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Hindi Research Article, J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol Vol: 2 Issue: 3
Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector
| Can Liao and Haori Yang* | |
| Utah Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Haori Yang 2034 MCE, 110 Central Campus Drive, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA Tel: 801-581-6229; Fax: 801-585-5477; E-mail: haori.yang@utah.edu |
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| Received: April 03, 2013 Accepted: July 29, 2013 Published: August 15, 2013 | |
| Citation: Liao C, Yang H (2013) Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9809.1000113 |
Abstract
Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector
In current practice of the capture-gated technique, it is always assumed that neutron capture occurs only after the incoming neutron loses all of its kinetic energy. In this work, it is shown that this assumption may cause degradation of energy resolution in neutron spectrometry. The relation between degradation of energy resolution and the capture time is studied. A correction method based on this relation is proposed and demonstrated using Geant4 simulation toolkit.
