On the selection of AGN neutrino source candidates for a source stacking analysis with neutrino telescopes

A. Achterberg; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. Ahrens; D. W. Atlee; J. N. Bahcall; X. Bai; B. Baret; M. Bartelt; S. W. Barwick; R. Bay; K. Beattie; T. Becka; J. K. Becker; K. H. Becker; P. Berghaus; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. Z. Besson; E. Blaufuss; D. J. Boersma; C. Bohm; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; J. Braun; C. Burgess; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; J. Clem; B. Collin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; M. V. D'Agostino; A. Davour; C. T. Day; C. De Clercq; P. Desiati; T. DeYoung; J. Dreyer; M. R. Duvoort; W. R. Edwards; R. Ehrlich; R. W. Ellsworth; P. A. Evenson; A. R. Fazely; T. Feser; K. Filimonov; T. K. Gaisser; J. Gallagher; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; J. A. Goodman; M. G. Greene; S. Grullon; A. Groß; R. M. Gunasingha; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Han; K. Hanson; D. Hardtke; R. Hardtke; T. Harenberg; J. E. Hart; T. Hauschildt; D. Hays; J. Heise; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; K. D. Hoffman; K. Hoshina; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; A. Ishihara; J. Jacobsen; G. S. Japaridze; A. Jones; J. M. Joseph; K. H. Kampert; A. Karle; H. Kawai; J. L. Kelley; M. Kestel; N. Kitamura; S. R. Klein; S. Klepser; G. Kohnen; H. Kolanoski; L. Köpke; M. Krasberg; K. Kuehn; H. Landsman; R. Lang; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; I. Liubarsky; J. Lundberg; J. Madsen; K. Mase; H. S. Matis; T. McCauley; C. P. McParland; A. Meli; T. Messarius; P. Mészáros; R. H. Minor; P. Miočinović; H. Miyamoto; A. Mokhtarani; T. Montaruli; A. Morey; R. Morse; S. M. Movit; K. Münich; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; P. Nießen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; A. Olivas; S. Patton; C. Peña-Garay; C. Pérez de los Heros; D. Pieloth; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; J. Pretz; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; S. Razzaque; F. Refflinghaus; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; A. Rizzo; S. Robbins; C. Rott; D. Rutledge; H. G. Sander; S. Schlenstedt; D. Schneider; D. Seckel; S. H. Seo; S. Seunarine; A. Silvestri; A. J. Smith; M. Solarz; C. Song; J. E. Sopher; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; P. Steffen; D. Steele; T. Stezelberger; R. G. Stokstad; M. C. Stoufer; S. Stoyanov; K. H. Sulanke; G. W. Sullivan; T. J. Sumner; I. Taboada; O. Tarasova; A. Tepe; L. Thollander; S. Tilav; P. A. Toale; D. Turčan; N. van Eijndhoven; J. Vandenbroucke; B. Voigt; W. Wagner; C. Walck; H. Waldmann; M. Walter; Y. R. Wang; C. Wendt; C. H. Wiebusch; G. Wikström; D. R. Williams; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; X. W. Xu; G. Yodh; S. Yoshida; J. D. Zornoza; P. L. Biermann

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.012

On the selection of AGN neutrino source candidates for a source stacking analysis with neutrino telescopes

