VLBI Analysis of a Potential High-Energy Neutrino Emitter Blazar

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Autori principali: Kőmíves, Janka, Gabányi, Krisztina Éva, Frey, Sándor, Kun, Emma
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Kőmíves, Janka
Gabányi, Krisztina Éva
Frey, Sándor
Kun, Emma
author_facet Kőmíves, Janka
Gabányi, Krisztina Éva
Frey, Sándor
Kun, Emma
contents Recent studies suggest that high-energy neutrinos can be produced in the jets of blazars, radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) with jets pointing close to the line of sight. Due to the relatively poor angular resolution of current neutrino detectors, several sources can be regarded as the possible counterpart of a given neutrino event. Therefore, follow-up observations of counterpart candidates in the electromagnetic regime are essential. Since the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) technique provides the highest angular resolution to study the radio jets of blazars, a growing number of investigations are being conducted to connect individual blazars to given high-energy neutrino events. We analyzed more than 20 years of available archival VLBI data of the blazar CTD 74, which has been listed as a possible counterpart of a neutrino event. Using cm-wavelength data, we investigated the jet structure, determined the apparent speed of jet components, and the core flux density before and after the neutrino event. Our results indicate stationary jet features and a significant brightening of the core after the neutrino event.
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spellingShingle VLBI Analysis of a Potential High-Energy Neutrino Emitter Blazar
Kőmíves, Janka
Gabányi, Krisztina Éva
Frey, Sándor
Kun, Emma
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Recent studies suggest that high-energy neutrinos can be produced in the jets of blazars, radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) with jets pointing close to the line of sight. Due to the relatively poor angular resolution of current neutrino detectors, several sources can be regarded as the possible counterpart of a given neutrino event. Therefore, follow-up observations of counterpart candidates in the electromagnetic regime are essential. Since the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) technique provides the highest angular resolution to study the radio jets of blazars, a growing number of investigations are being conducted to connect individual blazars to given high-energy neutrino events. We analyzed more than 20 years of available archival VLBI data of the blazar CTD 74, which has been listed as a possible counterpart of a neutrino event. Using cm-wavelength data, we investigated the jet structure, determined the apparent speed of jet components, and the core flux density before and after the neutrino event. Our results indicate stationary jet features and a significant brightening of the core after the neutrino event.
title VLBI Analysis of a Potential High-Energy Neutrino Emitter Blazar
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.04011