Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to the gamma-ray emission from neutrino sources detected by IceCube

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Authors
  • O. Sergijenko
  • A.M. Brown
  • D. Fiorillo
  • A.R. de León
Publication date 27-09-2024
Journal Proceedings of Science
Event 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023
Article number 1531
Volume | Issue number 444
Number of pages 16
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
Gamma-ray observations of the astrophysical neutrino sources are fundamentally important for understanding the underlying neutrino production mechanism. We investigate the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) ability to detect the very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray counterparts to the neutrino-emitting Active Galaxies. The CTA performance under different configurations and array layouts is computed based on the neutrino and gamma-ray simulations of steady and transient types of sources, assuming that the neutrino events are detected with the IceCube neutrino telescope. The CTA detection probability is calculated for both CTA sites taking into account the visibility constraints. We find that, under optimal observing conditions, CTA could observe the VHE gamma-ray emission from at least 3 neutrino events per year.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.1531
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212307988
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