Geo-neutrinos and Borexino

Ludhova, L; Bellini, G.; Benziger, J.; Bick, D.; Bonfini, G.; Bravo, D.; Caccianiga, B.; Calaprice, F.; Caminata, Alessio; Cavalcante, P.; Chavarria, A.; Chepurnov, A.; D’Angelo, D.; Davini, Stefano; Derbin, A.; Empl, A.; Etenko, A.; Fomenko, K.; Franco, D.; Fiorentini, G.; Galbiati, C.; Gazzana, S.; Ghiano, Chiara; Giammarchi, M.; Göger Neff, M.; Goretti, A.; Hagner, C.; Hungerford, E.; Ianni, Aldo; Ianni, Andrea; Kobychev, V.; Korablev, D.; Korga, G.; Kryn, D.; Laubenstein, M.; Lehnert, B.; Lewke, T.; Litvinovich, E.; Lombardi, F.; Lombardi, P.; Lukyanchenko, G.; Machulin, I.; Manecki, S.; Maneschg, W.; Mantovani, F.; Marcocci, Simone; Meindl, Q.; Meroni, E.; Meyer, M.; Miramonti, L.; Misiaszek, M.; Mosteiro, P.; Muratova, V.; Oberauer, L.; Obolensky, M.; Ortica, F.; Otis, K.; Pallavicini, Marco; Papp, L.; Perasso, L.; Pocar, A.; Ranucci, G.; Razeto, A.; Re, A.; Ricci, B.; Romani, A.; Rossi, N.; Saldanha, R.; Salvo, C.; Schönert, S.; Simgen, H.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smirnov, O.; Sotnikov, A.; Sukhotin, S.; Suvorov, Y.; Tartaglia, R.; Testera, G.; Vignaud, D.; Vogelaar, R. B.; von Feilitzsch, F.; Wang, H.; Winter, J.; Wojcik, M.; Wright, A.; Wurm, M.; Zaimidoroga, O.; Zavatarelli, Sandra; Zuber, K.; Zuzel, G.

doi:10.1134/S1063779615020148

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.

Geo-neutrinos and Borexino

Ludhova, L;Bellini, G.;Benziger, J.;Bick, D.;Bonfini, G.;Bravo, D.;Caccianiga, B.;Calaprice, F.;CAMINATA, ALESSIO;Cavalcante, P.;Chavarria, A.;Chepurnov, A.;D’Angelo, D.;DAVINI, STEFANO;Derbin, A.;Empl, A.;Etenko, A.;Fomenko, K.;Franco, D.;Fiorentini, G.;Galbiati, C.;Gazzana, S.;GHIANO, CHIARA;Giammarchi, M.;Göger Neff, M.;Goretti, A.;Hagner, C.;Hungerford, E.;Ianni, Aldo;Ianni, Andrea;Kobychev, V.;Korablev, D.;Korga, G.;Kryn, D.;Laubenstein, M.;Lehnert, B.;Lewke, T.;Litvinovich, E.;Lombardi, F.;Lombardi, P.;Lukyanchenko, G.;Machulin, I.;Manecki, S.;Maneschg, W.;Mantovani, F.;MARCOCCI, SIMONE;Meindl, Q.;Meroni, E.;Meyer, M.;Miramonti, L.;Misiaszek, M.;Mosteiro, P.;Muratova, V.;Oberauer, L.;Obolensky, M.;Ortica, F.;Otis, K.;PALLAVICINI, MARCO;Papp, L.;Perasso, L.;Pocar, A.;Ranucci, G.;Razeto, A.;Re, A.;Ricci, B.;Romani, A.;Rossi, N.;Saldanha, R.;Salvo, C.;Schönert, S.;Simgen, H.;Skorokhvatov, M.;Smirnov, O.;Sotnikov, A.;Sukhotin, S.;Suvorov, Y.;Tartaglia, R.;Testera, G.;Vignaud, D.;Vogelaar, R. B.;von Feilitzsch, F.;Wang, H.;Winter, J.;Wojcik, M.;Wright, A.;Wurm, M.;Zaimidoroga, O.;ZAVATARELLI, SANDRA;Zuber, K.;Zuzel, G.

2015-01-01

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.