SNEWS - The Supernova Early Warning System

The SuperNova Early Warning System is a cooperative project involving many experimenters coming from several, past and present, neutrino detectors. The primary goal of the collaboration is to provide the astronomical community with a prompt alert at the time of next galactic supernova. Requiring the...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2011-01, Vol.309 (1), p.12026-4
Main Author: Vigorito, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomical bodies
Celestial bodies
Communities
Detectors
Early warning systems
Networks
Neutrinos
Online
Physics
Supernovae
Supernovas
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Summary:The SuperNova Early Warning System is a cooperative project involving many experimenters coming from several, past and present, neutrino detectors. The primary goal of the collaboration is to provide the astronomical community with a prompt alert at the time of next galactic supernova. Requiring the online coincidence among neutrino detectors, world-wide distributed and with different detection techniques, SNEWS will generate a reliable, prompt and automated alert by eliminating the potential local false triggers. In this paper I will give a concise overview on the project motivations, network implementation, working procedures and current status.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/309/1/012026