High-energy neutrinos, cosmic rays, and gamma rays from gamma-ray bursts

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and high-energy astrophysical neutrinos are
routinely detected, but their sources remain unknown.  Gamma-ray bursts
(GRBs) have long been considered attractive candidate sources.  Recently, the
lack of neutrinos detected in coincidence with known GRBs has motivated
revisions of the multi-messenger emission mechanism --- gamma rays, cosmic rays,
neutrinos --- from within the GRB jet.  By embedding this revised mechanism in a
simulation of multiple emission regions within the jet, we obtain a robust
prediction for the minimal diffuse GRB neutrino flux, likely within the
reach of the planned detector upgrade, IceCube-Gen2.  Further, we show that, by
looking for features in the shape of the GRB gamma-ray light curve, we can
assess whether a particular burst is likely to be an intense neutrino
source.

Dates: 

Wednesday, 24 May, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:00

Salle / Local: 

salle 483A

Nom/Prénom // Last name/First name: 

Mauricio Bustamante

Affiliation: 

Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) - Ohio State University

Equipe(s) organisatrice(s) / Organizing team(s): 

  • Astrophysique à Haute Energie