First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. Observations of FRB 150418

H. Abdalla; A. Abramowski; F. Aharonian; F. Ait Benkhali; A. G. Akhperjanian; T. Andersson; E. O. Angüner; M. Arakawa; M. Arrieta; P. Aubert; M. Backes; A. Balzer; M. Barnard; Y. Becherini; J. Becker Tjus; D. Berge; S. Bernhard; K. Bernlöhr; R. Blackwell; M. Böttcher; C. Boisson; J. Bolmont; P. Bordas; J. Bregeon; F. Brun; P. Brun; M. Bryan; M. Büchele; T. Bulik; M. Capasso; J. Carr; S. Casanova; M. Cerruti; N. Chakraborty; R. Chalme-Calvet; R. C G Chaves; A. Chen; J. Chevalier; M. Chrétien; M. Coffaro; S. Colafrancesco; G. Cologna; B. Condon; J. Conrad; Y. Cui; I. D. Davids; J. Decock; B. Degrange; C. Deil; J. Devin; P. Dewilt; L. Dirson; A. Djannati-Ataï; W. Domainko; A. Donath; L. O C Drury; K. Dutson; J. Dyks; T. Edwards; K. Egberts; P. Eger; J. P. Ernenwein; S. Eschbach; C. Farnier; S. Fegan; M. V. Fernandes; A. Fiasson; G. Fontaine; A. Förster; S. Funk; M. Füßling; S. Gabici; M. Gajdus; Y. A. Gallant; T. Garrigoux; G. Giavitto; B. Giebels; J. F. Glicenstein; D. Gottschall; A. Goyal; M. H. Grondin; J. Hahn; M. Haupt; J. Hawkes; G. Heinzelmann; G. Henri; G. Hermann; O. Hervet; J. A. Hinton; W. Hofmann; C. Hoischen; M. Holler; D. Horns; A. Ivascenko; H. Iwasaki; A. Jacholkowska; M. Jamrozy; M. Janiak; D. Jankowsky; F. Jankowsky; M. Jingo; T. Jogler; L. Jouvin; I. Jung-Richardt; M. A. Kastendieck; K. Katarzyński; M. Katsuragawa; U. Katz; D. Kerszberg; D. Khangulyan; B. Khélifi; M. Kieffer; J. King; S. Klepser; D. Klochkov; W. Kluźniak; D. Kolitzus; Nu Komin; K. Kosack; S. Krakau; M. Kraus; P. P. Krüger; H. Laffon; G. Lamanna; J. Lau; J. P. Lees; J. Lefaucheur; V. Lefranc; A. Lemière; M. Lemoine-Goumard; J. P. Lenain; E. Leser; T. Lohse; M. Lorentz; R. Liu; R. López-Coto; I. Lypova; V. Marandon; A. Marcowith; C. Mariaud; R. Marx; G. Maurin; N. Maxted; M. Mayer; P. J. Meintjes; M. Meyer; A. M W Mitchell; R. Moderski; M. Mohamed; L. Mohrmann; K. Morå; E. Moulin; T. Murach; S. Nakashima; M. De Naurois; F. Niederwanger; J. Niemiec; L. Oakes; P. O'Brien; H. Odaka; S. Öttl; S. Ohm; M. Ostrowski; I. Oya; M. Padovani; M. Panter; R. D. Parsons; N. W. Pekeur; G. Pelletier; C. Perennes; P. O. Petrucci; B. Peyaud; Q. Piel; S. Pita; H. Poon; D. Prokhorov; H. Prokoph; G. Pühlhofer; M. Punch; A. Quirrenbach; S. Raab; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; M. Renaud; R. De Los Reyes; S. Richter; F. Rieger; C. Romoli; G. Rowell; B. Rudak; C. B. Rulten; V. Sahakian; S. Saito; D. Salek; D. A. Sanchez; A. Santangelo; M. Sasaki; R. Schlickeiser; F. Schüssler; A. Schulz; U. Schwanke; S. Schwemmer; M. Seglar-Arroyo; M. Settimo; A. S. Seyffert; N. Shafi; I. Shilon; R. Simoni; H. Sol; F. Spanier; G. Spengler; F. Spies; Stawarz; R. Steenkamp; C. Stegmann; K. Stycz; I. Sushch; T. Takahashi; J. P. Tavernet; T. Tavernier; A. M. Taylor; R. Terrier; L. Tibaldo; D. Tiziani; M. Tluczykont; C. Trichard; N. Tsuji; R. Tuffs; Y. Uchiyama; D. J. Van Der Walt; C. Van Eldik; C. Van Rensburg; B. Van Soelen; G. Vasileiadis; J. Veh; C. Venter; A. Viana; P. Vincent; J. Vink; F. Voisin; H. J. Völk; T. Vuillaume; Z. Wadiasingh; S. J. Wagner; P. Wagner; R. M. Wagner; R. White; A. Wierzcholska; P. Willmann; A. Wörnlein; D. Wouters; R. Yang; V. Zabalza; D. Zaborov; M. Zacharias; R. Zanin; A. A. Zdziarski; A. Zech; F. Zefi; A. Ziegler; N. Żywucka; F. Jankowski; E. F. Keane; E. Petroff

