  One of our two methods for fast-neutron imaging with spectrometric capability
is presented here. It is a neutron-counting technique based on a hydrogenous
neutron converter coupled to Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEM). The principles
of the detection techniques and the optimization of the converter, electron
amplification and the readout are described. Evaluation of the properties are
derived from a experiment in a pulsed neutron beam of spectral distribution
between 2 and 10 MeV
