Abstract:
The β-Oslo experimental method provides an important investigative tool for examining the properties of radioactive nuclides in highly excited states and exploring the nucleosynthesis process for elements ranging from iron to uranium. This paper introduces a novel data processing technique designed to eliminate the impact of β-decay electrons on the detection of nuclear γ de-excitation within β-Oslo experiments, accurately unfolding the observed γ-ray spectra. Utilizing a comprehensive detector response function matrix for γ rays and decay electrons, this method combines column-pivotal elimination and iterative step-by-step inverse solution approaches to determine the true incident γ spectrum. The reliability and validity of the proposed method have been substantiated through extensive simulations and inverse calculations.