Astr 501 | Lecture 38 | Fall 2022
Arthur Holly Compton
Astronomy 501
Lecture 38, Nov 28 Fall 2022

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Awesome Synchrotron Example: Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Compton Scattering

Compton Emission

  • cross section and energy transfer: ordinary kinematics
  • inverse Compton power: single electron
  • inverse Compton spectrum: single electron
  • power-law electron spectra

Awesome Example: Active Galaxies--Blazars

Blazars in the Fermi sky

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