How to Use maser in a Sentence

maser

noun
  • The system occupies about one-seventy-fifth the volume of an active hydrogen maser while offering lower phase noise and stronger short-term stability.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Atomic clocks, including hydrogen masers and cesium beam clocks, rely on the natural resonant frequencies of atoms to tell time with extremely high accuracy.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The finding implies that methanol masers are a common product of all planet-forming discs and therefore are produced by processes that are universal in star- and planet-birth, regardless of the protostar's mass.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In 1960, physicist Ted Maiman developed the laser by building on its 1950s predecessor, the maser.
    — John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Methanol masers have previously been detected in planet-forming disks around turbulent high-mass protostars, but COMPASS’ observations are the first detection of them around calmer lower-mass protostars.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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