Published 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

IceCube results from blazar stacking searches using seven years of through-going muon data

  • 1. Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Physik-Department, Garching (Germany)

Description

Located at the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is the world largest neutrino telescope. It instruments one cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice at a depth of about 1500 m to 2500 m including 5160 light detecting Digital Optical Modules. Since its construction the IceCube neutrino detector experienced remarkable success. Besides the detection of the highest energy neutrino s worldwide, IceCube is the first experiment to observe an astrophysical high-energy neutrino flux. Although in the meantime the collaboration detected more than 50 high energy neutrino events, the origin of these neutrinos is still not identified. Blazars, being a subclass of Active Galactic Nuclei and consequently one of the most powerful objects in the universe are supposed to be one of the most likely sources of high energy neutrinos. This scenario can be examined using stacking methods testing the correlation between IceCube neutrinos and the accumulation of hypothetical sources. We present here the results for three different blazar catalogs. The analyses are performed on 7 years of through-going muon data, taken by the IceCube Collaboration between 2008 and 2015.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Muenster 2017 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 52(4)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
81. Annual meeting of DPG and DPG Spring meeting 2017 of the divisions on hadronic and nuclear physics, radiation and medical physics, particle physics and the working groups on equal opportunities, energy, information, young DPG, physics and disarmament
Original Conference Title
81. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2017 der Fachverbaende Physik der Hadronen und Kerne, Strahlen- und Medizinphysik, Teilchenphysik und Arbeitskreise Chancengleichheit, Energie, Industrie und Wirtschaft sowie der Arbeitsgruppen Information, junge DPG, Physik und Abruestung
Dates
27-31 Mar 2017
Place
Muenster (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
50000653
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CATALOGS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; GALAXY NUCLEI; NEUTRINO DETECTION; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NEUTRINOS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS

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Notes
Session: T 58.5 Di 17:55; No further information available
Collaborations
IceCube-Collaboration