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The fast rotating, low gravity subdwarf B star EC 22081-1916 - Remnant of a common envelope merger event

Sep 21, 2013 09/13

by S. Geier; L. Classen; U. Heber

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Hot subdwarf B stars (sdBs) are evolved core helium-burning stars with very thin hydrogen envelopes. In order to form an sdB, the progenitor has to lose almost all of its hydrogen envelope right at the tip of the red giant branch. In binary systems, mass transfer to the companion provides the extraordinary mass loss required for their formation. However, apparently single sdBs exist as well and their formation is unclear since decades. The merger of helium white dwarfs leading to an ignition of...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4202v1

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Radial Velocity Survey of Low-Mass Companions to sdB Stars

Sep 18, 2013 09/13

by L. Classen; S. Geier; U. Heber; S. J. O'Toole

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The origin of subdwarf B (sdB) stars is not fully understood yet since it requires high mass loss at the red giant stage. SdBs in close binary systems are formed via common envelope ejection, but the origin of apparently single sdB stars remains unclear. Substellar companions may be able to trigger common envelope ejection and help forming sdBs that appear to be single. Using a sample of high resolution spectra we aim at detecting small radial velocity (RV) shifts caused by such low mass...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.0511v1

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Radial Velocity search for substellar companions to sdB stars

Sep 22, 2013 09/13

by S. J. O'Toole; U. Heber; S. Geier; L. Classen; O. De Marco

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After the discovery of a substellar companion to the hot subdwarf HD 149382, we have started a radial velocity search for similar objects around other bright sdB stars using the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Our aim is to test the hypothesis that close substellar companions can significantly affect the post-main sequence evolution of solar-type stars. It has previously been proposed that binary interactions in this scenario could lead to the formation of hot subdwarfs. The detection of such...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.3672v1

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The subdwarf B star SB 290 - A fast rotator on the extreme horizontal branch

Sep 21, 2013 09/13

by S. Geier; U. Heber; C. Heuser; L. Classen; S. J. O'Toole; H. Edelmann

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Hot subdwarf B stars (sdBs) are evolved core helium-burning stars with very thin hydrogen envelopes. In order to form an sdB, the progenitor has to lose almost all of its hydrogen envelope right at the tip of the red giant branch. In close binary systems, mass transfer to the companion provides the extraordinary mass loss required for their formation. However, apparently single sdBs exist as well and their formation is unclear since decades. The merger of helium white dwarfs leading to an...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.4129v1

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Two candidate brown dwarf companions around core helium-burning stars

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by V. Schaffenroth; L. Classen; K. Nagel; S. Geier; C. Koen; U. Heber; H. Edelmann

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Hot subdwarf stars of spectral type B (sdBs) are evolved, core helium-burning objects. The formation of those objects is puzzling, because the progenitor star has to lose almost its entire hydrogen envelope in the red-giant phase. Binary interactions have been invoked, but single sdBs exist as well. We report the discovery of two close hot subdwarf binaries with small radial velocity amplitudes. Follow-up photometry revealed reflection effects originating from cool irradiated companions, but no...
Topics: Astrophysics, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.4357

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The helium-rich subdwarf CPD-20 1123: a post-common envelope binary evolving onto the extended horizontal branch

Sep 21, 2013 09/13

by N. Naslim; S. Geier; C. S. Jeffery; N. T. Behara; V. M. Woolf; L. Classen

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Subluminous B stars come in a variety of flavours including single stars, close and wide binaries, and pulsating and non-pulsating variables. A majority have helium-poor surfaces (helium by number nHe 90%). A small number have an intermediate surface helium abundance (~ 10 - 30%), accompanied by peculiar abundances of other elements. The questions posed are i) whether these abundance peculiarities are associated with radiatively-driven and time-dependent stratification of elements within the...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.4387v2

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Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project: SDSS J162256.66$+$473051.1 - An eclipsing subdwarf B binary with a brown dwarf companion

