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On the origin of the reactor antineutrino anomalies in light of a new summation model with parameterized $\beta^{-}$ transitions

Authors :
Letourneau, A.
Savu, V.
Lhuillier, D.
Lasserre, Th.
Materna, Th.
Mention, G.
Mougeot, X.
Onillon, A.
Perisse, L.
Vivier, M.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We investigate the possible origins of the norm and shape reactor antineutrino anomalies in the framework of a summation model (SM) where $\beta^{-}$ transitions are simulated by a phenomenological Gamow-Teller $\beta$-decay strength model. The general trends of the discrepancies to the Huber-Mueller model on the antineutrino side can be reproduced both in norm and shape. From the exact electron-antineutrino correspondence of the SM model, we predict similar distortions in the electron spectra, suggesting that biases on the reference fission-electron spectra could be at the origin of the anomalies.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2205.14954
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.021801