Super-Kamiokande is the world's largest water Cherenkov detector, designed to study neutrinos from various sources and search for proton decay. It is operated by an international collaboration of about 240 researchers from roughly 50 institutes worldwide.
This report covers (often abbreviated as Super-K or SK ), a massive underground neutrino observatory located in the Kamioka Mine, Japan. Overview Super K
When a neutrino interacts with water, it can produce a charged particle moving faster than the speed of light in water. This creates Cherenkov light , a faint blue flash detected by the PMTs. Scientific Achievements Overview When a neutrino interacts with water, it
Contains about 1,885 8-inch PMTs that act as a "veto" to identify and exclude particles entering from outside the tank. Super-K has provided foundational evidence that has shaped
Super-K has provided foundational evidence that has shaped modern particle physics.