Reading: "CATACLYSMAL" (A.Glass 2017)

“You seeing this?”

The technician stares at the readouts and the large monitor in front of him, both Nyman and Levi do the same. It shows simultaneous ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and Neutrino spikes.

Nyman leans closer towards the screen, staring at the received data from the detector, he also looks at the information regarding the faulty DOM.

“Yes...I am seeing this...Renate, your thoughts?” He replies, looking at the ultra-high-energy cosmic spikes. She is also studying the unusual correlation level in both Neutrino and Subatomic particles as the monitors show a sharp incline, both physicists are perplexed by this sudden detection of a Neutrino flux.

“This is very strange, we filter out Gamma Rays, background noise, but...where is this from?” Levi asks, looking closer at the real time data being received.

“And it's gone...” The technician says as the readouts return to their normal ranges.

“Not a Supernova or Hyper-nova. Remember the report from Two Thousand and Twelve?”

Nyman checks over the unusual data, he then brings up the recorded information that was received from the DOM detectors.

“I read that paper, we don't believe that low level Gamma Ray Bursts, despite high UHECR spikes are from Hyper-novas,” Levi replies, she stands upright folding her arms whilst still looking at the monitors that both the technician and Nyman are studying.

“Still speculative, but this data does indicate a Neutrino correlation...This was a rapid energy burst with...” He points to the screen indicating that the Neutrino detection also showed no drop in the subatomic-particle count. “...Whatever has occurred out there in the Universe, is something new that we haven't seen before.”

Levi, still staring at the screen, turns and looks upward at the ceiling of the room. “It is though...” She pauses, as from outside the small Antarctic Neutrino detection base the howling wind continues its relentless force, battering against the small base amidst a ferocious Antarctic winter. She then looks at Nyman. “...it was a detonation.”

Nyman turns and faces her. “As in nuclear?”

“Yeah, or more so hydrogen fusion, for my thesis I wrote about Geoneutrinos from unnatural sources. Weapons, nuclear accidents. The data here, is very similar to fusion weapons and their aggregation results. That is, Neutrinos and Antineutrino with Gamma Ray detections all occurring simultaneously.”

“As opposed to decayed radiation from an exploding star...” Nyman replies.

“Faulty DOM is back on-line!” The technician says, pointing to one of the ice buried DOM strings.

“How long till we get satellite communications?” Nyman asks, checking his wristwatch.

“Twenty hours or so...” Levi replies.

“Once we set up communications, we'll liaison with the main detector...” Nyman taps the screen in front of him. “...We have a mystery here.”

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Reading:  "CATACLYSMAL"  (A.Glass 2017)

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