Synonyms
Definition
- Radiogenic heat production:
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Physical property defining the amount of heat liberated in unit time in a unit volume of rock by the decay of unstable radiogenic isotopes; dimension: W m−3.
- Geoneutrino:
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An electron antineutrino emitted in β-decay of nuclei during radiogenic heat production caused by the decay of the unstable isotopes 238U, 232Th, and 40K.
- eV (electron Volt):
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A non-SI unit of energy in nuclear physics, defined as the kinetic energy gained by an electron of elementary charge when accelerating through an electric potential difference of 1 V. Thus, one electron Volt equals one Volt, which is one Joule per Coulomb, multiplied by the electron charge of e = 1.602176487(40) × 10−19 C. Therefore, 1 eV = 1.602176487 × 10−19 J.
- ppm (parts per million):
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A non-SI unit of relative frequency (or abundance) in 10−6, similar to % (percent) or ‰ (per mil) in 10−2 and 10−3, respectively.
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Clauser, C. (2020). Radiogenic Heat Production of Rocks. In: Gupta, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10475-7_74-1
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