Map reveals ghostly antineutrinos lurking within Earth

[rdunk]

Anti-matter particles on/in the Earth - An interesting discussion about a very different subject! Maybe some here know a lot more about this than I do, and possibly have a significant interest in it. Subatomic particles certainly are not in my bag of "knowledge!!

Fox News
LiveScience By Jesse Emspak  Published September 29, 2015

A look inside of Earth has revealed the hiding places of weird antimatter particles that are nearly massless, resulting in a global map of the planet's so-called antineutrinos.

Antineutrinos are the antimatter versions of neutrinos, particles so light and insubstantial that they rarely interact with matter. They can pass through a light-year of solid lead and still have a 50-50 chance of sailing through as if it wasn't there.

These subatomic particles are churned out as byproducts from nuclear reactions that fuel stars, the violent deaths of massive stars — called supernovas — black holes and nuclear reactors here on Earth.

The researchers of the new study focused on another producer of neutrinos and antineutrinos: the decay of radioactive elements deep within Earth. Heat from the radioactive decay, along with the heat left over from the formation of our planet, powers the movement of the planet's tectonic plates, a process that can trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. [5 Mysterious Particles That May Lurk Beneath Earth's Surface]

As such, the new maps could help geologists figure out just how much radioactive material there is in the mantle as opposed to the crust, and from that, they can figure out how fast the Earth is cooling off from its fiery origins.

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[zorgon]

Interesting map   done by the NGA  (Space Spooks)  Hmmmm very interesting indeed

[space otter]

I had to look this up..
my first thought was .. are those dark areas the oldest part of the continents
but by typing in a search for Antineutrinos
there is a ton of info
so thanks rdunk for making me aware of even more stuff

http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/111358/what-exactly-is-an-anti-neutrino

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino
http://www.universetoday.com/51645/antineutrino/

rdunks find of
http://www.livescience.com/52271-ghostly-antineutrinos-mapped.html

http://www.britannica.com/science/antineutrino
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/neutrino.html
http://neutrinos.llnl.gov/