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THRESHOLD INVERSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- population inversion threshold
1, record 1, English, population%20inversion%20threshold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under thermodynamic equilibrium conditions, almost all atoms or molecules are in the ground state and so it requires more than half of this number to be excited out of the ground state to achieve laser action. This implies that a much larger pumping input would be required to exceed population inversion threshold. 1, record 1, English, - population%20inversion%20threshold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seuil d'inversion de population
1, record 1, French, seuil%20d%27inversion%20de%20population
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le seuil d'inversion de population est d'autant plus bas que la fréquence du rayonnement est faible. 2, record 1, French, - seuil%20d%27inversion%20de%20population
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- threshold inversion
1, record 2, English, threshold%20inversion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inversion de seuil
1, record 2, French, inversion%20de%20seuil
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-08-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inversion threshold
1, record 3, English, inversion%20threshold
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- seuil d'inversion
1, record 3, French, seuil%20d%27inversion
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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