The MACRO detector has been used to perform a search for bursts of neutrinos from Galactic supernovae from October 1989 to February 1992. We did not detect any burst compatible with a stellar core collapse during this interval. With an active mass of 45 tonnes of liquid scintillator, our search extended to over 60% of the stars in the Galaxy. Both the current and planned future capabilities of MACRO to detect supernovae are described.
Search for neutrino bursts from collapsing stars with the MACRO detector
BELLOTTI, Roberto;
1992-01-01
Abstract
The MACRO detector has been used to perform a search for bursts of neutrinos from Galactic supernovae from October 1989 to February 1992. We did not detect any burst compatible with a stellar core collapse during this interval. With an active mass of 45 tonnes of liquid scintillator, our search extended to over 60% of the stars in the Galaxy. Both the current and planned future capabilities of MACRO to detect supernovae are described.File in questo prodotto:
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