Door weather strip

A door weather strip has a mounting base portion, a hollow seal portion, a sub-seal lip, and a backside seal lip. Leading lips are provided in the middle of a front pillar part in such a way as to connect the backside seal lip to the sub-seal lip. Each of the leading lips forms an acute angle with respect to an extending direction of the backside seal lip. Especially, in an attached state, an intersection angle α formed between the backside seal slip and each of the leading lips is set to be smaller than an angle β formed between the extending direction of the backside seal lip, and a vertical line. A large amount of water flowing down a groove like dribbles does not accumulate on the leading lips. Even just a small amount of the water is positively led to the exterior side of an automobile.

Thermal-assist magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus

A thermal-assist magnetic recording medium is provided which can accomplish a surface recording density of 1 Tbit/inch2. The thermal-assist magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; a plurality of underlying layers formed on the substrate; a first magnetic layer formed on the underlying layers; a coupling control layer formed on the first magnetic layer and formed of a ferromagnetic alloy; and a second magnetic layer formed on the coupling control layer. Here, Curie temperatures of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are higher than the Curie temperature of the coupling control layer, an anisotropy magnetic field of the first magnetic layer is greater than the anisotropy magnetic field of the second magnetic layer, and a saturation magnetic field has a minimum value at a temperature of 350° C. or lower.

THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE

Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having a L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of the underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one oxide selected from SiO2, TiO2, Cr2O3, Al2O3, Ta2O5, ZrO2, Y2O3, CeO2, MnO, TiO and ZnO. The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of fine magnetic crystal grains, exhibiting a sufficiently weak exchange coupling between magnetic grains, and having a minimized coercive force dispersion.

Bearing cap of internal combustion engine

A bearing cap (1) is attached to a bulkhead (22) of a cylinder block (21) made of a light metal through a pair of bolts (24). The bearing cap (1) has a frame (2) made of an iron-based metal and a cast light-alloy part (3). The frame (2) has a pair of pillar parts (9) through which the bolts (24) extend and a circular-arc-shaped arch section (10). At high temperatures, the span of the pair of the bolts (24) increases due to thermal expansion of the light-alloy material, and the pair of the pillar parts (9) expand. This causes the middle part of the arch section (10) to shift upward, thereby suppressing an increase in bearing clearance.

X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS

An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate an X-ray; a scintillator configured to convert the X-ray into a fluorescent; a substrate including a plurality of photosensitive elements configured to convert the fluorescent into an electric charge; a temperature sensor formed on the surface of the substrate; a heat element formed on the surface of the substrate; and a controller configured to control a temperature of the photodiode by adjusting an electric current of the heat element.

X-ray computer-tomography apparatus

An X-ray computer-tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray detector, a reading unit, and a read control unit. The X-ray detector has a first region and a second region at least a part of which is aligned with the first region along a channel direction, the first region in which a plurality of first detection devices that detect X-rays are arranged, the second region in which a plurality of second detection devices having a width smaller in a slice direction than that of the first detection device are arranged. The reading unit reads a signal of the X-rays detected. The read control unit adjusts timing of reading signals from the first detection device and the second detection device according to difference between the size of the first and the second detection device in such a manner that time difference in the reading signals in the slice direction decreases.

MACHINE LEARNING DATA GENERATION METHOD, META-LEARNING METHOD, MACHINE LEARNING DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

A data generation method for generating data for domain generalization in machine learning includes performing, with a computer, augmentation using training data as raw data usable to train a machine learning model, and extracting, with the computer, a dataset including the raw data and data generated through the augmentation as a dataset for the domain generalization.

Magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing the same, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium which is capable of improving the perpendicular orientation of a perpendicular magnetic recording layer while maintaining a writing performance during recording and obtaining both an improvement in the perpendicular orientation and fine magnetic crystal particles with a uniform diameter, and which enables information to be recorded or reproduced at high density, a method of manufacturing the same, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. A magnetic recording medium 10 according to the present invention includes at least a soft magnetic underlayer 2 , an orientation control layer 3 , a magnetic recording layer 4 , and a protective layer 5 formed on a non-magnetic substrate 1 . The orientation control layer 3 has a seed layer 6 and an intermediate layer 7 . The seed layer 6 is made of a Cu—Ti alloy that has a face-centered cubic structure and includes Cu as a main component. The Cu—Ti alloy has a (111) crystal plane oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the non-magnetic substrate 1 and has a pseudo-hexagonal structure.

MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS

A magnetic recording medium is provided which can record and reproduce high-density information by maintaining perpendicular orientation of a magnetic recording layer even with a decrease in thickness of nonmagnetic layers from an intermediate layer to a seed layer while decreasing the grain size of magnetic crystal grains to be consistent with an increase in recording density. A manufacturing method thereof and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus are also provided. The magnetic recording medium is a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including at least an underlying layer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer formed on a nonmagnetic substrate. Here, the orientation control layer includes two or more layers of a seed layer and an intermediate layer from the substrate side. Materials of the seed layer and the intermediate layer are selected so that a contact angle of the intermediate layer material with respect to the seed layer ...

Probe for photoacoustic measurement and photoacoustic measurement apparatus including same

Disclosed are a probe for photoacoustic measurement which can suppress generation of artifacts obstructive to signal observation in a photoacoustic measurement, and a photoacoustic measurement apparatus including the same. The probe for photoacoustic measurement includes a light emission unit which emits measurement light to a subject, and an acoustic wave detection unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the emission of measurement light. An emission end surface of the light emission unit is positioned to a side where the acoustic wave detection unit is located, with respect to a contact plane of the probe, and an optical axis at the emission end surface is inclined to a side opposite to the side on which the acoustic wave detection unit is positioned with respect to a normal direction of a detection surface of the acoustic wave detection unit.

Lateral Steady Acceleration Simulation System for Railway Vehicle

To provide a lateral steady acceleration simulation system for railway vehicle, which is capable of simulating a situation in which lateral steady acceleration is applied to a railway vehicle for a long period of time, while having a compact structure. In a riding quality simulation system of the invention, a control unit activates each of actuators (40), thereby making a simulated passenger room (10) roll. Then, the simulated passenger room (10) is gradually inclined, while a component force, along an inclined plane, of gravitational acceleration g, that is, a first reproductive acceleration G1 is generated depending on an angle of inclination θ. In this manner, a person riding on the simulated passenger room (10) bodily senses the first reproductive acceleration G1 by the roll. At the same time, the control unit moves the simulated passenger room 10, by means of a laterally moving device, in either of the left or right direction with acceleration G. In this manner, the person riding on ...

Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus

A magnetic recording medium is provided which can record and reproduce high-density information by maintaining perpendicular orientation of a magnetic recording layer even with a decrease in thickness of nonmagnetic layers from an intermediate layer to a seed layer while decreasing the grain size of magnetic crystal grains to be consistent with an increase in recording density. A manufacturing method thereof and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus are also provided. The magnetic recording medium is a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including at least an underlying layer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer formed on a nonmagnetic substrate. Here, the orientation control layer includes two or more layers of a seed layer and an intermediate layer from the substrate side. Materials of the seed layer and the intermediate layer are selected so that a contact angle of the intermediate layer material with respect to the seed layer material, which is amorphous, is in the range of 10 to 100 degrees.

Weather strip for motor vehicle

A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base portion in which the flange provided in the opening portion or the closing member is adapted to be inserted, and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for sealing between the opening portion and the closing member. An extension wall extends from an end of an outer side wall of the base portion by way of a bending part. The extension wall is bonded to a body panel defining the opening portion or the closing member, which is adjacent to the flange, with a double-sided adhesive tape.

