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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Colomer, M.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title The search for high-energy neutrinos coincident with fast radio bursts with the ANTARES neutrino telescope Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Abbreviated Journal Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc.  
  Volume 482 Issue 1 Pages 184-193  
  Keywords acceleration of particles; neutrinos; astroparticle physics; radio continuum: transients; methods: data analysis  
  Abstract In the past decade, a new class of bright transient radio sources with millisecond duration has been discovered. The origin of these so-called fast radio bursts (FRBs) is still a mystery, despite the growing observational efforts made by various multiwavelength and multimessenger facilities. To date, many models have been proposed to explain FRBs, but neither the progenitors nor the radiative and the particle acceleration processes at work have been clearly identified. In this paper, we assess whether hadronic processes may occur in the vicinity of the FRB source. If they do, FRBs may contribute to the high-energy cosmic-ray and neutrino fluxes. A search for these hadronic signatures was carried out using the ANTARES neutrino telescope. The analysis consists in looking for high-energy neutrinos, in the TeV-PeV regime, that are spatially and temporally coincident with the detected FRBs. Most of the FRBs discovered in the period 2013-2017 were in the field of view of the ANTARES detector, which is sensitive mostly to events originating from the Southern hemisphere. From this period, 12 FRBs were selected and no coincident neutrino candidate was observed. Upper limits on the per-burst neutrino fluence were derived using a power-law spectrum, dN/DE nu proportional to E-nu(-gamma), for the incoming neutrino flux, assuming spectral indexes gamma = 1.0, 2.0, 2.5. Finally, the neutrino energy was constrained by computing the total energy radiated in neutrinos, assuming different distances for the FRBs. Constraints on the neutrino fluence and on the energy released were derived from the associated null results.  
  Address [Turpin, D.] Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Key Lab Space Astron & Technol, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China, Email: dornic@cppm.in2p3.fr;  
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  Publisher Oxford Univ Press Place of Publication Editor  
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  Notes WOS:000454575300014 Approved no  
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  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3860  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Colomer, M.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title Long-term monitoring of the ANTARES optical module efficiencies using K-40 decays in sea water Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C  
  Volume 78 Issue 8 Pages 669 - 8pp  
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  Abstract Cherenkov light induced by radioactive decay products is one of the major sources of background light for deep-sea neutrino telescopes such as ANTARES. These decays are at the same time a powerful calibration source. Using data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope from mid 2008 to 2017, the time evolution of the photon detection efficiency of optical modules is studied. A modest loss of only 20% in 9 years is observed. The relative time calibration between adjacent modules is derived as well.  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Ruiz, R. Gracia; Organokov, M.; Pradier, T.] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France, Email: salvadori@cppm.in2p3.fr  
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  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1434-6044 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000442738600001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3702  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Bhandari, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title The SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts – II. New FRB discoveries and their follow-up Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Abbreviated Journal Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc.  
  Volume 475 Issue 2 Pages 1427-1446  
  Keywords radiation mechanisms: general; methods: data analysis; methods: observational; surveys; intergalactic medium; radio continuum: general  
  Abstract We report the discovery of four Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) in the ongoing SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts at the Parkes Radio Telescope: FRBs 150610, 151206, 151230 and 160102. Our real-time discoveries have enabled us to conduct extensive, rapid multimessenger follow-up at 12 major facilities sensitive to radio, optical, X-ray, gamma-ray photons and neutrinos on time-scales ranging from an hour to a few months post-burst. No counterparts to the FRBs were found and we provide upper limits on afterglow luminosities. None of the FRBs were seen to repeat. Formal fits to all FRBs show hints of scattering while their intrinsic widths are unresolved in time. FRB 151206 is at low Galactic latitude, FRB 151230 shows a sharp spectral cut-off, and FRB 160102 has the highest dispersion measure (DM = 2596.1 +/- 0.3 pc cm(-3)) detected to date. Three of the FRBs have high dispersion measures (DM > 1500 pc cm(-3)), favouring a scenario where the DMis dominated by contributions from the intergalactic medium. The slope of the Parkes FRB source counts distribution with fluences > 2 Jy ms is alpha = – 2.2(-1.2)(+0.6) and still consistent with a Euclidean distribution (alpha = -3/2). We also find that the all-sky rate is 1.7(-0.9)(+1.5) x 10(3)FRBs/(4 pi sr)/day above similar to 2 Jy ms and there is currently no strong evidence for a latitude- dependent FRB sky rate.  
