Underwater Detectors (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Underwater Detectors

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These four Daya Bay detectors are submerged in a pool of ultrapure water that helps to shield against naturally occurring radiation and is also used to detect cosmic muons.

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Photo by Roy Kaltschmidt

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