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Pablo Fernández Menéndez
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Introduction to Neutrino Physiscs
2018
Neutrinos are, currently, the most unknown particles in the SM, therefore, the physics related to them, involve many fields and there are various independent experiments dedicated to measure their properties, such as their masses or their oscillation parameters.
SuperK-Gd Physics Potential
2018
In this section, all the measurements and potential searches that SuperK-Gd would be able to performed, are addressed. This section takes into account all the advantages of the 80% efficiency neutron tagging technique using gadolinium, but also the drawbacks that the inclusion of radioactive contamination could have in these measurements.
The Super-Kamiokande Detector
2018
In this Chapter, the SK detector is described and explained in detail since it is the precursor and base experiment for SuperK-Gd. SK is described as a neutrino detector itself for astrophysical, solar and atmospheric neutrinos and also as far detector of the T2K neutrino beam.
The SuperK-Gd Project
2018
The SuperK-Gd project is the proposed and approved upgrade of the Super-Kamiokande detector in order to enable it to efficiently detect thermal neutrons. The project consists in dissolving a Gd salt into SK at a concentration of 0.2%.
On Relevant Items for SuperK-Gd Physics
2018
In this chapter, key aspects of Gd-neutron tagging in a water-Cerenkov detectors are described, studied and developed using the SuperK-Gd project.
Neutron-Tagging with Hydrogen in Super-Kamiokande IV: Global Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillation Analysis with SK
2018
Currently, SK has the capability of tag neutrons through hydrogen-neutron captures. This technique is around four times less efficient than in the proposed SuperK, Gd, i.e. \(\sim \)20%. However, it is enough for seen the relevance of the improvements, brought by neutron tagging, in the atmospheric oscillation analysis.