一种与同步加速辐射是姐妹程序的是逆康普顿过程,相对论性的电子与四周的光子作用,经由汤姆孙散射提高能量。来自电波喧噪源的逆康普顿发射特别重要的结果是X射线(e.g. Croston et al. 2005),因为他只与电子的密度有关(和已经知道的光子密度),对逆康普顿散射的测量允许我们估计粒子和磁场的能量密度(依赖某些模型)。这可以用来论证是否多数来源的情况都接近于极小值能量的附近。
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