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- From: arsmith@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Alan Smith)
- Newsgroups: alt.cesium
- Subject: Re: Cesium, of course.
- Message-ID: <Sep10.011032.19025@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: 10 Sep 92 01:10:32 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep9.172841.5904@unislc.uucp> dlm@unislc.uucp (Dennis McCurdy) writes:
- >Dan Gezelter (gezelter@sam.cchem.berkeley.edu) wrote:
- >: Cesium is used in photoelectric cells, since the absorption of radiant
- >: energy in the visible region of the spectrum can remove an electron
- >: because of its low ionization energy. Cesium also serves as a
- >: "getter" in vacuum tubes, removing the last traces of corrosive gases
- >: in the tube when it is first put into use.
- >
- >Seems I read in Aviation Week that cesium was also being used in ion-thruster
- >research by NASA. The engines didn't have too much thrust, but hey, one small
- >step....
- >
- >: Back off, man. I'm a chemist.
- >
- >ok, ok, OK!! :)
- >
- Both of you forgot *the clock*
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- Big Al. who lives near *the clock*, sorta.
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