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| author | Yoshida, Shigeru Meier, Maximilian |
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| contents | The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a large population of active galactic nuclei (AGN) with redshifts greater than five. We show that if they emit ultrahigh-energy protons with energies up to $\lesssim 10^{19}$ eV, the cosmogenic neutrino production in the high-redshift CMB field yields a neutrino flux with a bump at around 50~PeV. This flux is consistent with the current estimate of neutrino intensity from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. We argue that the predicted neutrino intensity naturally arises from the average AGN luminosity and number density observed by JWST, without the need for fine-tuning of relevant parameters. Future neutrino observations that confirm the 50-PeV bump and constrain the small-scale anisotropy will infer ultra-high energy cosmic-ray emissions in the early universe. |
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| spellingShingle | Ultrahigh-energy cosmogenic neutrino emissions in the high-redshift universe Yoshida, Shigeru Meier, Maximilian High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a large population of active galactic nuclei (AGN) with redshifts greater than five. We show that if they emit ultrahigh-energy protons with energies up to $\lesssim 10^{19}$ eV, the cosmogenic neutrino production in the high-redshift CMB field yields a neutrino flux with a bump at around 50~PeV. This flux is consistent with the current estimate of neutrino intensity from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. We argue that the predicted neutrino intensity naturally arises from the average AGN luminosity and number density observed by JWST, without the need for fine-tuning of relevant parameters. Future neutrino observations that confirm the 50-PeV bump and constrain the small-scale anisotropy will infer ultra-high energy cosmic-ray emissions in the early universe. |
| title | Ultrahigh-energy cosmogenic neutrino emissions in the high-redshift universe |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14535 |