Room-temperature solid-state maser. Core of the first ever room-temperature solid-state maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation). The core is comprised of a pentacene doped p-terphenyl crystal (pink) surrounded by a monocrystalline sapphire (clear). A maser produces microwaves via atomic resonance (vibrational energy),a phenomenon that occurs when atoms are energised (excited) to a point where they emit radiation. Previous solid-state masers had required cryogenic refrigeration in order to operate. Photographed at the National Physical Laboratory,Teddington,UK | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Brookes, Andrew / National Physical Laboratory |
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