Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980ap%26ss..70..425c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 70, no. 2, July 1980, p. 425-432.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Compton Effect, Electronic Spectra, Galactic Radiation, High Energy Electrons, Star Distribution, Astronomical Models, Black Body Radiation, Electron Distribution, Radiation Measurement
Scientific paper
The inference of relativistic electron spectra from spectral measurement of inverse Compton radiation is discussed for the case where the background photon spectrum is a Planck function. The problem is formulated in terms of an integral transform that relates the measured spectrum to the unknown electron distribution. A general inversion formula is used to provide a quantitative assessment of the information content of the spectral data. It is shown that the observations must generally be augmented by additional information if anything other than a rudimentary two or three parameter model of the source function is to be derived. It is also pointed out that since a similar equation governs the continuum spectra emitted by a distribution of black-body radiators, the analysis is relevant to the problem of stellar population synthesis from galactic spectra.
Brown John C.
Craig Donald I. Jr.
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