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Topics in basic maser theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Moshe Elitzur
Moshe Elitzur*
Affiliation:
Physics & Astronomy Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA

Abstract

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This review covers some of the developments in basic theory of astronomical masers over the past ten years. Topics included are the effects of three dimensional geometry and polarization, with special emphasis on the differences between maser and non-maser radiation.

Type
Part 7. Maser Theory
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 206: Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Blackholes , 2002 , pp. 452 - 463
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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