All-sky Search for Time-integrated Neutrino Emission from Astrophysical Sources with 7 yr of IceCube DataShow others and affiliations
Number of Authors: 3082017 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 835, no 2, article id 151Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Since the recent detection of an astrophysical flux of high-energy neutrinos, the question of its origin has not yet fully been answered. Much of what is known about this flux comes from a small event sample of high neutrino purity, good energy resolution, but large angular uncertainties. In searches for point-like sources, on the other hand, the best performance is given by using large statistics and good angular reconstructions. Track-like muon events produced in neutrino interactions satisfy these requirements. We present here the results of searches for point-like sources with neutrinos using data acquired by the IceCube detector over 7 yr from 2008 to 2015. The discovery potential of the analysis in the northern sky is now significantly below E(nu)(2)d phi/dE(nu) = 10(-12) TeV cm(-2) s(-1), on average 38% lower than the sensitivity of the previously published analysis of 4 yr exposure. No significant clustering of neutrinos above background expectation was observed, and implications for prominent neutrino source candidates are discussed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. Vol. 835, no 2, article id 151
Keywords [en]
astroparticle physics, galaxies: active, neutrinos
National Category
Physical Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-144593DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/151ISI: 000401145300012Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85012012745OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-144593DiVA, id: diva2:1116032
2017-06-272017-06-272022-10-19Bibliographically approved