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629117

First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. Observations of FRB 150418

H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski, F. Aharonian, F. Ait Benkhali, A. G. Akhperjanian, T. Andersson, E. O. Angüner, M. Arakawa, M. Arrieta, P. Aubert, M. Backes, A. Balzer, M. Barnard, Y. Becherini, J. Becker Tjus, D. Berge, S. Bernhard, K. Bernlöhr, R. Blackwell, M. BöttcherC. Boisson, J. Bolmont, P. Bordas, J. Bregeon, F. Brun, P. Brun, M. Bryan, M. Büchele, T. Bulik, M. Capasso, J. Carr, S. Casanova, M. Cerruti, N. Chakraborty, R. Chalme-Calvet, R. C G Chaves, A. Chen, J. Chevalier, M. Chrétien, M. Coffaro, S. Colafrancesco, G. Cologna, B. Condon, J. Conrad, Y. Cui, I. D. Davids, J. Decock, B. Degrange, C. Deil, J. Devin, P. Dewilt, L. Dirson, A. Djannati-Ataï, W. Domainko, A. Donath, L. O C Drury, K. Dutson, J. Dyks, T. Edwards, K. Egberts, P. Eger, J. P. Ernenwein, S. Eschbach, C. Farnier, S. Fegan, M. V. Fernandes, A. Fiasson, G. Fontaine, A. Förster, S. Funk, M. Füßling, S. Gabici, M. Gajdus, Y. A. Gallant, T. Garrigoux, G. Giavitto, B. Giebels, J. F. Glicenstein, D. Gottschall, A. Goyal, M. H. Grondin, J. Hahn, M. Haupt, J. Hawkes, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Hermann, O. Hervet, J. A. Hinton, W. Hofmann, C. Hoischen, M. Holler, D. Horns, A. Ivascenko, H. Iwasaki, A. Jacholkowska, M. Jamrozy, M. Janiak, D. Jankowsky, F. Jankowsky, M. Jingo, T. Jogler, L. Jouvin, I. Jung-Richardt, M. A. Kastendieck, K. Katarzyński, M. Katsuragawa, U. Katz, D. Kerszberg, D. Khangulyan, B. Khélifi, M. Kieffer, J. King, S. Klepser, D. Klochkov, W. Kluźniak, D. Kolitzus, Nu Komin, K. Kosack, S. Krakau, M. Kraus, P. P. Krüger, H. Laffon, G. Lamanna, J. Lau, J. P. Lees, J. Lefaucheur, V. Lefranc, A. Lemière, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J. P. Lenain, E. Leser, T. Lohse, M. Lorentz, R. Liu, R. López-Coto, I. Lypova, V. Marandon, A. Marcowith, C. Mariaud, R. Marx, G. Maurin, N. Maxted, M. Mayer, P. J. Meintjes, M. Meyer, A. M W Mitchell, R. Moderski, M. Mohamed, L. Mohrmann, K. Morå, E. Moulin, T. Murach, S. Nakashima, M. De Naurois, F. Niederwanger, J. Niemiec, L. Oakes, P. O'Brien, H. Odaka, S. Öttl, S. Ohm, M. Ostrowski, I. Oya, M. Padovani, M. Panter, R. D. Parsons, N. W. Pekeur, G. Pelletier, C. Perennes, P. O. Petrucci, B. Peyaud, Q. Piel, S. Pita, H. Poon, D. Prokhorov, H. Prokoph, G. Pühlhofer, M. Punch, A. Quirrenbach, S. Raab, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, M. Renaud, R. De Los Reyes, S. Richter, F. Rieger, C. Romoli, G. Rowell, B. Rudak, C. B. Rulten, V. Sahakian, S. Saito, D. Salek, D. A. Sanchez, A. Santangelo, M. Sasaki, R. Schlickeiser, F. Schüssler, A. Schulz, U. Schwanke, S. Schwemmer, M. Seglar-Arroyo, M. Settimo, A. S. Seyffert, N. Shafi, I. Shilon, R. Simoni, H. Sol, F. Spanier, G. Spengler, F. Spies, Stawarz, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, K. Stycz, I. Sushch, T. Takahashi, J. P. Tavernet, T. Tavernier, A. M. Taylor, R. Terrier, L. Tibaldo, D. Tiziani, M. Tluczykont, C. Trichard, N. Tsuji, R. Tuffs, Y. Uchiyama, D. J. Van Der Walt, C. Van Eldik, C. Van Rensburg, B. Van Soelen, G. Vasileiadis, J. Veh, C. Venter, A. Viana, P. Vincent, J. Vink, F. Voisin, H. J. Völk, T. Vuillaume, Z. Wadiasingh, S. J. Wagner, P. Wagner, R. M. Wagner, R. White, A. Wierzcholska, P. Willmann, A. Wörnlein, D. Wouters, R. Yang, V. Zabalza, D. Zaborov, M. Zacharias, R. Zanin, A. A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, F. Zefi, A. Ziegler, N. Żywucka, F. Jankowski, E. F. Keane, E. Petroff

