All the colours of sky (continued)
- Inverse Compton - Non-thermal processes
Relativistic electrons
can
collide with low-energy
photons, for example fossil radiation photon,
making them much more energetic (X rays
).
This mechanism is responsible in many cases for continuous emission at high
energies.|
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The x-ray sky too is associated with violent and highly energetic phenomena! |
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| Fig. 1: (from bottom to top) A relativistic electron collides with a low-energy photon and transfers to it part of its energy. |
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