A. Achterberg, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. Ahrens, D. W. Atlee, J. N. Bahcall, X. Bai, B. Baret, M. Bartelt, S. W. Barwick, R. Bay, K. Beattie, T. Becka, J. K. Becker, K. H. Becker, P. Berghaus, D. Berley, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. Z. BessonE. Blaufuss, D. J. Boersma, C. Bohm, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, J. Braun, C. Burgess, T. Burgess, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, J. Clem, B. Collin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, M. V. D'Agostino, A. Davour, C. T. Day, C. De Clercq, P. Desiati, T. DeYoung, J. Dreyer, M. R. Duvoort, W. R. Edwards, R. Ehrlich, R. W. Ellsworth, P. A. Evenson, A. R. Fazely, T. Feser, K. Filimonov, T. K. Gaisser, J. Gallagher, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, M. G. Greene, S. Grullon, A. Groß, R. M. Gunasingha, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Han, K. Hanson, D. Hardtke, R. Hardtke, T. Harenberg, J. E. Hart, T. Hauschildt, D. Hays, J. Heise, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, K. D. Hoffman, K. Hoshina, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, A. Ishihara, J. Jacobsen, G. S. Japaridze, A. Jones, J. M. Joseph, K. H. Kampert, A. Karle, H. Kawai, J. L. Kelley, M. Kestel, N. Kitamura, S. R. Klein, S. Klepser, G. Kohnen, H. Kolanoski, L. Köpke, M. Krasberg, K. Kuehn, H. Landsman, R. Lang, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, I. Liubarsky, J. Lundberg, J. Madsen, K. Mase, H. S. Matis, T. McCauley, C. P. McParland, A. Meli, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, R. H. Minor, P. Miočinović, H. Miyamoto, A. Mokhtarani, T. Montaruli, A. Morey, R. Morse, S. M. Movit, K. Münich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, P. Nießen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, A. Olivas, S. Patton, C. Peña-Garay, C. Pérez de los Heros, D. Pieloth, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, F. Refflinghaus, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, A. Rizzo, S. Robbins, C. Rott, D. Rutledge, H. G. Sander, S. Schlenstedt, D. Schneider, D. Seckel, S. H. Seo, S. Seunarine, A. Silvestri, A. J. Smith, M. Solarz, C. Song, J. E. Sopher, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, P. Steffen, D. Steele, T. Stezelberger, R. G. Stokstad, M. C. Stoufer, S. Stoyanov, K. H. Sulanke, G. W. Sullivan, T. J. Sumner, I. Taboada, O. Tarasova, A. Tepe, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, P. A. Toale, D. Turčan, N. van Eijndhoven, J. Vandenbroucke, B. Voigt, W. Wagner, C. Walck, H. Waldmann, M. Walter, Y. R. Wang, C. Wendt, C. H. Wiebusch, G. Wikström, D. R. Williams, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, X. W. Xu, G. Yodh, S. Yoshida, J. D. Zornoza, P. L. Biermann

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Abstract

The sensitivity of a search for sources of TeV neutrinos can be improved by grouping potential sources together into generic classes in a procedure that is known as source stacking. In this paper, we define catalogs of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and use them to perform a source stacking analysis. The grouping of AGN into classes is done in two steps: first, AGN classes are defined, then, sources to be stacked are selected assuming that a potential neutrino flux is linearly correlated with the photon luminosity in a certain energy band (radio, IR, optical, keV, GeV, TeV). Lacking any secure detailed knowledge on neutrino production in AGN, this correlation is motivated by hadronic AGN models, as briefly reviewed in this paper. The source stacking search for neutrinos from generic AGN classes is illustrated using the data collected by the AMANDA-II high-energy neutrino detector during the year 2000. No significant excess for any of the suggested groups was found.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-300
Number of pages	19
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	26
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.012
Publication status	Published - Nov 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AGN
AMANDA
IceCube
Neutrinos
Point sources
Source stacking

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Atlee, D. W., Bahcall, J. N., Bai, X., Baret, B., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. H., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., ... Biermann, P. L. (2006). On the selection of AGN neutrino source candidates for a source stacking analysis with neutrino telescopes. Astroparticle Physics, 26(4-5), 282-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.012

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AU - Bahcall, J. N.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Baret, B.

AU - Bartelt, M.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Bay, R.

AU - Beattie, K.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, J. K.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Berghaus, P.

AU - Berley, D.

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AU - Bertrand, D.

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AU - Blaufuss, E.

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AU - Bohm, C.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Braun, J.

AU - Burgess, C.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Clem, J.

