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@ARTICLE{Kumaran:889363,
author = {Kumaran, S. and Ludhova, L.},
title = {{A} {N}ew {J}ourney to the {C}enter of the {E}arth},
journal = {Nuclear physics news},
volume = {30},
number = {4},
issn = {1931-7336},
address = {London},
publisher = {Taylor $\&$ Francis},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-00252},
pages = {17 - 21},
year = {2020},
abstract = {There are still several unanswered fundamental questions
concerning our planet and in particular, about the deep
Earth, from where we lack direct samples. Today, due to the
progress in neutrino-detection techniques, a new and unique
tool to study our planet exists: geoneutrinos, antineutrinos
from the decays of long-lived radioactive elements inside
the Earth. In 2020, the Borexino experiment published its
updated geoneutrino measurement. Thanks to the increase in
acquired data and the improved analysis techniques in an
enlarged fiducial volume, the final precision has
significantly improved, corresponding to a total geoneutrino
signal of 47.0+8.4−7.7(stat)+2.4−1.9(sys) TNU. The
null-hypothesis of the geoneutrino signal from the Earth's
mantle was excluded at a $99\%$ C.L. for the first time,
while exploiting the knowledge of the local crust around the
detector. The article will introduce the field and describe
the key elements of the updated analysis. Geological
interpretation and significance of the new result will be
discussed in terms of the corresponding radiogenic heat and
the limits to a hypothetical georeactor.},
cin = {IKP-2},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IKP-2-20111104},
pnm = {612 - Cosmic Matter in the Laboratory (POF3-612)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-612},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)36 / PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1080/10619127.2020.1752098},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/889363},
}