On the physics of hadronic blazar emission models

Abstract

The material of relativistic jets of active galactic nuclei is composed of leptons and hadrons. If a significant fraction of the overall jet power is converted into energizing protons to relativistic energies, along with the leptons, hadronic interactions play a role in converting particle energy into radiation and neutrino production. I will discuss the physics and some properties of hadronic blazar emission models in the framework of recent developments in this field. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.