一種與同步加速輻射是姐妹程序的是逆康普頓過程,相對論性的電子與四周的光子作用,經由湯木生散射提高能量。來自電波喧噪源的逆康普頓發射特別重要的結果是X射線(e.g. Croston et al. 2005),因為他只與電子的密度有關(和已經知道的光子密度),對逆康普頓散射的測量允許我們估計粒子和磁場的能量密度(依賴某些模型)。這可以用來論證是否多數來源的情況都接近於極小值能量的附近。
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