Baikal-GVD astrophysical neutrino candidate near the blazar TXS0506+056
V.Y. Dik* on behalf of the Baikal-GVD Collaboration
Pre-published on:
August 09, 2023
Published on:
September 27, 2024
Abstract
We report on the observation of a rare neutrino event detected by Baikal-GVD in April 2021. The event GVD210418CA is the highest-energy cascade observed by Baikal-GVD so far from the direction below the horizon. The estimated cascade energy is of 224 $\pm$ 75 TeV. The evaluated signalness parameter of GVD210418CA is 97.1% using an assumption of the $E^{−2.46}$ spectrum of astrophysical neutrinos. The arrival direction of GVD210418CA is near the position of the well-known radio blazar TXS 0506+056, with the angular distance being within a 90% directional uncertainty region of the Baikal-GVD measurement. The event was followed by a radio flare observed by the RATAN-600 radio telescope, further strengthening the case for the neutrino-blazar association.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.1457
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