Using Neutrinos to Measure Earth's Composition (VIDEO)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Associate scientist Kotoyo Hoshina and IceCube principal investigator Francis Halzen, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explain that if the Standard Model is correct on the neutrino cross section, then we can use neutrinos to study the composition of Earth's core.

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