Geo-Neutrinos: a short review
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Geo-neutrino detection will determine the amount of long lived radioactive elements within our planet and fix the debated radiogenic contribution to the terrestrial heat. In addition, it will provide a direct test of the Bulk Silicate Earth model, a fundamental cosmochemical paradigm about the origin of the Earth. Unorthodox models of Earth’s core (including the presence of potassium or the possibility of a giant reactor) can also be checked. This short review presents status and prospects of the field.
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