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Shell Masers

Moshe Elitzur, V. Bujarrabal

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9508147

Abstract

We present the analytical solution of a maser shaped like a spherical shell. We determine the general condition on the size of the central cavity at which a sphere becomes a shell maser, and derive the intensity, beaming angle and observed size of both unsaturated and saturated shells.

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