A correlation detector

A physical justification of a correlation detector (CORD) system is present ed. The results of CORD testing are described and its technical characteris tics are presented. The detector comprises a three-layer array of scintilla tion counters in the form of an elongated parallelepipeds whose cross-secti ons are matched with the diameter of a multiplier phototube entrance window . The total thickness of three layers is 15 cm, and the time resolution of each layer is 0.2-0.3 ns. By measuring the energy deposited in the scintill ators and the flight times of particles emitted from a target, it is possib le to identify the particles and determine their energies. Measurements of the time difference between the instants of light arrival to phototubes sit uated on the scintillator ends allow the entrance coordinates of the partic les to be determined with an accuracy of similar to 3.0 cm.