• DOI:10.1063/1.1291879
Corpus ID: 5803494

SNEWS: The supernova early warning system

@inproceedings{Scholberg2000SNEWSTS,
  title={SNEWS: The supernova early warning system},
  author={K. Scholberg},
  year={2000}
}

K. Scholberg

Published 2000

Physics

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… CONTINUE READING

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