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

TY - JOUR

T1 - High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube

AU - Adrian-Martinez, S.

AU - Albert, A.

AU - Andre, M.

AU - Anghinolfi, M.

AU - Anton, G.

AU - Ardid, M.

AU - Aubert, J.J.

AU - Avgitas, T.

AU - Baret, B.

AU - Barrios-Marti, J.

AU - Basa, S.

AU - Medici, Morten Ankersen

AU - Koskinen, David Jason

AU - Larson, Michael James

AU - Sarkar, Subir

AU - Rameez, M

PY - 2016/6/23

Y1 - 2016/6/23

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1103/physrevd.93.122010

DO - 10.1103/physrevd.93.122010

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2470-0010

VL - 93

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

M1 - 122010

ER -