Studying the influence of external photon fields on blazar spectra using a one-zone hadro-leptonic time-dependent model
arXiv:2111.05596 · doi:10.3390/physics3040069
Abstract
The recent associations of neutrinos with blazars require the efficient interaction of relativistic protons with ambient soft photon fields. However, along side the neutrinos gamma-ray photons are produced which interact with the same soft photon fields producing electron-positron pairs. The strength of this cascade has significant consequences on the photon spectrum in various energy bands and puts severe constraints on the pion and neutrino production. In this study, we discuss the influence of the external thermal photon fields (accretion disk, broad-line region, and dusty torus) on the proton-photon interactions employing a newly developed time-dependent one-zone hadro-leptonic code (OneHaLe). We present steady-state cases, as well as a time-dependent case, where the emission region moves through the jet. Within the limits of this toy study, the external fields can disrupt the ``usual'' double-humped blazar spectrum. Similarly, a moving region would cross significant portions of the jet without reaching the previously-found steady states.
arXiv comment18 pages, 7 figures; accepted by Physics as part of the special issue "A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Reinhard Schlickeiser on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday"
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