• Title of article

    Neutrinos from photo-hadronic interactions in Pks2155-304

  • Author/Authors

    Becker، نويسنده , , Julia K. and Meli، نويسنده , , Athina and Biermann، نويسنده , , Peter L.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    269
  • To page
    272
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    Photo-hadronic interactions , Neutrinos , Pks2155-304
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2016064