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Basics of Analysis with Antineutrinos from Heat Producing Elements - K, U, Th in the Earth

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States12.091
Free, no sign-up neededJanuary IAP 2010English
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This course covers the following questions. What are the predominant heat producing elements of the Earth? Where and how much are they? Are they present in the core of the Earth? Detection of antineutrinos generated in the Earth provides: 1) information on the sources of the terrestrial heat, 2) direct test of the Bulk Silicate Earth (BSE) model and 3) testing of non-conventional models of Earth’s core.

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