Reactor antineutrino spectra and their application to antineutrino-induced reactions II
The antineutrino and electron spectra associated with various nuclear fuels are calculated. There are substantial differences between the spectra of different uranium and plutonium isotopes. On the other hand, the dependence on the energy and flux of the fission inducing neutrons is very weak. The resulting spectra can be used for calculation of the antineutrino and electron spectra of an arbitrary nuclear reactor at various stages of its refueling cycle. The sources of uncertainties in the spectrum are identified and analyzed in detail. The exposure time dependence of the spectrum is also discussed. The resulting anti ..nu../sub e/ spectra are then used to calculate the averaged cross sections of the inverse neutron ..beta.. decay, weak charged and neutral current induced deuteron disintegration, and the antineutrino-electron scattering.
- Research Organization:
- California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA); Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC14-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 6385633
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-2303-FP; ON: DE81024089
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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220100* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
ANTILEPTONS
ANTIMATTER
ANTINEUTRINOS
ANTIPARTICLES
ELECTRON SPECTRA
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
FUEL CYCLE
FUEL ELEMENTS
KINETICS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
NEUTRINOS
REACTION KINETICS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR FUELING
REACTOR KINETICS
SPECTRA