Optimization of EUSO-SPB2 Cherenkov telescope pointing software for gravitational wave neutrino sources

POSTER

Abstract

Observations of transient target of opportunity (ToO) astrophysical neutrino sources will reveal information about the environments of very high energy sources. Neutrinos can be detected by the up-going air showers that come from Earth-skimming tau neutrinos. Orbital and suborbital optical Cherenkov telescopes can be used to detect these showers. While point sources are straightforward to target as they drop below the Earth's limb, current localizations of gravitational wave sources that a good candidates for neutrino sources are not as well constrained. Presented here are telescope pointing strategies to optimize neutrino detection probabilities when the source locations are not well known, using current LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA events and parameters for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super-Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) mission as examples.

*This work is supported in part by a NASA grant.

Presenters

  • Luke Kupari

    • University of Iowa

Authors

  • Luke Kupari

    • University of Iowa

  • Claire Guépin

    • Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
    • Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier

  • Tobias Heibges

    • Colorado School of Mines

  • Tonia M Venters

    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Mary Hall Reno

    • University of Iowa

  • Hannah L Wistrand

    • Colorado School of Mines