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by V. Schaffenroth; S. Geier; U. Heber; T. Kupfer; E. Ziegerer; C. Heuser; L. Classen; O. Cordes

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Hot subdwarf B stars (sdBs) are core helium-burning stars located on the extreme horizontal branch. About half of the known sdB stars are found in close binaries. Their short orbital periods of 1.2 h to a few days suggest that they are post common-envelope systems. Eclipsing hot subdwarf binaries are rare, but important to determine the fundamental stellar parameters. Low-mass companions are identified by the reflection effect. In most cases the companion is a main sequence star near the...
Topics: Astrophysics, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.5263

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Low-mass stellar and substellar companions to sdB stars

Sep 24, 2013 09/13

by S. Geier; L. Classen; P. Bruenner; K. Nagel; V. Schaffenroth; C. Heuser; U. Heber; H. Drechsel; H. Edelmann; C. Koen; S. J. O'Toole; L. Morales-Rueda

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It has been suggested that besides stellar companions, substellar objects in close orbits may be able to trigger mass loss in a common envelope phase and form hot subdwarfs. In an ongoing project we search for close substellar companions combining time resolved high resolution spectroscopy with photometry. We determine the fraction of as yet undetected radial velocity variable systems from a sample of 27 apparently single sdB stars to be 16%. We discovered low-mass stellar companions to the...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2929v1

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Orbital solutions of eight close sdB binaries and constraints on the nature of the unseen companions

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by S. Geier; R. H. Oestensen; U. Heber; T. Kupfer; P. F. L. Maxted; B. N. Barlow; M. Vuckovic; A. Tillich; S. Mueller; H. Edelmann; L. Classen; A. F. McLeod

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The project Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Underluminous Stars from SDSS (MUCHFUSS) aims at finding hot subdwarf stars (sdBs) with massive compact companions such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, or stellar-mass black holes. In a supplementary programme we obtained time-resolved spectroscopy of known hot subdwarf binary candidates. Here we present orbital solutions of eight close sdB binaries with orbital periods ranging from 0.1 to 10 days, which allow us to derive lower limits on the...
Topics: Astrophysics, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.0446

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The MUCHFUSS project - Searching for the most massive companions to hot subdwarf stars in close binaries and finding the least massive ones

Sep 24, 2013 09/13

by S. Geier; V. Schaffenroth; H. Hirsch; A. Tillich; U. Heber; L. Classen; T. Kupfer; P. F. L. Maxted; R. H. Oestensen; B. N. Barlow; S. J. O'Toole; T. R. Marsh; B. T. Gaensicke; O. Cordes; R. Napiwotzki

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The project Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Underluminous Stars from SDSS (MUCHFUSS) aims at finding hot subdwarf stars with massive compact companions (massive white dwarfs M>1.0 Msun, neutron stars or stellar mass black holes). The existence of such systems is predicted by binary evolution theory and some candidate systems have been found. We classified about 1400 hot subdwarf stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) by colour selection and visual inspection of their spectra....
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2922v1

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Substellar companions and the formation of hot subdwarf stars

Sep 23, 2013 09/13

by S. Geier; U. Heber; A. Tillich; H. Hirsch; T. Kupfer; V. Schaffenroth; L. Classen; P. F. L. Maxted; R. H. Oestensen; B. N. Barlow; T. R. Marsh; B. T. Gaensicke; R. Napiwotzki; S. J. O'Toole; E. W. Guenther

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We give a brief review over the observational evidence for close substellar companions to hot subdwarf stars. The formation of these core helium-burning objects requires huge mass loss of their red giant progenitors. It has been suggested that besides stellar companions substellar objects in close orbits may be able to trigger this mass loss. Such objects can be easily detected around hot subdwarf stars by medium or high resolution spectroscopy with an RV accuracy at the km/s-level. Eclipsing...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.3839v2

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The prototype detection unit of the KM3NeT detector

