Bayesian analysis of neutrinos observed from supernova SN 1987A

Physical Review D

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Loredo, Thomas J ^a   Lamb, Donald Q ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATOMIC PARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY; MASS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0037088008     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.063002     Document Type: Article

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