Abstract
SNEWS is a cooperative effort between the world's neutrino detection experiments to spread the news that a star in our galaxy has just experienced a core-collapse and is about to be seen as a Supernova. This project exploits the ∼hours time difference between neutrinos promptly escaping the nascent supernova and photons originating when the shock wave breaks through the stellar photosphere, to give the world a chance to get ready to observe such an exciting event at the earliest possible time. A coincidence trigger between experiments is used to eliminate potential local false alarms, allowing a rapid, automated alert. SNEWS is currently operational and ready, and this poster presents the procedures in use.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 543 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 1-3 SPEC. ISS. |
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| State | Published - Jun 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments: SNEWS is funded by NSF awards PHY-0303196 and PHY-0302166, with additional funding from NSF RUI award #0354848 supporting this presentation.