Photomultiplier tube from SuperK

December 13, 2009

Photomultiplier tube from SuperK

Photo-multiplier Tube

2009

The photomultipier tube pictured here was used to watch the Super Kamiokande (SuperK) water for the atmospheric neutrino. It was one of 10,000's used to image large tanks of water hoping to capture the light produced when neutrinos interact with protons and electorns in the tank.