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  Electron-beam interaction with emission-line clouds in blazars

Wendel, C., González, J. B., Paneque, D., & Mannheim, K. (2021). Electron-beam interaction with emission-line clouds in blazars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 646, A115. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038343.

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Wendel, Christoph1, Autor
González, Josefa Becerra1, Autor
Paneque, David1, Autor
Mannheim, Karl1, Autor
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1Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners, ou_2253650              

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 Zusammenfassung: Context: An electron-positron beam escaping from the magnetospheric vacuum gap of an accreting black hole interacts with recombination-line photons from surrounding gas clouds. Inverse-Compton scattering and subsequent pair production initiate unsaturated electromagnetic cascades exhibiting a characteristic spectral energy distribution. Aims: By modelling the interactions of beam electrons (positrons) with hydrogen and helium recombination-line photons, we seek to describe the spectral signature of beam-driven cascades in the broad emission-line region of blazar jets. Methods: Employing coupled kinetic equations for electrons (positrons) and photons including an escape term, we numerically obtain their steady-state distributions, and the escaping photon spectrum. Results: We find that cascade emission resulting from beam interactions can produce a narrow spectral feature at TeV energies. Indications of such an intermittent feature, which defies an explanation in the standard shock-in-jet scenario, have been found at $\approx\,4\,\sigma$ confidence level at an energy of $\approx$ 3 TeV in the spectrum of the blazar Mrk 501. Conclusions: The energetic requirements for explaining the intermittent 3 TeV bump with the beam-interaction model are plausible: Gap discharges that lead to multi-TeV beam electrons (positrons) carrying $\approx$ 0.1 % of the Blandford-Znajek luminosity, which interact with recombination-line photons from gas clouds that reprocess $\approx$ 1 % of the similar accretion luminosity are required.

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Titel: Astronomy & Astrophysics
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