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Pulsar is a fast-spinning neutron star made by exploding massive stars (supernova). Stimulated emission is the mechanism that produces lasers, which are widely used in computers, cell phones, etc. Parkes discovered stimulated emission from a pulsar, showing that the flickering of lights from a ‘dead’ star can be amplified by interstellar hydroxyl (OH) gas. The same principle can be used to transmit interstellar communication by an alien civilization. We aim to further explore this principle in another simple, abundant, and important interstellar molecule, namely, Methylidyne (CH).
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