Nikolay Basov
= Nikolay Basov
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= Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov
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= Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov
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= Nicolay Basov
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= N. G. Basov
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<Nikolay Basov> analyzed coherent molecular amplification with <Alexander Prokhorov>. Their 1956 <maser> theory relates the generated <frequency> to both the molecular transition and the cavity response, showing why a molecular oscillator can serve as a precise <frequency> reference. Below the condition for self-sustained <oscillation>, the same system can amplify an external microwave input. Distinguishing an amplifier from an oscillator therefore depends on feedback and loss as well as molecular excitation.<Theory of the Molecular Generator and Molecular Power Amplifier by Nicolay Gennadiyevich Basov and Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov>[1956, sections 2–3: frequency, self-excitation and molecular microwave amplification]{ref}
A <physicist>.https://sites.lebedev.ru/ru/okrf/3951.html[Independent professional profile]{ref}
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