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Aims. Following the detection of the fast radio burst FRB150418 by the SUPERB project at the Parkes radio telescope, we aim to search for very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission. Methods. Follow-up observations in the very-high energy gamma-ray domain were obtained with the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system within 14.5 h of the radio burst. Results. The obtained 1.4 h of gamma-ray observations are presented and discussed. At the 99% C.L. we obtained an integral upper limit on the gamma-ray flux of Φ_γ(E > 350 GeV) < 1.33 × 10^-8 m^-2 s^-1. Differential flux upper limits as function of the photon energy were derived and used to constrain the intrinsic high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418. Conclusions. No hints for high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418 were found. Taking absorption on the extragalactic background light into account and assuming a distance of z = 0.492 based on radio and optical counterpart studies and consistent with the FRB dispersion, we constrain the gamma-ray luminosity at 1 TeV to L < 5.1 × 10⁴⁷ erg/s at 99% C.L.

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Article number	A115
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	597
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629117
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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Abdalla, H., Abramowski, A., Aharonian, F., Ait Benkhali, F., Akhperjanian, A. G., Andersson, T., Angüner, E. O., Arakawa, M., Arrieta, M., Aubert, P., Backes, M., Balzer, A., Barnard, M., Becherini, Y., Becker Tjus, J., Berge, D., Bernhard, S., Bernlöhr, K., Blackwell, R., ... Petroff, E. (2017). First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. Observations of FRB 150418. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 597, Article A115. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629117

