Neutrinos from Gamma Ray Bursts
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We show that the detection of neutrinos from a typical gamma ray burst requires a kilometer-scale detector. We argue that large bursts should be visible with the neutrino telescopes under construction. We emphasize the 3 techniques by which neutrino telescopes can perform this search: by triggering on i) bursts of muons from muon neutrinos, ii) muons from air cascades initiated by high energy gamma rays and iii) showers made by relatively low energy (≃ 100MeV) electron neutrinos. Timing of neutrino-photon coincidences may yield a measurement of the neutrino mass to order 10 eV, an interesting range in light of the solar neutrino anomaly.
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