The ANTARES Telescope Neutrino Alert System

Understand

The ANTARES telescope has the capability to detect neutrinos produced in astrophysical transient sources.

• Potential sources include gamma-ray bursts, core collapse supernovae, and flaring active galactic nuclei.
• To enhance the sensitivity of ANTARES to such sources, a new detection method based on coincident observations of neutrinos and optical signals has been developed.
• A fast online muon track reconstruction is used to trigger a network of small automatic optical telescopes.