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Hauptverfasser: Toshikage, Seiji, Kimura, Shigeo S., Shimizu, Nobuhiro, Tanaka, Masaomi, Yoshida, Shigeru, Iwakiri, Wataru B., Morokuma, Tomoki
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04741
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author Toshikage, Seiji
Kimura, Shigeo S.
Shimizu, Nobuhiro
Tanaka, Masaomi
Yoshida, Shigeru
Iwakiri, Wataru B.
Morokuma, Tomoki
author_facet Toshikage, Seiji
Kimura, Shigeo S.
Shimizu, Nobuhiro
Tanaka, Masaomi
Yoshida, Shigeru
Iwakiri, Wataru B.
Morokuma, Tomoki
contents Optical transients with timescale of months, such as supernovae (SNe) and tidal disruption events (TDEs), are candidates of high-energy neutrino sources. Multiple neutrino detections from the same direction within a month timescale provide a unique opportunity to identify such optical counterparts in the nearby Universe. In this work, we conduct archival search for the optical counterpart of an IceCube triplet event using the data of Zwicky Transient Facility. We develop a dedicated alert filtering system and validate the performance by following a blind analysis method. Applying this filtering system to the data after the detections of the IceCube triplet event, we find no transient candidates within the localization area. Assuming that the IceCube triplet event originates from an astrophysical source, we constrain parameters of optical transient, a peak luminosity and a decay timescale, using a simple signal model that is motivated by TDEs and superluminous SNe (SLSNe). Assuming the case with no time lag between neutrino detections and optical peak, almost entire parameter space of the known TDEs and SLSNe would be constrained. To give constraints on transients with a rapidly evolving light curve, quick follow-up observations for future neutrino multiplet events are crucial.
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spellingShingle The First Search for Optical Transient as a Counterpart of a Month-timescale IceCube Neutrino Multiplet Event
Toshikage, Seiji
Kimura, Shigeo S.
Shimizu, Nobuhiro
Tanaka, Masaomi
Yoshida, Shigeru
Iwakiri, Wataru B.
Morokuma, Tomoki
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Optical transients with timescale of months, such as supernovae (SNe) and tidal disruption events (TDEs), are candidates of high-energy neutrino sources. Multiple neutrino detections from the same direction within a month timescale provide a unique opportunity to identify such optical counterparts in the nearby Universe. In this work, we conduct archival search for the optical counterpart of an IceCube triplet event using the data of Zwicky Transient Facility. We develop a dedicated alert filtering system and validate the performance by following a blind analysis method. Applying this filtering system to the data after the detections of the IceCube triplet event, we find no transient candidates within the localization area. Assuming that the IceCube triplet event originates from an astrophysical source, we constrain parameters of optical transient, a peak luminosity and a decay timescale, using a simple signal model that is motivated by TDEs and superluminous SNe (SLSNe). Assuming the case with no time lag between neutrino detections and optical peak, almost entire parameter space of the known TDEs and SLSNe would be constrained. To give constraints on transients with a rapidly evolving light curve, quick follow-up observations for future neutrino multiplet events are crucial.
title The First Search for Optical Transient as a Counterpart of a Month-timescale IceCube Neutrino Multiplet Event
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04741