Using neutrino diffraction to study the Earth's core

6Citations
Citations of this article
10Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

We explore the possibility of using coherent neutrino scattering to measure the diffraction pattern of crystalline matter in the deep interior of the Earth (or indeed, any planet). We show that natural solar neutrinos are not a suitable radiation source, and by calculating the structure factors for the diffraction of neutrinos from the Earth's core, we constrain the characteristics of a suitable artificial neutrino source. The project is well beyond our present technological capabilities, but might be relatively trivial for a sufficiently advanced civilization, either in Earth's future, or elsewhere in the universe.

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Fortes, A. D., Wood, I. G., & Oberauer, L. (2006). Using neutrino diffraction to study the Earth’s core. Astronomy and Geophysics. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4004.2006.47531.x

Readers' Seniority

Tooltip

PhD / Post grad / Masters / Doc 4

44%

Professor / Associate Prof. 3

33%

Researcher 2

22%

Readers' Discipline

Tooltip

Physics and Astronomy 5

56%

Earth and Planetary Sciences 2

22%

Computer Science 1

11%

Chemistry 1

11%

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free