We have developed an innovative methodology for obtaining the neutron energy distribution from a time-of-flight (TOF) measurement based on the iterative Bayesian unfolding method and accurate Monte Carlo simulations. This methodology has been validated through the analysis of a realistic virtual β-decay experiment, including the most relevant systematic effects in a real experiment. The proposed methodology allowed for obtaining accurate results over the energy range above the neutron detection threshold.
@article{arxiv.2401.17348,
title = {Analysis of neutron time-of-flight spectra with a Bayesian unfolding methodology},
author = {A. Pérez de Rada Fiol and D. Cano-Ott and T. Martínez and V. Alcayne and E. Mendoza and J. Plaza and A. Sanchez-Caballero and D. Villamarín},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.17348},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
11 pages, 10 figures, revised version submitted to Radiation Physics and Chemistry