Title :
Extremely bright astrophysical objects excited by THz radiation: Do they operate in a maser regime?
Author :
Shepelev, Andrey V.
Author_Institution :
A.N. Kosygin Moscow State Univ., Moscow
Abstract :
The general conditions of brightness and radiation temperature increasing are discussed. It is shown that such an increase is possible in non-inverted medium, and perhaps actually takes place for some extremely bright astrophysical sources excited by THz radiation.
Keywords :
astrophysical radiation mechanisms; radiosources (astronomical); THz radiation; extremely bright astrophysical objects; maser regime; radiation temperature; Bismuth; Brightness temperature; Equations; Frequency estimation; Laboratories; Laser modes; Luminescence; Masers; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665681
