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A Joint Fermi-GBM and Swift-BAT Analysis of Gravitational-wave Candidates from the Third Gravitational-wave Observing Run

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jats:titleAbstract</jats:title> jats:pWe present Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM) and Swift Burst Alert Telescope (Swift-BAT) searches for gamma-ray/X-ray counterparts to gravitational-wave (GW) candidate events identified during the third observing run of the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. Using Fermi-GBM onboard triggers and subthreshold gamma-ray burst (GRB) candidates found in the Fermi-GBM ground analyses, the Targeted Search and the Untargeted Search, we investigate whether there are any coincident GRBs associated with the GWs. We also search the Swift-BAT rate data around the GW times to determine whether a GRB counterpart is present. No counterparts are found. Using both the Fermi-GBM Targeted Search and the Swift-BAT search, we calculate flux upper limits and present joint upper limits on the gamma-ray luminosity of each GW. Given these limits, we constrain theoretical models for the emission of gamma rays from binary black hole mergers.</jats:p>

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Gamma-ray bursts, Gravitational waves

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The Astrophysical Journal

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0004-637X
1538-4357

Volume Title

964

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American Astronomical Society
Sponsorship
NASA ∣ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) (80MSFC17M0022)
NASA ∣ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) (80MSFC22M0004)
EC ∣ Horizon Europe ∣ Excellent Science ∣ HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (945298-ParisRegionFP)
NASA ∣ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) (80GSFC21M0002)
Vetenskapsrådet (VR) (31004019)
National Science Foundation (NSF) (PHY-1913607)
National Science Foundation (NSF) (PHY-2209445)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (26000005)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (JP17H06358)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (JP17H06361)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (JP17H06364)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (17H06133)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (20H05639)
MEXT ∣ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (JP20H05854)