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Our Received April 8, 2013 Accepted April 22, 2013 Published June 7, 2013 configuration during the periodand first January science runs - of September 2007, which coincided with the fifth for candidate gravitational-wave signalsevents. coincident in No time significantjoint and coincident high direction events with energy were thecompare neutrino observed. them neutrino - with We gravitational densities place wave of limits emission merger on and events the core-collapse in events. density the of local universe, and JCAP06(2013)008 9 9 6 4 5 9 7 7 8 9 2 8 3 20 12 12 13 19 15 16 11 11 17 22 10 18 10 21 11 17 19 15 10 33 15 20 33 22 17 –1– 3.2.1 LIGO 3.2.2 Virgo 4.3.1 Description4.3.2 of the algorithm Azimuthal degeneracy of the reconstruction 6.3.1 Injected6.3.2 waveforms Exclusion distances 2.1 Canonical long gamma-ray bursts from massive stars sion 2.2 Low-luminosity GRBs and engine-driven supernovae 2.4 Bursting magnetars 2.3 Mergers and short gamma-ray bursts 2.5 Cosmic string kinks and cusps 3.2 Network of interferometers 3.1 The ANTARES neutrino telescope 3.3 Joint data taking periods 4.1 HEN4.2 data sample Trigger4.3 levels Reconstruction strategy 4.4 Criteria4.5 for HEN event Angular selection 4.6 error Analysis sensitivity and selected HEN candidates 6.1 Per-HEN6.2 GW candidates Search6.3 for a cumulative GW excess: upper binomial limits test 5.1 Search5.2 procedure GW5.3 event analysis GW5.4 search optimisation Low-frequency and high-frequency GW analyses 7.1 Upper7.2 limits on GW-HEN Comparison populations of limits with existing estimates 2 Candidate sources for high-energy neutrino and gravitational wave emis- Contents 1 Introduction 3 GW and HEN detectors 4 Selection of HEN candidates 5 GW search method 6 Coincident search results 7 Astrophysical implications 8 Conclusions The ANTARES collaboration The LIGO and the Virgo collaboration JCAP06(2013)008 ], ], 24 and 127 Collab- LIGO ]and[ ] using data ]. 39 ]). HENs and 12 26 ]andGRBs[ 58 25 ], whereas the most ANTARES 5 ]. These limits, however, ]. The sensitivity of such 33 ]. All-sky model-dependent 7 17 ]. The exclusion distances of 19 ]), GWs carry information on the , 15 146 HEN and GW signals is a strong al- , , 4 ], and jet-driven CCSNe [ 85 GeV) neutrinos (HENs) and gravitational 13 ]. Scientific Collaboration and Virgo placed limits 134 –2– , 59 ] and SGRs [ , 20 LIGO 45 , 6 , 1 ], relativistic shock breakout in compact CCSN progenitor ]. The 143 99 ], SGRs and blazars [ ]. A joint GW-HEN search was first proposed in [ , , 11 29 85 , 130 , 10 , 80 , 8 temporally and spatially coincident 113 , 38 ] and a similar study was carried out with ANTARES data [ 13 ], and cosmic string cusps [ 147 The above HEN and GW searches used timing and sky location information from ob- A search for While HENs are expected to be produced in interactions between relativistic protons Searches for HENs and GWs from such events have thus far relied on blind (i.e., un- Simultaneous emission of GWs and HENs has been proposed in a rangeObservational of constraints cataclysmic on HEN and GW emission from some of these phenomena these searches were, however, not sufficiently large to expectservations of a events GW in detection. theHEN sources electromagnetic may spectrum. be intrinsically Ascopes, electromagnetically potentially but faint, large sufficiently dust-obscured, luminous subset or in ofbut missed GWs by GW are and tele- HEN and not to limited beativistic to, detected. jets partially Such or sources [ may completely include, choked GRBs with, perhaps, only mildly rel- on the GW emission in GRBs [ blind all-sky searches is limitedtiming by and a sky much locations larger from background compared electromagnetic to observations. searches based on oration has placed limits onas the HEN well flux as from a gamma-ray diffuse flaringdo muon blazars not neutrino [ flux yet from strongly extragalacticrelativistic constrain sources outflows