Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High-energy Neutrino Progenitor

V. M. Lipunov; V. G. Kornilov; K. Zhirkov; E. Gorbovskoy; N. M. Budnev; D. A.H. Buckley; R. Rebolo; M. Serra-Ricart; R. Podesta; N. Tyurina; O. Gress; Y. Sergienko; V. Yurkov; A. Gabovich; P. Balanutsa; I. Gorbunov; D. Vlasenko; F. Balakin; V. Topolev; A. Pozdnyakov; A. Kuznetsov; V. Vladimirov; A. Chasovnikov; D. Kuvshinov; V. Grinshpun; E. Minkina; V. B. Petkov; S. I. Svertilov; C. Lopez; F. Podesta; H. Levato; A. Tlatov; B. Van Soelen; S. Razzaque; M. Böttcher

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Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High-energy Neutrino Progenitor

V. M. Lipunov, V. G. Kornilov, K. Zhirkov, E. Gorbovskoy, N. M. Budnev, D. A.H. Buckley, R. Rebolo, M. Serra-Ricart, R. Podesta, N. Tyurina, O. Gress, Y. Sergienko, V. Yurkov, A. Gabovich, P. Balanutsa, I. Gorbunov, D. Vlasenko, F. Balakin, V. Topolev, A. PozdnyakovA. Kuznetsov, V. Vladimirov, A. Chasovnikov, D. Kuvshinov, V. Grinshpun, E. Minkina, V. B. Petkov, S. I. Svertilov, C. Lopez, F. Podesta, H. Levato, A. Tlatov, B. Van Soelen, S. Razzaque, M. Böttcher

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We present the earliest astronomical observation of a high-energy neutrino error box of which the variability was discovered after high-energy-neutrino detection. The one robotic telescope of the MASTER global international networks automatically imaged the error box of the very high-energy-neutrino event IceCube-170922A. Observations were carried out in minutes after the IceCube-170922A neutrino event was detected by the IceCube observatory at the South Pole. MASTER found the blazar TXS 0506+056 to be in the off-state after one minute and then switched to the on-state no later than two hours after the event. The effect is observed at a 50σ significance level. We also present own a unique 16 yr light curve of blazar TXS 0506+056 (518 data set).

Original language	English
Article number	L19
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	896
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab96ba
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2020

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Lipunov, V. M., Kornilov, V. G., Zhirkov, K., Gorbovskoy, E., Budnev, N. M., Buckley, D. A. H., Rebolo, R., Serra-Ricart, M., Podesta, R., Tyurina, N., Gress, O., Sergienko, Y., Yurkov, V., Gabovich, A., Balanutsa, P., Gorbunov, I., Vlasenko, D., Balakin, F., Topolev, V., ... Böttcher, M. (2020). Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High-energy Neutrino Progenitor. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 896(2), Article L19. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab96ba

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Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High-energy Neutrino Progenitor

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