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The laser induced fluorescence of cesium dimers by the 476.5 nm radiation from an argon ion laser was examined at temperatures above $200\circ C$ in the presence of $He,Ne,Ar$ and Kr. Besides the $Cs2$ fluorescence bands, Cs - noble gas eximer emission is observed in addition to sharp satellite bands on the blue side of the Cs atom $D2$ fluorescence. These latter bands are due to free-free transitions of the Cs - X systems, where $X=He,Ne,Ar,Kr$. The positions of the satelite bands are in agreement with predictions based upon the theoretical calculations of Cs - X potential curves for the electronic states corresponding to the transition.