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by KM3NeT Collaboration; S. Adrián-Martínez; M. Ageron; F. Aharonian; S. Aiello; A. Albert; F. Ameli; E. G. Anassontzis; G. C. Androulakis; M. Anghinolfi; G. Anton; G. Grella; A. Grmek; R. Habel; H. van Haren; T. Heid; A. Heijboer; E. Heine; S. Henry; J. J. Hernández-Rey; B. Herold; S. Anvar; M. A. Hevinga; M. van der Hoek; J. Hofestädt; J. Hogenbirk; C. Hugon; J. Hößl; M. Imbesi; C. W. James; P. Jansweijer; J. Jochum; M. Ardid; M. de Jong; M. Jongen; M. Kadler; O. Kalekin; A. Kappes; E....

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A prototype detection unit of the KM3NeT deep-sea neutrino telescope has been installed at 3500m depth 80km offshore the Italian coast. KM3NeT in its final configuration will contain several hundreds of detection units. Each detection unit is a mechanical structure anchored to the sea floor, held vertical by a submerged buoy and supporting optical modules for the detection of Cherenkov light emitted by charged secondary particles emerging from neutrino interactions. This prototype string...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics,...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.01561

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Letter of Intent for KM3NeT 2.0

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by S. Adrián-Martínez; M. Ageron; F. Aharonian; S. Aiello; A. Albert; F. Ameli; E. Anassontzis; M. Andre; G. Androulakis; M. Anghinolfi; G. Anton; R. Gracia; K. Graf; T. Grégoire; G. Grella; R. Habel; S. Hallmann; H. van Haren; S. Harissopulos; T. Heid; A. Heijboer; M. Ardid; E. Heine; S. Henry; J. J. Hernández-Rey; M. Hevinga; J. Hofestädt; C. M. F. Hugon; G. Illuminati; C. W. James; P. Jansweijer; M. Jongen; T. Avgitas; M. de Jong; M. Kadler; O. Kalekin; A. Kappes; U. F. Katz; P. Keller; G....

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The main objectives of the KM3NeT Collaboration are i) the discovery and subsequent observation of high-energy neutrino sources in the Universe and ii) the determination of the mass hierarchy of neutrinos. These objectives are strongly motivated by two recent important discoveries, namely: 1) The high-energy astrophysical neutrino signal reported by IceCube and 2) the sizable contribution of electron neutrinos to the third neutrino mass eigenstate as reported by Daya Bay, Reno and others. To...
Topics: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics, Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.07459

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Deep sea tests of a prototype of the KM3NeT digital optical module

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by S. Adrián-Martínez; M. Ageron; F. Aharonian; S. Aiello; A. Albert; F. Ameli; E. G. Anassontzis; M. Anghinolfi; G. Anton; S. Anvar; M. Ardid; T. Heid; A. Heijboer; E. Heine; S. Henry; J. J. Hernandez-Rey; B. Herold; M. A. Hevinga; M. van der Hoek; J. Hofestadt; J. Hogenbirk; R. de Asmundis; C. Hugon; J. Hosl; M. Imbesi; C. James; P. Jansweijer; J. Jochum; M. de Jong; M. Kadler; O. Kalekin; A. Kappes; K. Balasi; E. Kappos; U. Katz; O. Kavatsyuk; P. Keller; G. Kieft; E. Koffeman; H. Kok; P....

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The first prototype of a photo-detection unit of the future KM3NeT neutrino telescope has been deployed in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This digital optical module has a novel design with a very large photocathode area segmented by the use of 31 three inch photomultiplier tubes. It has been integrated in the ANTARES detector for in-situ testing and validation. This paper reports on the first months of data taking and rate measurements. The analysis results highlight the...
Topics: Physics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Detectors
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.0839

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Search for non-relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; R. Abbasi; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; D. Altmann; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; J. Auffenberg; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; X. Bai; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; M. Baker; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski; G. S....