HEN [ [ emission and ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray production in Virgo have carried out asitive number such of search all-sky for searches forrecent model-independent GWs. allsky GW search The bursts for most wasconstraints binary recent published and inspiral-merger on in most can [ cosmic sen- be string found in GW [ emission have been placed [ waves (GWs), neither ofare which becoming have new yet tools been for directly exploring observed the from Universe. and astrophysical the sources, external radiation field of the source (e.g., [ triggered) all-sky searches. Anperformed all-sky [ search for point sources of HENs in IceCube data was from the IceCube detector at various levels of completion. Similarly, the stars [ intricate multi-dimensional dynamics inGWs the are source’s thus complementary central messengers. regions (e.g., [ cosmic events including gamma-ray burstsgamma (GRBs), repeater outbursts core-collapse (SGRs), supernovae and, (CCSNe), potentially, soft- cosmic string cusps in thehave early already universe. been obtained.emission in The GRBs IceCube [ collaboration recently placed limits on the HEN 1 Introduction Multi-messenger astronomy is enteringexperimental a techniques stimulating that period will open withcomponents. new the windows In recent of cosmic development particular, radiation of both observation in high-energy all ( its and constraints on joint GW-HEN signals based on the interpretation of independent GW ternative to electromagnetically triggeredHENs or individually. blind Such a all-skybut search analyses still is that enjoys independent search a ofA for much bias similar GWs reduced from idea background or electromagneticneutrino thanks observations, has detector to been timing LVD used [ and in sky the location follow-up constraints. of candidate GW events by the low-energy JCAP06(2013)008 - ]. de- 20 , 4 6 ], and LIGO ]). This 144 149 and conclude ]. 7 we describe the 3 144 HEN telescope and ] than a blind all-sky ] after rescaling for a 6 116 , 89 ] has been done in [ , 5 ANTARES 63 , 54 we discuss sources of coincident HEN describes the search for GWs coincident . These numbers are broadly consistent 2 ◦ ]. Here we present the first direct search 5 1.3, due to the better inherent background 43 –30 ∼ -Virgo network with the detectors operating ◦ is sensitive to HENs with energies greater than data, then the GW data around the time of the –3– LIGO , which is the dominant process (see, e.g., [ μ ν + μ ANTARES ) production ratios of (1 : 2 : 0), changing to approximately ν ANTARES τ ν +¯ e +¯ -Virgo analysis targets model-independent burst GW signals with ν ]), Fermi-accelerated relativistic protons interact with high-energy τ + ν 146 : + reactions leading to pions or kaons, whose decay results in neutrinos, e science run (S5) and the first Virgo science run (VSR1) were carried μ LIGO ν , and Virgo detectors and the joint data taking period. Section pγ → +¯ μ μ ν ν LIGO and Virgo GW observatories from January to September 2007. At this time, + ]. The : LIGO was still under construction and operating with only 5 active lines. At the same + e 1 s and frequencies in the 60 Hz to 500 Hz band. The GW search is extended in , 27 ν μ +¯ → e LIGO ν + . We discuss the astrophysical implications of the results in section Statistical analyses of theThis HEN paper sample show is no organized sign as of follows. associated GW In bursts. section We analyze a total of 158 HEN events detected at times when two or more of the The basic principle of the analysis presented here is that of a “triggered” search: HEN 6 π sion 100 GeV [ scribes how the HEN samplein was time selected. and Section tion direction with thewith HEN considerations events. of the We potential present for future the joint results GW-HEN of searches. the search in sec- ANTARES and GW emission and expected prospects for their detection. In section frequency up to 2000 Hzof only for such a a subset search of with the the