  Address [Bhandari, S.; Keane, E. F.; Barr, E. D.; Jameson, A.; Petroff, E.; Bailes, M.; Flynn, C.; Jankowski, F.; Krishnan, V. Venkatraman; Morello, V.; van Straten, W.; Andreoni, I.; Cooke, J.; Pritchard, T.] Swinburne Univ Technol, Ctr Astrophys & Supercomp, Mail H30,POB 218, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia, Email: shivanibhandari58@gmail.com  
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  Publisher Oxford Univ Press Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0035-8711 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000427345900001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3518  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title All-flavor Search for a Diffuse Flux of Cosmic Neutrinos with Nine Years of ANTARES Data Type Journal Article
  Year 2018 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.  
  Volume 853 Issue 1 Pages L7 - 5pp  
  Keywords astroparticle physics; neutrinos  
  Abstract The ANTARES detector is at present the most sensitive neutrino telescope in the northern hemisphere. The highly significant cosmic neutrino excess observed by the Antarctic IceCube detector can be studied with ANTARES, exploiting its complementing field of view, exposure, and lower energy threshold. Searches for an all-flavor diffuse neutrino signal, covering nine years of ANTARES data taking, are presented in this Letter. Upward-going events are used to reduce the atmospheric muon background. This work includes for the first time in ANTARES both track-like (mainly nu mu) and shower-like (mainly nu(e)) events in this kind of analysis. Track-like events allow for an increase of the effective volume of the detector thanks to the long path traveled by muons in rock and/ or sea water. Shower-like events are well reconstructed only when the neutrino interaction vertex is close to, or inside, the instrumented volume. A mild excess of high-energy events over the expected background is observed in nine years of ANTARES data in both samples. The best fit for a single power-law cosmic neutrino spectrum, in terms of perflavor flux at 100 TeV, is Phi(1f)(0) (100 TeV) = (1.7 +/- 1.0) x 10(-18) GeV-1 cm(-2) s(-1) sr(-1) with spectral index Gamma = 2.4(-0.4)(+0.5) .The null cosmic flux assumption is rejected with a significance of 1.6 sigma .  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.] Inst Univ Technol Colmar, Univ Haute Alsace, GRPHE, 34 Rue Grillenbreit BP, F-505686800 Colmar, France, Email: lfusco@bo.infn.it;  
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  Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 2041-8205 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000423182700004 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3456  
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Author ANTARES, IceCube, Pierre Auger, LIGO Sci and VIRGO Collaborations (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.  
  Volume 850 Issue 2 Pages L35 - 18pp  
  Keywords gamma-ray burst: general; gravitational waves; neutrinos  
  Abstract The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo observatories recently discovered gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral. A short gamma-ray burst (GRB) that followed the merger of this binary was also recorded by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM), and the Anti-Coincidence Shield for the Spectrometer for the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), indicating particle acceleration by the source. The precise location of the event was determined by optical detections of emission following the merger. We searched for high-energy neutrinos from the merger in the GeV-EeV energy range using the ANTARES, IceCube, and Pierre Auger Observatories. No neutrinos directionally coincident with the source were detected within +/- 500 s around the merger time. Additionally, no MeV neutrino burst signal was detected coincident with the merger. We further carried out an extended search in the direction of the source for high-energy neutrinos within the 14 day period following the merger, but found no evidence of emission. We used these results to probe dissipation mechanisms in relativistic outflows driven by the binary neutron star merger. The non-detection is consistent with model predictions of short GRBs observed at a large off-axis angle.  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.] Univ Haute Alsace, GRPHE, Inst Univ Technol Colmar, 34 Rue Grillenbreit BP, F-505686800 Colmar, France  
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  Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 2041-8205 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000417541800010 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3421  
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Author LIGO Sci, Virgo, ANTARES and other Collaborations (Abbott, B.P. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Astrophysical Journal Letters Abbreviated Journal Astrophys. J. Lett.  
  Volume 848 Issue 2 Pages L12 - 59pp  
  Keywords gravitational waves; stars: neutron  
  Abstract On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817) with merger time 12:41:04 UTC was observed through gravitational waves by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor independently detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) with a time delay of similar to 1.7 s with respect to the merger time. From the gravitational-wave signal, the source was initially localized to a sky region of 31 deg(2) at a luminosity distance of 40(-8)(+8) Mpc and with component masses consistent with neutron stars. The component masses were later measured to be in the range 0.86 to 2.26 M-circle dot. An extensive observing campaign was launched across the electromagnetic spectrum leading to the discovery of a bright optical transient (SSS17a, now with the IAU identification of AT 2017gfo) in NGC 4993 (at similar to 40 Mpc) less than 11 hours after the merger by the One-Meter, Two Hemisphere (1M2H) team using the 1 m Swope Telescope. The optical transient was independently detected by multiple teams within an hour. Subsequent observations targeted the object and its environment. Early ultraviolet observations revealed a blue transient that faded within 48 hours. Optical and infrared observations showed a redward evolution over similar to 10 days. Following early non-detections, X-ray and radio emission were discovered at the transient's position similar to 9 and similar to 16 days, respectively, after the merger. Both the X-ray and radio emission likely arise from a physical process that is distinct from the one that generates the UV/optical/near-infrared emission. No ultra-high-energy gamma-rays and no neutrino candidates consistent with the source were found in follow-up searches. These observations support the hypothesis that GW170817 was produced by the merger of two neutron stars in NGC4993 followed by a short gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) and a kilonova/macronova powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei synthesized in the ejecta.  
