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A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA
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Deaconu, C.; Batten, L.; Allison, P.; Banerjee, O.; Beatty, J. J.; Belov, K.; Besson, D. Z.; Binns, W. R.; Bugaev, V.; Cao, P.; Chen, C. H.; Chen, P.; Chen, Y.; Clem, J. M.; Connolly, A.; Cremonesi, L.; Dailey, B.; Dowkontt, P. F.; Fox, B. D.; Gordon, J. W. H.; Gorham, P. W.; Hast, C.; Hill, B.; Hsu, S. Y.; Huang, J. J.; Hughes, K.; Hupe, R.; Israel, M. H.; Liewer, K. M.; Liu, T. C.; Ludwig, A. B.; Macchiarulo, L.; Matsuno, S.; McBride, K.; Miki, C.; Mulrey, K.; Nam, J.; Naudet, C.; Nichol, R. J.; Novikov, A.; Oberla, E.; Prohira, S.; Prechelt, R.; Rauch, B. F.; Ripa, J.; Roberts, J. M.; Romero-Wolf, A.; Rotter, B.; Russell, J. W.; Saltzberg, D.; Seckel, D.; Schoorlemmer, H.; Shiao, J.; Stafford, S.; Stockham, J.; Stockham, M.; Strutt, B.; Sutherland, M. S.; Varner, G. S.; Vieregg, A. G.; Wang, N.; Wang, S. H.; Wissel, S. A.
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The ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) long-duration balloon experiment is sensitive to interactions of ultra high-energy (E > 10^{18} eV) neutrinos in the Antarctic ice sheet. The third flight of ANITA, lasting 22 days, began in December 2014. We develop a methodology to search for energetic neutrinos spatially and temporally coincident with potential source classes in ANITA data. This methodology is applied to several source classes: the TXS 0506+056 blazar and NGC 1068, the first potential TeV neutrino sources identified by IceCube, flaring high-energy blazars reported by the Fermi All-Sky Variability Analysis, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae. Among searches within the five source classes, one candidate was identified as associated with SN 2015D, although not at a statistically significant level. We proceed to place upper limits on the source classes. We further comment on potential applications of this methodology to more sensitive future instruments.
Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, version accepted to JCAP
Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, version accepted to JCAP