Search for Neutrinos in Super-Kamiokande Associated with the GW170817 Neutron-star Merger

K. Abe; C. Bronner; Y. Hayato; M. Ikeda; K. Iyogi; J. Kameda; Y. Kato; Y. Kishimoto; Ll Marti; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; Y. Nakajima; Y. Nakano; S. Nakayama; A. Orii; G. Pronost; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; Y. Sonoda; A. Takeda; A. Takenaka; H. Tanaka; S. Tasaka; T. Yano; R. Akutsu; T. Kajita; Y. Nishimura; K. Okumura; K. M. Tsui; L. Labarga; P. Fernandez; F. D.M. Blaszczyk; C. Kachulis; E. Kearns; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; S. Berkman; S. Tobayama; J. Bian; M. Elnimr; W. R. Kropp; S. Locke; S. Mine; P. Weatherly; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; V. Takhistov; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; R. G. Park; Z. Li; E. O'Sullivan; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; M. Gonin; J. Imber; Th A. Mueller; T. Ishizuka; T. Nakamura; J. S. Jang; K. Choi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; J. Amey; R. P. Litchfield; W. Y. Ma; Y. Uchida; M. O. Wascko; M. G. Catanesi; R. A. Intonti; E. Radicioni; G. De Rosa; A. Ali; G. Collazuol; L. Ludovici; S. Cao; M. Friend; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; K. E. Abe; M. Hasegawa; A. T. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; T. Hayashino; S. Hirota; M. Jiang; M. Mori; K. E. Nakamura; T. Nakaya; R. A. Wendell; L. H.V. Anthony; N. McCauley; A. Pritchard; Y. Fukuda; Y. Itow; M. Murase; F. Muto; P. Mijakowski; K. Frankiewicz; C. K. Jung; X. Li; J. L. Palomino; G. Santucci; C. Viela; M. J. Wilking; C. Yanagisawa; D. Fukuda; H. Ishino; S. Ito; A. Kibayashi; Y. Koshio; H. Nagata; M. Sakuda; C. Xu; Y. Kuno; D. Wark; F. Di Lodovico; B. Richards; S. Molina Sedgwick; R. Tacik; S. B. Kim; A. Cole; L. Thompson; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; K. Ito; K. Nishijima; M. Koshiba; Y. Suda; M. Yokoyama; R. G. Calland; M. Hartz; K. Martens; M. Murdoch; B. Quilain; C. Simpson; Y. Suzuki; M. R. Vagins; D. Hamabe; M. Kuze; Y. Okajima; T. Yoshida; M. Ishitsuka; J. F. Martin; C. M. Nantais; H. A. Tanaka; T. Towstego; A. Konaka; S. Chen; L. Wan; A. Minamino

doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aabaca

Search for Neutrinos in Super-Kamiokande Associated with the GW170817 Neutron-star Merger

K. Abe
, C. Bronner
, Y. Hayato
, M. Ikeda
, K. Iyogi
, J. Kameda
, Y. Kato
, Y. Kishimoto
, Ll Marti
, M. Miura
, S. Moriyama
, M. Nakahata
, Y. Nakajima
, Y. Nakano
, S. Nakayama
, A. Orii
, G. Pronost
, H. Sekiya
, M. Shiozawa
, Y. Sonoda