Information recording and reproducing apparatus, and control method thereof

An information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a record and reproduce section to record or reproduce information signal onto or from an information medium, a determination section to determine at least one of a kind and a state of the medium, a function management section to manage functions for recording and functions for reproduction, and to select functions which can be performed from the managed functions according to the determination result of the determination section, and a display control section to control a display unit to display a list of functions selected by the function management section.

Photoacoustic measurement apparatus and probe

In a photoacoustic measurement apparatus and a probe, artifacts due to photoacoustic waves generated in a surface portion of a subject are reduced without increasing the repetition period of photoacoustic measurement. A measurement light emitting unit emits measurement light toward a subject. An acoustic wave detector detects photoacoustic waves generated within the subject due to the measurement light. A correction light source emits correction light toward the subject. A light intensity detector detects reflected light generated by reflection of the correction light, which is emitted toward the subject, from the subject. In a probe, the correction light source and the light intensity detector are disposed between the measurement light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detector.

X-RAY DETECTOR AND X-RAY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER

According to one embodiment, an X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection packs and a plurality of heaters. Each of the detection packs includes a plurality of detection elements that detect X rays having passed through a subject and output a detection signal corresponding to the X rays and is arranged along a predetermined direction. Each of the heaters is provided corresponding to each of the detection packs and individually controls the temperature of each of the detection packs.

Laser apparatus

In a laser apparatus, transmission of vibration, which is generated in a portion that generates a cooling gas flow, to a laser unit is suppressed, and heat generated from the laser unit is efficiently dissipated. A laser unit is housed inside a box-shaped housing having a plurality of faces. A frame supports a laser unit with a first mount interposed therebetween inside the housing. The frame has a through-hole penetrating from one face side to the other face side. A blower fan generates a flow of cooling gas for cooling the laser unit. The blower fan is attached to, for example, a second housing so as to face the laser unit. The cooling gas moves through the through-hole of the frame between the blower fan and the laser unit.

HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE

A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium that includes a substrate , underlayers formed on the substrate , and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and contains either an FePt alloy having an Lstructure or a CoPt alloy having an Lstructure as a main component, wherein the underlayers include a first underlayer formed from an amorphous alloy, a second underlayer formed from an alloy having a BCC structure containing Cr as a main component and also containing at least one element selected from among Ti, Mo, W, V, Mn and Ru, and a third underlayer formed from MgO. Also, a magnetic storage device that uses the heat-assisted magnetic recording medium. 1. A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate , underlayers formed on the substrate , and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and comprises either an FePt alloy having an L1structure or a CoPt alloy having an L1structure as a main component , whereinthe underlayers comprise a first underlayer formed from an amorphous alloy, a second underlayer formed from an alloy having a BCC structure containing Cr as a main component and also containing at least one element selected from among Ti, Mo, W, V, Mn and Ru, and a third underlayer formed from MgO.2. A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate , underlayers formed on the substrate , and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and comprises either an FePt alloy having an L1structure or a CoPt alloy having an L1structure as a main component , whereinthe underlayers comprise a first underlayer formed from an amorphous alloy, and a second underlayer formed from an alloy having a BCC structure containing Cr as a main component and also containing at least one element selected from among Ti, Mo, W, V, Mn and Ru.3. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the second underlayer further comprises at least one element selected from among B claim 1 , C and Si.4. The heat ...

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and radiation medical imaging diagnostic apparatus

According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, X-ray detector, data acquisition circuit, and correction circuit. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays. The data acquisition circuit acquires data corresponding to an output from the X-ray detector. The correction circuit executes correction processing for third data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in actual scanning, based on first data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in a state of non-irradiation with X-rays before the actual scanning and second data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in the state of non-irradiation with X-rays after the actual scanning.

