Cesium

Element density: 1.88 g/cm³
Electron configuration: [Xe]6s¹
Oxidation states: +1

Edges

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Major edges
L₃	5012
M₄	740
M₅	726
N₄	79
N₅	77
O₂	13
O₃	11

Minor edges
L₁	5715
L₂	5359
M₁	1217
M₂	1065
M₃	998
N₁	231
N₂	172
N₃	162
O₁	23

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EELS Atlas

CsF particles on a thin C film (0 – 180 eV)

Material analyzed: CsF

Related elements: Cesium, Fluorine

Data contributor: Gatan

Beam energy (keV): 120

Nominal energy range (eV): 0 – 180

Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 13

Notes: Serial EELS; mass loss during acquisition; zero-loss peak intensity = 2.54e⁸; total elastic int. / zero-loss int. = 0.20; gain change factor = 3192

DM DataMSA Data

CsF particles on a thin C film (0 – 890 eV)

Material analyzed: CsF

Related elements: Cesium, Fluorine

Data contributor: Gatan

Beam energy (keV): 1

Nominal energy range (eV): 0 – 890

Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 0

Notes: Serial EELS; scaled by 0.9 for plotting

DM DataMSA Data

CsI particles on thin C film (0 – 180 eV)

Material analyzed: Csl

Related elements: Cesium, Iodine

Data contributor: Gatan

Beam energy (keV): 120

Nominal energy range (eV): 0 – 180

Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 2

Notes: Serial EELS; zero-loss peak intensity = 2.2e⁹; total elastic int. / zero-loss int. = 0.15; gain change factor = 8174; mass loss during acquisition; zero-loss ok

DM DataMSA Data