Abstract
The recent gamma-ray burst GRB 130427A has an isotropic electromagnetic energy E iso ∼ 1054 erg, suggesting an ample supply of target photons for photo-hadronic interactions, which at its low redshift of z ∼ 0.34 would appear to make it a promising candidate for neutrino detection. However, the IceCube collaboration has reported a null result based on a search during the prompt emission phase. We show that this neutrino non-detection can provide valuable information about this gamma-ray burst's (GRB's) key physical parameters such as the emission radius Rd , the bulk Lorentz factor Γ, and the energy fraction converted into cosmic rays εp. The results are discussed both in a model-independent way and in the specific scenarios of an internal shock (IS) model, a baryonic photospheric (BPH) model, and a magnetic photospheric (MPH) model. We find that the constraints are most stringent for the MPH model considered, but the constraints on the IS and the BPH models are fairly modest.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | L4 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
| Volume | 772 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 20 2013 |
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- Space and Planetary Science
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On the neutrino non-detection of GRB 130427A. / Gao, Shan; Kashiyama, Kazumi; Meszaros, Peter Istvan.
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T1 - On the neutrino non-detection of GRB 130427A
AU - Gao, Shan
AU - Kashiyama, Kazumi
AU - Meszaros, Peter Istvan
PY - 2013/7/20
Y1 - 2013/7/20
N2 - The recent gamma-ray burst GRB 130427A has an isotropic electromagnetic energy E iso ∼ 1054 erg, suggesting an ample supply of target photons for photo-hadronic interactions, which at its low redshift of z ∼ 0.34 would appear to make it a promising candidate for neutrino detection. However, the IceCube collaboration has reported a null result based on a search during the prompt emission phase. We show that this neutrino non-detection can provide valuable information about this gamma-ray burst's (GRB's) key physical parameters such as the emission radius Rd , the bulk Lorentz factor Γ, and the energy fraction converted into cosmic rays εp. The results are discussed both in a model-independent way and in the specific scenarios of an internal shock (IS) model, a baryonic photospheric (BPH) model, and a magnetic photospheric (MPH) model. We find that the constraints are most stringent for the MPH model considered, but the constraints on the IS and the BPH models are fairly modest.
AB - The recent gamma-ray burst GRB 130427A has an isotropic electromagnetic energy E iso ∼ 1054 erg, suggesting an ample supply of target photons for photo-hadronic interactions, which at its low redshift of z ∼ 0.34 would appear to make it a promising candidate for neutrino detection. However, the IceCube collaboration has reported a null result based on a search during the prompt emission phase. We show that this neutrino non-detection can provide valuable information about this gamma-ray burst's (GRB's) key physical parameters such as the emission radius Rd , the bulk Lorentz factor Γ, and the energy fraction converted into cosmic rays εp. The results are discussed both in a model-independent way and in the specific scenarios of an internal shock (IS) model, a baryonic photospheric (BPH) model, and a magnetic photospheric (MPH) model. We find that the constraints are most stringent for the MPH model considered, but the constraints on the IS and the BPH models are fairly modest.
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U2 - 10.1088/2041-8205/772/1/L4
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JO - Astrophysical Journal Letters
JF - Astrophysical Journal Letters
SN - 2041-8205
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