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Guadilla, V. et al; Algora, A.; Tain, J.L.; Agramunt, J.; Jordan, D.; Monserrate, M.; Montaner-Piza, A.; Orrigo, S.E.A.; Rubio, B.; Valencia, E. |
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Characterization of a cylindrical plastic beta-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons |
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2017 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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854 |
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134-138 |
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Plastic scintillators; Monte Carlo simulations; Total absorption spectroscopy; Optical photons |
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In this work we report on the Monte Carlo study performed to understand and reproduce experimental measurements of a new plastic beta-detector with cylindrical geometry. Since energy deposition simulations differ from the experimental measurements for such a geometry, we show how the simulation of production and transport of optical photons does allow one to obtain the shapes of the experimental spectra. Moreover, taking into account the computational effort associated with this kind of simulation, we develop a method to convert the simulations of energy deposited into light collected, depending only on the interaction point in the detector. This method represents a useful solution when extensive simulations have to be done, as in the case of the calculation of the response function of the spectrometer in a total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy analysis. |
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[Guadilla, V.; Algora, A.; Tain, J. L.; Agramunt, J.; Gelletly, W.; Jordan, D.; Monserrate, M.; Montaner-Piza, A.; Orrigo, S. E. A.; Rubio, B.; Valencia, E.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: victor.guadilla@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000398869100018 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Grieger, M.; Hensel, T.; Agramunt, J.; Bemmerer, D.; Degering, D.; Dillmann, I.; Fraile, L.M.; Jordan, D.; Koster, U.; Marta, M.; Muller, S.E.; Szucs, T.; Tain, J.L.; Zuber, K. |
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Neutron flux and spectrum in the Dresden Felsenkeller underground facility studied by moderated He-3 counters |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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101 |
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12 |
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123027 - 15pp |
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Ambient neutrons may cause significant background for underground experiments. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate their flux and energy spectrum in order to devise a proper shielding. Here, two sets of altogether ten moderated He-3 neutron counters are used for a detailed study of the ambient neutron background in tunnel IV of the Felsenkeller facility, underground below 45 m of rock in Dresden/Germany. One of the moderators is lined with lead and thus sensitive to neutrons of energies higher than 10 MeV. For each He-3 counter moderator assembly, the energy-dependent neutron sensitivity was calculated with the FLUKA code. The count rates of the ten detectors were then fitted with the MAXED and GRAVEL packages. As a result, both the neutron energy spectrum from 10(-9) to 300 MeV and the flux integrated over the same energy range were determined experimentally. The data show that at a given depth, both the flux and the spectrum vary significantly depending on local conditions. Energy-integrated fluxes of (0.61 +/- 0.05), (1.96 +/- 0.15), and (4.6 +/- 0.4) x 10(-4) cm(-2) s(-1), respectively, are measured for three sites within Felsenkeller tunnel IV which have similar muon flux but different shielding wall configurations. The integrated neutron flux data and the obtained spectra for the three sites are matched reasonably well by FLUKA Monte Carlo calculations that are based on the known muon flux and composition of the measurement room walls. |
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[Grieger, M.; Hensel, T.; Bemmerer, D.; Mueller, S. E.; Szuecs, T.] Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf HZDR, D-01328 Dresden, Germany, Email: d.bemmerer@hzdr.de |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000542517900002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Giarnetti, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Marciano, S.; Meloni, D.; Vatsyayan, D. |
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Neutrino masses from new Weinberg-like operators: phenomenology of TeV scalar multiplets |
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2024 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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055 - 37pp |
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Baryon/Lepton Number Violation; Multi-Higgs Models |
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The unique dimension-5 effective operator, LLHH, known as the Weinberg operator, generates tiny Majorana masses for neutrinos after electroweak spontaneous symmetry breaking. If there are new scalar multiplets that take vacuum expectation values (VEVs), they should not be far from the electroweak scale. Consequently, they may generate new dimension-5 Weinberg-like operators which in turn also contribute to Majorana neutrino masses. In this study, we consider scenarios with one or two new scalars up to quintuplet SU(2) representations. We analyse the scalar potentials, studying whether the new VEVs can be induced and therefore are naturally suppressed, as well as the potential existence of pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons. Additionally, we also obtain general limits on the new scalar multiplets from direct searches at colliders, loop corrections to electroweak precision tests and the W-boson mass. |
