Course on Unfolding of Bonner Sphere Spectrometer Neutron Measurements

Bonner sphere spectrometers (BSS) are widely used for measuring the spectral neutron distribution. The BSS can determine neutron spectra over a wide energy range covering up to 12 orders of magnitude and it has been used for the measurement of neutron spectra at many different types of facilities, such as reactors, accelerators, and medical facilities. The analysis of the measured data, however, requires unfolding methods, which have to be used carefully to obtain reliable results.

The EURADOS Training Course provides an introduction to unfolding for BSS with practical applications. The emphasis is on unfolding exercises using different measurement scenarios. The course is intended for those who do spectrometry in neutron or mixed neutron/photon fields and need to analyse their data using unfolding procedures.

The course is a four-day training course on neutron spectra unfolding measured with Bonner sphere spectrometers (BSS), organised by the department of radiation safety and security of the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in collaboration with the neutron radiation department of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and EURADOS.

The course will take place at the PSI Campus with a maximum of 20 participants.  Depending on the current pandemic situation, a change to an online training course may be possible – a hybrid event is not being planned.