The Blazar Hadronic Code Comparison Project

Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 16. July 2021 - 18:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://icrc2021.desy.de/pf_access_abstracts
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/Presenter-Forum-1-Evening-All-Categories/48
Abstract:
'Blazar hadronic models have been developed in the past decades as an alternative to leptonic ones. In hadronic models the gamma-ray emission is associated with synchrotron emission by protons, and/or secondary leptons produced in proton-photon interactions. Together with photons, hadronic emission models predict the emission of neutrinos that are therefore the smoking gun for acceleration of relativistic hadrons in blazar jets. The simulation of proton-photon interactions and all associated radiative processes is a complex numerical task, and different approaches to the problem have been adopted in the literature. So far, no systematic comparison between the different codes has been performed, preventing a clear understanding of the underlying uncertainties in the numerical simulations. To fill this gap, we have undertaken the first comprehensive comparison of blazar hadronic codes, and the results from this effort will be presented in this contribution.'

Authors: Matteo Cerruti | Michael Kreter | Maria Petropoulou | Annika Rudolph | Foteini Oikonomou | Markus Böttcher | Stavros Dimitrakoudis | Anton Dmytriiev | Shan Gao | Susumu Inoue | Apostolos Mastichiadis | Kohta Murase | Anita Reimer | Joshua Robinson | Xavier Rodrigues | Andreas Zech | Natalia Zywucka
Indico-ID: 905
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/979