HEN current events, because GW the analysis computational pipeline cost is prohibitive. with estimates for thecoalescence special signals case associated of with dedicated short matched-filter GRBs searches for [e.g., compact binary durations rejection of these specialisedtriggered searches). search will In be either newvalueofthetriggeredsearchevenwhentherelativedetectionrateislow[ case, detections most not of found the by the GW all-sky events blind found search, by illustrating the the smaller distance improvement factor (typically gives ( HEN emission is expected fromcommon baryon-loaded scenario relativistic (e.g., astrophysical [ outflows. In the most e.g., 2 Candidate sources for high-energy neutrino and gravitational wave emis- outflow photons in for coincident GW-HEN events, using data taken by the and HEN observational results were derived in [ Virgo detectors were operating. by the ANTARES time, the fifth out. This was the first joint run of the ∼ near their design sensitivities. candidates are identified in the It has been shown to have a distance reach up to a factor of 2 larger [ HEN event are analyzedmethod for has a been GW applied previously incident in from searches the for GWs HEN associated estimated with arrival GRB direction. triggers [ This predicts a detectionblind rate search for for the beaming angles triggered in search the of range between 5 0.1 and 6 times that of the search of the GWdepends also data, on due theto beaming to of the the the subset reduced triggerused signal, of background. since in sources the The this oriented triggered expected paper search towards is rate to Earth. only of the sensitive The detections LIGO-Virgo comparison blind of all-sky the search [ analysis method JCAP06(2013)008 , 2 . ]. c 76 X d , 112 ]and 8 M in the counts 2 69 2 , − γ c 42 10 M 1 − GW (a black hole with E to 10 2 ]. c 85 ]. 10 Mpc) one would expect M ∼ 2 collapsar 100 and isotropic equivalent ]. Its GW emission, however, 104 − ]. Typical LGRBs are strongly 10 (an extremely rapidly spinning, 151 ]. 110 ]) and, thus, on the properties of 5 , ∼ ]. LGRBs are detected at a rate of ]). The HEN spectrum depends on 85 83 50 Mpc ( and the directly detectable GW strain , 40 GW ∼ 1 123 76 E − , , 8 cm ], the probability for detection in the 5-line 107 50% for a source at 10 Mpc, which decreases is the time over which 90% of the 1 , ∼ − 76 ]). In both scenarios, HEN emission may result 90 g 68 –4– T 2 [ ), but a significant fraction of local CCSNe may s 109 1 49 − 2.2 -scale water- or ice-Cherenkov detector (e.g., [ 2s; − 3 ] and may continue well into the afterglow phase [ . Equivalently, the minimum GW energy emission de- millisecond magnetar 10 21 erg s − 128 ≈ 90 53 T 4 − ]. Such a scenario may be unlikely given model predictions for ]) or a Gc 93 to 10 , 1 150 − . For example, a source at 10 Mpc needs a quadrupole moment of 61 , ]) is 1 -ray monitors on satellite observatories such as Swift/BAT [ -Virgo network at this distance is approximately − γ that is changing on a millisecond timescale to be detectable by a GW ]. It is important to note, however, that Swift/BAT and Fermi/GBM 103 140 erg s 2 % that at least one HEN is detected for a source at a given distance 51 detector for HENs from the various potential sources by estimating the 105 40% of the prompt emission of all GRBs, respectively. This is due to limited 10 Mpc) LGRB will have a bright multi-wavelength afterglow and may be X , LIGO ∼ ∼ = 46 detector can be estimated to be for frequencies between 100 Hz and 1000 Hz [ P (100 km) 2 c × ]). Based on the flux predictions of [ 90% and M GW emission occurs, at lowest and generally dominant order, via accelerated quadrupo- In the following, we discuss a number of astrophysical scenarios in which both HENs The most extreme scenario for GW emission in LGRBs is dynamical fragmentation of The central engine of LGRBs is expected to either be a HEN emission from canonical LGRBs is expected to have appreciable flux for energies ∼ 2% for a source at 50 Mpc. Note that these are most likely optimistic estimates, since ANTARES M 146 ∼ 1 , lar mass-energy dynamics.GW The emission (e.g., coupling [ constant in the standard quadrupole formula for tectable by the miss Fermi/GBM [ scales with (distance) and GWs may be emitted at detectable levels. 