FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914

M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; A. Albert; B. Anderson; M. Arimoto; W. B. Atwood; M. Axelsson; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; M. G. Baring; D. Bastieri; J. Becerra Gonzalez; R. Bellazzini; E. Bissaldi; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; R. Bonino; E. Bottacini; T. J. Brandt; J. Bregeon; R. J. Britto; P. Bruel; R. Buehler; T. H. Burnett; S. Buson; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; R. Caputo; M. Caragiulo; P. A. Caraveo; J. M. Casandjian; E. Cavazzuti; E. Charles; A. Chekhtman; J. Chiang; G. Chiaro; S. Ciprini; J. Cohen-Tanugi; L. R. Cominsky; B. Condon; F. Costanza; A. Cuoco; S. Cutini; F. D'Ammando; F. De Palma; R. Desiante; S. W. Digel; N. Di Lalla; M. Di Mauro; L. Di Venere; A. Domnguez; P. S. Drell; R. Dubois; D. Dumora; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; E. C. Ferrara; A. Franckowiak; Y. Fukazawa; S. Funk; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Gehrels; N. Giglietto; M. Giomi; P. Giommi; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; G. A. Gomez-Vargas; J. Granot; D. Green; I. A. Grenier; M. H. Grondin; J. E. Grove; L. Guillemot; S. Guiriec; D. Hadasch; A. K. Harding; E. Hays; J. W. Hewitt; A. B. Hill; D. Horan; T. Jogler; G. Jóhannesson; T. Kamae; S. Kensei; D. Kocevski; M. Kuss; G. La Mura; S. Larsson; L. Latronico; M. Lemoine-Goumard; J. Li; L. Li; F. Longo; F. Loparco; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; G. M. Madejski; J. Magill; S. Maldera; A. Manfreda; M. Marelli; M. Mayer; M. N. Mazziotta; J. E. McEnery; M. Meyer; P. F. Michelson; N. Mirabal; T. Mizuno; A. A. Moiseev; M. E. Monzani; E. Moretti; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; M. Negro; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; N. Omodei; M. Orienti; E. Orlando; J. F. Ormes; D. Paneque; J. S. Perkins; M. Pesce-Rollins; F. Piron; G. Pivato; T. A. Porter; J. L. Racusin; S. Rain; R. Rando; S. Razzaque; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; T. Reposeur; S. Ritz; L. S. Rochester; R. W. Romani; P. M.Saz Parkinson; C. Sgr; D. Simone; E. J. Siskind; D. A. Smith; F. Spada; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; D. J. Suson; H. Tajima; J. G. Thayer; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; L. Tibaldo; D. F. Torres; E. Troja; Y. Uchiyama; T. M. Venters; G. Vianello; K. S. Wood; M. Wood; G. Zaharijas; S. Zhu; S. Zimmer

doi:10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2

FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914

M. Ackermann
, M. Ajello
, A. Albert
, B. Anderson
, M. Arimoto
, W. B. Atwood
, M. Axelsson
, L. Baldini
, J. Ballet
, G. Barbiellini
, M. G. Baring
, D. Bastieri
, J. Becerra Gonzalez
, R. Bellazzini
, E. Bissaldi
, R. D. Blandford
, E. D. Bloom
, R. Bonino
, E. Bottacini
, T. J. Brandt

J. Bregeon, R. J. Britto, P. Bruel, R. Buehler, T. H. Burnett, S. Buson, G. A. Caliandro, R. A. Cameron, R. Caputo, M. Caragiulo, P. A. Caraveo, J. M. Casandjian, E. Cavazzuti, E. Charles, A. Chekhtman, J. Chiang, G. Chiaro, S. Ciprini, J. Cohen-Tanugi, L. R. Cominsky, B. Condon, F. Costanza, A. Cuoco, S. Cutini, F. D'Ammando, F. De Palma, R. Desiante, S. W. Digel, N. Di Lalla, M. Di Mauro, L. Di Venere, A. Domnguez, P. S. Drell, R. Dubois, D. Dumora, C. Favuzzi, S. J. Fegan, E. C. Ferrara, A. Franckowiak, Y. Fukazawa, S. Funk, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, N. Gehrels, N. Giglietto, M. Giomi, P. Giommi, F. Giordano, M. Giroletti, T. Glanzman, G. Godfrey, G. A. Gomez-Vargas, J. Granot, D. Green, I. A. Grenier, M. H. Grondin, J. E. Grove, L. Guillemot, S. Guiriec, D. Hadasch, A. K. Harding, E. Hays, J. W. Hewitt, A. B. Hill, D. Horan, T. Jogler, G. Jóhannesson, T. Kamae, S. Kensei, D. Kocevski, M. Kuss, G. La Mura, S. Larsson, L. Latronico, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J. Li, L. Li, F. Longo, F. Loparco, M. N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, G. M. Madejski, J. Magill, S. Maldera, A. Manfreda, M. Marelli, M. Mayer, M. N. Mazziotta, J. E. McEnery, M. Meyer, P. F. Michelson, N. Mirabal, T. Mizuno, A. A. Moiseev, M. E. Monzani, E. Moretti, A. Morselli, I. V. Moskalenko, S. Murgia, M. Negro, E. Nuss, T. Ohsugi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, E. Orlando, J. F. Ormes, D. Paneque, J. S. Perkins, M. Pesce-Rollins, F. Piron, G. Pivato, T. A. Porter, J. L. Racusin, S. Rain, R. Rando, S. Razzaque, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, T. Reposeur, S. Ritz, L. S. Rochester, R. W. Romani, P. M.Saz Parkinson, C. Sgr, D. Simone, E. J. Siskind, D. A. Smith, F. Spada, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, D. J. Suson, H. Tajima, J. G. Thayer, J. B. Thayer, D. J. Thompson, L. Tibaldo, D. F. Torres, E. Troja, Y. Uchiyama, T. M. Venters, G. Vianello, K. S. Wood, M. Wood, G. Zaharijas, S. Zhu, S. Zimmer

