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The puzzle of natural lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Vladimir Strelnitski
Vladimir Strelnitski*
Affiliation:
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal St., Nantucket, MA 02554, USA; vladimir@mmo.org

Abstract

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Hundreds of strong astrophysical masers have been detected since the first, serendipitous detection of such a maser in 1965. Surprisingly, no high-gain natural lasers in the optical domain and only one in the infrared domain have been detected during these decades. What does inhibit natural lasing? An answer is proposed in this presentation.

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Type
Part 7. Maser Theory
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 206: Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Blackholes , 2002 , pp. 479 - 481
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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