Constraints on the Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Flux from Gamma-Ray Bursts from a Prototype Station of the Askaryan Radio Array

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  • P. Allison
  • J. Auffenberg
  • R. Bard
  • J. J. Beatty
  • D. Z. Besson
  • C. Bora
  • C. -C. Chen
  • P. Chen
  • A. Connolly
  • J. P. Davies
  • M. A. DuVernois
  • B. Fox
  • P. W. Gorham
  • K. Hanson
  • B. Hill
  • K. D. Hoffman
  • E. Hong
  • L. -C. Hu
  • A. Ishihara
  • A. Karle
  • J. Kelley
  • I. Kravchenko
  • H. Landsman
  • A. Laundrie
  • C. -J. Li
  • T. Liu
  • M. -Y. Lu
  • R. Maunu
  • K. Mase
  • T. Meures
  • C. Miki
  • J. Nam
  • R. J. Nichol
  • G. Nir
  • A. O'Murchadha
  • C. G. Pfendner
  • K. Ratzlaff
  • B. Rotter
  • P. Sandstrom
  • D. Seckel
  • A. Shultz
  • M. Song
  • J. Stockham
  • M. Stockham
  • M. Sullivan
  • J. Touart
  • H. -Y. Tu
  • G. S. Varner
  • S. Yoshida
  • R. Young
  • D. Guetta
We report on a search for ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the data set collected by the Testbed station of the Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) in 2011 and 2012. From 57 selected GRBs, we observed no events that survive our cuts, which is consistent with 0.12 expected background events. Using NeuCosmA as a numerical GRB reference emission model, we estimate upper limits on the prompt UHE GRB neutrino fluence and quasi-diffuse flux from $10^{7}$ to $10^{10}$ GeV. This is the first limit on the prompt UHE GRB neutrino quasi-diffuse flux above $10^{7}$ GeV.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAstroparticle Physics
Volume88
Pages (from-to)7-16
ISSN0927-6505
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

14 pages, 8 figures, Published in Astroparticle Physics Journal

    Research areas

  • astro-ph.HE

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