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

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

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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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posted on 2016-12-01, 14:30 authored by H.E.S.S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski, F. Aharonian, F. Ait Benkhali, A. G. Akhperjanian, T. Andersson, E. O. Angüner, M. Arakawa, M. Arrieta, P. Aubert, R. M. Wagner, R. White, A. Wierzcholska, P. Willmann, F. Brun, M. Büchele, A. Wörnlein, D. Wouters, R. Yang, A. Jacholkowska, P.-O. Petrucci, V. Zabalza, M. Katsuragawa, D. Zaborov, T. Bulik, M. Capasso, J. Carr, S. Casanova, M. Cerruti, A. Reimer, D. Kerszberg, B. Peyaud, G. Rowell, N. Chakraborty, R. Chalme-Calvet, R. C. G. Chaves, A. Chen, J. Chevalier, M. Chrétien, M. Coffaro, S. Colafrancesco, G. Cologna, Q. Piel, O. Reimer, M. Zacharias, B. Condon, M. Backes, J. Conrad, Y. Cui, I. D. Davids, J. Decock, B. Degrange, C. Deil, S. Pita, J. Devin, P. deWilt, M. Jamrozy, M. Renaud, L. Dirson, A. Djannati-Ataï, D. Khangulyan, W. Domainko, A. Donath, L. O’C Drury, H. Poon, K. Dutson, J. Dyks, T. Edwards, M. Janiak, K. Egberts, R. de los Reyes, P. Eger, J.-P. Ernenwein, S. Eschbach, B. Khélifi, D. Salek, C. Farnier, S. Fegan, M. V. Fernandes, A. Fiasson, D. Jankowsky, G. Fontaine, A. Förster, S. Richter, S. Funk, M. Füßling, D. Prokhorov, S. Gabici, M. Gajdus, M. Kieffer, Y.A. Gallant, T. Garrigoux, D. Klochkov, G. Giavitto, B. Giebels, J.F. Glicenstein, F. Rieger, H. Prokoph, D Gottschall, A. Goyal, M.-H. Grondin, J. Hahn, M. Haupt, J. King, W. Klu´zniak, J. Hawkes, G. Heinzelmann, G. Henri, G. Pühlhofer, G. Hermann, C. Romoli, O. Hervet, D. Kolitzus, Nu. Komin, K. Kosack, A. Balzer, S. Krakau, R. Zanin, R. Blackwell, SUPERB Collaboration, M. Kraus, P. P. Krüger, H. Laffon, G. Lamanna, J. Lau, J.-P. Lees, J. Lefaucheur, V. Lefranc, A. Lemière, A. A. Zdziarski, J. A. Hinton, M. Barnard, F. Jankowsky, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J.-P. Lenain, E. Leser, T. Lohse, M. Lorentz, R. Liu, R. López-Coto, I. Lypova, M. Punch, A. Zech, V. Marandon, A. Marcowith, B. Rudak, Y. Becherini, C Mariaud, R. Marx, G Maurin, N. Maxted, M. Mayer, K. Bernlöhr, P.J. Meintjes, F. Zefi, M. Meyer, A. M. W. Mitchell, R. Moderski, C. B. Rulten, M. Mohamed, J. Becker Tjus, L. Mohrmann, K. Morå, A. Quirrenbach, E. Moulin, T. Murach, P. Brun, S. Nakashima, M. de Naurois, F. Niederwanger, J. Niemiec, V. Sahakian, L. Oakes, P. O’Brien, D. A. Sanchez, D. Berge, H. Odaka, S. Öttl, A. Ziegler, S. Ohm, M. Ostrowski, I. Oya, M. Padovani, M. Panter, S. Saito, A. Santangelo, R. D. Parsons, N. W. Pekeur, G. Pelletier, S. Bernhard, N. Zywucka, C. Perennes, M. Sasaki, R. Schlickeiser, F. Schüssler, M. Jingo, M. Böttcher, W. Hofmann, U. Katz, A. Schulz, U. Schwanke, S. Schwemmer, M. Seglar-Arroyo, M. Settimo, A. S. Seyffert, N. Shafi, I. Shilon, R. Simoni, C. Hoischen, T. Jogler, S. Raab, H. Sol, C. Boisson, F. Spanier, G. Spengler, F. Spies, Ł. Stawarz, R. Steenkamp, C. Stegmann, M. Holler, K. Stycz, I. Sushch, F. Jankowski, L. Jouvin, T. Takahashi, J.-P. Tavernet, J. Bolmont, T. Tavernier, A. M. Taylor, R. Terrier, D. Horns, L. Tibaldo, D. Tiziani, M. Tluczykont, E. F. Keane, C. Trichard, I. Jung-Richardt, N. Tsuji, R. Tuffs, Y. Uchiyama, P. Bordas, S. Klepser, D. J. van der Walt, C. van Eldik, C. van Rensburg, B. van Soelen, E. Petroff, G. Vasileiadis, J. Veh, M. A. Kastendieck, C. Venter, A. Viana, A. Ivascenko, P. Vincent, J. Vink, J. Bregeon, F. Voisin, H. J. Völk, M. Bryan, T. Vuillaume, Z. Wadiasingh, S. J. Wagner, K Katarzynski, H. Iwasaki, P. Wagner

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 hours of the radio burst. Results. The obtained 1.4 hours 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.

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The support of the Namibian authorities and of the University of Namibia in facilitating the construction and operation of H.E.S.S. is gratefully acknowledged, as is the support by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), the Max Planck Society, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the French Ministry for Research, the CNRS-IN2P3 and the Astroparticle Interdisciplinary Programme of the CNRS, the U.K. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the IPNP of the Charles University, the Czech Science Foundation, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the South African Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation, the University of Namibia, the Innsbruck University, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy, and by the University of Adelaide and the Australian Research Council. We appreciate the excellent work of the technical support staff in Berlin, Durham, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Palaiseau, Paris, Saclay, and in Namibia in the construction and operation of the equipment. This work bene- fited from services provided by the H.E.S.S. Virtual Organisation, supported by the national resource providers of the EGI Federation.

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017, 597(A115)

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