Neutron detection with imaging plates Part II. Detector characteristics

On the basis of the physical processes described in Neutron detection with imaging plates – part I: image storage and readout [Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 424 (1999) 26–33] detector characteristics, such as quantum efficiency, detective quantum efficiency, sensitivity to neutron- and γ-radiation, readout time and dynamic range are predicted. It is estimated that quantum efficiencies and detective quantum efficiencies close to 100% can be reached making these kind of detectors interesting for a wide range of applications.