SEARCH for NEUTRINOS in SUPER-KAMIOKANDE ASSOCIATED with GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENTS GW150914 and GW151226

K. Abe; K. Haga; Y. Hayato; M. Ikeda; K. Iyogi; J. Kameda; Y. Kishimoto; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; T. Nakajima; Y. Nakano; S. Nakayama; A. Orii; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; A. Takeda; H. Tanaka; S. Tasaka; T. Tomura; R. Akutsu; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; Y. Nishimura; E. Richard; K. Okumura; L. Labarga; P. Fernandez; F. D.M. Blaszczyk; J. Gustafson; C. Kachulis; E. Kearns; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; S. Berkman; C. M. Nantais; S. Tobayama; M. Goldhaber; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; P. Weatherly; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; V. Takhistov; K. S. Ganezer; B. L. Hartfiel; J. Hill; N. Hong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; R. G. Park; A. Himmel; Z. Li; E. O'Sullivan; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; T. Ishizuka; T. Nakamura; J. S. Jang; K. Choi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; S. N. Smith; M. Friend; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; A. T. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; T. Yano; S. V. Cao; T. Hiraki; S. Hirota; K. Huang; M. Jiang; A. Minamino; T. Nakaya; N. D. Patel; R. A. Wendell; K. Suzuki; Y. Fukuda; Y. Itow; T. Suzuki; P. Mijakowski; K. Frankiewicz; J. Hignight; J. Imber; C. K. Jung; X. Li; J. L. Palomino; G. Santucci; M. J. Wilking; C. Yanagisawa; D. Fukuda; H. Ishino; T. Kayano; A. Kibayashi; Y. Koshio; T. Mori; M. Sakuda; C. Xu; Y. Kuno; R. Tacik; S. B. Kim; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; K. Nishijima; M. Koshiba; Y. Totsuka; Y. Suda; M. Yokoyama; C. Bronner; R. G. Calland; M. Hartz; K. Martens; Ll Marti; Y. Suzuki; M. R. Vagins; J. F. Martin; H. A. Tanaka; A. Konaka; S. Chen; L. Wan; Y. Zhang; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L11

SEARCH for NEUTRINOS in SUPER-KAMIOKANDE ASSOCIATED with GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENTS GW150914 and GW151226

K. Abe, K. Haga, Y. Hayato, M. Ikeda, K. Iyogi, J. Kameda, Y. Kishimoto, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, T. Nakajima, Y. Nakano, S. Nakayama, A. Orii, H. Sekiya, M. Shiozawa, A. Takeda, H. Tanaka, S. Tasaka, T. TomuraR. Akutsu, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, Y. Nishimura, E. Richard, K. Okumura, L. Labarga, P. Fernandez, F. D.M. Blaszczyk, J. Gustafson, C. Kachulis, E. Kearns, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, S. Berkman, C. M. Nantais, S. Tobayama, M. Goldhaber, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, P. Weatherly, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, V. Takhistov, K. S. Ganezer, B. L. Hartfiel, J. Hill, N. Hong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, R. G. Park, A. Himmel, Z. Li, E. O'Sullivan, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, T. Ishizuka, T. Nakamura, J. S. Jang, K. Choi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, S. N. Smith, M. Friend, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, A. T. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, T. Yano, S. V. Cao, T. Hiraki, S. Hirota, K. Huang, M. Jiang, A. Minamino, T. Nakaya, N. D. Patel, R. A. Wendell, K. Suzuki, Y. Fukuda, Y. Itow, T. Suzuki, P. Mijakowski, K. Frankiewicz, J. Hignight, J. Imber, C. K. Jung, X. Li, J. L. Palomino, G. Santucci, M. J. Wilking, C. Yanagisawa, D. Fukuda, H. Ishino, T. Kayano, A. Kibayashi, Y. Koshio, T. Mori, M. Sakuda, C. Xu, Y. Kuno, R. Tacik, S. B. Kim, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, K. Nishijima, M. Koshiba, Y. Totsuka, Y. Suda, M. Yokoyama, C. Bronner, R. G. Calland, M. Hartz, K. Martens, Ll Marti, Y. Suzuki, M. R. Vagins, J. F. Martin, H. A. Tanaka, A. Konaka, S. Chen, L. Wan, Y. Zhang, R. J. Wilkes

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We report the results from a search in Super-Kamiokande for neutrino signals coincident with the first detected gravitational-wave events, GW150914 and GW151226, as well as LVT151012, using a neutrino energy range from 3.5 MeV to 100 PeV. We searched for coincident neutrino events within a time window of ±500 s around the gravitational-wave detection time. Four neutrino candidates are found for GW150914, and no candidates are found for GW151226. The remaining neutrino candidates are consistent with the expected background events. We calculated the 90% confidence level upper limits on the combined neutrino fluence for both gravitational-wave events, which depends on event energy and topologies. Considering the upward-going muon data set (1.6 GeV-100 PeV), the neutrino fluence limit for each gravitational-wave event is 14-37 (19-50) cm^-2 for muon neutrinos (muon antineutrinos), depending on the zenith angle of the event. In the other data sets, the combined fluence limits for both gravitational-wave events range from 2.4 ×10⁴ to 7.0 ×10⁹ cm^-2.

