%0 Journal Article
%T Review article "Geo-neutrinos"
%A L. Ludhova
%J Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) & Discussions (GID)
%D 2012
%I Copernicus Publications
%R 10.5194/gi-1-221-2012
%X Geo-neutrinos, electron anti-neutrinos produced in ¦Â-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 (mostly for physicists) and the very basics about the neutrinos and anti-neutrinos (mostly for geologists), I describe the geo-neutrino properties and the main aims of their study. An overview of the latest experimental results obtained by KamLAND and Borexino experiments is provided. A short overview of future perspectives of this new inter-disciplinary field is given.
%U http://www.geosci-instrum-method-data-syst.net/1/221/2012/gi-1-221-2012.html