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

Autor: Letourneau, A., Savu, V., Lhuillier, D., Lasserre, Th., Materna, Th., Mention, G., Mougeot, X., Onillon, A., Perisse, L., Vivier, M.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.021801
Popis: 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.
Databáze: arXiv