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Original Paper
The SuperNova Early Warning System
Article first published online: 4 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/asna.200710934
Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Scholberg, K. (2008), The SuperNova Early Warning System. Astron. Nachr., 329: 337–339. doi: 10.1002/asna.200710934
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 MAR 2008
- Article first published online: 4 MAR 2008
- Manuscript Accepted: 11 DEC 2007
- Manuscript Received: 24 AUG 2007
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- U. S. National Science Foundation
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Keywords:
- neutrinos;
- supernovae: general
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. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)