Compounds of the type Cs9MO4 (M = In, Fe, Sc..) [1] are excellent electric conductors, their resistivity approaching that of metallic cesium. The complex oxoindate Cs9InO4 can be described in terms of an ion/electron counting scheme (Cs)9[(In)(O)4]+4e. The surplus of electrons is associated with the cesium atoms, so the structure can be divided into an ionic part with localized electrons in the...

From fiscal year 2012 to 2014, we surveyed the concentration of radioactive cesium in 39 wild animal meats obtained from 20 wild boars and 19 deer caught in Chiba prefecture, using a germanium semiconductor detector. Four wild boar meats in the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 exceeded the radioactive cesium limit in general foods (100 Bq/kg), whereas none of the deer meats exceeded the limit. The le...

The accuracy of the National Research Council 2.1 m cesium beam frequency standard has been re-evaluated using the two NRC hydrogen masers as stable comparison standards. At the time of re-evaluation, the various uncertainties gave rise to an error limit of :!:3.8 x 10-12, with a most probable value of :!:1.5 x 10-12 if they were assumed to be random. Mter application of all corrections, the ag...

This paper focuses on an overview of radioactive cesium 137 (quasi-Cs137 included Cs134) contamination of freshwater fish in Fukushima and eastern Japan based on the data published by the Fisheries Agency of the Japanese Government in 2011. In the area north and west of the Fukushima Nuclear plant, freshwater fish have been highly contaminated. For example, the mean of active cesium (quasi-Cs13...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate whether angiotensin II provokes ventricular tachyarrhythmias and to clarify its mechanism using the cesium-induced arrhythmia model, which has been widely used as an afterdepolarization and triggered activity model. METHODS Eighteen adult mongrel dogs of either sex weighing 9.6-23.0 kg were studied. The dogs were randomly divided into thr...

Cesium molybdates with general formula CsM(MoO4)2, where M = Bi, Dy, Pr, Er, exhibit rich polymorphism, and crystallize in a layered structure. These properties cause intensive studies on cesium molybdates. CsBi(MoO4)2 was synthesized by microwave method by using cerium sulphate, bismuth oxide and molybdenum (VI) oxide in an appropriate molar ratio. Characterizations were done by x-ray diffract...

We describe an optically pumped cesium-beam frequency standard under development for deployment on the GPS-III satellite constellation. The objective of the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a space quulifikd optically pumped cesium-beam frequency standard exhibiting a short-term stability of cry (r < 6 x f-ln with lifetime and reliability comparable to that of the current GPS-IIF ce...

We simultaneously trap ultracold lithium and cesium atoms in an optical dipole trap formed by the focus of a CO2 laser and study the exchange of thermal energy between the gases. The optically cooled cesium gas efficiently decreases the temperature of the lithium gas through sympathetic cooling. Equilibrium temperatures down to 25 microK have been reached. The measured cross section for thermal...