Every Flare, Everywhere: Untriggered Searches for Astrophysical Neutrino Transients with IceCube Data

ORAL

Abstract

Recent results from IceCube regarding TXS 0506+056 suggest the presence of neutrino flares with no detectable gamma ray counterpart ("untriggered" neutrino flares). Here, we present the results of attempting to fit for all such flares across the entire neutrino sky in 10 years of IceCube data. These results represent the most detailed description of the neutrino sky to date, providing a neutrino "light-curve" at every possible location describing the start time, stop time, and spectrum of each neutrino flare candidate. Additionally discussed are the associated constraints on populations of transient astrophysical neutrino sources, as well as potential uses for these neutrino "light-curves" in the context of multi-messenger astronomy.

Authors

  • William Luszczak

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Jim Braun

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Albrecht Karle

    University of Wisconsin - Madison