Probing microquasars with TeV neutrinos - art. no. 171101

The jets associated with galactic microquasars are believed to be ejected b y accreting stellar mass black holes or neutron stars. We show that if the energy content of the jets in the transient sources is dominated by electro n-proton plasma, then a several hour outburst of 1-100 TeV neutrinos produc ed by photomeson interactions should precede the radio flares associated wi th major ejection events. Several neutrinos may be detected during a single outburst by a 1 km(2) detector, thereby providing a powerful probe of micr oquasar jet physics.