A luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO.sub.3:Zn having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Zn (zinc) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 8.0% by mass. Alternatively, a luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO.sub.3:Mg having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Mg (magnesium) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 0.1% by mass.

A luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO.sub.3:Zn having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Zn (zinc) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 8.0% by mass. Alternatively, a luminescent substance particle includes BaSnO.sub.3:Mg having a perovskite-type structure, a content of Mg (magnesium) being more than 0.0% by mass and less than 0.1% by mass.

An apparatus for individually trapping atoms, individually imaging the atoms, and individually cooling the atoms to prevent loss of the atoms from the trap caused by the imaging. The apparatus can be implemented in various quantum computing, sensing, and metrology applications (e.g., in an atomic clock).

An apparatus for individually trapping atoms, individually imaging the atoms, and individually cooling the atoms to prevent loss of the atoms from the trap caused by the imaging. The apparatus can be implemented in various quantum computing, sensing, and metrology applications (e.g., in an atomic clock).

Phosphor particles are composed of one or two selected from a powdery phosphor formed of CASN and SCASN, wherein a particle size corresponding to a cumulative 50% is Dx50 and to a cumulative 90% is Dx90 in a volume-based integrated fraction of the phosphor particles, and where a particle size corresponding to a cumulative 50% is Dy50 and to a cumulative 90% is Dy90 after subjecting the particles to treatment, (a) Dx50 is between 0.5 m and 35 m, and (b) Dx90/Dy90 is between 0.7 and 15. The treatment; a dispersion liquid wherein 30 mg of the particles are uniformly dispersed in an aqueous solution of sodium hexametaphosphate having a concentration of 0.2% and put into a cylindrical container A vibrator part of an ultrasonic homogenizer is inserted and the liquid is irradiated with ultrasonic waves at a frequency of 19.5 kHz and an output of 150 W for 3 minutes.

Phosphor particles are composed of one or two selected from a powdery phosphor formed of CASN and SCASN, wherein a particle size corresponding to a cumulative 50% is Dx50 and to a cumulative 90% is Dx90 in a volume-based integrated fraction of the phosphor particles, and where a particle size corresponding to a cumulative 50% is Dy50 and to a cumulative 90% is Dy90 after subjecting the particles to treatment, (a) Dx50 is between 0.5 m and 35 m, and (b) Dx90/Dy90 is between 0.7 and 15. The treatment; a dispersion liquid wherein 30 mg of the particles are uniformly dispersed in an aqueous solution of sodium hexametaphosphate having a concentration of 0.2% and put into a cylindrical container A vibrator part of an ultrasonic homogenizer is inserted and the liquid is irradiated with ultrasonic waves at a frequency of 19.5 kHz and an output of 150 W for 3 minutes.

Provided are a luminescent compound represented by Formula 1, a method of preparing the same, and a light-emitting device including the same:

[A.sup.1.sub.nA.sup.2.sub.(3n)][B.sup.1.sub.mB.sup.2.sub.(2m)]X.sub.5 Formula 1

wherein, in Formula 1, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, B.sup.1, B.sup.2, n, m, and X are as defined in the specification.

Provided is a light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same which avoid a distinct color unevenness during the light emission even if variations are present among the light-emitting elements in the concentration of the phosphor that precipitates in the resin for sealing the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements that are mounted on the substrate, a first resin layer that integrally seals the light-emitting elements and includes a first phosphor that is excited by light from the light-emitting elements at a concentration that is high as it goes to a lower end near the substrate from an upper end distant from the substrate, and a second resin layer that is provided at an upper side of the first resin layer and includes a second phosphor that is excited by light from the light-emitting elements at a uniform concentration.

An apparatus for individually trapping atoms, individually imaging the atoms, and individually cooling the atoms to prevent loss of the atoms from the trap caused by the imaging. The apparatus can be implemented in various quantum computing, sensing, and metrology applications (e.g., in an atomic clock).

An apparatus for individually trapping atoms, individually imaging the atoms, and individually cooling the atoms to prevent loss of the atoms from the trap caused by the imaging. The apparatus can be implemented in various quantum computing, sensing, and metrology applications (e.g., in an atomic clock).