Compact neutron source for water Cherenkov detectors

• Project/Area Number: 26800127
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Kyoto University (2015-2016); The University of Tokyo (2014)
• Principal Investigator: ウェンデル ロジャー 京都大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (20647656)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: neutron / generator / triggered source / solid state

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The decision was made to terminate this project after it became clear that it is both infeasible to build the proposed device within the confines of Japanese law and to produce a triggered neutron source based on alternative technologies that meets the requirements of the Super-Kamiokande experiment. As a result this project has made no achievements of its own.