Trayling, Gregory James2024-08-152024-08-1519941994https://hdl.handle.net/1828/19976The development and use of a water Cerenkov detector array as a discriminating veto counter for an experiment involving the measurement of the K-series kaonic hydrogen X-rays is discussed. The techniques devised for manufacturing a number of identical detectors are presented, along with specific details of both a prototype and the final array of sixteen units. Results of efficiency tests performed on both designs are displayed.77 pagesAvailable to the World Wide WebThe Design and construction of a discriminating Čerenkov veto counter arrayThesis