Natalie S Vandepol, Ashley Shade
Is everything everywhere? A hands-on activity to engage undergraduates with key concepts in quantitative microbial biogeography
Journal of microbiology & biology education
work neutron spectra unfolded using artificial neural networks anns neutron response ne213 scintillator detector characterized pulse height distribution calculated obtain necessary data unfolding energy spectrum achieved using analytical response functions response functions generated mcnpxphotrack code query levenbergmarquardt method lmm high computational speed learning method used train network performance ann unfolding neutron energy spectrum ne213 scintillation detector evaluated comparing results established gravel method ann method consistently produced spectra single peak closely matching incident energy gravel method showed additional peaks distortions quantitative analysis revealed lower relative energy peak difference indicating higher accuracy ann method compared gravel particularly noise introduced data results suggest anns offer robust accurate approach neutron spectrum unfolding