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Radiative Transfer In Astronomical Masers. I. The Linear Maser, Moshe Elitzur
Radiative Transfer In Astronomical Masers. I. The Linear Maser, Moshe Elitzur
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This is the first in a series of three papers presenting a comprehensive, unified approach for radiative transfer in astronomical maser sources. This paper provides the general formalism and presents the detailed analytic solution of the linear maser, including the case of a source illuminated by background radiation.