Super-Kamiokande (SK) will be upgraded, to become SuperK-Gd, in order to be able to detect thermal neutrons. This will be achieved by dissolving 0.2$\%$ of gadolinium (Gd) sulfate in the otherwise ultra-pure SK water. Gd has the largest cross-section for thermal neutron capture and emits a gamma cas...
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