Ultra-high energy cosmic rays from supermassive black holes: particle flux on the Earth and extragalactic diffuse emission
Description
Cosmic rays accelerated to ultra-high energies (E >4⋅1019 eV) in electric fields in accretion discs around supermassive black holes are discussed. Particle injection spectra are assumed to be harder than those formed in acceleration at shock fronts. It turned out that cosmic rays with injection spectra supposed contribute a little in the particle flux detected with ground-based arrays. But in the extragalactic space particles generate a noticeable flux of the diffuse gamma-ray emission compared with the data obtained with Fermi LAT instrument (onboard the Fermi space observatory). The intensity of neutrinos generated by cosmic rays propagating in the extragalactic space is also derived. The model intensity of cascade neutrinos is much lower than that of astrophysics neutrino. It is concluded that possibly supermassive black holes are cosmic ray sources which contribute slightly to the particle flux detected on the Earth, but these sources should be taken into account analyzing components of extragalactic diffuse gamma-ray emission. (paper)
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1390/1/012065Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 1390
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [6 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- International Conference on Particle Physics and Astrophysics
- Acronym
- ICPPA-2018
- Dates
- 22-26 Oct 2018
- Place
- Moscow (Russian Federation)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 53063275
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; BLACK HOLES; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRINOS; SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS