The IceCube realtime alert system
Although high-energy astrophysical neutrinos were discovered in 2013, their origin is still unknown. Aiming for the identification of an electromagnetic counterpart of a rapidly fading source, we have implemented a realtime analysis framework for the IceCube neutrino observatory. Several analyses se...
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ftuloxford:oai:ora.ox.ac.uk:uuid:88ae9225-2298-4fbe-a346-67e7fa2353e1 2023-05-15T13:38:49+02:00 The IceCube realtime alert system Aartsen, MG Ackermann, M Adams, J Sarkar, S 2017-08-17 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.002 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:88ae9225-2298-4fbe-a346-67e7fa2353e1 unknown Elsevier doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.002 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:88ae9225-2298-4fbe-a346-67e7fa2353e1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.002 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) CC-BY-NC-ND Journal article 2017 ftuloxford https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.002 2022-06-28T20:17:30Z Although high-energy astrophysical neutrinos were discovered in 2013, their origin is still unknown. Aiming for the identification of an electromagnetic counterpart of a rapidly fading source, we have implemented a realtime analysis framework for the IceCube neutrino observatory. Several analyses selecting neutrinos of astrophysical origin are now operating in realtime at the detector site in Antarctica and are producing alerts for the community to enable rapid follow-up observations. The goal of these observations is to locate the astrophysical objects responsible for these neutrino signals. This paper highlights the infrastructure in place both at the South Pole site and at IceCube facilities in the north that have enabled this fast follow-up program to be implemented. Additionally, this paper presents the first realtime analyses to be activated within this framework, highlights their sensitivities to astrophysical neutrinos and background event rates, and presents an outlook for future discoveries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole ORA - Oxford University Research Archive South Pole Astroparticle Physics 92 30 41 |
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Although high-energy astrophysical neutrinos were discovered in 2013, their origin is still unknown. Aiming for the identification of an electromagnetic counterpart of a rapidly fading source, we have implemented a realtime analysis framework for the IceCube neutrino observatory. Several analyses selecting neutrinos of astrophysical origin are now operating in realtime at the detector site in Antarctica and are producing alerts for the community to enable rapid follow-up observations. The goal of these observations is to locate the astrophysical objects responsible for these neutrino signals. This paper highlights the infrastructure in place both at the South Pole site and at IceCube facilities in the north that have enabled this fast follow-up program to be implemented. Additionally, this paper presents the first realtime analyses to be activated within this framework, highlights their sensitivities to astrophysical neutrinos and background event rates, and presents an outlook for future discoveries. |
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