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Parameter estimation horizon of core-collapse supernovae with a network of gravitational-wave detectors

A. Akhmetali, Y. S. Abylkairov, S. Nunes, J. A. Font, M. Zanolin, and E. Abdikamalov

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 3 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/sb1l-cx62

Abstract

Core-collapse supernovae are among the most promising yet still undetected sources of gravitational waves. A future detection would provide a direct view of the physical processes occurring deep inside a collapsing star. In this work, we investigate how networks of current and future gravitational-wave detectors can constrain the properties of rapidly rotating core-collapse supernovae using their characteristic core-bounce and early post-bounce signals. Using deep-learning techniques, we estimate the peak frequency, rotation rate, and signal amplitude from noisy detector data and compare the performance of different detector-network configurations. We find that detector networks improve both parameter recovery and sky coverage. For current-generation networks, estimation of the peak frequency is possible out to about 15 kpc, while the rotation rate remains recoverable out to distances exceeding 100 kpc. Third-generation observatories extend these distances by approximately a factor of three to four.

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