Implementation and first results of the KM3NeT real-time core-collapse supernova neutrino search

The KM3NeT research infrastructure is unconstruction in the Mediterranean Sea. KM3NeT will study atmospheric and astrophysical neutrinos with two multi-purpose neutrino detectors, ARCA and ORCA, primarily aimed at GeV–PeV neutrinos. Thanks to the multi-photomultiplier tube design of the digital opti...

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Published in:The European Physical Journal C
Main Author: van den Berg, A. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11370/3adecd6f-ec6e-4882-a011-6d66b88ce140
https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/3adecd6f-ec6e-4882-a011-6d66b88ce140
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10137-y
https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/594000756/s10052_022_10137_y.pdf
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130983084&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary:The KM3NeT research infrastructure is unconstruction in the Mediterranean Sea. KM3NeT will study atmospheric and astrophysical neutrinos with two multi-purpose neutrino detectors, ARCA and ORCA, primarily aimed at GeV–PeV neutrinos. Thanks to the multi-photomultiplier tube design of the digital optical modules, KM3NeT is capable of detecting the neutrino burst from a Galactic or near-Galactic core-collapse supernova. This potential is already exploitable with the first detection units deployed in the sea. This paper describes the real-time implementation of the supernova neutrino search, operating on the two KM3NeT detectors since the first months of 2019. A quasi-online astronomy analysis is introduced to study the time profile of the detected neutrinos for especially significant events. The mechanism of generation and distribution of alerts, as well as the integration into the SNEWS and SNEWS 2.0 global alert systems, are described. The approach for the follow-up of external alerts with a search for a neutrino excess in the archival data is defined. Finally, an overview of the current detector capabilities and a report after the first two years of operation are given.