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Next Generation Neutrino Detector Hyper-Kamiokande Experiment
The Hyper-Kamiokande experiment is a next-generation experiment that aims to dramatically improve the statistical accuracy of astronomical and artificial neutrino observations by constructing a large water Cherenkov detector that uses 260,000 tons of pure water underground at the Kamioka Mine. Construction is currently underway with the goal of starting observations in 2027. The current plan is to construct a detector with an effective volume approximately eight times that of the Super-Kamiokande detector, with 20,000 large, ultra-sensitive optical sensors mounted on the tank walls. The aim is to dramatically improve observation accuracy in nucleon decay searches and astronomical and artificial neutrino observations.
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- Yasuo Takeuchi
- Atsumu Suzuki
- Hiroshi Ito
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