Searches for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts Using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Journal Article · Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2022 · The Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac9785· OSTI ID:1989458

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1. Loyola University, Chicago, IL (United States); IceCube Collaboration et al.

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are considered as promising sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) due to their large power output. Observing a neutrino flux from GRBs would offer evidence that GRBs are hadronic accelerators of UHECRs. Previous IceCube analyses, which primarily focused on neutrinos arriving in temporal coincidence with the prompt gamma-rays, found no significant neutrino excess. The four analyses presented in this paper extend the region of interest to 14 days before and after the prompt phase, including generic extended time windows and targeted precursor searches. GRBs were selected between 2011 May and 2018 October to align with the data set of candidate muon-neutrino events observed by IceCube. No evidence of correlation between neutrino events and GRBs was found in these analyses. Limits are set to constrain the contribution of the cosmic GRB population to the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux observed by IceCube. Prompt neutrino emission from GRBs is limited to ≲1% of the observed diffuse neutrino flux, and emission on timescales up to 10⁴ s is constrained to 24% of the total diffuse flux.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Contributing Organization: IceCube Collaboration
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231; NNM13AA43C
• OSTI ID: 1989458
• Journal Information: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 939, Issue 2; ISSN 0004-637X
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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