Multimessenger observations of a flaring blazar coincident with high-energy neutrino IceCube-170922A
Authors:   The IceCube Collaboration,   Fermi-LAT,   MAGIC,   AGILE,   ASAS-SN,   HAWC,   H.E.S.S.,   INTEGRAL,   Kanata,   Kiso,   Kapteyn,   Liverpool Telescope,   Subaru,   Swift/NuSTAR,   VERITAS,   VLA/17B-403 teams, Aartsen Mark , Ackermann Markus , Adams Jenni , Aguilar Juan Antonio , Ahlers Markus , Ahrens Maryon , Al Samarai Imen , Altmann David , Andeen Karen , Anderson Tyler , Ansseau Isabelle , Anton Gisela , Argüelles Carlos , Auffenberg Jan , Axani Spencer , Bagherpour Hadis , Bai Xinhua , Barron Jared , Barwick Steve , Baum Volker , Bay Ryan , Beatty James , Becker Karl Heinz , Tjus Julia , BenZvi Segev , Berley David , Bernardini Elisa , Besson David , Binder Gary , Bindig Daniel , Blaufuss Erik , Blot Summer , Bohm Christian , Boerner Mathis , Bos Fabian , Boeser Sebastian , Botner Olga , Bourbeau Etienne , Bourbeau James , Bradascio Federica , Braun Jim , Brenzke Martin , Bretz Hans-Peter , Bron Stephanie , Brostean-Kaiser Jannes , Burgman Alexander , Busse Raffaela , Carver Tessa , Cheng Edward , Chirkin Dmitry , Christov Asen , Clark Ken , Classen Lew , Coenders S. , Collin Gabriel , Conrad Janet , Coppin Paul , Correa Pablo , Cowen Doug , Cross Robert , Dave Pranav , Day Melanie , de Andre Joao Pedro A M , De Clercq Catherine , Delaunay James , Dembinski Hans , DeRidder Sam , Desiati Paolo , de Vries Krijn , DeWasseige Gwenhael , DeWith Meike , DeYoung Ty , Díaz-Vélez Juan Carlos , Di Lorenzo Vincenzo , Dujmovic Hrvoje , Dumm Jonathan , Dunkman Matt , Dvorak Emily , Eberhardt Benjamin , Ehrhardt Thomas , Eichmann Bjorn , Eller Philipp , Evenson Paul , Fahey Sam , Fazely Ali , Felde John , Filimonov Kirill , Finley Chad , Flis Samuel , Franckowiak Anna , Friedman Elizabeth , Fritz Alexander , Gaisser Tom , Gallagher Jay , Gerhardt Lisa , Ghorbani Kevin , Glauch Theo , Gluesenkamp Thorsten , Goldschmidt Azriel , Gonzalez Javier , Grant Darren , Griffith Zachary , Haack Christian , Hallgren Allan , Halzen Francis , Hanson Kael , Hebecker Dustin , Heereman David , Helbing Klaus , Hellauer Robert , Hickford Stephanie , Hignight Joshua , Hill Gary , Hoffman Kara , Hoffmann Ruth , Hoinka Tobias , Hokanson-Fasig Benjamin , Hoshina Kotoyo , Huang Feifei , Huber Matthias , Hultqvist Klas , Huennefeld Mirco , Hussain Raamis , In Seongjin , Iovine Nadège , Ishihara Aya , Jacobi Emanuel , Japaridze George , Jeong Minjin , Jero Kyle , Jones Benjamin , Kalaczynski Piotr , Kang Woosik , Kappes Alexander , Kappesser David , Karg Timo , Karle Albrecht , Katz Uli , Kauer Matt , Keivani Azadeh , Kelley John , Kheirandish Ali , Kim JongHyun , Kim Myoungchul , Kintscher Thomas , Kiryluk Joanna , Kittler Thomas , Klein Spencer , Koirala Ramesh , Kolanoski Hermann , Koepke Lutz , Kopper Claudio , Kopper Sandro , Koschinsky Jan Paul , Koskinen Jason , Kowalski Marek , Krings Kai , Kroll Mike , Krueckl Gerald , Kunwar Samridha , Kurahashi Neilson Naoko , Kuwabara Takao , Kyriacou Alexander , Labare Mathieu , Lanfranchi Justin , Larson Michael , 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Published: July 2018

Neutrino emission from a flaring blazar
Neutrinos interact only very weakly with matter, but giant detectors have succeeded in detecting small numbers of astrophysical neutrinos. Aside from a diffuse background, only two individual sources have been identified: the Sun and a nearby supernova in 1987. A multiteam collaboration detected a high-energy neutrino event whose arrival direction was consistent with a known blazar—a type of quasar with a relativistic jet oriented directly along our line of sight. The blazar, TXS 0506+056, was found to be undergoing a gamma-ray flare, prompting an extensive multiwavelength campaign. Motivated by this discovery, the IceCube collaboration examined lower-energy neutrinos detected over the previous several years, finding an excess emission at the location of the blazar. Thus, blazars are a source of astrophysical neutrinos.

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