Antineutrino spectra from 241Pu and 239Pu thermal neutron fission products

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(89)91598-0

Physics Letters B

Volume 218, Issue 3, 23 February 1989, Pages 365-368

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Abstract

The antineutrino spectrum of fission products from thermal neutron induced fission of ²⁴¹Pu was derived from a measurement of the correlated beta spectrum. The energy range 1.5 MeV to 9 MeV was covered and a precision of 4% was achieved at 4 MeV. A revised version of the antineutrino spectrum from ²³⁹Pu fission is also presented.

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Antineutrino spectra from 241Pu and 239Pu thermal neutron fission products

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Antineutrino spectra from ²⁴¹Pu and ²³⁹Pu thermal neutron fission products