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).