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Neutrinos from stellar core collapses: present status of experiments

O. G. Ryazhskaya

Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: The responses of the existing underground detectors to neutrino bursts from collapsing stars evolving in accordance with various models are considered. The interpretation of the results of detecting neutrino radiation from the SN1987A supernova explosion is discussed. A combination of large scintillation counters interlayered with iron slabs (as a target for the electron neutrino interaction) is suggested as a detector for core collapse neutrinos. Bounds for the galactic rate of core collapses based on 28 years of observations by neutrino telescopes of RAS INR, LSD, and LVD detectors are presented.

PACS: 95.55.Vj, 95.85.Ry, 97.60.-s

Received: May 22, 2006
Revised: July 17, 2006

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0176.200610b.1039

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2006, 49:10, 1017–1027

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