Flat-spectrum radio sources - Cosmic conspiracy or relativistic neutrons?

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May 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990natur.345..319g&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 345, May 24, 1990, p. 319-322.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Active Galactic Nuclei, Neutrons, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Relativistic Particles, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Electron Density (Concentration), Emission Spectra, Field Strength, Synchrotron Radiation

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The intensity spectrum of the core of radio-loud AGN varies smoothly from 10 exp 8.5 to 10 to the 16th Hz, and is flat between 10 to the 9th and 10 to the 10th Hz, implying that a single emission mechanism is responsible. It is proposed here that energy is transported from the central source by relativistic neutrons which travel freely over a large volume and decay into relativistic protons. The protons produce secondary electrons which generate the observed radiation. The photon spectra thus produced are largely model-independent and flat.

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