Phys.Rev. C 83, 054615 (2011)

Th.A.Mueller, D.Lhuillier, M.Fallot, A.Letourneau, S.Cormon, M.Fechner, L.Giot, T.Lasserre, J.Martino, G.Mention, A.Porta, F.Yermia

Improved predictions of reactor antineutrino spectra

RADIOACTIVITY ^235,238U, ²³⁹Pu, ²⁴¹Pu(SF); calculated reactor antineutrino spectra in 2-8 MeV range, ab initio total β spectra using all available data on fission yields and β decays of fission products. Total error budget estimates in the antineutrino spectra emitted by the fission of ²³⁵U, ²³⁹Pu and ²⁴¹Pu. relevance to the surveillance of power plants in the context of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054615