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a large Cherenkov detector instrumenting $1\,\mathrm{km}^3$ of Antarctic ice. The detector can be used to search for signatures of particle physics beyond the Standard Model. Here, we describe the search for non-relativistic, magnetic monopoles as remnants of the GUT (Grand Unified Theory) era shortly after the Big Bang. These monopoles may catalyze the decay of nucleons via the Rubakov-Callan effect with a cross section suggested to be in the range of...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.3460

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Lowering IceCube's Energy Threshold for Point Source Searches in the Southern Sky

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; A. Goldschmidt; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; I. Ansseau; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; G. Anton; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K....

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Observation of a point source of astrophysical neutrinos would be a "smoking gun" signature of a cosmic-ray accelerator. While IceCube has recently discovered a diffuse flux of astrophysical neutrinos, no localized point source has been observed. Previous IceCube searches for point sources in the southern sky were restricted by either an energy threshold above a few hundred TeV or poor neutrino angular resolution. Here we present a search for southern sky point sources with greatly...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1605.00163

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Search for Astrophysical Tau Neutrinos in Three Years of IceCube Data

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; M. Archinger; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; C. Arguelles; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang;...

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has observed a diffuse flux of TeV-PeV astrophysical neutrinos at 5.7{\sigma} significance from an all-flavor search. The direct detection of tau neutrinos in this flux has yet to occur. Tau neutrinos become distinguishable from other flavors in IceCube at energies above a few hundred TeV, when the cascade from the tau neutrino charged current interaction becomes resolvable from the cascade from the tau lepton decay. This paper presents results from a dedicated...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06212

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Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; J. Auffenberg; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; X. Bai; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J....

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We present a measurement of neutrino oscillations via atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of data of the completed IceCube neutrino detector. DeepCore, a region of denser instrumentation, enables the detection and reconstruction of atmospheric muon neutrinos between 10 GeV and 100 GeV, where a strong disappearance signal is expected. The detector volume surrounding DeepCore is used as a veto region to suppress the atmospheric muon background. Neutrino events are selected...
Topics: Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.7227

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Neutrinos and Cosmic Rays Observed by IceCube

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; I. Al Samarai; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; I. Ansseau; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; K. Hultqvist; G. Anton; S. In; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; G. S. Japaridze; M. Jeong; K. Jero; B. J. P. Jones;...

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The core mission of the IceCube Neutrino observatory is to study the origin and propagation of cosmic rays. IceCube, with its surface component IceTop, observes multiple signatures to accomplish this mission. Most important are the astrophysical neutrinos that are produced in interactions of cosmic rays, close to their sources and in interstellar space. IceCube is the first instrument that measures the properties of this astrophysical neutrino flux, and constrains its origin. In addition, the...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1701.03731

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part III: Cosmic Rays

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by The IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; M. Archinger; F. Halzen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; C. Arguelles; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F....

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Papers on cosmic rays submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05225

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part II: Atmospheric and Astrophysical Diffuse Neutrino Searches of All Flavors

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

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Papers on atmospheric and astrophysical diffuse neutrino searches of all flavors submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05223

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Flavor Ratio of Astrophysical Neutrinos above 35 TeV in IceCube

Jun 26, 2018 06/18

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A diffuse flux of astrophysical neutrinos above $100\,\mathrm{TeV}$ has been observed at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Here we extend this analysis to probe the astrophysical flux down to $35\,\mathrm{TeV}$ and analyze its flavor composition by classifying events as showers or tracks. Taking advantage of lower atmospheric backgrounds for shower-like events, we obtain a shower-biased sample containing 129 showers and 8 tracks collected in three years from 2010 to 2013. We demonstrate...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.03376

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Searches for small-scale anisotropies from neutrino point sources with three years of IceCube data

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; J. Auffenberg; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; X. Bai; K. Hultqvist; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski;...

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Recently, IceCube found evidence for a diffuse signal of astrophysical neutrinos in an energy range of $60\,\mathrm{TeV}$ to the $\mathrm{PeV}$-scale. The origin of those events, being a key to understanding the origin of cosmic rays, is still an unsolved question. So far, analyses have not succeeded to resolve the diffuse signal into point-like sources. Searches including a maximum-likelihood-ratio test, based on the reconstructed directions and energies of the detected down- and up-going...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.0634

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Searches for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles in IceCube

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; Z. Griffith; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; M. Archinger; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; C. Arguelles; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K....