A. Takeda, A. Takenaka, H. Tanaka, S. Tasaka, T. Yano, R. Akutsu, T. Kajita, Y. Nishimura, K. Okumura, K. M. Tsui, L. Labarga, P. Fernandez, F. D.M. Blaszczyk, C. Kachulis, E. Kearns, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, S. Berkman, S. Tobayama, J. Bian, M. Elnimr, W. R. Kropp, S. Locke, S. Mine, P. Weatherly, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, V. Takhistov, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, R. G. Park, Z. Li, E. O'Sullivan, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, M. Gonin, J. Imber, Th A. Mueller, T. Ishizuka, T. Nakamura, J. S. Jang, K. Choi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, J. Amey, R. P. Litchfield, W. Y. Ma, Y. Uchida, M. O. Wascko, M. G. Catanesi, R. A. Intonti, E. Radicioni, G. De Rosa, A. Ali, G. Collazuol, L. Ludovici, S. Cao, M. Friend, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, K. E. Abe, M. Hasegawa, A. T. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, T. Hayashino, S. Hirota, M. Jiang, M. Mori, K. E. Nakamura, T. Nakaya, R. A. Wendell, L. H.V. Anthony, N. McCauley, A. Pritchard, Y. Fukuda, Y. Itow, M. Murase, F. Muto, P. Mijakowski, K. Frankiewicz, C. K. Jung, X. Li, J. L. Palomino, G. Santucci, C. Viela, M. J. Wilking, C. Yanagisawa, D. Fukuda, H. Ishino, S. Ito, A. Kibayashi, Y. Koshio, H. Nagata, M. Sakuda, C. Xu, Y. Kuno, D. Wark, F. Di Lodovico, B. Richards, S. Molina Sedgwick, R. Tacik, S. B. Kim, A. Cole, L. Thompson, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, K. Ito, K. Nishijima, M. Koshiba, Y. Suda, M. Yokoyama, R. G. Calland, M. Hartz, K. Martens, M. Murdoch, B. Quilain, C. Simpson, Y. Suzuki, M. R. Vagins, D. Hamabe, M. Kuze, Y. Okajima, T. Yoshida, M. Ishitsuka, J. F. Martin, C. M. Nantais, H. A. Tanaka, T. Towstego, A. Konaka, S. Chen, L. Wan, A. Minamino

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We report the results of a neutrino search in Super-Kamiokande (SK) for coincident signals with the first detected gravitational wave (GW) produced by a binary neutron-star merger, GW170817, which was followed by a short gamma-ray burst, GRB170817A, and a kilonova/macronova. We searched for coincident neutrino events in the range from 3.5 MeV to ∼100 PeV, in a time window ±500 s around the gravitational wave detection time, as well as during a 14-day period after the detection. No significant neutrino signal was observed for either time window. We calculated 90% confidence level upper limits on the neutrino fluence for GW170817. From the upward-going-muon events in the energy region above 1.6 GeV, the neutrino fluence limit is () cm^-2 for muon neutrinos (muon antineutrinos), with an error range of ±5around the zenith angle of NGC4993, and the energy spectrum is under the assumption of an index of-2. The fluence limit for neutrino energies less than 100 MeV, for which the emission mechanism would be different than for higher-energy neutrinos, is also calculated. It is 6.6 × 10⁷ cm^-2 for anti-electron neutrinos under the assumption of a Fermi-Dirac spectrum with average energy of 20 MeV.

Original language	English
Article number	L4
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	857
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aabaca
Publication status	Published - 10 Apr 2018

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neutrinos

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Abe, K., Bronner, C., Hayato, Y., Ikeda, M., Iyogi, K., Kameda, J., Kato, Y., Kishimoto, Y., Marti, L., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakajima, Y., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, S., Orii, A., Pronost, G., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., ... Minamino, A. (2018). Search for Neutrinos in Super-Kamiokande Associated with the GW170817 Neutron-star Merger. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 857(1), Article L4. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aabaca

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T1 - Search for Neutrinos in Super-Kamiokande Associated with the GW170817 Neutron-star Merger

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Bronner, C.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ikeda, M.

AU - Iyogi, K.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kato, Y.

AU - Kishimoto, Y.

AU - Marti, Ll

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakajima, Y.

AU - Nakano, Y.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Orii, A.

AU - Pronost, G.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Sonoda, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takenaka, A.

AU - Tanaka, H.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Yano, T.

AU - Akutsu, R.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Nishimura, Y.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Tsui, K. M.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Fernandez, P.

AU - Blaszczyk, F. D.M.

AU - Kachulis, C.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Tobayama, S.

AU - Bian, J.

AU - Elnimr, M.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Locke, S.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Weatherly, P.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Takhistov, V.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Park, R. G.

AU - Li, Z.

AU - O'Sullivan, E.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Gonin, M.

AU - Imber, J.

AU - Mueller, Th A.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Nakamura, T.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Choi, K.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Amey, J.

AU - Litchfield, R. P.

AU - Ma, W. Y.

AU - Uchida, Y.

AU - Wascko, M. O.

AU - Catanesi, M. G.

AU - Intonti, R. A.