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[Giarnetti, Alessio; Marciano, Simone; Meloni, Davide] Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Matemat & Fis, Via Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy, Email: alessio.giarnetti@uniroma3.it; |
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WOS:001255993100006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Fallot, M.; Cormon, S.; Estienne, M.; Algora, A.; Bui, V.M.; Cucoanes, A.; Elnimr, M.; Giot, L.; Jordan, D.; Martino, J.; Onillon, A.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Remoto, A.; Tain, J.L.; Yermia, F.; Zakari-Issoufou, A.A. |
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New Antineutrino Energy Spectra Predictions from the Summation of Beta Decay Branches of the Fission Products |
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2012 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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109 |
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20 |
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202504 - 5pp |
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In this Letter, we study the impact of the inclusion of the recently measured beta decay properties of the Tc-102;104;105;106;107, Mo-105, and Nb-101 nuclei in an updated calculation of the antineutrino energy spectra of the four fissible isotopes U-235,U-238 and Pu-239,Pu-241. These actinides are the main contributors to the fission processes in pressurized water reactors. The beta feeding probabilities of the above-mentioned Tc, Mo, and Nb isotopes have been found to play a major role in the gamma component of the decay heat of Pu-239, solving a large part of the gamma discrepancy in the 4-3000 s range. They have been measured by using the total absorption technique, insensitive to the pandemonium effect. The calculations are performed by using the information available nowadays in the nuclear databases, summing all the contributions of the beta decay branches of the fission products. Our results provide a new prediction of the antineutrino energy spectra of U-235, Pu-239,Pu-241, and, in particular, U-238 for which no measurement has been published yet. We conclude that new total absorption technique measurements are mandatory to improve the reliability of the predicted spectra. |
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[Fallot, M.; Cormon, S.; Estienne, M.; Bui, V. M.; Cucoanes, A.; Elnimr, M.; Giot, L.; Martino, J.; Onillon, A.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Remoto, A.; Yermia, F.; Zakari-Issoufou, A. -A.] Univ Nantes, Ecole Mines Nantes, CNRS, IN2P3,SUBATECH, F-44307 Nantes, France |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000310991700009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Estienne, M.; Fallot, M.; Cormon, S.; Algora, A.; Bui, V.M.; Cucoanes, A.; Elnimr, M.; Giot, L.; Jordan, D.; Martino, J.; Onillon, A.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Remoto, A.; Tain, J.L.; Yermia, F.; Zakari-Issoufou, A.A. |
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Contribution of Recently Measured Nuclear Data to Reactor Antineutrino Energy Spectra Predictions |
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2014 |
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Nuclear Data Sheets |
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Nucl. Data Sheets |
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120 |
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149-152 |
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The aim of this work is to study the impact of the inclusion of the recently measured beta decay properties of the Tc-102,Tc-104,Tc-105,Tc-106,Tc-107, Mo-105, and Nb-101 nuclei in the calculation of the antineutrino (anti-nu) energy spectra arising after the fissions of the four main fissile isotopes U-235,U-238, and (PU)-P-239,241 in PWRs. These beta feeding probabilities, measured using the Total Absorption Technique (TAS) at the JYFL facility of Jyvaskyla, have been found to play a major role in the gamma component of the decay heat for Pu-239 in the 4-3000 s range. Following the fission product summation method, the calculation was performed using the MCNP Utility Reactor Evolution code (MURE) coupled to the experimental spectra built from beta decay properties of the fission products taken from evaluated databases. These latest TAS data are found to have a significant effect on the Pu isotope energy spectra and on the spectrum of U-238 showing the importance of their measurement for a better assessment of the reactor anti-nu energy spectrum, as well as importance for fundamental neutrino physics experiments and neutrino applied physics. |
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[Estienne, M.; Fallot, M.; Cormon, S.; Bui, V. M.; Cucoanes, A.; Elnimr, M.; Giot, L.; Martino, J.; Onillon, A.; Porta, A.; Pronost, G.; Remoto, A.; Yermia, F.; Zakari-Issoufou, A. -A.] Univ Nantes, Ecole Mines Nantes, SUBATECH, CNRS IN2P3, F-44307 Nantes, France, Email: magali.estienne@subatech.in2p3.fr |
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Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science |
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WOS:000339860100041 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1874 |
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