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Limits on the TeV gamma-ray afterglow of fast radio bursts with H.E.S.S.

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dc.contributor.authorSchüssler, F.
dc.contributor.authorBrun, F.
dc.contributor.authorPühlhofer, G.
dc.contributor.authorRowell, G.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, R.
dc.contributor.authorKeane, E.
dc.contributor.authorPetroff, E.
dc.contributor.conference6th International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (11 Jul 2016 - 15 Jul 2016 : Heidelberg, Germany)
dc.contributor.editorAharonian, F.
dc.contributor.editorHofmann, W.
dc.contributor.editorRieger, F.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe here present the H.E.S.S. follow-up of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), millisecond-long, very strong radio pulses of yet unknown origin. The SUPERB (SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts) project at the Parkes radio observatory is able to detect these enigmatic events almost in real-time which allows triggering follow-up observations covering the full electromagnetic spectrum. The H.E.S.S. gamma-ray observatory is taking active part in this endeavor. Here we focus on data taken within hours of FRB 150418, which allow us to derive the first limits on gamma-ray afterglow emission of FRBs. Based on the identification of the potential host galaxy of this burst we are able to discuss absorption effects due to the extragalactic background light (EBL) and derive intrinsic, energy dependent limits on the gamma-ray afterglow.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityF. Schüssler, F. Brun, G. Pühlhofer, G. Rowell, R. Wagner on behalf of the H.E.S.S. Collaboration, E. Keane and E. Petroff on behalf of the SUPERB Collaboration
dc.identifier.citationAIP Conference Proceedings, 2017 / Aharonian, F., Hofmann, W., Rieger, F. (ed./s), vol.1792, pp.060013-1-060013-6
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.4968996
dc.identifier.isbn9780735414563
dc.identifier.issn0094-243X
dc.identifier.issn1551-7616
dc.identifier.orcidRowell, G. [0000-0002-9516-1581]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/105900
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAIP Conference Proceedings
dc.rights© The author. © AIP Publishing LLC Proceedings issue.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.4968996
dc.titleLimits on the TeV gamma-ray afterglow of fast radio bursts with H.E.S.S.
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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