Neutron production in black hole coronae

F. VIEYRO; G. S. VILA; ROMERO, GUSTAVO E

Congreso; Reunion Anual de la Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia; 2012

We study the injection of neutrons in the corona of Galactic black holes. Since neutrons are not coupled to the magnetic field; a fraction may escape and penetrate the base of the jet; later decaying to create protons. This is a possible mechanism to load Poynting-dominated outflows with protons. Additionally; since neutrons have a mean lifetime of s; the most energetic neutrons can escape the binary system and inject a considerably amount of energy far from the source. We also investigate the fate of those neutrons and their impact on the interstellar medium.