Detector Dead Time Determination and Optimal Counting Rate for a Detector Near a Spallation Source or a Subcritical Multiplying System

Table 1

Multiplicity, Diven’s factor dead time, and measurement time for a typical problem.

𝜇	𝐷	𝜏 (μs)	Δ𝑡 (s)
20	1.1	2±0.1	1