Module calibration

Module calibration 

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Energy calibration for TOF neutron instruments.

Finds the flight path length (L) and TOF delay (t₀) that best align a measured transmission spectrum with the ENDF resonance model.

The energy-TOF relationship is:

E = C · (L / (t − t₀))²

where C = mₙ / 2 ≈ 5.2276e-9 [eV·s²/m²].

When L or t₀ differ from the values assumed during data reduction, resonance positions shift in the energy domain, causing catastrophic chi² degradation (e.g. 436 → 2.7 for a 0.3% L correction on VENUS).

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CalibrationResult
Result of energy calibration.

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calibrate_energy
Calibrate the energy axis of a TOF neutron measurement.