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Global antineutrinos emitted from nuclear power stations (i.ibb.co)
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[-] zksmk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] shortwizard@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

informative but the name-calling was uncalled for

[-] hansl@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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

[-] remer@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Very cool. I can see my workplace on this map.

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