Publications by Year: 1990

1990
Mastichiadis A, Protheroe RJ. VHE gamma-ray emission from active galactic nuclei. [Internet]. 1990;246:279. WebsiteAbstract
High-energy neutrons produced as a consequence of proton acceleration in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can carry a substantial fraction of the initial luminosity outside of the central source. Part of this luminosity is expected to go into VHE and UHE γ-ray emission as a result of hadronic interactions of these relativistic particles with the accreting plasma. We find that the most efficient emitters will be AGNs with luminosities ~0.01 - 0-1 of the Eddington luminosity.