The search for Muon neutrinos from northern hemisphere gamma-ray bursts with AMANDA

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The search for Muon neutrinos from northern hemisphere gamma-ray bursts with AMANDA

A Achterberg M Ackermann J Adams J Ahrens K Andeen J Auffenberg Jn Bahcall X Bai B Baret Sw Barwick R Bay K Beattie T Becka Jk Becker K-h Becker P Berghaus D Berley E Bernardini D Bertrand Dz Besson E Blaufuss Dj Boersma C Bohm J Bolmont S Boeser O Botner A Bouchta J Braun C Burgess T Burgess T Castermans D Chirkin B Christy J Clem Df Cowen Mv D'agostino A Davour Ct Day C De Clercq L Demiroeres F Descamps P Desiati T Deyoung Jc Diaz-velez J Dreyer Jp Dumm Mr Duvoort Wr Edwards R Ehrlich J Eisch Rw Ellsworth Pa Evenson O Fadiran Ar Fazely K Filimonov Mm Foerster Bd Fox A Franckowiak Tk Gaisser J Gallagher R Ganugapati H Geenen L Gerhardt A Goldschmidt Ja Goodman R Gozzini T Griesel A Gross S Grullon Rm Gunasingha M Gurtner A Hallgren F Halzen K Han K Hanson D Hardtke R Hardtke Je Hart Y Hasegawa T Hauschildt D Hays J Heise K Helbing M Hellwig P Herquet Gc Hill J Hodges Kd Hoffman B Hommez K Hoshina D Hubert B Hughey Po Hulth J-p Huess K Hultqvist S Hundertmark M Inaba A Ishihara J Jacobsen Gs Japaridze H Johansson A Jones Jm Joseph K-h Kampert A Kappes T Karg A Karle H Kawai Jl Kelley N Kitamura Sr Klein S Klepser G Kohnen H Kolanoski Lk Pke M Kowalski T Kowarik M Krasberg K Kuehn M Labare H Landsman H Leich D Leier I Liubarsky J Lundberg J Luenemann J Madsen K Mase Hs Matis T Mccauley Cp Mcparland A Meli T Messarius P Meszaros H Miyamoto A Mokhtarani T Montaruli A Morey R Morse Sm Movit K Muenich R Nahnhauer Jw Nam P Niessen Dr Nygren H Oegelman A Olivas S Patton C Pena-garay Cp De Los Heros A Piegsa D Pieloth Ac Pohl R Porrata J Pretz Pb Price Gt Przybylski K Rawlins S Razzaque E Resconi W Rhode M Ribordy A Rizzo S Robbins P Roth C Rott D Rutledge D Ryckbosch H-g Sander S Sarkar S Schlenstedt T Schmidt D Schneider D Seckel B Semburg Sh Seo S Seunarine A Silvestri Aj Smith M Solarz C Song Je Sopher Gm Spiczak C Spiering M Stamatikos T Stanev P Steffen T Stezelberger Rg Stokstad Mc Stoufer S Stoyanov Ea Strahler T Straszheim K-h Sulanke Gw Sullivan Tj Sumner I Taboada O Tarasova A Tepe L Thollander S Tilav M Tluczykont Pa Toale D Turcan N Van Eijndhoven J Vandenbroucke A Van Overloop V Viscomi B Voigt W Wagner C Walck H Waldmann M Walter Y-r Wang C Wendt Ch Wiebusch G Wikstroem Dr Williams R Wischnewski H Wissing K Woschnagg Xw Xu G Yodh S Yoshida Jd Zornoza M Boer T Cline G Crew M Feroci F Frontera K Hurley D Lamb A Rau F Rossi G Ricker A Von Kienlin

subject

Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena FOS: Physical sciences Flux Astrophysics Astrophysics 01 natural sciences Gamma rays: bursts; Neutrinos 0103 physical sciences Muon neutrino Neutrinos 010306 general physics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Physics Gamma rays: bursts Muon Astrophysics (astro-ph)Order (ring theory)Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science Astronomia High Energy Physics::Experiment Neutrino Gamma-ray burst Energy (signal processing)

description

We present the results of the analysis of neutrino observations by the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) correlated with photon observations of more than 400 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the Northern Hemisphere from 1997 to 2003. During this time period, AMANDA's effective collection area for muon neutrinos was larger than that of any other existing detector. Based on our observations of zero neutrinos during and immediately prior to the GRBs in the dataset, we set the most stringent upper limit on muon neutrino emission correlated with gamma-ray bursts. Assuming a Waxman-Bahcall spectrum and incorporating all systematic uncertainties, our flux upper limit has a normalization at 1 PeV of E^2{\Phi}_{\nu} {\leq} 6.0 \times 10^{-9} GeV cm^{-2} s^{-1} sr^{-1}, with 90% of the events expected within the energy range of ~10 TeV to ~3 PeV. The impact of this limit on several theoretical models of GRBs is discussed, as well as the future potential for detection of GRBs by next generation neutrino telescopes. Finally, we briefly describe several modifications to this analysis in order to apply it to other types of transient point sources.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2007-05-08

10.1086/524920 http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3318474