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The Interplanetary Network Response to LIGO GW150914We have performed a blind search for a gamma-ray transient of arbitrary duration and energy spectrum around the time of the LIGO gravitational-wave event GW150914 with the six-spacecraft interplanetary network (IPN). Four gamma-ray bursts were detected between 30 hr prior to the event and 6.1 hr after it, but none could convincingly be associated with GW150914. No other transients were detected down to limiting 15-150 keV fluences of roughly 5 x 10(exp -8) -5 x 10(exp -7) erg cm(exp -2). We discuss the search strategies and temporal coverage of the IPN on the day of the event and compare the spatial coverage to the region where GW150914 originated. We also report the negative result of a targeted search for the Fermi-GBM event reported in conjunction with GW150914.
Document ID
20170003699
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hurley, K.
(California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Svinkin, D. S.
(Ioffe (A. F.) Physical-Technical Inst. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Aptekar, R.L.
(Ioffe (A. F.) Physical-Technical Inst. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Golenetskii, S. V.
(Ioffe (A. F.) Physical-Technical Inst. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Frederiks, D. D.
(Ioffe (A. F.) Physical-Technical Inst. Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Boynton, W.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Mitrofanov, I. G.
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Golovin, D. V.
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Kozyrev, A. S.
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Litvak, M. L.
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Sanin, A. B.
(Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Rau, A.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching, Germany)
Kienlin, A. Von
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching, Germany)
Zhang, X.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching, Germany)
Connaughton, V.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Meegan, C.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cline, Thomas L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gehrels, Cornelis
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
April 20, 2017
Publication Date
September 19, 2016
Publication Information
Publication: The Astriphysical Journal Letters
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Volume: 829
Issue: 1
ISSN: 2041-8205
e-ISSN: 2041-8213
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN41748
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX15AU74G
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
gamma-ray burst general – gravitational waves

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