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The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has an instantaneous field of view (FoV) covering of the sky and it completes a survey of the entire sky in high-energy gamma-rays every 3 hr. It enables searches for transient phenomena over timescales from milliseconds to years. Among these phenomena could be electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) sources. In this paper, we present a detailed study of the LAT observations relevant to Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) event GW150914, which is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and has been interpreted as being due to the coalescence of two stellar-mass black holes. The localization region for GW150914 was outside the LAT FoV at the time of the GW signal. However, as part of routine survey observations, the LAT observed the entire LIGO localization region within ∼70 minutes of the trigger and thus enabled a comprehensive search for a γ-ray counterpart to GW150914. The study of the LAT data presented here did not find any potential counterparts to GW150914, but it did provide limits on the presence of a transient counterpart above 100 MeV on timescales of hours to days over the entire GW150914 localization region.

langue originale	Anglais
Numéro d'article	L2
journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	823
Numéro de publication	1
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2
état	Publié - 20 mai 2016

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Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Albert, A., Anderson, B., Arimoto, M., Atwood, W. B., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Gonzalez, J. B., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonino, R., Bottacini, E., ... Zimmer, S. (2016). FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 823(1), Article L2. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2

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T1 - FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914

AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Ajello, M.

AU - Albert, A.

AU - Anderson, B.

AU - Arimoto, M.

AU - Atwood, W. B.

AU - Axelsson, M.

AU - Baldini, L.

AU - Ballet, J.

AU - Barbiellini, G.

AU - Baring, M. G.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Gonzalez, J. Becerra

AU - Bellazzini, R.

AU - Bissaldi, E.

AU - Blandford, R. D.

AU - Bloom, E. D.

AU - Bonino, R.

AU - Bottacini, E.

AU - Brandt, T. J.

AU - Bregeon, J.

AU - Britto, R. J.

AU - Bruel, P.

AU - Buehler, R.

AU - Burnett, T. H.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Caliandro, G. A.

AU - Cameron, R. A.

AU - Caputo, R.

AU - Caragiulo, M.

AU - Caraveo, P. A.

AU - Casandjian, J. M.

AU - Cavazzuti, E.

AU - Charles, E.

AU - Chekhtman, A.

AU - Chiang, J.

AU - Chiaro, G.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Cohen-Tanugi, J.

AU - Cominsky, L. R.

AU - Condon, B.

AU - Costanza, F.

AU - Cuoco, A.

AU - Cutini, S.

AU - D'Ammando, F.

AU - Palma, F. De

AU - Desiante, R.

AU - Digel, S. W.

AU - Lalla, N. Di

AU - Mauro, M. Di

AU - Venere, L. Di

AU - Domnguez, A.

AU - Drell, P. S.

AU - Dubois, R.

AU - Dumora, D.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Fegan, S. J.

AU - Ferrara, E. C.

AU - Franckowiak, A.

AU - Fukazawa, Y.

AU - Funk, S.

AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Gargano, F.

AU - Gasparrini, D.

AU - Gehrels, N.

AU - Giglietto, N.

AU - Giomi, M.

AU - Giommi, P.

AU - Giordano, F.

AU - Giroletti, M.

AU - Glanzman, T.

AU - Godfrey, G.

AU - Gomez-Vargas, G. A.

AU - Granot, J.

AU - Green, D.

AU - Grenier, I. A.

AU - Grondin, M. H.