Abdalla, H, Abramowski, A, Aharonian, F, Ait Benkhali, F, Akhperjanian, AG, Andersson, T, Angüner, EO, Arakawa, M, Arrieta, M, Aubert, P, Backes, M, Balzer, A, Barnard, M, Becherini, Y, Becker Tjus, J, Berge, D, Bernhard, S, Bernlöhr, K, Blackwell, R, Böttcher, M, Boisson, C, Bolmont, J, Bordas, P, Bregeon, J, Brun, F, Brun, P, Bryan, M, Büchele, M, Bulik, T, Capasso, M, Carr, J, Casanova, S, Cerruti, M, Chakraborty, N, Chalme-Calvet, R, Chaves, RCG, Chen, A, Chevalier, J, Chrétien, M, Coffaro, M, Colafrancesco, S, Cologna, G, Condon, B, Conrad, J, Cui, Y, Davids, ID, Decock, J, Degrange, B, Deil, C, Devin, J, Dewilt, P, Dirson, L, Djannati-Ataï, A, Domainko, W, Donath, A, Drury, LOC, Dutson, K, Dyks, J, Edwards, T, Egberts, K, Eger, P, Ernenwein, JP, Eschbach, S, Farnier, C, Fegan, S, Fernandes, MV, Fiasson, A, Fontaine, G, Förster, A, Funk, S, Füßling, M, Gabici, S, Gajdus, M, Gallant, YA, Garrigoux, T, Giavitto, G, Giebels, B, Glicenstein, JF, Gottschall, D, Goyal, A, Grondin, MH, Hahn, J, Haupt, M, Hawkes, J, Heinzelmann, G, Henri, G, Hermann, G, Hervet, O, Hinton, JA, Hofmann, W, Hoischen, C, Holler, M, Horns, D, Ivascenko, A, Iwasaki, H, Jacholkowska, A, Jamrozy, M, Janiak, M, Jankowsky, D, Jankowsky, F, Jingo, M, Jogler, T, Jouvin, L, Jung-Richardt, I, Kastendieck, MA, Katarzyński, K, Katsuragawa, M, Katz, U, Kerszberg, D, Khangulyan, D, Khélifi, B, Kieffer, M, King, J, Klepser, S, Klochkov, D, Kluźniak, W, Kolitzus, D, Komin, N, Kosack, K, Krakau, S, Kraus, M, Krüger, PP, Laffon, H, Lamanna, G, Lau, J, Lees, JP, Lefaucheur, J, Lefranc, V, Lemière, A, Lemoine-Goumard, M, Lenain, JP, Leser, E, Lohse, T, Lorentz, M, Liu, R, López-Coto, R, Lypova, I, Marandon, V, Marcowith, A, Mariaud, C, Marx, R, Maurin, G, Maxted, N, Mayer, M, Meintjes, PJ, Meyer, M, Mitchell, AMW, Moderski, R, Mohamed, M, Mohrmann, L, Morå, K, Moulin, E, Murach, T, Nakashima, S, De Naurois, M, Niederwanger, F, Niemiec, J, Oakes, L, O'Brien, P, Odaka, H, Öttl, S, Ohm, S, Ostrowski, M, Oya, I, Padovani, M, Panter, M, Parsons, RD, Pekeur, NW, Pelletier, G, Perennes, C, Petrucci, PO, Peyaud, B, Piel, Q, Pita, S, Poon, H, Prokhorov, D, Prokoph, H, Pühlhofer, G, Punch, M, Quirrenbach, A, Raab, S, Reimer, A, Reimer, O, Renaud, M, De Los Reyes, R, Richter, S, Rieger, F, Romoli, C, Rowell, G, Rudak, B, Rulten, CB, Sahakian, V, Saito, S, Salek, D, Sanchez, DA, Santangelo, A, Sasaki, M, Schlickeiser, R, Schüssler, F, Schulz, A, Schwanke, U, Schwemmer, S, Seglar-Arroyo, M, Settimo, M, Seyffert, AS, Shafi, N, Shilon, I, Simoni, R, Sol, H, Spanier, F, Spengler, G, Spies, F, Stawarz, Steenkamp, R, Stegmann, C, Stycz, K, Sushch, I, Takahashi, T, Tavernet, JP, Tavernier, T, Taylor, AM, Terrier, R, Tibaldo, L, Tiziani, D, Tluczykont, M, Trichard, C, Tsuji, N, Tuffs, R, Uchiyama, Y, Van Der Walt, DJ, Van Eldik, C, Van Rensburg, C, Van Soelen, B, Vasileiadis, G, Veh, J, Venter, C, Viana, A, Vincent, P, Vink, J, Voisin, F, Völk, HJ, Vuillaume, T, Wadiasingh, Z, Wagner, SJ, Wagner, P, Wagner, RM, White, R, Wierzcholska, A, Willmann, P, Wörnlein, A, Wouters, D, Yang, R, Zabalza, V, Zaborov, D, Zacharias, M, Zanin, R, Zdziarski, AA, Zech, A, Zefi, F, Ziegler, A, Żywucka, N, Jankowski, F, Keane, EF & Petroff, E 2017, 'First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. Observations of FRB 150418', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 597, A115. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629117

