Search for astrophysical neutrino point sources at super-kamiokande

E. Thrane; K. Abe; Y. Hayato; T. Iida; M. Ikeda; J. Kameda; K. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; H. Ogawa; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takenaga; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ueno; K. Ueshima; H. Watanabe; S. Yamada; M. R. Vagins; S. Hazama; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; H. Nishino; K. Okumura; N. Tanimoto; F. Dufour; E. Kearns; M. Litos; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; M. Goldhaber; K. Bays; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; C. Regis; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; I. S. Jeong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; M. Fechner; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; R. Wendell; S. Tasaka; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; Y. Watanabe; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; A. T. Suzuki; A. K. Ichikawa; A. Minamino; T. Nakaya; M. Yokoyama; S. Dazeley; R. Svoboda; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; Y. Itow; T. Tanaka; C. K. Jung; G. Lopez; C. McGrew; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; Y. Idehara; H. Ishino; A. Kibayashi; M. Sakuda; Y. Kuno; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; B. S. Yang; T. Ishizuka; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Furuse; K. Nishijima; Y. Yokosawa; M. Koshiba; Y. Totsuka; S. Chen; G. Gong; Y. Heng; T. Xue; Z. Yang; H. Zhang; D. Kielczewska; P. Mijakowski; K. Connolly; M. Dziomba; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/503

Search for astrophysical neutrino point sources at super-kamiokande

E. Thrane^*, K. Abe, Y. Hayato, T. Iida, M. Ikeda, J. Kameda, K. Kobayashi, Y. Koshio, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, S. Nakayama, Y. Obayashi, H. Ogawa, H. Sekiya, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, A. Takeda, Y. Takenaga, Y. TakeuchiK. Ueno, K. Ueshima, H. Watanabe, S. Yamada, M. R. Vagins, S. Hazama, I. Higuchi, C. Ishihara, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, H. Nishino, K. Okumura, N. Tanimoto, F. Dufour, E. Kearns, M. Litos, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, M. Goldhaber, K. Bays, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, C. Regis, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, I. S. Jeong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, M. Fechner, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, R. Wendell, S. Tasaka, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, Y. Watanabe, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, A. T. Suzuki, A. K. Ichikawa, A. Minamino, T. Nakaya, M. Yokoyama, S. Dazeley, R. Svoboda, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, Y. Itow, T. Tanaka, C. K. Jung, G. Lopez, C. McGrew, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, Y. Idehara, H. Ishino, A. Kibayashi, M. Sakuda, Y. Kuno, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, B. S. Yang, T. Ishizuka, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Furuse, K. Nishijima, Y. Yokosawa, M. Koshiba, Y. Totsuka, S. Chen, G. Gong, Y. Heng, T. Xue, Z. Yang, H. Zhang, D. Kielczewska, P. Mijakowski, K. Connolly, M. Dziomba, R. J. Wilkes

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Abstract

It has been hypothesized that large fluxes of neutrinos may be created in astrophysical "cosmic accelerators." The primary background for a search for astrophysical neutrinos comes from atmospheric neutrinos, which do not exhibit the pointlike directional clustering that characterizes a distant astrophysical signal. We perform a search for neutrino point sources using the upward-going muon data from three phases of operation (SK-I, SK-II, and SK-III) spanning 2623 days of live time taken from 1996 April 1 to 2007 August 11. The search looks for signals from suspected galactic and extragalactic sources, transient sources, and uncataloged sources. While we find interesting signatures from two objects - RX J1713.7-3946 (97.5% CL) and GRB 991004D (95.3% CL) - these signatures lack compelling statistical significance given trial factors. We set limits on the flux and fluence of neutrino point sources above energies of 1.6 GeV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-512
Number of pages	10
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	704
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/503
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Galaxies: active
Gamma rays: bursts
Neutrinos
Pulsars: general
Supernova remnants

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Thrane, E., Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, T., Ikeda, M., Kameda, J., Kobayashi, K., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Obayashi, Y., Ogawa, H., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., Takenaga, Y., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2009). Search for astrophysical neutrino point sources at super-kamiokande. Astrophysical Journal, 704(1), 503-512. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/503

Thrane, E, Abe, K, Hayato, Y, Iida, T, Ikeda, M, Kameda, J, Kobayashi, K, Koshio, Y, Miura, M, Moriyama, S, Nakahata, M, Nakayama, S, Obayashi, Y, Ogawa, H, Sekiya, H, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeda, A, Takenaga, Y, Takeuchi, Y, Ueno, K, Ueshima, K, Watanabe, H, Yamada, S, Vagins, MR, Hazama, S, Higuchi, I, Ishihara, C, Kajita, T, Kaneyuki, K, Mitsuka, G, Nishino, H, Okumura, K, Tanimoto, N, Dufour, F, Kearns, E, Litos, M, Raaf, JL, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Goldhaber, M, Bays, K, Casper, D, Cravens, JP, Kropp, WR, Mine, S, Regis, C, Smy, MB, Sobel, HW, Ganezer, KS, Hill, J, Keig, WE, Jang, JS, Jeong, IS, Kim, JY, Lim, IT, Fechner, M, Scholberg, K, Walter, CW, Wendell, R, Tasaka, S, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Watanabe, Y, Hasegawa, T, Ishida, T, Ishii, T, Kobayashi, T, Nakadaira, T, Nakamura, K, Nishikawa, K, Oyama, Y, Sakashita, K, Sekiguchi, T, Tsukamoto, T, Suzuki, AT, Ichikawa, AK, Minamino, A, Nakaya, T, Yokoyama, M, Dazeley, S, Svoboda, R, Habig, A, Fukuda, Y, Itow, Y, Tanaka, T, Jung, CK, Lopez, G, McGrew, C, Yanagisawa, C, Tamura, N, Idehara, Y, Ishino, H, Kibayashi, A, Sakuda, M, Kuno, Y, Yoshida, M, Kim, SB, Yang, BS, Ishizuka, T, Okazawa, H, Choi, Y, Seo, HK, Furuse, Y, Nishijima, K, Yokosawa, Y, Koshiba, M, Totsuka, Y, Chen, S, Gong, G, Heng, Y, Xue, T, Yang, Z, Zhang, H, Kielczewska, D, Mijakowski, P, Connolly, K, Dziomba, M & Wilkes, RJ 2009, 'Search for astrophysical neutrino point sources at super-kamiokande', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 704, no. 1, pp. 503-512. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/503

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AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Bays, K.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Regis, C.

AU - Smy, M. B.

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AU - Kuno, Y.

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AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

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