  Address [Abbott, B. P.; Abbott, R.; Adhikari, R. X.; Ananyeva, A.; Anderson, S. B.; Appert, S.; Arai, K.; Araya, M. C.; Barayoga, J. C.; Barish, B. C.; Berger, B. K.; Billingsley, G.; Biscans, S.; Blackburn, J. K.; Blair, C. D.; Brooks, A. F.; Brunett, S.; Cahillane, C.; Callister, T. A.; Cepeda, C. B.; Coughlin, M. W.; Couvares, P.; Coyne, D. C.; Ehrens, P.; Eichholz, J.; Etzel, T.; Feicht, J.; Fries, E. M.; Gossan, S. E.; Gushwa, K. E.; Gustafson, E. K.; Heptonstall, A. W.; Isi, M.; Kamai, B.; Kanner, J. B.; Kondrashov, V.; Korth, W. Z.; Kozak, D. B.; Lazzarini, A.; Markowitz, A.; Maros, E.; Massinger, T. J.; Matichard, F.; McIntyre, G.; McIver, J.; Meshkov, S.; Nevin, L.; Pedraza, M.; Perreca, A.; Price, L. R.; Quintero, E. A.; Reitze, D. H.; Robertson, N. A.; Rollins, J. G.; Sachdev, S.; Sanchez, E. J.; Sanchez, L. E.; Schmidt, P.; Smith, R. J. E.; Taylor, R.; Torrie, C. I.; Tso, R.; Urban, A. L.; Vajente, G.; Vass, S.; Venugopalan, G.; Verkindt, D.; Vetro, F.; Wade, A. R.; Wallace, L.; Weinstein, A. J.; Whitcomb, S. E.; Williams, R. D.; Willke, B.; Wipf, C. C.; Xiao, S.; Yamamoto, H.; Zhang, L.; Zucker, M. E.; Zweizig, J.] CALTECH, LIGO, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA  
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  Notes WOS:000413211000001 Approved no  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title All-sky search for high-energy neutrinos from gravitational wave event GW170104 with the ANTARES neutrino telescope Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C  
  Volume 77 Issue 12 Pages 911 - 7pp  
  Keywords  
  Abstract Advanced LIGO detected a significant gravitational wave signal (GW170104) originating from the coalescence of two black holes during the second observation run on January 4th, 2017. Anall-sky high-energy neutrino follow-up search has been made using data from the Antares neutrino telescope, including both upgoing and downgoing events in two separate analyses. No neutrino candidates were found within +/- 500 s around the GW event time nor any time clustering of events over an extended time window of +/- 3 months. The non-detection is used to constrain isotropic-equivalent high-energy neutrino emission from GW170104 to less than similar to 1.2 x 10(55) erg for a E-2 spectrum. This constraint is valid in the energy range corresponding to the 5-95% quantiles of the neutrino flux [3.2 TeV; 3.6 PeV], if the GW emitter was below the Antares horizon at the alert time.  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.] Univ Haute Alsace, Inst Univ Technol Colmar, GRPHE, 34 Rue Grillenbreit,BP 50568, F-68008 Colmar, France, Email: coleiro@apc.in2p3.fr  
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  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 1434-6044 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000419035700002 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3441  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title An Algorithm for the Reconstruction of Neutrino-induced Showers in the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Astronomical Journal Abbreviated Journal Astron. J.  
