A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA

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 energeti...

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Main Authors: Deaconu, C, Batten, L, Allison, P, Banerjee, O, Beatty, JJ, Belov, K, Besson, DZ, Binns, WR, Bugaev, V, Cao, P, Chen, CH, Chen, P, Chen, Y, Clem, JM, Connolly, A, Cremonesi, L, Dailey, B, Dowkontt, PF, Fox, BD, Gordon, JWH, Gorham, PW, Hast, C, Hill, B, Hsu, SY, Huang, JJ, Hughes, K, Hupe, R, Israel, MH, Liewer, KM, Liu, TC, Ludwig, AB, Macchiarulo, L, Matsuno, S, McBride, K, Miki, C, Mulrey, K, Nam, J, Naudet, C, Nichol, RJ, Novikov, A, Oberla, E, Prohira, S, Prechelt, R, Rauch, BF, Ripa, J, Roberts, JM, Romero-Wolf, A, Rotter, B, Russell, JW, Saltzberg, D, Seckel, D, Schoorlemmer, H, Shiao, J, Stafford, S, Stockham, J, Stockham, M, Strutt, B, Sutherland, MS, Varner, GS, Vieregg, AG, Wang, N, Wang, SH, Wissel, SA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2021
Subjects:
Particles & Fields
neutrino astronomy
ultra high energy photons and neutrinos
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132543/1/2010.02869.pdf
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132543/
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Summary: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. 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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