AU - Collin, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - D'Agostino, M. V.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - Day, C. T.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - Desiati, P.

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AU - Helbing, K.

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AU - Herquet, P.

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AU - Hodges, J.

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AU - Leich, H.

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AU - Patton, S.

AU - Peña-Garay, C.

AU - Pérez de los Heros, C.

AU - Pieloth, D.

AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Pretz, J.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Razzaque, S.

AU - Refflinghaus, F.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Rizzo, A.

AU - Robbins, S.

AU - Rott, C.

AU - Rutledge, D.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schneider, D.

AU - Seckel, D.

AU - Seo, S. H.

AU - Seunarine, S.

AU - Silvestri, A.

AU - Smith, A. J.

AU - Solarz, M.

AU - Song, C.

AU - Sopher, J. E.

AU - Spiczak, G. M.

AU - Spiering, C.

AU - Stamatikos, M.

AU - Stanev, T.

AU - Steffen, P.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Stezelberger, T.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Stoufer, M. C.

AU - Stoyanov, S.

AU - Sulanke, K. H.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tarasova, O.

AU - Tepe, A.

AU - Thollander, L.

AU - Tilav, S.

AU - Toale, P. A.

AU - Turčan, D.

AU - van Eijndhoven, N.

AU - Vandenbroucke, J.

AU - Voigt, B.

AU - Wagner, W.

AU - Walck, C.

AU - Waldmann, H.

AU - Walter, M.

AU - Wang, Y. R.

AU - Wendt, C.

AU - Wiebusch, C. H.

AU - Wikström, G.

AU - Williams, D. R.

AU - Wischnewski, R.

AU - Wissing, H.

AU - Woschnagg, K.

AU - Xu, X. W.

AU - Yodh, G.

AU - Yoshida, S.

AU - Zornoza, J. D.

AU - Biermann, P. L.

PY - 2006/11

Y1 - 2006/11

N2 - The sensitivity of a search for sources of TeV neutrinos can be improved by grouping potential sources together into generic classes in a procedure that is known as source stacking. In this paper, we define catalogs of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and use them to perform a source stacking analysis. The grouping of AGN into classes is done in two steps: first, AGN classes are defined, then, sources to be stacked are selected assuming that a potential neutrino flux is linearly correlated with the photon luminosity in a certain energy band (radio, IR, optical, keV, GeV, TeV). Lacking any secure detailed knowledge on neutrino production in AGN, this correlation is motivated by hadronic AGN models, as briefly reviewed in this paper. The source stacking search for neutrinos from generic AGN classes is illustrated using the data collected by the AMANDA-II high-energy neutrino detector during the year 2000. No significant excess for any of the suggested groups was found.

AB - The sensitivity of a search for sources of TeV neutrinos can be improved by grouping potential sources together into generic classes in a procedure that is known as source stacking. In this paper, we define catalogs of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and use them to perform a source stacking analysis. The grouping of AGN into classes is done in two steps: first, AGN classes are defined, then, sources to be stacked are selected assuming that a potential neutrino flux is linearly correlated with the photon luminosity in a certain energy band (radio, IR, optical, keV, GeV, TeV). Lacking any secure detailed knowledge on neutrino production in AGN, this correlation is motivated by hadronic AGN models, as briefly reviewed in this paper. The source stacking search for neutrinos from generic AGN classes is illustrated using the data collected by the AMANDA-II high-energy neutrino detector during the year 2000. No significant excess for any of the suggested groups was found.

KW - AGN

KW - AMANDA

KW - IceCube

KW - Neutrinos

KW - Point sources

KW - Source stacking

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33750466183&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.012

DO - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.012

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33750466183

SN - 0927-6505

VL - 26

SP - 282

EP - 300

JO - Astroparticle Physics

JF - Astroparticle Physics

IS - 4-5

ER -

On the selection of AGN neutrino source candidates for a source stacking analysis with neutrino telescopes

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