AU - Grove, J. E.

AU - Guillemot, L.

AU - Guiriec, S.

AU - Hadasch, D.

AU - Harding, A. K.

AU - Hays, E.

AU - Hewitt, J. W.

AU - Hill, A. B.

AU - Horan, D.

AU - Jogler, T.

AU - Jóhannesson, G.

AU - Kamae, T.

AU - Kensei, S.

AU - Kocevski, D.

AU - Kuss, M.

AU - Mura, G. La

AU - Larsson, S.

AU - Latronico, L.

AU - Lemoine-Goumard, M.

AU - Li, J.

AU - Li, L.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - Loparco, F.

AU - Lovellette, M. N.

AU - Lubrano, P.

AU - Madejski, G. M.

AU - Magill, J.

AU - Maldera, S.

AU - Manfreda, A.

AU - Marelli, M.

AU - Mayer, M.

AU - Mazziotta, M. N.

AU - McEnery, J. E.

AU - Meyer, M.

AU - Michelson, P. F.

AU - Mirabal, N.

AU - Mizuno, T.

AU - Moiseev, A. A.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Moretti, E.

AU - Morselli, A.

AU - Moskalenko, I. V.

AU - Murgia, S.

AU - Negro, M.

AU - Nuss, E.

AU - Ohsugi, T.

AU - Omodei, N.

AU - Orienti, M.

AU - Orlando, E.

AU - Ormes, J. F.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Perkins, J. S.

AU - Pesce-Rollins, M.

AU - Piron, F.

AU - Pivato, G.

AU - Porter, T. A.

AU - Racusin, J. L.

AU - Rain, S.

AU - Rando, R.

AU - Razzaque, S.

AU - Reimer, A.

AU - Reimer, O.

AU - Reposeur, T.

AU - Ritz, S.

AU - Rochester, L. S.

AU - Romani, R. W.

AU - Parkinson, P. M.Saz

AU - Sgr, C.

AU - Simone, D.

AU - Siskind, E. J.

AU - Smith, D. A.

AU - Spada, F.

AU - Spandre, G.

AU - Spinelli, P.

AU - Suson, D. J.

AU - Tajima, H.

AU - Thayer, J. G.

AU - Thayer, J. B.

AU - Thompson, D. J.

AU - Tibaldo, L.

AU - Torres, D. F.

AU - Troja, E.

AU - Uchiyama, Y.

AU - Venters, T. M.

AU - Vianello, G.

AU - Wood, K. S.

AU - Wood, M.

AU - Zaharijas, G.

AU - Zhu, S.

AU - Zimmer, S.

PY - 2016/5/20

Y1 - 2016/5/20

N2 - The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has an instantaneous field of view (FoV) covering of the sky and it completes a survey of the entire sky in high-energy gamma-rays every 3 hr. It enables searches for transient phenomena over timescales from milliseconds to years. Among these phenomena could be electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) sources. In this paper, we present a detailed study of the LAT observations relevant to Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) event GW150914, which is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and has been interpreted as being due to the coalescence of two stellar-mass black holes. The localization region for GW150914 was outside the LAT FoV at the time of the GW signal. However, as part of routine survey observations, the LAT observed the entire LIGO localization region within ∼70 minutes of the trigger and thus enabled a comprehensive search for a γ-ray counterpart to GW150914. The study of the LAT data presented here did not find any potential counterparts to GW150914, but it did provide limits on the presence of a transient counterpart above 100 MeV on timescales of hours to days over the entire GW150914 localization region.

AB - The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has an instantaneous field of view (FoV) covering of the sky and it completes a survey of the entire sky in high-energy gamma-rays every 3 hr. It enables searches for transient phenomena over timescales from milliseconds to years. Among these phenomena could be electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) sources. In this paper, we present a detailed study of the LAT observations relevant to Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) event GW150914, which is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and has been interpreted as being due to the coalescence of two stellar-mass black holes. The localization region for GW150914 was outside the LAT FoV at the time of the GW signal. However, as part of routine survey observations, the LAT observed the entire LIGO localization region within ∼70 minutes of the trigger and thus enabled a comprehensive search for a γ-ray counterpart to GW150914. The study of the LAT data presented here did not find any potential counterparts to GW150914, but it did provide limits on the presence of a transient counterpart above 100 MeV on timescales of hours to days over the entire GW150914 localization region.

KW - gamma-ray burst: general

KW - gamma-rays: general

KW - gravitational waves

KW - methods: observational

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84971611975

U2 - 10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2

DO - 10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84971611975

SN - 2041-8205

VL - 823

JO - Astrophysical Journal Letters

JF - Astrophysical Journal Letters

IS - 1

M1 - L2

ER -

FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914

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