A simple model of reactor cores for reactor neutrino flux calculations for the KamLAND experiment

被引:9
作者
Nakajima, K. [1 ]
Inoue, K.
Owada, K.
Suekane, F.
Suzuki, A.
Hirano, G.
Kosaka, S.
Ohta, T.
Tanaka, H.
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Res Ctr Neutrino Sci, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[2] TEPCO Syst Corp, Tokyo 1350034, Japan
[3] Tokyo Elect Power Co Ltd, Tokyo 1008560, Japan
关键词
neutrino oscillation; reactor antineutrino; fission rate calculation; nuclear fuel; KamLAND;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2006.09.088
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
KamLAND is a reactor neutrino oscillation experiment with a very long baseline. This experiment successfully measured oscillation phenomena of reactor antineutrinos coming mainly from 53 reactors in Japan. In order to extract the results, it is necessary to accurately calculate time-dependent antineutrino spectra from all the reactors. A simple model of reactor cores and code implementing it were developed for this purpose. This paper describes the model of the reactor cores used in the KamLAND reactor analysis. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:837 / 844
页数:8
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