Fredagskollokvium: Multimessenger astronomy with high-energy neutrinos

Foteini Oikonomou, Physics Department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Foteini Oikonomou, Assoc. prof. at Physics Department, NTNU. Foto: NTNU.

The recent discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos has opened a new window to the Universe. Identifying the sources of these neutrinos is the main focus of the emerging field of neutrino astronomy. Combining neutrino data and electromagnetic measurements in a multi-messenger approach may lead us to the sources of the neutrinos and help to solve the long-standing big question of the origin of high-energy cosmic rays. A leading candidate source population is active galaxies, which host accreting supermassive black holes and relativistic jets. In this talk I will review the current status of the field and what we know about the possible role of jetted AGN as sources of high-energy neutrinos.

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Artist's impression of the active galactic nucleus. The supermassive black hole at the centre of the accretion disk sends a narrow high-energy jet of matter into space, perpendicular to the disc. Credit: DESY, Science Communication Lab.

 

Emneord: institute seminar, fredagskollokvium, astroparticle physics, AGN, High Energy Physics
Publisert 1. nov. 2021 10:13 - Sist endret 1. nov. 2021 10:14