  Volume 154 Issue 6 Pages 275 - 9pp  
  Keywords neutrinos; telescopes  
  Abstract Muons created by nu(mu) charged current (CC) interactions in the water surrounding the ANTARES neutrino telescope have been almost exclusively used so far in searches for cosmic neutrino sources. Due to their long range, highly energetic muons inducing Cherenkov radiation in the water are reconstructed with dedicated algorithms that allow for the determination of the parent neutrino direction with a median angular resolution of about 0 degrees.4 for an E-2 neutrino spectrum. In this paper, an algorithm optimized for accurate reconstruction of energy and direction of shower events in the ANTARES detector is presented. Hadronic showers of electrically charged particles are produced by the disintegration of the nucleus both in CC and neutral current interactions of neutrinos in water. In addition, electromagnetic showers result from the CC interactions of electron neutrinos while the decay of a tau lepton produced in nu(tau) CC interactions will, in most cases, lead to either a hadronic or an electromagnetic shower. A shower can be approximated as a point source of photons. With the presented method, the shower position is reconstructed with a precision of about 1 m; the neutrino direction is reconstructed with a median angular resolution between 2 degrees and 3 degrees in the energy range of 1-1000 TeV. In this energy interval, the uncertainty on the reconstructed neutrino energy is about 5%-10%. The increase in the detector sensitivity due to the use of additional information from shower events in the searches for a cosmic neutrino flux is also presented.  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.] Univ Haute Alsace, GRPHE, Inst Univ Technol Colmar, 34 Rue Grillenbreit,BP 50568, F-68008 Colmar, France  
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  Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0004-6256 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000425438400001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3498  
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Author ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Coleiro, A.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title First all-flavor neutrino pointlike source search with the ANTARES neutrino telescope Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D  
  Volume 96 Issue 8 Pages 082001 - 15pp  
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  Abstract A search for cosmic neutrino sources using the data collected with the ANTARES neutrino telescope between early 2007 and the end of 2015 is performed. For the first time, all neutrino interactions-charged and neutral-current interactions of all flavors-are considered in a search for point-like sources with the ANTARES detector. In previous analyses, only muon neutrino charged-current interactions were used. This is achieved by using a novel reconstruction algorithm for shower-like events in addition to the standard muon track reconstruction. The shower channel contributes about 23% of all signal events for an E-2 energy spectrum. No significant excess over background is found. The most signal-like cluster of events is located at (alpha, delta) = (343.8 degrees, 23.5 degrees) with a significance of 1.9 sigma. The neutrino flux sensitivity of the search is about E(2)d Phi/dE = 6 x 10(-9) GeV cm(-2) s(-1) for declinations from -90 degrees up to -42 degrees, and below 10(-8) GeV cm(-2) s(-1) for declinations up to 5 degrees. The directions of 106 source candidates and 13 muon track events from the IceCube high-energy sample events are investigated for a possible neutrino signal and upper limits on the signal flux are determined.  
  Address [Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.] Univ Haute Alsace, Inst Univ Technol Colmar, GRPHE, 34 Rue Grillenbreit BP 50568, F-68008 Colmar, France, Email: javier.barrios@ific.uv.es  
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  Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000412051500001 Approved no  
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Author ANTARES and HESS Collaborations (Petroff, E. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. url  doi
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  Title A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Abbreviated Journal Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc.  
  Volume 469 Issue 4 Pages 4465-4482  
  Keywords polarization; methods: data analysis; surveys; ISM: structure  
  Abstract We report on the discovery of a new fast radio burst (FRB), FRB 150215, with the Parkes radio telescope on 2015 February 15. The burst was detected in real time with a dispersion measure (DM) of 1105.6 +/- 0.8 pc cm(-3), a pulse duration of 2.8(-0.5)(+1.2) ms, and a measured peak flux density assuming that the burst was at beam centre of 0.7(-0.1)(+0.2) Jy. The FRB originated at a Galactic longitude and latitude of 24.66 degrees, 5.28 degrees and 25 degrees away from the Galactic Center. The burst was found to be 43 +/- 5 per cent linearly polarized with a rotation measure (RM) in the range -9 < RM < 12 rad m(-2) (95 per cent confidence level), consistent with zero. The burst was followed up with 11 telescopes to search for radio, optical, X-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino emission. Neither transient nor variable emission was found to be associated with the burst and no repeat pulses have been observed in 17.25 h of observing. The sightline to the burst is close to the Galactic plane and the observed physical properties of FRB 150215 demonstrate the existence of sight lines of anomalously low RM for a given electron column density. The Galactic RM foreground may approach a null value due to magnetic field reversals along the line of sight, a decreased total electron column density from the Milky Way, or some combination of these effects. A lower Galactic DM contribution might explain why this burst was detectable whereas previous searches at low latitude have had lower detection rates than those out of the plane.  
  Address [Petroff, E.; Rowlinson, A.] Netherlands Inst Radio Astron, ASTRON, Postbus 2, NL-7990 AA Dwingeloo, Netherlands  
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  Publisher Oxford Univ Press Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0035-8711 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000406837900051 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3241  
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