Abstract: Provided are phosphors that can exhibit higher emission luminance. Phosphors in which the activator is included in a compound represented by Formula xM1O.M2O.yM3O2 (wherein M1 represents one or more of a group comprising Ca, Sr and Ba, M2 represents Mg and/or Zn, M3 represents Si and/or Ge, x is a value in the range 4 to 6 and y is a value in the range 2 to 4). Phosphors represented by Formula M15(1?z)EuzM2M33O12 (wherein M1, M2 and M3 have the same meanings as above, and z is a value in the range 0.0001 to 0.3). The above phosphors have the same crystal structure as bredigite.

Abstract: Provided are phosphors that can provide emission devices that can further improve emission characteristics, principally, color rendering. Disclosed are phosphors made by substituting at least a portion of M2 in compounds represented by Formula (1) with M4 (M4 represents a trivalent cationic element), substituting a portion of O in said compound with M5 (M5 represents a trivalent anionic element) and substituting a portion of M1 and/or M2 in said compound with an activated element. In Formula (1): aM1O.3M2O.6M3O2 (In Formula (1), M1 represents one or more alkaline-earth elements selected from a group comprising Ba, Sr and Ca, M2 represents one or more divalent metal elements selected from a group comprising Mg and Zn, M3 represents a tetravalent metal element and a is a value in the range 3 to 9.

Abstract: Provided is a noncontact apparatus for performing rotating process to a subject to be processed, without contaminating environment in an airtight container. A spin head (1) is held on a holder (7) in an airtight container, a pinning force is generated between the spin head (1) and a Type-II superconductor (11), and the spin head 1 is floated by lifting the Type-II superconductor (11) by a lifting means (22). Then, rotating force generated by a noncontact rotating power transmitting body (18) arranged in the internal center of the Type-II superconductor (11) is subsequently generated on the side of the spin head (1) and the spin head (1) is rotated in conjunction with a driving motor (19).