GW200224_222234 follow-up survey with Subaru & GTC Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Ohgami T.
  2. Gonzalez J.B.
  3. Tominaga N.
  4. Morokuma T.
  5. Utsumi Y.
  6. Niino Y.,Tanaka M.
  7. Banerjee S.
  8. Poidevin F.
  9. Acosta-Pulido J.A.
  10. Perez-Fournon I.,Munoz-Darias T.
  11. Akitaya H.
  12. Yanagisawa K.
  13. Sasada M.
  14. Yoshida M.,Simunovic M.
  15. Ohsawa R.
  16. Tanaka I.
  17. Terai T.
  18. Takagi Y.,The J-GEM collaboration
  19. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The LIGO/Virgo detected a gravitational wave (GW) event, named GW200224_222234 (also known as S200224ca) and classified as a binary-black hole coalescence, on 2020 February 24. Given its relatively small localization skymap (71deg^2^ for a 90% credible region; revised to 50deg^2^ in GWTC-3), we performed target- of-opportunity observations using the Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) in the r2 and z bands. Observations were conducted on 2020 February 25 and 28 and March 23, with the first epoch beginning 12.3hr after the GW detection. The survey covered the highest-probability sky area of 56.6deg^2^, corresponding to a 91% probability. This was the first deep follow-up (m_r_>~24, m_z_>~23) for a binary-black hole merger covering >90% of the localization. By performing image subtraction and candidate screening including light-curve fitting with transient templates and examples, we found 22 off-nucleus transients that were not ruled out as the counterparts of GW200224_222234 with our Subaru/HSC data alone. We also performed GTC/OSIRIS spectroscopy of the probable host galaxies for five candidates; two are likely to be located within the 3D skymap, whereas the others are not. In conclusion, 19 transients remain as possible optical counterparts of GW200224_222234; but we could not identify a unique promising counterpart. If there are no counterparts in the remaining candidates, the upper limits of the optical luminosity are {nu}L_{nu}_<5.2_-1.9_^+2.4^x10^41^erg/s and {nu}L_{nu}_<1.8_-0.6_^+0.8^x10^42^erg/s in the r2 and z bands, respectively, at ~12hr after GW detection. We also discuss improvements in the strategies of optical follow-ups for future GW events.

Keywords
  1. black-holes
  2. gravitational-waves
  3. visible-astronomy
  4. spectroscopy
  5. redshifted
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2023ApJ...947....9O
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