Neutrino geoscience with real-time modeling in the web browser

Abstract:

We present a real-time, interactive, web-based visualization of the Earth's antineutrino flux from both natural and man-made sources. The initial phase of development displays crust layer thicknesses, surface heat flux due to heat-producing elements, uranium, thorium and potassium, and the surface geo-neutrino flux from these elements in the mantle and crust. It permits users to define heat-producing element concentrations in the mantle, including a global constraint on the radiogenic power and the Th/U and K/U ratios of the bulk silicate Earth. Moreover, users have various output visualization options for geo-neutrinos, including flux or detectable signal from relevant heat-producing elements. The mantle signal is available in several forms as a function of the background from the crust and nuclear reactors. Our goal is to implement a tool for education and outreach as well as the research community.