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Various extensions of the Standard Model motivate the existence of stable magnetic monopoles that could have been created during an early high-energy epoch of the Universe. These primordial magnetic monopoles would be gradually accelerated by cosmic magnetic fields and could reach high velocities that make them visible in Cherenkov detectors such as IceCube. Equivalently to electrically charged particles, magnetic monopoles produce direct and indirect Cherenkov light while traversing through...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.01350

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All-flavour Search for Neutrinos from Dark Matter Annihilations in the Milky Way with IceCube/DeepCore

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; T. Glüsenkamp; A. Goldschmidt; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; I. Ansseau; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; G. Anton; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier;...

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We present the first IceCube search for a signal of dark matter annihilations in the Milky Way using all-flavour neutrino-induced particle cascades. The analysis focuses on the DeepCore sub-detector of IceCube, and uses the surrounding IceCube strings as a veto region in order to select starting events in the DeepCore volume. We use 329 live-days of data from IceCube operating in its 86-string configuration during 2011-2012. No neutrino excess is found, the final result being compatible with...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1606.00209

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Search for Sources of High Energy Neutrons with Four Years of Data from the IceTop Detector

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; I. Ansseau; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; G. Anton; K. Holzapfel; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; K. Hultqvist; S. In; A....

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IceTop is an air shower array located on the Antarctic ice sheet at the geographic South Pole. IceTop can detect an astrophysical flux of neutrons from Galactic sources as an excess of cosmic ray air showers arriving from the source direction. Neutrons are undeflected by the Galactic magnetic field and can typically travel 10 ($E$ / PeV) pc before decay. Two searches are performed using 4 years of the IceTop dataset to look for a statistically significant excess of events with energies above 10...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.05614

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Improved limits on dark matter annihilation in the Sun with the 79-string IceCube detector and implications for supersymmetry

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; A. Goldschmidt; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; G. Anton; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; M. Archinger; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K....

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We present an improved event-level likelihood formalism for including neutrino telescope data in global fits to new physics. We derive limits on spin-dependent dark matter-proton scattering by employing the new formalism in a re-analysis of data from the 79-string IceCube search for dark matter annihilation in the Sun, including explicit energy information for each event. The new analysis excludes a number of models in the weak-scale minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) for the first...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, High...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00653

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$Measurement of the Atmospheric $\nu_e$ Spectrum with IceCube$

Measurement of the Atmospheric $\nu_e$ Spectrum with IceCube

Jun 27, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; M. Archinger; C. Arguelles; D. Góra; D. Grant; P. Gretskov; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; T. C. Arlen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; J. Auffenberg; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; W....

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We present a measurement of the atmospheric $\nu_e$ spectrum at energies between 0.1 TeV and 100 TeV using data from the first year of the complete IceCube detector. Atmospheric $\nu_e$ originate mainly from the decays of kaons produced in cosmic-ray air showers. This analysis selects 1078 fully contained events in 332 days of livetime, then identifies those consistent with particle showers. A likelihood analysis with improved event selection extends our previous measurement of the conventional...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.03753

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Atmospheric and Astrophysical Neutrinos above 1 TeV Interacting in IceCube

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; J. Auffenberg; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; X. Bai; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; S. W. Barwick; K. Hultqvist; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski; G. S....

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory was designed primarily to search for high-energy (TeV--PeV) neutrinos produced in distant astrophysical objects. A search for $\gtrsim 100$~TeV neutrinos interacting inside the instrumented volume has recently provided evidence for an isotropic flux of such neutrinos. At lower energies, IceCube collects large numbers of neutrinos from the weak decays of mesons in cosmic-ray air showers. Here we present the results of a search for neutrino interactions inside...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.1749

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Observation of High-Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos in Three Years of IceCube Data

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; J. Auffenberg; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; X. Bai; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; S. W. Barwick; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski; G. S. Japaridze; K. Jero; O. Jlelati; M....

