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The 11 pages that link to Maser, each with the reason it gives.

• LaserCompared with: Masers use the same basic principle at longer wavelengths than optical lasers.

• Stimulated emissionBroader topic: It applies the same emission mechanism at microwave frequencies.

• Hydrogen maserNarrower topic: The hydrogen maser is an atomic-beam maser using hydrogen atoms.

• Circumstellar envelopeBroader topic: Molecular masers in some envelopes trace compact regions of dense, moving gas.

• Alexander ProkhorovBroader topic: Prokhorov’s foundational work helped establish molecular masers.

• Charles H. TownesRelated: Townes and colleagues built the first working maser in 1953.

• Nikolay BasovBroader topic: Basov helped develop methods for creating molecular masers and sustaining microwave amplification.

• Messier 77Related: Water masers in Messier 77’s nucleus trace gas orbiting close to its black hole.

• Arthur Leonard SchawlowNarrower topic: Schawlow and Townes drew on maser principles when proposing an optical counterpart.

• MegamaserNarrower topic: Megamasers are the exceptionally luminous extragalactic members of this broader class.

• CW LeonisRelated: Maser emission from circumstellar molecules can trace winds around evolved stars.