A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA
Abstract
The ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) long-duration balloon experiment is sensitive to interactions of ultrahigh-energy (E>1018 eV) neutrinos in the Antarctic ice sheet. The third flight of ANITA, lasting 22 days, began in December 2014. We develop a methodology to search for energetic neutrinos spatially and temporally coincident with potential source classes in ANITA data. This methodology is applied to several source classes: the potential IceCube-identified neutrino sources TXS 0506+056 and NGC 1068, flaring high-energy blazars reported by the Fermi All-Sky Variability Analysis, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae. Among searches within the five source classes, one candidate was identified as associated with SN 2015D, although not at a statistically significant level. Finally, we proceed to place upper limits on the source classes. We further comment on potential application of this methodology to more sensitive future instruments.
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- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Contributing Org.:
- ANITA Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1798815
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; NNX11AC44G; NNX15AC24G; 80NSSC20K077; 1255557; 1806923
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 2021; Journal Issue: 04; Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; neutrino astronomy; ultra high energy photons and neutrinos
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Deaconu, C., Batten, L., Allison, P., Banerjee, O., Beatty, J. J., Belov, K., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Bugaev, V., Cao, P., Chen, C. H., Chen, P., Chen, Y., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Cremonesi, L., Dailey, B., Dowkontt, P. F., Fox, B. D., Gordon, J. W.H., Gorham, P. W., Hast, C., Hill, B., Hsu, S. Y., Huang, J. J., Hughes, K., Hupe, R., Israel, M. H., Liewer, K. M., Liu, T. C., Ludwig, A. B., Macchiarulo, L., Matsuno, S., McBride, K., Miki, C., Mulrey, K., Nam, J., Naudet, C., Nichol, R. J., Novikov, A., Oberla, E., Prohira, S., Prechelt, R., Rauch, B. F., Ripa, J., Roberts, J. M., Romero-Wolf, A., Rotter, B., Russell, J. W., Saltzberg, D., Seckel, D., Schoorlemmer, H., Shiao, J., Stafford, S., Stockham, J., Stockham, M., Strutt, B., Sutherland, M. S., Varner, G. S., Vieregg, A. G., Wang, N., Wang, S. H., and Wissel, S. A. A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2021/04/017.
Deaconu, C., Batten, L., Allison, P., Banerjee, O., Beatty, J. J., Belov, K., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Bugaev, V., Cao, P., Chen, C. H., Chen, P., Chen, Y., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Cremonesi, L., Dailey, B., Dowkontt, P. F., Fox, B. D., Gordon, J. W.H., Gorham, P. W., Hast, C., Hill, B., Hsu, S. Y., Huang, J. J., Hughes, K., Hupe, R., Israel, M. H., Liewer, K. M., Liu, T. C., Ludwig, A. B., Macchiarulo, L., Matsuno, S., McBride, K., Miki, C., Mulrey, K., Nam, J., Naudet, C., Nichol, R. J., Novikov, A., Oberla, E., Prohira, S., Prechelt, R., Rauch, B. F., Ripa, J., Roberts, J. M., Romero-Wolf, A., Rotter, B., Russell, J. W., Saltzberg, D., Seckel, D., Schoorlemmer, H., Shiao, J., Stafford, S., Stockham, J., Stockham, M., Strutt, B., Sutherland, M. S., Varner, G. S., Vieregg, A. G., Wang, N., Wang, S. H., & Wissel, S. A. A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/04/017
Deaconu, C., Batten, L., Allison, P., Banerjee, O., Beatty, J. J., Belov, K., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Bugaev, V., Cao, P., Chen, C. H., Chen, P., Chen, Y., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Cremonesi, L., Dailey, B., Dowkontt, P. F., Fox, B. D., Gordon, J. W.H., Gorham, P. W., Hast, C., Hill, B., Hsu, S. Y., Huang, J. J., Hughes, K., Hupe, R., Israel, M. H., Liewer, K. M., Liu, T. C., Ludwig, A. B., Macchiarulo, L., Matsuno, S., McBride, K., Miki, C., Mulrey, K., Nam, J., Naudet, C., Nichol, R. J., Novikov, A., Oberla, E., Prohira, S., Prechelt, R., Rauch, B. F., Ripa, J., Roberts, J. M., Romero-Wolf, A., Rotter, B., Russell, J. W., Saltzberg, D., Seckel, D., Schoorlemmer, H., Shiao, J., Stafford, S., Stockham, J., Stockham, M., Strutt, B., Sutherland, M. S., Varner, G. S., Vieregg, A. G., Wang, N., Wang, S. H., and Wissel, S. A. Wed .
"A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/04/017. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1798815.
@article{osti_1798815,
title = {A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA},
author = {Deaconu, C. and Batten, L. and Allison, P. and Banerjee, O. and Beatty, J. J. and Belov, K. and Besson, D. Z. and Binns, W. R. and Bugaev, V. and Cao, P. and Chen, C. H. and Chen, P. and Chen, Y. and Clem, J. M. and Connolly, A. and Cremonesi, L. and Dailey, B. and Dowkontt, P. F. and Fox, B. D. and Gordon, J. W.H. and Gorham, P. W. and Hast, C. and Hill, B. and Hsu, S. Y. and Huang, J. J. and Hughes, K. and Hupe, R. and Israel, M. H. and Liewer, K. M. and Liu, T. C. and Ludwig, A. B. and Macchiarulo, L. and Matsuno, S. and McBride, K. and Miki, C. and Mulrey, K. and Nam, J. and Naudet, C. and Nichol, R. J. and Novikov, A. and Oberla, E. and Prohira, S. and Prechelt, R. and Rauch, B. F. and Ripa, J. and Roberts, J. M. and Romero-Wolf, A. and Rotter, B. and Russell, J. W. and Saltzberg, D. and Seckel, D. and Schoorlemmer, H. and Shiao, J. and Stafford, S. and Stockham, J. and Stockham, M. and Strutt, B. and Sutherland, M. S. and Varner, G. S. and Vieregg, A. G. and Wang, N. and Wang, S. H. and Wissel, S. A.},
abstractNote = {The ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) long-duration balloon experiment is sensitive to interactions of ultrahigh-energy (E>1018 eV) neutrinos in the Antarctic ice sheet. The third flight of ANITA, lasting 22 days, began in December 2014. We develop a methodology to search for energetic neutrinos spatially and temporally coincident with potential source classes in ANITA data. This methodology is applied to several source classes: the potential IceCube-identified neutrino sources TXS 0506+056 and NGC 1068, flaring high-energy blazars reported by the Fermi All-Sky Variability Analysis, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae. Among searches within the five source classes, one candidate was identified as associated with SN 2015D, although not at a statistically significant level. Finally, we proceed to place upper limits on the source classes. We further comment on potential application of this methodology to more sensitive future instruments.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2021/04/017},
journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
number = 04,
volume = 2021,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Wed Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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