A Monte Carlo analysis of neutron-produced single event spectra

Summary It is shown how the shape of neutron-produced single event spectra for spherical cavities varies with sphere diameter and neutron energy. This variation is due to the changing contributions of the most frequently produced secondary particles to the different regions of the total single event spectrum. The latter is shown on the basis of single event spectra of protons,¹²C-,¹⁴N- and¹⁶O-recoils, which have been calculated using the Monte Carlo method.