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Global antineutrinos emitted from nuclear power stations (i.ibb.co)
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[-] zksmk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

Antineutrinos don't interact with almost anything. They're just a bunch of wimps. They're harmless. Neat for mapping nuclear reactors tho.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

How is the map data obtained?

Edit: Looked up the article. It seems they took known geological data and calculated the geo-antineutrino flux map based on measurements from detectors in Japan and Italy. Reactor antineutrinos are calculated from the international atomic energy agency data and assumptions on antineutrino rates.

In short, this is just a distance-from-nuclear reactors map

[-] shortwizard@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

informative but the name-calling was uncalled for

[-] hansl@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

GenX scientists naming things. Was it a mistake? Maybe, but we’re having a laugh.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 0 points 11 months ago

Could these be used to locate nuclear submarines and the like?

[-] zaplachi@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Probably not, unless the military is hiding some next level tech.

For example, the current generation of detectors, nearly all of which weigh upwards of a ton, have to be placed within tens of meters of a reactor’s core—inside a facility’s fence.

https://physics.aps.org/articles/v13/36

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