Abstract
The detection of neutrons with imaging plates is based on a sequence of physical processes, which are happening during the neutron exposure and the readout of the image information. These processes are investigated in detail starting with the neutron absorption and conversion to secondary radiation by various neutron converter materials and ending with the detection of the photostimulated luminescence, which is emitted during the readout. It is shown that these processes can be quantified by several key parameters, such as i.e. the neutron absorption cross section, the emitted secondary energy and the conversion efficiency of released secondary energy to storage centers in the storage phosphor. The resulting detector characteristics are described in the second part, namely, Neutron detection with imaging plates - part II: detector characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 26-33 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 424 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Nov 3 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 3rd International Topical Meeting on Neutron Radiography, ITMNR-3 - Lucerne, Switzerland Duration: Mar 16 1998 → Mar 19 1998 |