2 papers
physics.ins-det2024
Second gadolinium loading to Super-Kamiokande
K. Abe, C. Bronner, Y. Hayato +246
The first loading of gadolinium (Gd) into Super-Kamiokande in 2020 was successful, and the neutron capture efficiency on Gd reached 50\%. To further increase the Gd neutron capture…
physics.ins-det2024
Development of a method to measure trace level of uranium and thorium in scintillation films
K. Ichimura, K. Chiba, Y. Gando +7
We have established a method to measure picograms-per-gram (pg g) levels of U and Th in scintillation films by combining the dry ashing method and inductivel…