Speaker
Qinrui Liu
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description
X-ray binaries are long-standing candidates for the source of Galactic cosmic rays and neutrinos. The compact object in a binary system can be the site for cosmic-ray acceleration, while high-energy neutrinos can be produced by the interactions of cosmic rays in the jet of the compact object, the stellar wind, or the atmosphere of the companion star. We report a time-dependent study of high-energy neutrinos from X-ray binaries with IceCube using 7.5 years of muon neutrino data and X-ray observations. In the absence of significant correlation, we report upper limits on the neutrino fluxes from these sources and provide a comparison with theoretical predictions.
Keywords
astrophysical neutrinos; Galactic neutrino source; X-ray binary; IceCube
| Subcategory | Experimental Results |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | IceCube |
Primary author
Qinrui Liu
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Co-author
Ali Kheirandish
(The Pennsylvania State University)
