Limits on Neutrino Emission from GRB 221009A from MeV to PeV Using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Authors

R. Abbasi, Loyola University of Chicago
M. Ackermann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
J. Adams, University of Canterbury
S. K. Agarwalla, University of Wisconsin-Madison
N. Aggarwal, University of Alberta
J. A. Aguilar, Université Libre de Bruxelles
M. Ahlers, Niels Bohr Institutet
J. M. Alameddine, Technische Universität Dortmund
N. M. Amin, The Bartol Research Institute
K. Andeen, Marquette University
G. Anton, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
C. Argüelles, Harvard University
Y. Ashida, University of Wisconsin-Madison
S. Athanasiadou, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
S. N. Axani, The Bartol Research Institute
X. Bai, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
A. V. Balagopal, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M. Baricevic, University of Wisconsin-Madison
S. W. Barwick, University of California, Irvine
V. Basu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
R. Bay, University of California, Berkeley
J. J. Beatty, The Ohio State University
K. H. Becker, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
J. Becker Tjus, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
J. Beise, Uppsala Universitet

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Publication Title

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volume

946

Issue

1

Abstract

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have long been considered a possible source of high-energy neutrinos. While no correlations have yet been detected between high-energy neutrinos and GRBs, the recent observation of GRB 221009A—the brightest GRB observed by Fermi-GBM to date and the first one to be observed above an energy of 10 TeV—provides a unique opportunity to test for hadronic emission. In this paper, we leverage the wide energy range of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory to search for neutrinos from GRB 221009A. We find no significant deviation from background expectation across event samples ranging from MeV to PeV energies, placing stringent upper limits on the neutrino emission from this source.

Identifier

85152131040 (Scopus)

Recommended Citation

Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Agarwalla, S. K.; Aggarwal, N.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Alameddine, J. M.; Amin, N. M.; Andeen, K.; Anton, G.; Argüelles, C.; Ashida, Y.; Athanasiadou, S.; Axani, S. N.; Bai, X.; Balagopal, A. V.; Baricevic, M.; Barwick, S. W.; Basu, V.; Bay, R.; Beatty, J. J.; Becker, K. H.; Tjus, J. Becker; and Beise, J., "Limits on Neutrino Emission from GRB 221009A from MeV to PeV Using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory" (2023). Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works. 72.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/physics_facpubs/72