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inverse Compton effect
  ا ُسکر ِ کامپتون ِ وارون  
oskar-e Compton-e vârun
Fr.: effet Compton inverse  

A → scattering process by which fast-moving, energetic particles transfer energy to photons, decreasing the wavelength of the radiation. This is a particularly important effect in astrophysics and cosmology since it explains the → Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect.

See also: → inverse; → Compton effect.