caesium
Britishnoun
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Within the sensors, the light passes through a small glass container containing a caesium gas, which absorbs the light at the right light frequencies.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
The small silver cylinder is a 19-becquerel caesium 137 ceramic source commonly used in radiation gauges.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
The radioactive strontium, caesium and plutonium mainly affected Ukraine and neighboring Belarus, as well as parts of Russia and Europe.
From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2022
Previous state-of-the-art caesium clocks are based on measuring microwaves emitted as the atoms transition between two energy states—a process triggered by dropping clouds of atoms and bombarding them with microwaves.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2021
Rubidium, caesium, thallium, indium and gallium were first discovered by means of this instrument; the study of the rare earths is greatly facilitated, and the composition of the heavenly bodies alone determinable by it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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