[katesisco (OP)]

The principal seems the same--emission of light on an exact frequency. 
Just the scale is different.  And another question that has relevance to the oddity of monoatomic gold---this double water molecule might make up the difference in atmospheric radiation?  How did these strange escapees from the physics zoo happen? 

[Pincho]

I've never heard of Water Masers before. I've been looking for those.

I see that shape a lot in all sorts of things. It has physics that are very useful. I'm not allowed to post my own ideas however.