Proton Recoil Fast-Neutron Spectrometer. Part I. Principles

1 August 1955

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments

Vol. 26 (8) , 754-756
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1715310

Abstract

A general equation for calculating the neutron energy spectrum from proton recoil counting data is derived. This equation is optimized subject to a constant total error to determine the most favorable experimental conditions. Feasible accuracy is illustrated by presenting a family of curves of the counting time (required for one point of a spectrum) plotted against total error with source intensity as a parameter. The calculations apply only to a ``good geometry'' experiment with a point source.

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