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Neutrinos from photo-hadronic interactions in Pks2155-304
Becker, J.; Meli, Athina; Biermann, Peter
2011In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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Abstract :
[en] The high-peaked BL Lac object Pks2155-304 shows high variability at multiwavelengths, i.e. from optical up to TeV energies. A giant flare of around 1 h at X-ray and TeV energies was observed in 2006 [1]. In this context, it is essential to understand the physical processes in terms of the primary spectrum and the radiation emitted, since high-energy emission can arise in both leptonic and hadronic processes. In this contribution, we investigate the possibility of neutrino production in photo-hadronic interactions. In particular, we predict a direct correlation between optical and TeV energies at sufficiently high optical radiation fields. We show that in the blazar Pks2155-304, the optical emission in the low-state is sufficient to lead to photo-hadronic interactions and therefore to the production of high-energy photons.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Becker, J.
Meli, Athina ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Physique des astroparticules
Biermann, Peter
Language :
English
Title :
Neutrinos from photo-hadronic interactions in Pks2155-304
Publication date :
February 2011
Journal title :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
ISSN :
0168-9002
eISSN :
1872-9576
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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