The HKS detector package is designed to identify K
s from
p,
, e
backgrounds and
to measure their momentum with a resolution of 2
.
In order to realize the requirements,
the HKS detector package consists of drift chambers, time-of-flight walls,
aerogel Cerenkov counters, and water Cerenkov counters.
Table 11 summarizes the HKS detector package and their parameters.
| Nomenclature | Size | Comments |
| Drift chamber | ||
| HDC1 |
|
xx'uu'(+30 deg)vv'(-30 deg) |
| 5 mm drift distance | ||
| HDC2 |
|
xx'uu'(+30 deg)vv'(-30 deg) |
| 5 mm drift distance | ||
| Time of flight wall | ||
| HTF1X |
|
7.5 |
| HTF1Y |
|
3.5 |
| HTF2X |
|
9.5 |
| Cerenkov counter | ||
| HAC1 |
|
n = 1.055 hydrophobic aerogel |
| 16 |
||
| HAC2 |
|
n = 1.055 hydrophobic aerogel |
| 16 |
||
| HWC1 |
|
10 |
| HWC2 |
|
10 |
| Water with wavelength shifter |
Detail description of each detector is given in following subsections.