[NoSalt]

So, [controlled] liquid water is better but [controlled] solid water is more abundant?

[chris_va]

I wouldn't say liquid is "better". The neutrinos don't care from a cross section standpoint.

Uniformity of the light field is going to be different, but that is not my sub-domain.

[cozzyd]

A liquid you control (and can densely instrument) is going to be a much easier to characterize detector than large volumes of natural material

[_0ffh]

Wouldn't the higher density of liquid water be an advantage?

[cozzyd]

It's quite a minor difference