Triggers
From Gaia Science Alerts Working Group
Please expand this section with your favourite types of possible alerts. The most useful information would be the number statistics, amplitude and timescale, example light curve, spectrum and the reasoning for an rapid alert.
Possible triggers for Science Alerts
Table of transients
This table is based on Rau et al. 2009 on Palomar Transient Factory (PTF).
| Class | MR | tau | Universal rate | Gaia rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Novae | 9..4 | 3..20 | <math>3\times10^{-5} \textrm{pc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Classical Novae | -5..-10 | 2..100 | <math>2\times10^{-10} \textrm{yr}^{-1}\textrm{L}_{\odot,K}^{-1}</math> | |
| Luminous Red Novae | -10..-14 | 20..60 | <math>1.5\times10^{-13} \textrm{yr}^{-1}\textrm{L}_{\odot,K}^{-1}</math> | |
| Fallback SNe | -4..-21 | 0.5..2 | <math>10^{-13} \textrm{yr}^{-1}\textrm{L}_{\odot,K}^{-1}</math> | |
| Macronovae | -13..-15 | 0.3..3 | <math>10^{-4..-8} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| SN .Ia | -15..-17 | 2..5 | <math>(4..10)\times 10^{-6} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| SNe Ia | -17..-19.5 | 30..70 | <math>3\times 10^{-5} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Tidal disruption flares | -15..-19 | 30..350 | <math>10^{-6} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Core-collapse SNe | -14..-21 | 20..300 | <math>5\times 10^{-5} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Luminous SNe | -19..-23 | 50..400 | <math>10^{-7} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Orphan afterglows (SGRB) | -14..-18 | 5..15 | <math>3\times 10^{-7..-9} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| Orphan afterglows (LGRB) | -22..-26 | 2..15 | <math>3\times 10^{-7..-9} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> | |
| On-axis LGRB afterglows | ..-37 | 1..15 | <math>4\times 10^{-10} \textrm{Mpc}^{-3} \textrm{yr}^{-1}</math> |
