SNEWS: The SuperNova Early Warning System
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
World-wide, several detectors currently running or nearing completion are sensitive to a prompt core collapse supernova neutrino signal in the Galaxy. The SNEWS system will be able to provide a robust early warning of a supernova's occurrence to the astronomical community using a coincidence of neutrino signals around the world. This talk describes the nature of the neutrino signal, detection techniques and the motivation for a coincidence alert. It describes the implementation of SNEWS, its current status, and its future, which can include gravitational wave detectors.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9911359,
title = {SNEWS: The SuperNova Early Warning System},
author = {Kate Scholberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9911359},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, for the Proceedings of the 3rd Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves