Abstract
Geo-neutrinos, electron anti-neutrinos produced in β-decays of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes in the Earth, are a unique direct probe of our planet’s interior. After a brief introduction about the Earth, the geo-neutrinos’ properties and the main aims of their study are discussed. An overview of the latest experimental results obtained by the Borexino collaboration is provided, followed by a short overview of future perspectives of this new inter-disciplinary field.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-181 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physics of Particles and Nuclei |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics