A time-independent search for neutrinos from galaxy clusters with IceCube

Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 16. July 2021 - 18:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://icrc2021.desy.de/pf_access_abstracts
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/Presenter-Forum-1-Evening-All-Categories/48
Abstract:
'Clusters of galaxies — with their turbulent magnetic fields and abundant matter content — are a promising class of potential neutrino sources. Cosmic rays accelerated within the large-scale shocks, Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), or both can be confined in galaxy clusters over cosmological timescales and produce a steady flux of neutrinos in secondary interactions. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected a diffuse flux of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. After ten years of operations, however, the origin of this flux remains largely unconstrained. In this work, we perform a stacked search for neutrinos, using a population of over one thousand galaxy clusters detected by the Planck Satellite via the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect up to a redshift $z = 1$. We present the first results on the contribution of galaxy clusters to the diffuse neutrino flux and discuss the implications for various models of cosmic-ray acceleration in large-scale structures.'

Authors: Mehr Nisa
Co-Authors: Andrew Ludwig | Srinivasan Raghunathan | Marcos Santander
Collaboration: IceCube

Indico-ID: 688
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/1133