Radio-to-gamma-ray synchrotron and neutrino emission from proton-proton interactions in active galactic nuclei
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2021-02-03 v1
Abstract
We explore possible physical origin of correlation between radio wave and very-high-energy neutrino emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN), suggested by recently reported evidence for correlation between neutrino arrival directions and positions of brightest radio-loud AGN. We show that such correlation is expected if both synchrotron emitting electrons and neutrinos originate from decays of charged pions produced in proton-proton interactions in parsec-scale relativistic jet propagating through circum-nuclear medium of the AGN.
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@article{arxiv.2012.04425,
title = {Radio-to-gamma-ray synchrotron and neutrino emission from proton-proton interactions in active galactic nuclei},
author = {Andrii Neronov and Dmitry Semikoz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.04425},
year = {2021}
}
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6 pages, 1 figure, accepted to JETP Lett