Resolution corrections for β-ray spectra obtained with organic scintillators

A new method for applying response corrections to β-ray spectra obtained with organic scintillators is presented. The method is based on writing the full response matrix as a product of two simpler matrices and making corrections for each product in turn. Results indicate that the simple first correction is sufficient to yield very nearly linear Fermi plots. Since only one parameter is required to carry out this correction, data can be …