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AU - Aharonian, F.

AU - Ait Benkhali, F.

AU - Akhperjanian, A. G.

AU - Andersson, T.

AU - Angüner, E. O.

AU - Arakawa, M.

AU - Arrieta, M.

AU - Aubert, P.

AU - Backes, M.

AU - Balzer, A.

AU - Barnard, M.

AU - Becherini, Y.

AU - Becker Tjus, J.

AU - Berge, D.

AU - Bernhard, S.

AU - Bernlöhr, K.

AU - Blackwell, R.

AU - Böttcher, M.

AU - Boisson, C.

AU - Bolmont, J.

AU - Bordas, P.

AU - Bregeon, J.

AU - Brun, F.

AU - Brun, P.

AU - Bryan, M.

AU - Büchele, M.

AU - Bulik, T.

AU - Capasso, M.

AU - Carr, J.

AU - Casanova, S.

AU - Cerruti, M.

AU - Chakraborty, N.

AU - Chalme-Calvet, R.

AU - Chaves, R. C G

AU - Chen, A.

AU - Chevalier, J.

AU - Chrétien, M.

AU - Coffaro, M.

AU - Colafrancesco, S.

AU - Cologna, G.

AU - Condon, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

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PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - Aims. Following the detection of the fast radio burst FRB150418 by the SUPERB project at the Parkes radio telescope, we aim to search for very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission. Methods. Follow-up observations in the very-high energy gamma-ray domain were obtained with the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system within 14.5 h of the radio burst. Results. The obtained 1.4 h of gamma-ray observations are presented and discussed. At the 99% C.L. we obtained an integral upper limit on the gamma-ray flux of Φγ(E > 350 GeV) < 1.33 × 10-8 m-2 s-1. Differential flux upper limits as function of the photon energy were derived and used to constrain the intrinsic high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418. Conclusions. No hints for high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418 were found. Taking absorption on the extragalactic background light into account and assuming a distance of z = 0.492 based on radio and optical counterpart studies and consistent with the FRB dispersion, we constrain the gamma-ray luminosity at 1 TeV to L < 5.1 × 1047 erg/s at 99% C.L.

AB - Aims. Following the detection of the fast radio burst FRB150418 by the SUPERB project at the Parkes radio telescope, we aim to search for very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission. Methods. Follow-up observations in the very-high energy gamma-ray domain were obtained with the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system within 14.5 h of the radio burst. Results. The obtained 1.4 h of gamma-ray observations are presented and discussed. At the 99% C.L. we obtained an integral upper limit on the gamma-ray flux of Φγ(E > 350 GeV) < 1.33 × 10-8 m-2 s-1. Differential flux upper limits as function of the photon energy were derived and used to constrain the intrinsic high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418. Conclusions. No hints for high-energy afterglow emission of FRB 150418 were found. Taking absorption on the extragalactic background light into account and assuming a distance of z = 0.492 based on radio and optical counterpart studies and consistent with the FRB dispersion, we constrain the gamma-ray luminosity at 1 TeV to L < 5.1 × 1047 erg/s at 99% C.L.

KW - Astroparticle physics

KW - Gamma rays: general

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U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/201629117

DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201629117

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AN - SCOPUS:85010432812

SN - 0004-6361

VL - 597

JO - Astronomy and Astrophysics

JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics

M1 - A115

ER -

First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. Observations of FRB 150418

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