Targets of Opportunity with POEMMA

ORAL

Abstract

Cosmic-ray accelerators capable of reaching ultra-high energies are expected to also produce very-high energy neutrinos via hadronic interactions within the source. Many of the candidate astrophysical source classes are either transient in nature or exhibit flaring activity. Leveraging the Earth as a neutrino converter, the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) will be able to detect cosmic tau neutrinos at energies $\sim$10 PeV and above. As a space-based mission, POEMMA will have orbital characteristics and slewing capability that will ensure full-sky coverage and enable rapid follow up, making it uniquely suited for searching for neutrinos from astrophysical transient events. We present the latest results of a study exploring the prospects of detecting tau neutrino events with POEMMA from a variety of astrophysical transient source classes.

*Supported in part by NASA, DOE, and NSF.

Authors

  • Tonia Venters

    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    • GFSC
  • Mary Hall Reno

    • University of Iowa
  • John Krizmanic

    • CRESST UMBC/NASA GSFC
    • UMBC/CRESST/NASA/GSFC
  • Luis Anchordoqui

    • CUNY/AMNH
    • The Graduate Center, City University of New York
  • Claire Guépin

    • USRA UMCP/NASA GSFC
  • Angela Olinto

    • University of Chicago