Аннотация:Abstract—A study is performed of extracting the energy of the virtual pp state produced in the d + 1H → (p + p) + n reaction. Basic and auxiliary experimental parameters that refer to neutron detection (temporal resolution,flight base, and time-of-flight window in which neutrons are selected) are optimized to maximize the sensitivity to the production of a quasibound pp state. Modeling results are compared to live data obtained in a test experiment