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A search for high-energy neutrinos interacting within the IceCube detector between 2010 and 2012 provided the first evidence for a high-energy neutrino flux of extraterrestrial origin. Results from an analysis using the same methods with a third year (2012-2013) of data from the complete IceCube detector are consistent with the previously reported astrophysical flux in the 100 TeV - PeV range at the level of $10^{-8}\, \mathrm{GeV}\, \mathrm{cm}^{-2}\, \mathrm{s}^{-1}\, \mathrm{sr}^{-1}$ per...
Topics: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics, Cosmology and...
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.5303

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Search for Prompt Neutrino Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts with IceCube

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; J. Auffenberg; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; X. Bai; K. Hultqvist; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; G. S. Japaridze; K. Jero;...

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We present constraints derived from a search of four years of IceCube data for a prompt neutrino flux from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). A single low-significance neutrino, compatible with the atmospheric neutrino background, was found in coincidence with one of the 506 observed bursts. Although GRBs have been proposed as candidate sources for ultra-high energy cosmic rays, our limits on the neutrino flux disfavor much of the parameter space for the latest models. We also find that no more than...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.6510

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Searches for Extended and Point-like Neutrino Sources with Four Years of IceCube Data

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

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We present results on searches for point-like sources of neutrinos using four years of IceCube data, including the first year of data from the completed 86-string detector. The total livetime of the combined dataset is 1,373 days. For an E$^{-2}$ spectrum the median sensitivity at 90\% C.L. is $\sim 10^{-12}$ TeV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ for energies between 1 TeV$-$1 PeV in the northern sky and $\sim 10^{-11}$ TeV$^{-1}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ for energies between 100 TeV $-$ 100 PeV in the southern...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.6757

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Observation and Characterization of a Cosmic Muon Neutrino Flux from the Northern Hemisphere using six years of IceCube data

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

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The IceCube Collaboration has previously discovered a high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux using neutrino events with interaction vertices contained within the instrumented volume of the IceCube detector. We present a complementary measurement using charged current muon neutrino events where the interaction vertex can be outside this volume. As a consequence of the large muon range the effective area is significantly larger but the field of view is restricted to the Northern Hemisphere....
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.08006

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part IV: Searches for Dark Matter and Exotic Particles

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

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Papers on searches for dark matter and exotic particles submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05226

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Evidence for Astrophysical Muon Neutrinos from the Northern Sky with IceCube

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; M. Archinger; J. A. Goodman; D. Góra; D. Grant; P. Gretskov; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; C. Arguelles; F. Halzen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; T. C. Arlen; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F....

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Results from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have recently provided compelling evidence for the existence of a high energy astrophysical neutrino flux utilizing a dominantly Southern Hemisphere dataset consisting primarily of nu_e and nu_tau charged current and neutral current (cascade) neutrino interactions. In the analysis presented here, a data sample of approximately 35,000 muon neutrinos from the Northern sky was extracted from data taken during 659.5 days of livetime recorded between May...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.04005

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All-sky search for time-integrated neutrino emission from astrophysical sources with 7 years of IceCube data

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; I. Ansseau; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; G. Anton; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; K. Hultqvist; S. In; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi;...

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Since the recent detection of an astrophysical flux of high energy neutrinos, the question of its origin has not yet fully been answered. Much of what is known about this flux comes from a small event sample of high neutrino purity, good energy resolution, but large angular uncertainties. In searches for point-like sources, on the other hand, the best performance is given by using large statistics and good angular reconstructions. Track-like muon events produced in neutrino interactions satisfy...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.04981

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A combined maximum-likelihood analysis of the high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux measured with IceCube

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

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Evidence for an extraterrestrial flux of high-energy neutrinos has now been found in multiple searches with the IceCube detector. The first solid evidence was provided by a search for neutrino events with deposited energies $\gtrsim30$ TeV and interaction vertices inside the instrumented volume. Recent analyses suggest that the extraterrestrial flux extends to lower energies and is also visible with throughgoing, $\nu_\mu$-induced tracks from the Northern hemisphere. Here, we combine the...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.03991

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Characterization of the Atmospheric Muon Flux in IceCube

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; M. Archinger; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; P. Gretskov; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; C. Arguelles; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; T. C. Arlen; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfe; A. Homeier; K....

