Search for stellar gravitational collapses with the MACRO detector

Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Baldini, A; Barbarino, Gc; Barish, Bc; Battistoni, G; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C; Bernardini, P; Bilokon, H; Bloise, C; Bower, C; Brigida, M; Bussino, S; Cafagna, F; Campana, D; Carboni, M; Cecchini, S; Cei, F; Chiarella, V; Choudhary, Bc; Coutu, S; Cozzi, M; De Cataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; De Marzo, C; De Mitri, I; Derkaoui, J; De Vincenzi, M; Di Credico, A; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Giorgini, M; Grassi, M; Grillo, A; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Hanson, K; Heinz, R; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Katsavounidis, I; Kearns, E; Kim, H; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Loparco, F; Maaroufi, F; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Margiotta, A; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzari Chiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Michael, Dg; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicolo, D; Nolty, R; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Palamara, O; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Perrone, L; Petrera, S; Popa, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Satriano, C; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Sioli, M; Sirri, G; Sitta, M; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Togo, V; Vakili, M; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s2004-01981-3

We present the final results of the search for stellar gravitational collapses obtained by the MACRO experiment. The detector was active for a stellar collapse search for more than 11 years and it was sensitive to collapses occurring all over in our galaxy for 8.6 years. A real time system for a prompt recognition of neutrino bursts was developed and was operating on-line for almost the whole life of the experiment. No signal compatible with a neutrino burst from a galactic supernova was observed.

Search for stellar gravitational collapses with the MACRO detector / Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Baldini, A; Barbarino, Gc; Barish, Bc; Battistoni, G; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C; Bernardini, P; Bilokon, H; Bloise, C; Bower, C; Brigida, M; Bussino, S; Cafagna, F; Campana, D; Carboni, M; Cecchini, S; Cei, F; Chiarella, V; Choudhary, Bc; Coutu, S; Cozzi, M; De Cataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; De Marzo, C; De Mitri, I; Derkaoui, J; De Vincenzi, M; Di Credico, A; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Giorgini, M; Grassi, M; Grillo, A; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Hanson, K; Heinz, R; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Katsavounidis, I; Kearns, E; Kim, H; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Loparco, F; Maaroufi, F; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Margiotta, A; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzari Chiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Michael, Dg; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicolo, D; Nolty, R; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Palamara, O; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Perrone, L; Petrera, S; Popa, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Satriano, C; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Sioli, M; Sirri, G; Sitta, M; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Togo, V; Vakili, M; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - STAMPA. - 37:3(2004), pp. 265-272. [10.1140/epjc/s2004-01981-3]