High Neutron Star Birth Velocities and Gravitational Radiation during Supernova Explosions

Assuming the observed pulsar velocities to originate during asymmetric collapse of stellar cores, we compute the amplitude of gravitational waves emitted during type II and Ib supernova explosions and their detection rate from within a distance of 30 Mpc. At the rms-level of advanced laser interferometers h ~ 1.0e-22 at frequencies 300-1000 Hz the expected rate is about 1 per year.