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

Adrián-Martínez, S. and Jawahar, S. and Lockerbie, N.A. and Tokmakov, K.V., Antares Collaboration, IceCube Collaboration, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration (2016) High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube. Physical Review D, 93 (12). 122010. ISSN 1550-2368 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.122010)

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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.

ORCID iDs

Adrián-Martínez, S., Jawahar, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-691X, Lockerbie, N.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-3260 and Tokmakov, K.V. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-6593;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60969
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    23 June 2016
    Published
    21 February 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:Please consult manuscript for full attribution details.
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:15 Jun 2017 15:57
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:43
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60969
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