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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov , 1916-2002, Russian physicist, b. Atherton, Queensland, Australia. In 1923 he was taken to the Soviet Union by his parents, who had emigrated to Australia to escape the czarist regime. In 1947 he began his research into the coherent radiation of electrons, followed by pioneering work in the field of radio-frequency spectroscopy. With N. G. Basov he created an oscillator based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic waves by the excited molecules of a molecular beam. In the process of developing an ammonia-beam molecular oscillator, Prokhorov formulated the main principles of, and laid the physical foundation for, quantum electronics. For this work, which led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser - laser principle, Prokhorov shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Basov and C. H. Townes .

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

maser (acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) Device using atoms artificially kept in states of higher energy than normal to provide amplification of high-frequency radio signals. Masers are used to amplify signals from spacecrafts and as oscillators in atomic clocks. US physicist Charles Townes discovered the principle, for which he shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics with the Soviet physicists Nikolai Basov and Aleksandr Prokhorov. The first maser used electrostatic (charged) plates to separate high-energy ammonia atoms from low-energy ones. Radiation of a certain frequency stimulated the high-energy ammonium atoms to emit similar radiation and strengthen the signal. The principle is also applied to the laser.
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A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

maser Acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, the microwave equivalent of a laser. In a maser, radiation at a certain frequency causes excited atoms, ions, or molecules of a gas to emit further radiation in the same direction and at the same wavelength, resulting in amplification. Artificial masers are used as amplifiers in some sensitive radio-astronomy receivers. Radio astronomers also study naturally occurring cosmic maser sources.
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Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich

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Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich (1916–2002) Soviet physicist, b. Australia. He shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics with Nikolai Basov and Charles H. Townes. Prokhorov's research in quantum electronics resulted in the development of the maser and laser.
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

ma·ser / ˈmāzər/ • n. a device using the stimulated emission of radiation by excited atoms to amplify or generate coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

maser (ˈmeɪzə) microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "maser." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "maser." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-maser.html

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