New Public Neutrino Alerts for Clusters of IceCube Events
Sarah Mancina, Sergio Cuenca, and Elisa Bernardini (for the IceCube Collaboration)

TL;DR
The paper introduces a new public alert platform for IceCube neutrino clusters, enhancing multi-messenger astrophysics collaboration by providing real-time, transparent alerts for potential neutrino sources.
Contribution
It presents a shift from private to public sharing of GFU-cluster alerts, including an interactive website for real-time updates and full source behavior information.
Findings
Implementation of a public alert platform for neutrino clusters
Enhanced transparency and collaboration in multi-messenger astrophysics
Real-time updates through an interactive website
Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory searches for the origins of astrophysical neutrinos using various techniques to overcome the significant backgrounds produced by cosmic-ray air showers. One such technique involves combining the neutrino data with other cosmic messengers to identify spatial and temporal correlations. IceCube contributes to multi-messenger astrophysics (MMA) by providing alerts for interesting events observed in the detector. The Gamma-ray Follow-Up (GFU) cluster alert system is one stream that identifies potential neutrino flares in realtime, producing around 20 alerts per year. GFU-cluster alerts have been privately shared with Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) through memoranda of understanding since IceCube's predecessor, AMANDA. To preserve blindness to the full behavior of our data, the current system mutes updates from sources following the initial…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Neutrino Physics Research · Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
