KM3NeT/ARCA stacking search for high-energy neutrino point sources: the case of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and blazars
Abstract
A stacking search for high-energy astrophysical neutrino emission is presented using three candidate source populations: ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and two categories of blazars, specifically high-synchrotron-peaked BL Lacs and extreme blazars. The analysis is based on 336 days of data from the Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss component of the KM3NeT research infrastructure (KM3NeT/ARCA), collected with detector configurations comprising 19-21 detection units, yielding 1544 selected track-like neutrino candidates. The sample of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies consists of 75 sources, for which conventional power-law spectra are assumed in modelling their signal emission. The blazar samples comprise 232 high-synchrotron-peaked BL Lac objects and 88 extreme synchrotron-peaked emitters, respectively. Their expected neutrino fluxes are obtained from numerical tools constrained by multi-wavelength observational data. No statistically significant excess above the atmospheric background is found for the three catalogues and 90% confidence level upper limits are set.
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BibTeX
@misc{adriani2026km3netarca,
title = {{KM3NeT/ARCA stacking search for high-energy neutrino point sources: the case of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and blazars}},
author = {O Adriani and A Albert and A.R Alhebsi and S Alshalloudi and A Ambrosone and F Ameli and F Andersen and M Andre and L Aphecetche and M Ardid and S Ardid and J Aublin and F Badaracco and B Baret and A Bariego-Quintana and L Barigione and M Barnard and Y Becherini and M Bendahman and F. Benfenati Gualandi and M Benhassi and D.M Benoit and Z Beňušová and E Berbee and C van Bergen and E Berti and V Bertin and P Betti and S Biagi and M Boettcher and D Bonanno and M Bondì and M Bongi and S Bottai and J Boumaaza and M Bouta and C Bozza and R.M Bozza and F Bretaudeau and M Breuhaus and R Bruijn and J Brunner and R Bruno and E Buis and R Buompane and B Caiffi and D Calvo and E.G.J van Campenhout and A Capone and F Carenini and V Carretero and T Cartraud and P Castaldi and V Cecchini and S Celli and M Chabab and M Chadolias and A Chen and S Cherubini and T Chiarusi},
howpublished = {HAL},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.03609},
eprint = {2609.03609},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05774411v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - KM3NeT/ARCA stacking search for high-energy neutrino point sources: the case of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and blazars
AU - O Adriani
AU - A Albert
AU - A.R Alhebsi
AU - S Alshalloudi
AU - A Ambrosone
AU - F Ameli
AU - F Andersen
AU - M Andre
AU - L Aphecetche
AU - M Ardid
AU - S Ardid
AU - J Aublin
AU - F Badaracco
AU - B Baret
AU - A Bariego-Quintana
AU - L Barigione
AU - M Barnard
AU - Y Becherini
AU - M Bendahman
AU - F. Benfenati Gualandi
AU - M Benhassi
AU - D.M Benoit
AU - Z Beňušová
AU - E Berbee
AU - C van Bergen
AU - E Berti
AU - V Bertin
AU - P Betti
AU - S Biagi
AU - M Boettcher
AU - D Bonanno
AU - M Bondì
AU - M Bongi
AU - S Bottai
AU - J Boumaaza
AU - M Bouta
AU - C Bozza
AU - R.M Bozza
AU - F Bretaudeau
AU - M Breuhaus
AU - R Bruijn
AU - J Brunner
AU - R Bruno
AU - E Buis
AU - R Buompane
AU - B Caiffi
AU - D Calvo
AU - E.G.J van Campenhout
AU - A Capone
AU - F Carenini
AU - V Carretero
AU - T Cartraud
AU - P Castaldi
AU - V Cecchini
AU - S Celli
AU - M Chabab
AU - M Chadolias
AU - A Chen
AU - S Cherubini
AU - T Chiarusi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/03
PB - HAL
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.03609
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05774411v1
AB - A stacking search for high-energy astrophysical neutrino emission is presented using three candidate source populations: ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and two categories of blazars, specifically high-synchrotron-peaked BL Lacs and extreme blazars. The analysis is based on 336 days of data from the Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss component of the KM3NeT research infrastructure (KM3NeT/ARCA), collected with detector configurations comprising 19-21 detection units, yielding 1544 selected track-like neutrino candidates. The sample of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies consists of 75 sources, for which conventional power-law spectra are assumed in modelling their signal emission. The blazar samples comprise 232 high-synchrotron-peaked BL Lac objects and 88 extreme synchrotron-peaked emitters, respectively. Their expected neutrino fluxes are obtained from numerical tools constrained by multi-wavelength observational data. No statistically significant excess above the atmospheric background is found for the three catalogues and 90% confidence level upper limits are set.
ER -