Constraining the neutrino emission of gravitationally lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars with ANTARES data

Adrián Martínez, S.; Albert, A.; André, M.; Anton, G.; Ardid, M.; Aubert, J. J.; Baret, B.; Barrios Martí, J.; Basa, S.; Bertin, V.; Biagi, S.; Bogazzi, C.; Bormuth, R.; Bou Cabo, M.; Bouwhuis, M. C.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Busto, J.; Capone, A.; Caramete, L.; Carr, J.; Chiarusi, T.; Circella, M.; Coniglione, R.; Core, L.; Costantini, Heide; Coyle, P.; Creusot, A.; De Rosa, G.; Dekeyser, I.; Deschamps, A.; De Bonis, G.; Distefano, C.; Donzaud, C.; Dornic, D.; Dorosti, Q.; Drouhin, D.; Dumas, A.; Eberl, T.; Elsässer, D.; Enzenhöfer, A.; Escoffier, S.; Fehn, K.; Felis, I.; Fermani, P.; Folger, F.; Fusco, L. A.; Galatà, S.; Gay, P.; Geißelsöder, S.; Geyer, K.; Giordano, V.; Gleixner, A.; Gómez González, J. P.; Graf, K.; Guillard, G.; Haren, H. Van; Heijboer, A. J.; Hello, Y.; Hernández Rey, J. J.; Herold, B.; Herrero, A.; Hößl, J.; Hofestädt, J.; Hugon, C.; James, C. W.; De Jong, M.; Kadler, M.; Kalekin, O.; Kappes, A.; Katz, U.; Kießling, D.; Kooijman, P.; Kouchner, A.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Kulikovskiy, Vladimir; Lahmann, R.; Lambard, E.; Lambard, G.; Lefèvre, D.; Leonora, E.; Loehner, H.; Loucatos, S.; Mangano, S.; Marcelin, M.; Margiotta, A.; Martínez Mora, J. A.; Martini, S.; Mathieu, A.; Michael, T.; Migliozzi, P.; Müller, C.; Neff, M.; Nezri, E.; Palioselitis, D.; Pəvəlaš, G. E.; Perrina, C.; Popa, V.; Pradier, T.; Racca, C.; Riccobene, G.; Richter, R.; Roensch, K.; Rostovtsev, A.; Saldaña, M.; Samtleben, D. F. E.; Sánchez Losa, A.; Sanguineti, Matteo; Schmid, J.; Schnabel, J.; Schulte, S.; Schüssler, F.; Seitz, T.; Sieger, C.; Spies, A.; Spurio, Maurizio; Steijger, J. J. M.; Stolarczyk, T. h.; Taiuti, MAURO GINO; Tamburini, C.; Tayalati, Y.; Trovato, A.; Tselengidou, M.; Tönnis, C.; Vallage, B.; Vallée, C.; Elewyck, V. Van; Visser, E.; Vivolo, D.; Wagner, S.; Wilms, J.; De Wolf, E.; Yatkin, K.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J. D.; Zúñiga, J.; Falco, E. E.

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2014/11/017

This paper proposes to exploit gravitational lensing effects to improve the sensitivity of neutrino telescopes to the intrinsic neutrino emission of distant blazar populations. This strategy is illustrated with a search for cosmic neutrinos in the direction of four distant and gravitationally lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars. The magnification factor is estimated for each system assuming a singular isothermal profile for the lens. Based on data collected from 2007 to 2012 by the ANTARES neutrino telescope, the strongest constraint is obtained from the lensed quasar B0218+357, providing a limit on the total neutrino luminosity of this source of 1.08× 1046 erg s-1. This limit is about one order of magnitude lower than those previously obtained in the ANTARES standard point source searches with non-lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars.

Constraining the neutrino emission of gravitationally lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars with ANTARES data

Adrián Martínez, S.;Albert, A.;André, M.;Anton, G.;Ardid, M.;Aubert, J. J.;Baret, B.;Barrios Martí, J.;Basa, S.;Bertin, V.;Biagi, S.;Bogazzi, C.;Bormuth, R.;Bou Cabo, M.;Bouwhuis, M. C.;Bruijn, R.;Brunner, J.;Busto, J.;Capone, A.;Caramete, L.;Carr, J.;Chiarusi, T.;Circella, M.;Coniglione, R.;Core, L.;COSTANTINI, HEIDE;Coyle, P.;Creusot, A.;De Rosa, G.;Dekeyser, I.;Deschamps, A.;De Bonis, G.;Distefano, C.;Donzaud, C.;Dornic, D.;Dorosti, Q.;Drouhin, D.;Dumas, A.;Eberl, T.;Elsässer, D.;Enzenhöfer, A.;Escoffier, S.;Fehn, K.;Felis, I.;Fermani, P.;Folger, F.;Fusco, L. A.;Galatà, S.;Gay, P.;Geißelsöder, S.;Geyer, K.;Giordano, V.;Gleixner, A.;Gómez González, J. P.;Graf, K.;Guillard, G.;Haren, H. Van;Heijboer, A. J.;Hello, Y.;Hernández Rey, J. J.;Herold, B.;Herrero, A.;Hößl, J.;Hofestädt, J.;Hugon, C.;James, C. W.;De Jong, M.;Kadler, M.;Kalekin, O.;Kappes, A.;Katz, U.;Kießling, D.;Kooijman, P.;Kouchner, A.;Kreykenbohm, I.;KULIKOVSKIY, VLADIMIR;Lahmann, R.;Lambard, E.;Lambard, G.;Lefèvre, D.;Leonora, E.;Loehner, H.;Loucatos, S.;Mangano, S.;Marcelin, M.;Margiotta, A.;Martínez Mora, J. A.;Martini, S.;Mathieu, A.;Michael, T.;Migliozzi, P.;Müller, C.;Neff, M.;Nezri, E.;Palioselitis, D.;Pəvəlaš, G. E.;Perrina, C.;Popa, V.;Pradier, T.;Racca, C.;Riccobene, G.;Richter, R.;Roensch, K.;Rostovtsev, A.;Saldaña, M.;Samtleben, D. F. E.;Sánchez Losa, A.;SANGUINETI, MATTEO;Schmid, J.;Schnabel, J.;Schulte, S.;Schüssler, F.;Seitz, T.;Sieger, C.;Spies, A.;SPURIO, MAURIZIO;Steijger, J. J. M.;Stolarczyk, T.h.;TAIUTI, MAURO GINO;Tamburini, C.;Tayalati, Y.;Trovato, A.;Tselengidou, M.;Tönnis, C.;Vallage, B.;Vallée, C.;Elewyck, V. Van;Visser, E.;Vivolo, D.;Wagner, S.;Wilms, J.;De Wolf, E.;Yatkin, K.;Yepes, H.;Zornoza, J. D.;Zúñiga, J.;Falco, E. E.

2014-01-01

Abstract

This paper proposes to exploit gravitational lensing effects to improve the sensitivity of neutrino telescopes to the intrinsic neutrino emission of distant blazar populations. This strategy is illustrated with a search for cosmic neutrinos in the direction of four distant and gravitationally lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars. The magnification factor is estimated for each system assuming a singular isothermal profile for the lens. Based on data collected from 2007 to 2012 by the ANTARES neutrino telescope, the strongest constraint is obtained from the lensed quasar B0218+357, providing a limit on the total neutrino luminosity of this source of 1.08× 1046 erg s-1. This limit is about one order of magnitude lower than those previously obtained in the ANTARES standard point source searches with non-lensed Flat-Spectrum Radio Quasars.