A three-view segmented hadron calorimeter

Abstract In this paper we present a description of a three-view segmented hadron calorimeter which provides three dimensional information on shower location as well as the usual energy deposition. We summarize several important results emerging from the use of our hadron calorimeter both as a component of an hybrid bubble chamber trigger and in the data reduction and analysis. Calibration data taken during our run cycle allowed determination of the spatial and energy resolution of the calorimeter as a function of the shower distribution and incident particle energy. Also an algorithm was developed which permitted good determination of the shower trajectory and errors even for showers not fully contained within the calorimeter and thereby indicating a significant loss of energy deposition.