Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets

We study the production of neutrons in the corona of an accreting black hole through the interaction of locally accelerated protons with matter and radiation. A fraction of these neutrons may escape and penetrate into the base of the jet, later decaying into protons. This is a possible mechanism for...

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Autores principales: Vila, Gabriela Soledad, Vieyro, Florencia Laura, Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
Materias:
Física
X-ray binaries
Radiation mechanisms
Astrophysical jets
Non-thermal mechanisms
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/98103
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/5833
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language Inglés
topic Física
X-ray binaries
Radiation mechanisms
Astrophysical jets
Non-thermal mechanisms
spellingShingle Física
X-ray binaries
Radiation mechanisms
Astrophysical jets
Non-thermal mechanisms
Vila, Gabriela Soledad
Vieyro, Florencia Laura
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
topic_facet Física
X-ray binaries
Radiation mechanisms
Astrophysical jets
Non-thermal mechanisms
description We study the production of neutrons in the corona of an accreting black hole through the interaction of locally accelerated protons with matter and radiation. A fraction of these neutrons may escape and penetrate into the base of the jet, later decaying into protons. This is a possible mechanism for loading Poynting-dominated outflows with baryons. We characterize the spatial and energy distribution of neutrons in the corona and that of the protons injected in the jet by neutron decay. We assess the contribution of these protons to the radiative spectrum of the jet. We also investigate the fate of the neutrons that escape the corona into the external medium.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Vila, Gabriela Soledad
Vieyro, Florencia Laura
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
author_facet Vila, Gabriela Soledad
Vieyro, Florencia Laura
Romero, Gustavo Esteban
author_sort Vila, Gabriela Soledad
title Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
title_short Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
title_full Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
title_fullStr Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
title_full_unstemmed Neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
title_sort neutron production in black hole coronae and proton loading of jets
publishDate 2014
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/98103
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/5833
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