2.1 Canonical long gamma-rayLong-duration bursts GRBs from (LGRBs; massive stars are detected) arenormally observationally leading implicated to core-collapse to supernova explosions be [ related to the collapse of massive stars detector sensitive to a strain of 10 order 1/(few days) by fields of view, technicalA downtime, nearby and (say orbital passes through the South Atlantic Anomaly. accompanied by a CCSN (see section the spectrum of the accelerated protons (e.g., [ to 10 (1 : 1 : 1) at Earth due to flavor oscillations (e.g., [ ∼ 85 ANTARES a collapsing extremely rapidlytwo differentially protoneutron spinning stars stellar [ corethe into rotational a configuration coalescing of system GRB of progenitor stars [e.g., would be very strong, leading to emitted energies more detailed analyses suggest lower HEN fluxes from GRBs [e.g., to beamed and mostluminosities likely of have 10 jets with Lorentz factors Γ extremely magnetized neutron star; e.g., [ have been missed by CCSN surveys based on galaxy catalogs [ the astrophysical source.line In this section,probability we provide estimates of the sensitivity of the 5- from a relativistic expandingbreaks fireball. out of HENs the may stellar envelope begin [ to be produced even before the jet an accretion disk; [ in the range 100 GeV to 100 TeV. For a LGRB at of order 1 (100) HEN events in a km JCAP06(2013)008 , 2 c 92 and M would 22 8 − 2 of order − c at 10 kpc 10 10 ], low-order 20 ]. × M GW . 7 ∼ − 1 2 E , 141 c − ] for a source at 10 6 ]. few /Virgo detectors, GW 10 92 . ∼ ∼ M 2 E 119 c ∼ h h M LIGO GW 2 E − Hz with ]. For a source at 10 Mpc, a 3 to 10 124 10 2 c × was estimated in [ = 1 — dominated non-axisymmetric ]). LL-GRBs are much more easily ]. A typical GW strain for a deformed M 20 could be of order 1 m 3 ] while the outer regions are inefficiently − ) and the small observable volume (due ]. This part of the GW signal will only − 110 131 GW , , 2.1 126 10 120 E to 10 83 , ∼ 118 Hz to few , 21 , 2 64 black hole. This corresponds to − –5– 57 67 10 10 , at 10 Mpc and frequencies in the 100 Hz to 1000 Hz × M 66 ∼ 21 ]. This and the subsequent ringdown of the newborn , h − 55 ]. 10 117 ∼ 122 h , and radius of 12 km, spinning with a period of 1 ms may be central black hole, this would yield strains of -ray flux (e.g., [ 121 ]. γ M . 2 4 66 . It is thus detectable only for a Galactic source [ c . M 2 c at a source distance of 10 kpc and emitted energies M ]. If a black hole with an accretion disk forms, a second phase of GW 20 1 M − at 10 Mpc. If the deformation lasted for 100 ms, − 7 118 − between 100 Hz and 1000 Hz [ 22 , − 2 10 to 10 95 c to 10 10 , ∼ 2 21 c × ]. − M 67 7 GW 10 fragment and a 8 − In the collapsar scenario, accretion onto the protoneutron star eventually leads to its In the initial collapse of the progenitor star’s core, a rapidly rotating protoneutron star The accretion torus may be unstable to the Papaloizou-Pringle instability or to co- In more moderate scenarios backed by computational models, GW emission from LGRBs In the speculative suspended accretion model for GRB accretion disks [ In its early evolution, the protoneutron star (or protomagnetar, depending on its mag- More interesting are hydrodynamic instabilities in the accretion disk/torus that forms M 141 few E 2 , − ∼ |∼ M h 124 be emitted at 2000 Hz [ black hole leads to a GW burst at few collapse to a spinning black hole [ protoneutron star of 1 emission may come from various hydrodynamic instabilities in the accretion disk [e.g., is formed. In this| process, a linearly-polarized GW signal is emitted with typical GW strains 10 and emitted energies in the most sensitive band of