1. The gravitational wave follow-up program of the Cherenkov Telescope ArrayMonica Seglar-Arroyo, Christopher Eckner, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Gabrijela Zaharijas, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2019, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The birth of gravitational-wave / electromagnetic astronomy was heralded by the joint observation of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo, GW170817, and of gamma-rays from the short gamma-ray burst GRB170817A by the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and INTEGRAL. This detection provided the first direct evidence that at least a fraction of BNSs are progenitors of short GRBs. GRBs are now also known to emit very-high-energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) photons as has been shown by recent independent detections of the GRBs 1901114C and 180720B by the ground-based gamma-ray detectors MAGIC and H.E.S.S. In the next years, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will boost the searches for VHE counterparts thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, rapid response and
capability to monitor large sky areas via survey-mode operation. In this contribution, we present the CTA program of observations following the detection of GW events. We discuss various follow-up strategies and links to multi-wavelength and multi-messenger observations. Finally we outline the capabilities and prospects of detecting VHE emission from GW counterparts. Keywords: multi-messenger astrophysics, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Observatory, gravitational waves, very-high-energy photons, gravitational-wave follow-up program Published in RUNG: 08.11.2024; Views: 274; Downloads: 4 Full text (939,48 KB) This document has many files! More... |
2. Ultrahigh-Energy multi-messengers at the Pierre Auger ObservatoryFrancisco Pedreira, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezec, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2019, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: The study of correlations between observations of different messengers from extreme sources of the Universe has emerged as an outstanding way to make progress in astrophysics. The Pierre Auger Observatory is capable of significant contributions as an ultra-high energy particle detector, particularly through its capability to search for inclined showers produced by neutrinos. We describe the neutrino searches made with
the Observatory with particular emphasis on the recent results following the detections of
gravitational waves from binary mergers with Advanced LIGO and VIRGO, leading to competitive limits. Keywords: ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays (CRs), Pierre Auger Observatory, UHE neutrinos, multi-messenger astrophysics Published in RUNG: 11.10.2023; Views: 2282; Downloads: 7 Full text (1,69 MB) This document has many files! More... |
3. Low-luminosity jetted AGN as particle multi-messenger sourcesAnita Reimer, Margot Boughelilba, Lukas Merten, Paolo Da Vela, Jon Paul Lundquist, Serguei Vorobiov, 2023, published scientific conference contribution abstract Abstract: The detection of cosmic gamma rays, high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays (CRs) signal the existence of environments in the Universe that allow particle acceleration to extremely high energies. These observable signatures from putative CR sources are the result of in-source acceleration of particles, their energy and time-dependent transport including interactions in an evolving environment and their escape from source, in addition to source-to-Earth propagation.
Low-luminosity AGN jets constitute the most abundant persistent jet source population in the local Universe. The dominant subset of these, Fanaroff-Riley 0 (FR0) galaxies, have recently been proposed as sources contributing to the ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) flux observed on Earth. This presentation assesses the survival, workings and multi-messenger signatures of UHECRs in low-luminosity jet environments, with focus on FR0 galaxies. For this purpose we use our recently developed, fully time-dependent CR particle and photon propagation framework which takes into account all relevant secondary production and energy loss processes, allows for an evolving source environment and efficient treatment of transport non-linearities due to the produced particles/photons being fed back into the simulation chain.
Finally, we propagate UHE cosmic-ray nuclei and secondary cosmogenic photons and neutrinos from FR0 galaxies to Earth for several extragalactic magnetic field scenarios using the CRPropa3 framework, and confront the resulting energy spectra and composition on Earth with the current observational situation. Keywords: multi-messenger astrophysics, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, very-high-energy gamma-rays Published in RUNG: 13.09.2023; Views: 1828; Downloads: 8 Link to file This document has many files! More... |
4. Multi-messenger astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030sRiccardo Ciolfi, Giulia Stratta, Marica Branchesi, Bruce Gendre, Stefan Grimm, Jan Harms, Gavin Paul Lamb, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Ayden McCann, Andreja Gomboc, 2021, original scientific article Keywords: multi-messenger astrophysics, Gamma-ray bursts, compact binary merger, Kilonova Published in RUNG: 02.11.2021; Views: 2597; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
5. Synergies of THESEUS with the large facilities of the 2030s and guest observer opportunitiesP. Rosati, S. Basa, A. W. Blain, E. Bozzo, Marica Branchesi, L. Christensen, A. Ferrara, Andreja Gomboc, P. T. O'Brien, J. P. Osborne, 2021, original scientific article Keywords: multi-messenger astrophysics, Gamma-ray bursts, X-ray sources, gravitation wave sources Published in RUNG: 02.11.2021; Views: 2545; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
6. Multi-Messenger Physics With the Pierre Auger ObservatoryKarl-Heinz Kampert, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: Pierre Auger Observatory, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, photons, neutrinos, protons, multi-messenger physics and astrophysics Published in RUNG: 06.05.2019; Views: 4203; Downloads: 111 Full text (2,46 MB) |