i didnt miss it. i stated quite plainly that it was not sound.
and im sure one could create something SIMILAR in sound, though it wouldnt be generated the same way, for reasons youve stated. also, theres a difference between the mechanical wave of sound and the enegy wave of light.
On 11/28/05, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In reply to leaking pen's message of Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:51:32
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Hi,
[snip]
>no, its a beam of em radiation in the microwave band similar to a laser.
You missed the "of sound" bit. AFAIK there is no such thing for
sound, because there is no way of storing sound energy at the
atomic level, hence no inverted populations can be created, and
therefore no stimulated emission is possible.
>
>On 11/28/05, thomas malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Is a maser a beam of sound similar to al laser?
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