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
The detector is a feat of engineering located 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) underground to shield it from cosmic radiation. Super K
The tank is lined with roughly 11,000 to 13,000 Photomultiplier Tubes (PMTs) . When a neutrino interacts with water, it can
Contains about 1,885 8-inch PMTs that act as a "veto" to identify and exclude particles entering from outside the tank. The tank is lined with roughly 11,000 to
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.