Supernova Detection at SNOLAB

TL;DR

This paper discusses SNOLAB's neutrino detectors, SNO+ and HALO, and their role in detecting supernova neutrinos, which can provide valuable insights into supernova models and neutrino physics.

Contribution

It highlights the capabilities of SNOLAB's detectors and future facilities in enhancing supernova neutrino detection and analysis.

Findings

SNOLAB's detectors have complementary neutrino flavor sensitivities.

SNOLAB's facilities can improve detection sensitivity to supernova neutrinos.

Global detector networks will provide comprehensive insights into supernova mechanisms.

Abstract

Neutrinos carry most of the energy released by a core-collapse supernova. SNOLAB has two neutrino-capable detectors, SNO+ and HALO, that have complementary neutrino flavour sensitivities. SNOLAB is also host to existing facilities, or plans to host future projects, that can enhance sensitivity to these neutrinos. These detectors, together with others worldwide both in existence and planned, will provide insights to a variety of different models using neutrinos from the next galactic supernova.