years at a site relatively far from nuclear power plants can measure the geo-neutrino signal with 5% accuracy (1 sigma). It will provide a crucial test of the Bulk Silicate Earth and a direct estimate of the radiogenic contribution to terrestrial heat.
dc.description12 pages, 4 figures, JHEP.cls
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0401085
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0401085
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/43232
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.titleGeo-neutrinos, Mantle Circulation and Silicate Earth
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