Production and detection of high-energy neutrinos from Cygnus X-3.

Abstract

Cygnus X-3 is a potent source of high-energy \ensuremath{\gamma} rays, with energies up to ${10}^{4}$ TeV. In the context of a model where these \ensuremath{\gamma} rays are produced by the collision of a high-energy proton beam with matter we calculate the flux, spectrum, and ``light curve'' of the neutrinos produced. Neutrinos with energies of 3--100 TeV may be detectable in large, underground detectors by the muons they produce in the surrounding rock.