AU - Radicioni, E.

AU - Rosa, G. De

AU - Ali, A.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - Ludovici, L.

AU - Cao, S.

AU - Friend, M.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakashita, K.

AU - Sekiguchi, T.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Abe, K. E.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Hayashino, T.

AU - Hirota, S.

AU - Jiang, M.

AU - Mori, M.

AU - Nakamura, K. E.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Wendell, R. A.

AU - Anthony, L. H.V.

AU - McCauley, N.

AU - Pritchard, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Murase, M.

AU - Muto, F.

AU - Mijakowski, P.

AU - Frankiewicz, K.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Li, X.

AU - Palomino, J. L.

AU - Santucci, G.

AU - Viela, C.

AU - Wilking, M. J.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Fukuda, D.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Ito, S.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Nagata, H.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Xu, C.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Wark, D.

AU - Lodovico, F. Di

AU - Richards, B.

AU - Sedgwick, S. Molina

AU - Tacik, R.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Cole, A.

AU - Thompson, L.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Ito, K.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Suda, Y.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Calland, R. G.

AU - Hartz, M.

AU - Martens, K.

AU - Murdoch, M.

AU - Quilain, B.

AU - Simpson, C.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Hamabe, D.

AU - Kuze, M.

AU - Okajima, Y.

AU - Yoshida, T.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Martin, J. F.

AU - Nantais, C. M.

AU - Tanaka, H. A.

AU - Towstego, T.

AU - Konaka, A.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Wan, L.

AU - Minamino, A.

PY - 2018/4/10

Y1 - 2018/4/10

N2 - We report the results of a neutrino search in Super-Kamiokande (SK) for coincident signals with the first detected gravitational wave (GW) produced by a binary neutron-star merger, GW170817, which was followed by a short gamma-ray burst, GRB170817A, and a kilonova/macronova. We searched for coincident neutrino events in the range from 3.5 MeV to ∼100 PeV, in a time window ±500 s around the gravitational wave detection time, as well as during a 14-day period after the detection. No significant neutrino signal was observed for either time window. We calculated 90% confidence level upper limits on the neutrino fluence for GW170817. From the upward-going-muon events in the energy region above 1.6 GeV, the neutrino fluence limit is () cm-2 for muon neutrinos (muon antineutrinos), with an error range of ±5around the zenith angle of NGC4993, and the energy spectrum is under the assumption of an index of-2. The fluence limit for neutrino energies less than 100 MeV, for which the emission mechanism would be different than for higher-energy neutrinos, is also calculated. It is 6.6 × 107 cm-2 for anti-electron neutrinos under the assumption of a Fermi-Dirac spectrum with average energy of 20 MeV.

AB - We report the results of a neutrino search in Super-Kamiokande (SK) for coincident signals with the first detected gravitational wave (GW) produced by a binary neutron-star merger, GW170817, which was followed by a short gamma-ray burst, GRB170817A, and a kilonova/macronova. We searched for coincident neutrino events in the range from 3.5 MeV to ∼100 PeV, in a time window ±500 s around the gravitational wave detection time, as well as during a 14-day period after the detection. No significant neutrino signal was observed for either time window. We calculated 90% confidence level upper limits on the neutrino fluence for GW170817. From the upward-going-muon events in the energy region above 1.6 GeV, the neutrino fluence limit is () cm-2 for muon neutrinos (muon antineutrinos), with an error range of ±5around the zenith angle of NGC4993, and the energy spectrum is under the assumption of an index of-2. The fluence limit for neutrino energies less than 100 MeV, for which the emission mechanism would be different than for higher-energy neutrinos, is also calculated. It is 6.6 × 107 cm-2 for anti-electron neutrinos under the assumption of a Fermi-Dirac spectrum with average energy of 20 MeV.

KW - astroparticle physics

KW - gravitational waves

KW - neutrinos

U2 - 10.3847/2041-8213/aabaca

DO - 10.3847/2041-8213/aabaca

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85045853820

SN - 2041-8205

VL - 857

JO - Astrophysical Journal Letters

JF - Astrophysical Journal Letters

IS - 1

M1 - L4

ER -

Search for Neutrinos in Super-Kamiokande Associated with the GW170817 Neutron-star Merger

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