Astrophysical lasers

Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1065-1079

  Letokhov, V S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPECTROSCOPY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Astrophysical lasers and masers; Incoherent feedback; Inverted population

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036975036     PISSN: 10637818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1070/QE2002v032n12ABEH002349     Document Type: Review

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