rotation-type instabilities [ 2.2 Low-luminosity GRBsLow-luminosity and GRBs (LL-GRBs; engine-driven also supernovae frequently referredof to as long X-ray flashes) GRBs form a with subclass low is likely toCCSN proceed, [ at least initially, in a very similar fashion as in a rapidly spinning 10 Mpc and GW frequenciesdisk of 100 instability Hz to in 200 Hz a for disk a around a 10 band. Depending on the initial black hole spin, turbulence powered by black-hole spindownthis may emit results strong in GWs. anthe In the innermost anti-chirp frequency stable behavior, domain, orbit, since whichestimates most moves suggest out of GW in the strains radius as emission the is black expected hole is to spun occur down. near Simple missed by observations than LGRBs (see section be detectable for Galactic events and is thusnetic not field) relevant may be here. spinning nearinduce breakup. ellipsoidal This can deformations induce various ofelliptically-polarized rotational GW instabilities the that emission protoneutron [ star, leading to strong, quasi-periodic, which could observe such an event out to approximately 20 Mpc to 40 Mpc [ to 10 50 Hz to 1000 Hz frequency band of highest sensitivity of the initial h after seconds of hyperaccretion ontohot, efficiently the neutrino newborn cooled black and hole. thus thin The [e.g., inner parts of the disk are cooled and form aof thick this accretion torus torus. into Gravitational onelike instability or may objects multiple lead overdense and to regions1 fragmentation then that may inspiral could into condense to the neutron-star- central black hole [ JCAP06(2013)008 ]. 50 erg, 10 ,for 147 , × 51 ]. The /Virgo. 133 10 to 50 10 96 143 , =2 , ∼ × , 65 ANTARES 3 50 and we shall jet LIGO 130 E ≈ ]. – 0 2.1 E 136 128 , , = jet ]. Moreover, all GRB- 113 135 ], the relativistic shock , E 50 152 112 , , ]. For a simple estimate of the 110 108 , 114 , 83 84 ], Γ = 3 and , 38 38 ]. Five of the seven GRBs that have been detector, one may resort to the HEN flux es- 142 –6– , =1Mpc. ]) that the transition between engine-driven CCSNe, 2 s) are rarer than LGRBs and expected to result 135 50 96 , d , 90 100 ANTARES 90 , , T 10 Mpc at which the probability of HEN detection by the 5- 51 97 , 50% at , ∼ ∼ 50 52 10 ] for refined results). Assuming a jet with Γ = 300, that exhibit luminous radio emission [e.g., d 85 detector is 10%. Hence, only the closest and/or the most powerful SGRBs ] (but see [ 76 -ray flux, and the SGRB variability time scale [ γ ]. The isotropic equivalent energy of SGRBs is 2 to 3 orders of magnitude smaller The GW emission processes that may be active in LL-GRBs and engine-driven CC- Type Ic-bl CCSNe occur also without LL-GRB or LGRB, but are frequently identified The GW emission from NS-NS and BH-NS mergers is well studied [see Theory suggests (e.g., [ The efficiency of HEN emission in SGRBs depends on the efficiency of proton accelera- ANTARES 114 engine-driven CCSNe , the detection probability is 2.3 Mergers andShort-duration short GRBs gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs; power output ofduration the of engine the determines centraland engine’s the make operation energy a determines normal of if LGRB.energetic the the If CCSN jet jet it can explosion fails and leavebreakout to is the its through emerge, progenitor likely the Lorentz the star stellar LGRB to factor. is surface result. “choked” could The and then a As beSNe more responsible suggested isotropic are for by a most [ LL-GRB. likley very similar to the LGRB case discussed in section erg, one finds a distance CCSNe are highlycompact energetic hydrogen/helium and poor progenitor ofbecause star they the and have spectroscopic relativistically the Doppler-broadened postfix type spectral -bl Ic-bl features. stands subclass.as for “broad Ic line,” indicates a to their lowrate luminosity) of suggests canonical an LGRBs event [ rate that may be significantly higher than the unambigously associated with a CCSN are LL-GRBs [ from