Search for Early Gamma-ray Production in Supernovae Located in a Dense Circumstellar Medium with the Fermi LAT

M. Ackermann; I. Arcavi; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; R. Bellazzini; E. Bissaldi; R.D. Blandford; R. Bonino; E. Bottacini; T.J. Brandt; J. Bregeon; P. Bruel; R. Buehler; S. Buson; G.A. Caliandro; R.A. Cameron; M. Caragiulo; P.A. Caraveo; E. Cavazzuti; C. Cecchi; E. Charles; A. Chekhtman; J. Chiang; G. Chiaro; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; Johann Cohen-Tanugi; S. Cutini; F. d'Ammando; A. de Angelis; F. de Palma; R. Desiante; L. Di Venere; P.S. Drell; C. Favuzzi; S.J. Fegan; A. Franckowiak; S. Funk; P. Fusco; A. Gal-Yam; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I.A. Grenier; J.E. Grove; S. Guiriec; A.K. Harding; K. Hayashi; J.W. Hewitt; A.B. Hill; D. Horan; T. Jogler; G. Jóhannesson; D. Kocevski; M. Kuss; S. Larsson; J. Lashner; L. Latronico; J. Li; L. Li; F. Longo; F. Loparco; M.N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; D. Malyshev; M. Mayer; M.N. Mazziotta; J.E. Mcenery; P.F. Michelson; T. Mizuno; M.E. Monzani; A. Morselli; K. Murase; P. Nugent; E. Nuss; E. Ofek; T. Ohsugi; M. Orienti; E. Orlando; J.F. Ormes; D. Paneque; M. Pesce-Rollins; F. Piron; G. Pivato; S. Rainò; R. Rando; M. Razzano; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; A. Schulz; C. Sgrò; E.J. Siskind; F. Spada; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; D.J. Suson; H. Takahashi; J.B. Thayer; L. Tibaldo; D.F. Torres; E. Troja; G. Vianello; M. Werner; K.S. Wood; M. Wood

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Search for Early Gamma-ray Production in Supernovae Located in a Dense Circumstellar Medium with the Fermi LAT

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Search for Early Gamma-ray Production in Supernovae Located in a Dense Circumstellar Medium with the Fermi LAT

M. Ackermann, I. Arcavi, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, R. Bellazzini, E. Bissaldi, R.D. Blandford, R. Bonino, …

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol.807(2)

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/807/2/169

Abstract

cosmic rays

gamma rays: general

methods: data analysis

supernovae: general

Supernovae (SNe) exploding in a dense circumstellar medium (CSM) are hypothesized to accelerate cosmic rays in collisionless shocks and emit GeV γ-rays and TeV neutrinos on a timescale of several months. We perform the first systematic search for γ-ray emission in Fermi Large Area Telescope data in the energy range from $100\,\mathrm{MeV}$ to $300\,\mathrm{GeV}$ from the ensemble of 147 SNe Type IIn exploding in a dense CSM. We search for a γ-ray excess at each SNe location in a one-year time window. In order to enhance a possible weak signal, we simultaneously study the closest and optically brightest sources of our sample in a joint-likelihood analysis in three different time windows (1 year, 6 months, and 3 months). For the most promising source of the sample, SN 2010jl (PTF 10aaxf), we repeat the analysis with an extended time window lasting 4.5 years. We do not find a significant excess in γ-rays for any individual source nor for the combined sources and provide model-independent flux upper limits for both cases. In addition, we derive limits on the γ-ray luminosity and the ratio of γ-ray-to-optical luminosity ratio as a function of the index of the proton injection spectrum assuming a generic γ-ray production model. Furthermore, we present detailed flux predictions based on multi-wavelength observations and the corresponding flux upper limit at a 95% confidence level (CL) for the source SN 2010jl (PTF 10aaxf).

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Title: Search for Early Gamma-ray Production in Supernovae Located in a Dense Circumstellar Medium with the Fermi LAT
Creators - without role: M. Ackermann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
I. Arcavi - Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
L. Baldini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
J. Ballet - CEA Paris-Saclay
G. Barbiellini - University of Trieste
D. Bastieri - University of Padua
R. Bellazzini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
E. Bissaldi - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
R.D. Blandford - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
R. Bonino - University of Turin
E. Bottacini - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
T.J. Brandt - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. Bregeon - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
P. Bruel - École Polytechnique
R. Buehler - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
S. Buson - University of Padua
G.A. Caliandro - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
R.A. Cameron - Stanford University
M. Caragiulo - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
P.A. Caraveo - Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
E. Cavazzuti - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
C. Cecchi - University of Perugia
E. Charles - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
A. Chekhtman - George Mason University
J. Chiang - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
G. Chiaro - University of Padua
S. Ciprini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
R. Claus - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Johann Cohen-Tanugi - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
S. Cutini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
F. d'Ammando
A. de Angelis - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste
F. de Palma - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
R. Desiante - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste
L. Di Venere - Polytechnic University of Bari
P.S. Drell - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
C. Favuzzi - Polytechnic University of Bari
S.J. Fegan - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
A. Franckowiak - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
S. Funk - Stanford University
P. Fusco - Polytechnic University of Bari
A. Gal-Yam - Weizmann Institute of Science
F. Gargano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
D. Gasparrini - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
N. Giglietto - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
F. Giordano - Polytechnic University of Bari
M. Giroletti - Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna
T. Glanzman - Stanford University
G. Godfrey - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
I.A. Grenier - CEA Paris-Saclay
J.E. Grove - United States Naval Research Laboratory
S. Guiriec - Goddard Space Flight Center
A.K. Harding - Goddard Space Flight Center
K. Hayashi - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
J.W. Hewitt - Goddard Space Flight Center
A.B. Hill - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
D. Horan - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet
T. Jogler - Stanford University
G. Jóhannesson - University of Iceland
D. Kocevski - Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Kuss - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
S. Larsson - Stockholm University
J. Lashner - Wesleyan University
L. Latronico - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino
J. Li - Institute of Space Sciences
L. Li - KTH Royal Institute of Technology
F. Longo - University of Trieste
F. Loparco - Polytechnic University of Bari
M.N. Lovellette - United States Naval Research Laboratory
P. Lubrano - University of Perugia
D. Malyshev - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
M. Mayer - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
M.N. Mazziotta - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari
J.E. Mcenery - University of Maryland, College Park
P.F. Michelson - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
T. Mizuno - Hiroshima University
M.E. Monzani - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
A. Morselli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata
K. Murase - Pennsylvania State University
P. Nugent - University of California, Berkeley
E. Nuss - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
E. Ofek - Weizmann Institute of Science
T. Ohsugi - Hiroshima University
M. Orienti - Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna
E. Orlando - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
J.F. Ormes - University of Denver
D. Paneque - Stanford University
M. Pesce-Rollins - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
F. Piron - Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
G. Pivato - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
S. Rainò - Polytechnic University of Bari
R. Rando - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
M. Razzano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
A. Reimer - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
O. Reimer - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
A. Schulz - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
C. Sgrò - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
E.J. Siskind - Real Time Tomography
F. Spada - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
G. Spandre - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
P. Spinelli - Polytechnic University of Bari
D.J. Suson - Purdue University Northwest
H. Takahashi - Hiroshima University
J.B. Thayer - Stanford University
L. Tibaldo - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
D.F. Torres - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
E. Troja - Goddard Space Flight Center
G. Vianello - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
M. Werner - Universität Innsbruck
K.S. Wood - United States Naval Research Laboratory
M. Wood - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Publication Details: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol.807(2)
Identifiers: 9935243409311
Academic Unit: Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier - LUPM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-02017078