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Gamma-ray observatory INTEGRAL reloaded

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The scientific aims of the European Space Agency's International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory are considerably extended because of its unique capability to identify electromagnetic counterparts to sources of gravitational waves and ultra-high-energy neutrinos.

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Figure 1: Combined IBIS/SPI spectrum for the ‘late’ period (50–162 days after the explosion) of supernova SN 2014J.
Figure 2: Localization of a GW event and UHE neutrinos.

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I would like to thank E. Kuulkers and P. Kretschmar for comments on an early draft of this paper and E. Kuulkers for also providing Fig. 2b and other important information.

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  1. Edward P. J. van den Heuvel is at the Anton Pannekoek Institute of Astronomy, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands.,

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