double neutron star68 (NS-NS) and/or neutron star - black hole (BH-NS) mergers [e.g., LL-GRBs with CCSNe, and canonicalby LGRBs a may central be engine continuous.simply that All launches depend are a on likely collimated to the bipolar be power jet-like driven output outflow and and duration their variety of may central engine operation [ not consider them furthercollapse here. outcomes involving relativistic HEN flows.most emission Since likely is LL-GRBs expected much andunderstanding more from engine-driven the CCSNe the frequent HEN are entire that emission range from canonical such of LGRBs, events stellar [ much effort has been devoted to line may be detectable. reviews]. Most of thethe emission binary comes sweeps through from the the 50 late Hz inspiral to and 1000 Hz merger band phase of during highest which sensitivity of than the energy of LGRBs. Their jets have most likely lower Lorentz factors of Γ timates of [ tion, the and wider opening angles.SGRBs are Due much to easier theirmuch to short smaller. miss duration observationally and than LGRBs low and isotropic their equivalent observable energy, volume is detection probability in the 5-line It is worthwhile todetector consider from the LL-GRBs and probability engine-drivento of CCSNe, be detection in involved. of which mildly HENsfactor The relativistic of in detection jets the the are probability jet. likely 5-line depends Using strongly the on reference parameters the of energy [ and the Lorentz JCAP06(2013)008 , ]. ]. 2 c 13 102 .The , M 1 ], some 6 − 70 ]orbya − in X-rays 106 200 kpc for 1 ]) and GW , ]. However, 139 ANTARES erg s and IceCube − 86 ≈ 15 to 10 ], based on the 47 101 , 2 , 56 50 erg s 4 c d 45 42 ]. Theoretical upper , M 10 7 62 37 ]. Cosmic strings form ]and[ ∼ − ]. ANTARES 87 2 125 , GeV and up to the Planck 91 30 Mpc for equal-mass NS-NS 11 ∼ . At the time of this analysis the 10 2 c ∼ M ]. A search of IceCube data for HENs detector show that, 1 − 23 ], depending on details of the underlying 35 GeV energy range. Up to a few events per ]: detectors such as IceCube and to 10 11 88 2 –7– c 10 ANTARES M 2 − 1 s which reach peak luminosities of . 0 ]. The detectability of the 2004 giant are of the Galactic SGR ∼ ]. 78 134 is of order 10 ] for the 5-line , 88 ]. ]. The kinks and cusps decay, which is expected to lead to ultra-high GW 111 , E 153 125 , 60 reactions [ -scale detector are predicted in [ , 50 Mpc for a BH-NS binary with a mass ratio of 4 : 1, and a dedicated merger 98 3 ∼ ], including ultra-high-energy neutrinos (UHENs; e.g., [ 59 pγ G. Giant flares are believed to be caused either by magnetic stresses fracturing the 82 15 10 keV) periodic X-ray emissions with periods ranging from 5 to 10 s. They exhibit , 10 − /Virgo network had maximum sensitive distances of 47 -rays. There are a number of known SGRs and anomalous X-ray pulsars [ While not designed specifically for UHENs, HEN detectors like Significant emission of GWs in SGR giant flares may come from the potential excitation ∼ γ B favoured model for these objectsof is a magnetar, a neutron star with an extreme magnetic field and of which have had rare hard spectrum giant flares with luminosities of up to 10 scale [ bursts [e.g., have some sensitivity to UHENs in the initially as smooth loops,and but cusps through [e.g., interactionsenergy and cosmic self-interactions ray may emission develop kinks with energies in excess of which can bestudies probed that by investigated the thegest LIGO/Virgo excitation much network weaker of for emission magnetar aobservatories that pulsational [ Galactic may modes not source in be [ more detectable detail even with sug- advanced-generation GW 2.5 Cosmic stringCosmic kinks strings and cusps aredicted topological by defects grand unified that theories may and form superstring in theory [e.g., the early Universe and are pre- year for a km LIGO repetitive outbursts lasting The total emitted large-scale rearrangement of the magnetosphericThe field due sudden