Corby can most likely answer some of these questions, since he also has a maser and does maintain it. He is right now most likely still asleep, California time. Bert Kehren In a message dated 11/21/2017 9:25:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, attila@kinali.ch writes: On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:14:59 +0100 Ole Petter Ronningen <opronningen@gmail.com> wrote: > > [...] The advantage of the platinum valve > > system is that it "generates" single atom Hydrogen, as required > > by the maser. > > Picking nits here.. It was my understanding that the splitting of molecular > hydrogen into atomic hydrogen happens using RF in the dissociator - not in > the platinum leak valve. Is my understanding incorrect? Good question. I don't know. I've only read a dozen or so papers on maser construction. I have never owned or operated one. Much less taken appart and studied its construction. > > Within the cavity there is a small glass bulb that keeps the atoms > > in the right position of the cavity field. > > 4.5 liters in EFOS type masers - so not *that* small. I believe other > masers are the same order of magnitude. Hehe.. Yes. It's "small" compared to the cavity. Depending on the exact cavity construction, the storage space can be as small as a tenth of the total cavity volume. Attila Kinali -- It is upon moral qualities that a society is ultimately founded. All the prosperity and technological sophistication in the world is of no use without that foundation. -- Miss Matheson, The Diamond Age, Neil Stephenson _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.