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Sunyaev-Zel'dovich process comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
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Compton scattering | scattering | Scattering of a photon due to the Compton effect (see also noncoherent scattering). |
Sunyaev-Zel'dovich process | Compton scattering | Compton scattering between the photons of the cosmic microwave background radiation and electrons in galaxy clusters. |
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