to release magnetic reconnectionacceleration of [ of energy pair plasma and thatof may magnetic HENs have field in some baryon rearrangement loading, lead thus leading to toshould the the detect emission multiple creation HEN and events fromloading similar Galactic is SGR eruptions, sufficiently providedgiant high. the flare baryon of The SGRfrom 1806-20, AMANDA-II regular (non-giant) did detector, Galactic not SGR which detect flares HENs was also found [ operating no significant during coincident the events [ 1806-20 by HEN detectors was estimated in [ Estimates based on [ magnetar crust and leading to a large-scale rearrangement of the internal field [ binaries and 2.4 Bursting magnetars Soft-gamma repeaters (SGRs) and anomaloussoft X-ray (2 pulsars are X-ray pulsars with quiescent search on this data did not find any evidence for GW candidates [ of nonradial pulsational modes with kHz-frequencies in the magnetar [ baryon-rich flares, suggesting that similarGalaxy. flares could be detected from anywhere within the limits on the possible strength of the GW emission were placed by [ the energy reservoir associatednetar. with They a found change in an the upper magnetic limit potential for energy the of emitted the GW mag- energy of 10 JCAP06(2013)008 ], 71 ]. In 36 ]. ]. The tele- ]. Installing 17 28 32 detector (Astronomy with ], but no limits on UHENs 9 sr, with most of the Galactic plane π ANTARES GeV energy range [ –8– 9 on the sea bed, at a depth of 2475 m, 40 km off the sky coverage is 3.5 2 data for neutrinos that have passed through Earth (see GeV to 10 6 ANTARES ANTARES ]. ]. The burst shape is expected to be generic, so that matched-filtering GW ] and others, but have not yet constrained many emission scenarios from cosmic 101 134 ], hosted in pressure resistant glass spheres, called optical modules (OMs) [ ), the present data set does not contain any potential UHEN events. , 132 30 60 3.1 The three-dimensional grid of PMTs is used to measure the arrival time and position of The rate of GW bursts from a network of cosmic strings depends on the string tension The search for very energetic HENs performed with one year of IceCube-40 data did not the detector at greatthe depths PMTs serves in to a attenuate darkvolume environment. this of background At the high and detector energiesupgoing also significantly the muons, greater allows the large than to total muon the operate rangebeing instrumented makes observable volume. the and sensitive By the searching Galactic for Center being visible 70% of the sidereal day. its full configuration, it isPMTs, composed storeys, of regularly 12 distributed detectionthe along lines, 350 each sea m, comprising bed. the up first toline The 25 storey was first triplets being put of detection in located operation line2007, 100 m in was so above September installed 2006 that and andwith a three connected an more total in instrumentation lines line early of werethe (containing 2006; connected 5 an measurement in the lines ensemble January of second of weretelescope environmental oceanographic taking reached parameters), sensors its data dedicated were nominal to in connected configuration,2008. with 2007. by 12 the lines Five immersed end and additional of taking lines, 2007. data, in together Cherenkov May The photons induced bywater. the This passage information, of together relativistic43 with charged degrees), the particles is characteristic throughincident emission the used neutrino. angle sea to of The the determinemuons, accuracy light produced the of (about by the direction neutrinos, directionproduced of from information by the the allows overwhelming cosmic muon background to ray from and distinguish interactions downgoing upgoing hence in muons, the infer atmosphere that above of the the detector [ coast of Toulon, France.