Status of the Gadolinium project for Super-Kamiokande

The Super-Kamiokande (SK) experiment has been developing an extensive R and D program to develop a technique that would allow tagging of antineutrinos at SK. This technique is based on the simple idea of adding Gadolinium (Gd) to water, a solute with exceptional properties. A 200 ton tank facility is now under construction in a new hall near SK. It simulates the conditions at SK in order to further develop this technique and serve as a ground field to test it. It will have its own water filtration system, photo-multipliers, data acquisition system (DAQ) and other ancillary equipment.