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Muons produced in atmospheric cosmic ray showers account for the by far dominant part of the event yield in large-volume underground particle detectors. The IceCube detector, with an instrumented volume of about a cubic kilometer, has the potential to conduct unique investigations on atmospheric muons by exploiting the large collection area and the possibility to track particles over a long distance. Through detailed reconstruction of energy deposition along the tracks, the characteristics of...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.07981

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The contribution of Fermi-2LAC blazars to the diffuse TeV-PeV neutrino flux

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; M. Glagla; T. Glüsenkamp; A. Goldschmidt; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; I. Ansseau; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; G. Anton; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel;...

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The recent discovery of a diffuse cosmic neutrino flux extending up to PeV energies raises the question of which astrophysical sources generate this signal. One class of extragalactic sources which may produce such high-energy neutrinos are blazars. We present a likelihood analysis searching for cumulative neutrino emission from blazars in the 2nd Fermi-LAT AGN catalogue (2LAC) using an IceCube neutrino dataset 2009-12 which was optimised for the detection of individual sources. In contrast to...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1611.03874

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Constraints on ultra-high-energy cosmic ray sources from a search for neutrinos above 10 PeV with IceCube

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

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We report constraints on the sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) above $10^{9}$ GeV, based on an analysis of seven years of IceCube data. This analysis efficiently selects very high energy neutrino-induced events which have deposited energies from $\sim 10^6$ GeV to above $10^{11}$ GeV. Two neutrino-induced events with an estimated deposited energy of $(2.6 \pm 0.3) \times 10^6$ GeV, the highest neutrino energies observed so far, and $(7.7 \pm 2.0) \times 10^5$ GeV were detected....
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.05886

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part I: Point Source Searches

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

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Papers on point source searches submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05222

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Search for Transient Astrophysical Neutrino Emission with IceCube-DeepCore

Jun 28, 2018 06/18

by M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; M. Archinger; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; C. Arguelles; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; T. C. Arlen; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; W....

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We present the results of a search for astrophysical sources of brief transient neutrino emission using IceCube and DeepCore data acquired between May 15th 2012 and April 30th 2013. While the search methods employed in this analysis are similar to those used in previous IceCube point source searches, the data set being examined consists of a sample of predominantly sub-TeV muon neu- trinos from the Northern Sky (-5$^{\circ}$ < {\delta} < 90$^{\circ}$ ) obtained through a novel event...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.05029

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Search for annihilating dark matter in the Sun with 3 years of IceCube data

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; Z. Griffith; C. Haack; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; E. Hansen; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; G. Anton; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber; K. Hultqvist; M. Archinger; S. In; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; G. S. Japaridze; M. Jeong; K. Jero; B. J. P. Jones;...

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We present results from an analysis looking for dark matter annihilation in the Sun with the IceCube neutrino telescope. Gravitationally trapped dark matter in the Sun's core can annihilate into Standard Model particles making the Sun a source of GeV neutrinos. IceCube is able to detect neutrinos with energies >100 GeV while its low-energy infill array DeepCore extends this to >10 GeV. This analysis uses data gathered in the austral winters between May 2011 and May 2014, corresponding to...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.05949

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Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galactic Center with IceCube-79

Jun 27, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; M. Archinger; D. Góra; D. Grant; P. Gretskov; J. C. Groh; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; C. Arguelles; B. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; T. C. Arlen; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfe; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; M. Huber;...

