Shadow of a star
Subtitle: the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A
By: Alfred K. Mann.
Publisher: W.H. Freeman and Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Neutrino astrophysics.; Supernova 1987A.
Description: In Shadow of a Star, Mann tells the story of scientists' vigorous and successful search for evidence of particles called neutrinos coming from the collapsed core of the star. Mann captures the team's rush to study the "neutrino burst" that accompanied Supernova 1987A and the anxious wait for confirmation of their findings from scientists at other detectors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-194) and index.