The SuperNova Early Warning System
Abstract
A core collapse in the Milky Way will produce an enormous burst of neutrinos in detectors world-wide. Such a burst has the potential to provide an early warning of a supernova's appearance. I will describe the nature of the signal, the sensitivity of current detectors, and SNEWS, the SuperNova Early Warning System, a network designed to alert astronomers as soon as possible after the detected neutrino signal.
- Publication:
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Astronomische Nachrichten
- Pub Date:
- March 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1002/asna.200710934
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0803.0531
- Bibcode:
- 2008AN....329..337S
- Keywords:
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- neutrinos;
- supernovae: general;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 3 pages, appearing in refereed proceedings of "Hotwiring the Transient Universe 2007", eds. A. Allan, J. S. Bloom, R. Seaman, Astron. Nachr. vol. 329, March 2008