A fruitful combination of potentiometry, absorption spectrophotometry, ESMS and 1H NMR enabled the characterisation of two caesium complexes with norbadione A and the determination of the respective stability constants of a mononuclear and a dinuclear caesium complex at pH approximately 6; a preliminary study allowed the assignment of five protonation sites of this pigment; a positively coopera...

The title compound, penta-caesium nona-stannide hydroxide tetra-ammonia, crystallized from a solution of CsSnBi in liquid ammonia. The Sn9 (4-) unit forms a monocapped quadratic anti-prism. The hydroxide ion is surrounded by five caesium cations, which form a distorted quadratic pyramidal polyhedron. A three-dimensional network is formed by Cs-Sn [3.8881 (7) Å to 4.5284 (7) Å] and Cs-NH3 [3.276...

We have observed that the collisional frequency shift in primary caesium fountain clocks varies with the clock state population composition and, in particular, is zero for a given fraction of the |F=4,mF=0) atoms, depending on the initial cloud parameters. We present a theoretical model explaining our observations. The possibility of the collisional shift cancellation implies an improvement in ...

Vigorous reaction of barbituric acid with caesium hydroxide in water resulted in an unexpected coupling product, 5-hydroxyhydurilic acid, complexed to caesium, giving poly[[caesium-mu5-5-hydroxyhydurilato] hemihydrate], {[Cs(C8H5N4O7)].0.5H2O}n. This was obtained in two different polymorphic forms, depending on the method of crystal growth. Slow solvent evaporation yielded an orthorhombic polym...

We have quantified the caesium-137 in surface waters and sediments in both the Portuguese and the Spanish sections of the Tagus River over six years. This river has its source in Spain, and of its 1100 km length about 230 km are in Portugal, 43 km serving as a natural frontier between the two countries. In the two regions under study the water flow is completely regulated by a chain of dams. Th...

AIMS To report 5 year prostate-specific antigen outcomes in men undergoing prostate brachytherapy with caesium 131 at a single institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients who underwent prostate brachytherapy with caesium 131 at our institution and had at least 24 months of follow-up were included in this study. The results are reported by risk group (low, intermediate and high) as well as...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, Cs(2)[Co(CH(4)O(6)P(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], is comprised of one bidentate methyl-enediphospho-nate ligand and one water mol-ecule which are coordinated to the Co(II) atom, as well as a caesium counter-cation. The Co atom occupies a special position on a crystallographic inversion center. The caesium ion is octa-hedrally coordinated by six O atoms with Cs-O ...