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The Rate of Gravitational Collapse in the Milky Way

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Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

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Data for historical supernovae, external galaxy supernovae, and radio pulsars are considered in order to estimate the rate of gravitational collapse events of interest to gravitational radiation astronomers. It is shown that the rate of historical supernovae has been under estimated, and is at least 1 per 10 years in our galaxy. The rate of supernovae in external galaxies is consistent with the historical rate, but the radio pulsar rate, of 1 per 4 years obtained from geometrical evolution, is an order of magnitude larger than expected from the supernova rate.

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  1. Physics Department, University of Western Australia, 6009, Australia

    D. G. Blair

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, Wales, UK

    B. F. Schutz

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Blair, D.G. (1989). The Rate of Gravitational Collapse in the Milky Way. In: Schutz, B.F. (eds) Gravitational Wave Data Analysis. NATO ASI Series, vol 253. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1185-7_2

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