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High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube

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High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube

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Author: Adrián-Martínez, S.; Albert, A.; André, M.; Anghinolfi, M.; Anton, G.; Ardid, M.; Aubert, J.-J.; Avgitas, T.; Baret, B.; Barrios-Martí, J.; Basa, S.; Bertin, V.; Biagi, S.; Bormuth, R.; Bouwhuis, M. C.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Busto, J.; Capone, A.; Caramete, L.; Carr, J.; Celli, S.; Chiarusi, T.; Circella, M.; Coleiro, A.; Coniglione, R.; Costantini, H.; Coyle, P.; Creusot, A.; Deschamps, A. ... [more in full view]
Department: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research; Lincoln Laboratory
Publisher: American Physical Society
Date Issued: 2016-06
Abstract:
We present the high-energy-neutrino follow-up observations of the first gravitational wave transient GW150914 observed by the Advanced LIGO detectors on September 14, 2015. We search for coincident neutrino candidates within the data recorded by the IceCube and Antares neutrino detectors. A possible joint detection could be used in targeted electromagnetic follow-up observations, given the significantly better angular resolution of neutrino events compared to gravitational waves. We find no neutrino candidates in both temporal and spatial coincidence with the gravitational wave event. Within ±500  s of the gravitational wave event, the number of neutrino candidates detected by IceCube and Antares were three and zero, respectively. This is consistent with the expected atmospheric background, and none of the neutrino candidates were directionally coincident with GW150914. We use this nondetection to constrain neutrino emission from the gravitational-wave event.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110630
ISSN: 2470-0010
2470-0029
Citation: Adrián-Martínez, S.; Albert, A.; André, M. et al. "High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube." Physical Review D 93, 122010 (June 2016): 1-15 © 2016 American Physical Society
Version: Final published version
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Published As: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.122010
Journal: Physical Review D

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