High-Energy Neutrinos from Photomeson Processes in Blazars

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  • 3 August 2001
Abstract
The most important radiation field for photomeson neutrino production in blazars is shown to be the radiation field external to the jet, including both direct and scattered UV radiation from the accretion disk. Assuming that protons are accelerated with the same power as electrons, we predict that km^2 neutrino telescopes will detect from 1 to several neutrinos per year from flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) such as 3C 279. The escaping high-energy neutron and photon beams will transport initial jet energy far from the black-hole engine to inject energetic particles and power synchrotron X-ray jets and FR II hot spots and lobes.

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