Estimating mantle heat-producing element abundances through global geoneutrino detections

Zhihao Xu

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[E] Oral

S (Solid Earth Sciences ) » S-GC Geochemistry

[S-GC46] Solid Earth Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry

Thu. May 28, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 106 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Shimoda Gen(Geological Survey of Japan, AIST), Suzuki Katsuhiko(Submarine Resources Research Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Yamashita Katsuyuki(Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University), Ishikawa Akira(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[SGC46-05] Estimating mantle heat-producing element abundances through global geoneutrino detections

*Zhihao Xu¹, Shuai Ouyang², William F. McDonough^3,4,5, Hiroko Watanabe¹, Mark Chen⁶, Yang Zhang², Laura S. Keen⁷ (1. Research Center for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University, 2. Shandong University, 3. Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Tohoku University & JAMSTEC, 4. University of Maryland, College Park, 5. Center for Geoneutrino Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of science, 6. Queen's University at Kingston, 7. The MathWorks, Inc.)

Keywords:geoneutrino, mantle, radioactive element, geothermal energy, uranium, thorium