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The Milky Way is expected to be embedded in a halo of dark matter particles, with the highest density in the central region, and decreasing density with the halo-centric radius. Dark matter might be indirectly detectable at Earth through a flux of stable particles generated in dark matter annihilations and peaked in the direction of the Galactic Center. We present a search for an excess flux of muon (anti-) neutrinos from dark matter annihilation in the Galactic Center using the...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.07259

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An All-Sky Search for Three Flavors of Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; G. Anton; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; M. Archinger; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang;...

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We present the results and methodology of a search for neutrinos produced in the decay of charged pions created in interactions between protons and gamma-rays during the prompt emission of 807 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) over the entire sky. This three-year search is the first in IceCube for shower-like Cherenkov light patterns from electron, muon, and tau neutrinos correlated with GRBs. We detect five low-significance events correlated with five GRBs. These events are consistent with the...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.06484

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Multipole analysis of IceCube data to search for dark matter accumulated in the Galactic halo

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; J. Auffenberg; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; X. Bai; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski; G. S....

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Dark matter which is bound in the Galactic halo might self-annihilate and produce a flux of stable final state particles, e.g. high energy neutrinos. These neutrinos can be detected with IceCube, a cubic-kilometer sized Cherenkov detector. Given IceCube's large field of view, a characteristic anisotropy of the additional neutrino flux is expected. In this paper we describe a multipole method to search for such a large-scale anisotropy in IceCube data. This method uses the expansion coefficients...
Topics: Astrophysics of Galaxies, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.6868

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Searches for Time Dependent Neutrino Sources with IceCube Data from 2008 to 2012

Jun 27, 2018 06/18

by M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; J. Auffenberg; A. Groß; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; X. Bai; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; M. Baker; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. In; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J....

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In this paper searches for flaring astrophysical neutrino sources and sources with periodic emission with the IceCube neutrino telescope are presented. In contrast to time integrated searches, where steady emission is assumed, the analyses presented here look for a time dependent signal of neutrinos using the information from the neutrino arrival times to enhance the discovery potential. A search was performed for correlations between neutrino arrival times and directions as well as neutrino...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.00598

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Anisotropy in Cosmic-Ray Arrival Directions in the Southern Hemisphere with Six Years of Data from the IceCube Detector

Jun 29, 2018 06/18

by IceCube Collaboration; M. G. Aartsen; K. Abraham; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; I. Ansseau; G. Golup; J. G. Gonzalez; D. Góra; D. Grant; Z. Griffith; C. Ha; C. Haack; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; G. Anton; E. Hansen; B. Hansmann; T. Hansmann; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; J. Hignight; M. Archinger; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; K. Holzapfel; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang;...

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has accumulated a total of 318 billion cosmic-ray induced muon events between May 2009 and May 2015. This data set was used for a detailed analysis of the cosmic-ray arrival direction anisotropy in the TeV to PeV energy range. The observed global anisotropy features large regions of relative excess and deficit, with amplitudes on the order of $10^{-3}$ up to about 100 TeV. A decomposition of the arrival direction distribution into spherical harmonics shows that...
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.01227

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Development of a General Analysis and Unfolding Scheme and its Application to Measure the Energy Spectrum of Atmospheric Neutrinos with IceCube

Jun 30, 2018 06/18

by M. G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; C. Arguelles; T. C. Arlen; J. Auffenberg; P. Hallen; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hebecker; D. Heereman; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; D. Hellwig; X. Bai; S. Hickford; G. C. Hill; K. D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; F. Huang; W. Huelsnitz; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. W. Barwick; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; K. Jagielski; G. S. Japaridze; K....

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We present the development and application of a generic analysis scheme for the measurement of neutrino spectra with the IceCube detector. This scheme is based on regularized unfolding, preceded by an event selection which uses a Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance algorithm to select the relevant variables and a Random Forest for the classification of events. The analysis has been developed using IceCube data from the 59-string configuration of the detector. 27,771 neutrino candidates were...
Topics: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.4535

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part V: Neutrino Oscillations and Supernova Searches

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Papers on neutrino oscillations and supernova searches submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Topics: Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05227

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