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Search for Ultra-high-energy Photons from Gravitational Wave Sources with the Pierre Auger Observatory

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dc.contributor.authorAbdul Halim, A.
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, P.
dc.contributor.authorAglietta, M.
dc.contributor.authorAllekotte, I.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida Cheminant, K.
dc.contributor.authorAlmela, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Muñiz, J.
dc.contributor.authorAmmerman Yebra, J.
dc.contributor.authorAnastasi, G.A.
dc.contributor.authorAnchordoqui, L.
dc.contributor.authorAndrada, B.
dc.contributor.authorAndringa, S.
dc.contributor.authorAramo, C.
dc.contributor.authorAraújo Ferreira, P.R.
dc.contributor.authorArnone, E.
dc.contributor.authorArteaga Velázquez, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorAsorey, H.
dc.contributor.authorAssis, P.
dc.contributor.authorAvila, G.
dc.contributor.authorAvocone, E.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractA search for time-directional coincidences of ultra-high-energy (UHE) photons above 10 EeV with gravitational wave (GW) events from the LIGO/Virgo runs O1 to O3 is conducted with the Pierre Auger Observatory. Due to the distinctive properties of photon interactions and to the background expected from hadronic showers, a subset of the most interesting GW events is selected based on their localization quality and distance. Time periods of 1000 s around and 1 day after the GW events are analyzed. No coincidences are observed. Upper limits on the UHE photon fluence from a GW event are derived that are typically at ∼7 MeV cm−2 (time period 1000 s) and ∼35 MeV cm−2 (time period 1 day). Due to the proximity of the binary neutron star merger GW170817, the energy of the source transferred into UHE photons above 40 EeV is constrained to be less than 20% of its total GW energy. These are the first limits on UHE photons from GW sources.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityA. Abdul Halim ... J.A. Bellido ... R.W. Clay ... B.R. Dawson ... T.D. Grubb ... V.M. Harvey ... B.C. Manning ... et al. (The Pierre Auger Collaboration)
dc.identifier.citationThe Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, 2023; 952(1):91-1-91-11
dc.identifier.doi10.3847/1538-4357/acc862
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.issn1538-4357
dc.identifier.orcidAbdul Halim, A. [0000-0003-1218-1737]
dc.identifier.orcidBellido, J.A. [0000-0002-0833-9194]
dc.identifier.orcidClay, R.W. [0000-0002-9040-9648]
dc.identifier.orcidDawson, B.R. [0000-0002-4271-3055]
dc.identifier.orcidHarvey, V.M. [0000-0001-9090-8415]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/139547
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Astronomical Society
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rights© 2023 The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc862
dc.subjectParticle astrophysics; ultra-high-energy cosmic radiation; cosmic ray showers; gravitational wave sources; transient sources
dc.titleSearch for Ultra-high-energy Photons from Gravitational Wave Sources with the Pierre Auger Observatory
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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