TeV Blazars as the Sources of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays
Affiliation(s)
Department of Physics, Fuyang Normal College, Fuyang, China. Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Department of Physics, Fuyang Normal College, Fuyang, China. Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
ABSTRACT
The origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is still an open question in astroparticle physics. TeV blazars are a small group of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They all have been observed in TeV gamma ray band, and show violent variabilities in flux at all wavelengths. So it is believed that they have abilities to produce UHECRs. To judge whether the TeV blazars can be the candidates of the origin of UHECRs, we collect the information of emission region of 38 TeV blazars, and estimate the maximum energy that the charged particle can be accelerated there. The results show that TeV blazars have abilities to accelerate cosmic rays to the energy above 1018 eV, some even higher than 1020 eV, and they may be the sources of UHECRs.
The origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is still an open question in astroparticle physics. TeV blazars are a small group of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). They all have been observed in TeV gamma ray band, and show violent variabilities in flux at all wavelengths. So it is believed that they have abilities to produce UHECRs. To judge whether the TeV blazars can be the candidates of the origin of UHECRs, we collect the information of emission region of 38 TeV blazars, and estimate the maximum energy that the charged particle can be accelerated there. The results show that TeV blazars have abilities to accelerate cosmic rays to the energy above 1018 eV, some even higher than 1020 eV, and they may be the sources of UHECRs.
Cite this paper
Zhang, B. , Zhao, X. and Cao, Z. (2014) TeV Blazars as the Sources of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays. International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4, 499-509. doi: 10.4236/ijaa.2014.43046.
Zhang, B. , Zhao, X. and Cao, Z. (2014) TeV Blazars as the Sources of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays. International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4, 499-509. doi: 10.4236/ijaa.2014.43046.
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