Original language	English
Article number	L11
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	830
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L11
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 10
Externally published	Yes

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gravitational waves
neutrinos

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Abe, K., Haga, K., Hayato, Y., Ikeda, M., Iyogi, K., Kameda, J., Kishimoto, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakajima, T., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, S., Orii, A., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Takeda, A., Tanaka, H., Tasaka, S., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2016). SEARCH for NEUTRINOS in SUPER-KAMIOKANDE ASSOCIATED with GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENTS GW150914 and GW151226. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 830(1), [L11]. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L11

Abe, K, Haga, K, Hayato, Y, Ikeda, M, Iyogi, K, Kameda, J, Kishimoto, Y, Miura, M, Moriyama, S, Nakahata, M, Nakajima, T, Nakano, Y, Nakayama, S, Orii, A, Sekiya, H, Shiozawa, M, Takeda, A, Tanaka, H, Tasaka, S, Tomura, T, Akutsu, R, Kajita, T, Kaneyuki, K, Nishimura, Y, Richard, E, Okumura, K, Labarga, L, Fernandez, P, Blaszczyk, FDM, Gustafson, J, Kachulis, C, Kearns, E, Raaf, JL, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Berkman, S, Nantais, CM, Tobayama, S, Goldhaber, M, Kropp, WR, Mine, S, Weatherly, P, Smy, MB, Sobel, HW, Takhistov, V, Ganezer, KS, Hartfiel, BL, Hill, J, Hong, N, Kim, JY, Lim, IT, Park, RG, Himmel, A, Li, Z, O'Sullivan, E, Scholberg, K, Walter, CW, Ishizuka, T, Nakamura, T, Jang, JS, Choi, K, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Smith, SN, Friend, M, Hasegawa, T, Ishida, T, Ishii, T, Kobayashi, T, Nakadaira, T, Nakamura, K, Oyama, Y, Sakashita, K, Sekiguchi, T, Tsukamoto, T, Suzuki, AT, Takeuchi, Y, Yano, T, Cao, SV, Hiraki, T, Hirota, S, Huang, K, Jiang, M, Minamino, A, Nakaya, T, Patel, ND, Wendell, RA, Suzuki, K, Fukuda, Y, Itow, Y, Suzuki, T, Mijakowski, P, Frankiewicz, K, Hignight, J, Imber, J, Jung, CK, Li, X, Palomino, JL, Santucci, G, Wilking, MJ, Yanagisawa, C, Fukuda, D, Ishino, H, Kayano, T, Kibayashi, A, Koshio, Y, Mori, T, Sakuda, M, Xu, C, Kuno, Y, Tacik, R, Kim, SB, Okazawa, H, Choi, Y, Nishijima, K, Koshiba, M, Totsuka, Y, Suda, Y, Yokoyama, M, Bronner, C, Calland, RG, Hartz, M, Martens, K, Marti, L, Suzuki, Y, Vagins, MR, Martin, JF, Tanaka, HA, Konaka, A, Chen, S, Wan, L, Zhang, Y & Wilkes, RJ 2016, 'SEARCH for NEUTRINOS in SUPER-KAMIOKANDE ASSOCIATED with GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENTS GW150914 and GW151226', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 830, no. 1, L11. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/830/1/L11

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AU - Abe, K.

AU - Haga, K.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ikeda, M.

AU - Iyogi, K.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kishimoto, Y.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakajima, T.

AU - Nakano, Y.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Orii, A.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Tanaka, H.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Tomura, T.

AU - Akutsu, R.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Nishimura, Y.

AU - Richard, E.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Fernandez, P.

AU - Blaszczyk, F. D.M.

AU - Gustafson, J.

AU - Kachulis, C.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Berkman, S.

AU - Nantais, C. M.

AU - Tobayama, S.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Weatherly, P.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Takhistov, V.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hartfiel, B. L.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Hong, N.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Park, R. G.

AU - Himmel, A.

AU - Li, Z.

AU - O'Sullivan, E.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Nakamura, T.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Choi, K.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Smith, S. N.

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 - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Yano, T.

AU - Cao, S. V.

AU - Hiraki, T.

AU - Hirota, S.

AU - Huang, K.

AU - Jiang, M.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Patel, N. D.

AU - Wendell, R. A.

AU - Suzuki, K.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Suzuki, T.

AU - Mijakowski, P.

AU - Frankiewicz, K.

AU - Hignight, J.

AU - Imber, J.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Li, X.

AU - Palomino, J. L.

AU - Santucci, G.

AU - Wilking, M. J.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Fukuda, D.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Kayano, T.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Xu, C.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Tacik, R.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Suda, Y.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Bronner, C.

AU - Calland, R. G.

AU - Hartz, M.

AU - Martens, K.

AU - Marti, Ll

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Martin, J. F.

AU - Tanaka, H. A.

AU - Konaka, A.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Wan, L.

AU - Zhang, Y.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Some of us have been supported by funds from the Korean Research Foundation (BK21 and KNRC), the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-20110024009), the European Union (H2020 RISE-GA641540-SKPLUS), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 11235006, and the Scinet and Westgrid consortia of Compute Canada. Publisher Copyright: © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

PY - 2016/10/10

Y1 - 2016/10/10

N2 - We report the results from a search in Super-Kamiokande for neutrino signals coincident with the first detected gravitational-wave events, GW150914 and GW151226, as well as LVT151012, using a neutrino energy range from 3.5 MeV to 100 PeV. We searched for coincident neutrino events within a time window of ±500 s around the gravitational-wave detection time. Four neutrino candidates are found for GW150914, and no candidates are found for GW151226. The remaining neutrino candidates are consistent with the expected background events. We calculated the 90% confidence level upper limits on the combined neutrino fluence for both gravitational-wave events, which depends on event energy and topologies. Considering the upward-going muon data set (1.6 GeV-100 PeV), the neutrino fluence limit for each gravitational-wave event is 14-37 (19-50) cm-2 for muon neutrinos (muon antineutrinos), depending on the zenith angle of the event. In the other data sets, the combined fluence limits for both gravitational-wave events range from 2.4 ×104 to 7.0 ×109 cm-2.

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