(PMTs) The [ detector is a three-dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes were reported.NuMoon A [ number ofstrings dedicated [e.g., UHEN experiments exist, including ANITA [ 3.1 The ANTARES neutrinoSince telescope the Earth actsmainly as uses the a detection shield ofinteractions against upgoing in muons all the as particles matter a except around signature of neutrinos, the muon-neutrino detector. a charged-current neutrino The telescope 3 GW and HEN detectors a Neutrino Telescopehigh-energy-neutrino and telescope Abyss and environmental isscope RESearch) operating covers is in an currently the area the Northern of hemisphere only about [ deep 0.1 km sea emission model. Since Earthwe is are opaque only to considering UHENs, downgoing events must be selected. Since section and other network parameters,tectors and [ individual bursts may be detectable with advanced de- reveal any neutrinos in the 10 analysis approaches may be employed.in A 15 first days search of for LIGO GW bursts data from from cosmic early string 2005 cusps did not reveal any candidate events [ JCAP06(2013)008 ). 1 40 Hz) < ], chains ], on 2007 48 22 interferometers in LIGO detectors, Virgo therefore ] able to detect the quadrupolar LIGO 18 ]. The main instrumental difference 21 –9– and Virgo interferometers are undergoing upgrades to ], was held from 2005 November 4 to 2007 October 1. 4 km interferometers, while above 500 Hz it is dominated 14 sensitivity. During 2007, above 300 Hz, the Virgo detector LIGO LIGO observatories: one located at Hanford, WA and the other at LIGO . 1 is the seismic isolation system based on super-attenuators [ LIGO instruments are designed to detect gravitational waves with frequencies science run, S5 [ 40 Hz to several kHz, with a maximum sensitivity near 150 Hz (see figure LIGO ∼ LIGO 200 Hz, laser shot noise corrected for the Fabry-Perot cavity response yields an LIGO ∼ is a network of interferometric gravitational wave detectors consisting of three inter- ]. The advanced instruments will commence operations around 2015. There are two The The time-of-flight separation between the Virgo and Hanford observatories is 27 ms, At the time of writing the 79 with respect to In fact, seismicfrequencies noise is dominates determined mainlyAbove at by lower thermal frequencies noise,effective and strain with the noise contributions that sensitivity fromand rises other at L1 linearly sources. intermediate detectors withfirst-year during frequency. averages, the The while average second theyears. sensitivities year H2 of of detector the the had H1 S5 about run the3.2.2 were same about average sensitivity Virgo 20% in betterThe Virgo both than detector, V1, the is inson Cascina interferometer near with Pisa, orthogonal Italy. Fabry It Perot is arms a 3 [ km long power-recycled Michel- where Virgo surpasses the had sensitivity similar to the by shot noise, see figure ferometers in the U.S.A..laser interferometers These with detectors orthogonalstrain are Fabry-Perot in all arms space [ kilometer-scale produced power-recycled bypoints the of Michelson each GW. arm Multiple extend reflectionsof the between effective the mirrors optical instrument. located length of at each the arm, end and enhance the sensitivity of passive attenuatorsattenuators capable is of a filtering significant reduction seismic of disturbances. the detector The noise benefit at from very low super- frequency ( 3.2 Network of3.2.1 interferometers LIGO LIGO Livingston, LA. The HanfordH1, site and houses a two interferometers: secondinterferometer, L1. one with with The 2 km 4 observatories kmto are arms, arms, a separated denoted denoted time-of-flight by H2. separation a of distance The of 10 ms. 3000 Livingston km, observatory corresponding ranging has from one 4 km and 25 ms betweenangular Virgo sensitivity and of Virgo Livingston. is complementary Due to to that of the the different orientation of its arms, the enhances the sky coveragedetectors of are the crucial network. to Moreover, reject simultaneous environmental observations and of instrumental multiple effects. 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