The heat capacity of single-phase α-cerium has been measured from 1.6 to 22 K and the magnetic susceptibility from 1.6 to 150 K. The electronic-specific-heat constant was found to be 12.8 ±{} 0.2 mJ (gatom)^-1 K^-2 and the Debye temperature at zero degrees was found to be 179 ±{} 2 K. The susceptibility results show a skewed U type of temperature behavior with minimum of 3.77 ×{} 10^-6 emu g^-1 near 50 K and a rapid rise of about 20% below 20 K. The results are interpreted according to various models for the nature of α-cerium and the αγ transition.
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Koskimaki et al. (1975) studied this question.