Search for Supernova Neutrino-Bursts with the AMANDA Detector

• Main Author: Ahrens, J
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy; Milky Way; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://cds.cern.ch/record/501479

The core collapse of a massive star in the Milky Way will produce a neutrino burst, intense enough to be detected by existing underground detectors. The AMANDA neutrino telescope located deep in the South Pole ice can detect MeV neutrinos by a collective rate increase in all photo-multipliers on top...