We study in details a pumping mechanism for the λ = 1.35 cm maser transition 616 → 523 in ortho-H2O based on the difference between gas and dust temperatures. The upper maser level is populated radiatively through 414 → 505 and 505 → 616 transitions. The heat sink is realized by absorbing the 45 μm photons, corresponding to the 523 → 414 transition, by cold dust. We compute the inversion of mas...

It is shown that inhomogeneous heating of the dust grain by ion flow in a glow discharge results in a photophoresislike force. According to our estimations, this radiometric force can be comparably-valued with the ion-drag force under the conditions of microgravity dusty plasma experiments.

Undergraduate Seismology Internship (pdf) As a Math major I loved the beauty of high level Mathematics but struggled to see the application. In Physics I found a relevant and tangible application to the beauty of Mathematics. However, I wanted to apply my new craft to a field that would affect people's day to day lives. When I stumbled across exploration seismology as an undergraduate student, ...