Record and playback apparatus and record medium

The present invention relates to a record and playback apparatus recording and playing back an image by using a storage medium capable of random accessing, a program and a record medium therefor. An object of the present invention is to provide a record and playback apparatus visually and comprehensively displaying information recorded in a storage medium, performing a sufficient information display for a user by utilizing the display to receive an input from the user, and having an easy operation property, and a record medium therefor. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a record and playback apparatus including: a quantitative display unit of visually quantitative displaying a record time of a record-completed image recorded in the storage medium and the remaining recordable time; a record indicator control unit of displaying at least one of a playback position in the quantitative display of an in-playing back image or a record position in the quantitative display of an in-recording image; and an indicator selection and execution unit of selecting at least one of the playback indicator, the record indicator and the quantitative display each of which is a display object, and of executing a predetermined process based on a predetermined command to be inputted and the display object to be selected, and a record medium.

CYCLOTRON AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELECTROMAGNET

A cyclotron includes a pole; a superconductive coil wound so as to cover an outer periphery of the pole; a coil support that supports the superconductive coil; a cooling part that cools the superconductive coil; a first support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting a position of the coil support in a direction of a winding central axis of the superconductive coil; and a second support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting the position of the coil support in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the direction of the winding central axis of the superconductive coil. The second support has a link mechanism that is displaceable in each of the direction of the winding central axis and the orthogonal direction. 1. A cyclotron comprising:a pole;a superconductive coil wound so as to cover an outer periphery of the pole;a coil support that supports the superconductive coil;a cooling part that cools the superconductive coil;a first support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting a position of the coil support in a direction of a winding central axis of the superconductive coil; anda second support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting the position of the coil support in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the direction of the winding central axis of the superconductive coil,wherein the second support has a link mechanism that is displaceable in each of the direction of the winding central axis and the orthogonal direction.2. The cyclotron according to claim 1 , further comprising:a fixing part that is fixed relative to the pole; anda positioning part that positions one end side of the second support with respect to the fixing part.3. The cyclotron according to claim 1 ,wherein the link mechanism includesa first direction member that extends in a first direction,a pin member that is coupled to one end side of the first direction member and extends in a second ...

Graft copolymer, thermoplastic resin composition, molded article, and method for producing graft copolymer

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, impact resistance, and fluidity and also excellent color developing properties and residence heat stability. A graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of a certain amount of a specific monomer (a2)onto a certain amount of composite rubber (a1) composed of a conjugated diene rubber polymer and a cross-linked acrylic ester polymer. The tetrahydrofuran-soluble portion of the composite rubber (a1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more in terms of polystyrene and a degree of swelling in toluene of 7.0 or more, or in the composite rubber contained in the graft copolymer, the number of particles having an equivalent-circle diameter of 150 nm or less is 50% or less of the total number of the composite rubber particles.

Superconducting magnet device

A superconducting magnet device includes a tubular cryostat defining a central cavity therein, a first superconducting coil set and a second superconducting coil set disposed outside the central cavity and inside the tubular cryostat, and a power supply system being capable of controlling a magnitude of a first exciting current to the first superconducting coil set and a magnitude of a second exciting current to the second superconducting coil set independently of each other. The first superconducting coil set generates a magnetic field distribution, which is convex downward on an X axis and convex upward on a Y axis when the first exciting current is supplied, in the central cavity. The second superconducting coil set generates a magnetic field distribution, which is convex upward on the X axis and convex downward on the Y axis when the second exciting current is supplied, in the central cavity.

Magnetic medium with an orientation control layer

Provided is a magnetic recording medium which maintains high vertical orientation of a vertical magnetic layer, and which is capable of realizing high recording densification. In the magnetic recording medium, at least a soft magnetic underlying layer (30), seed layers (31, 32), an orientation control layer (33), and a vertical magnetic layer are laminated in this order on the non-magnetic substrate. The soft magnetic underlying layer (30) has an amorphous or microcrystalline structure. The seed layers (31, 32) include a first seed layer (31) formed from a metal oxide or a metal nitride, and a second seed layer (32) which is formed on the first seed layer and is formed from a metal formed with an island-shape or a net shape. In the orientation control layer (33) and the vertical magnetic layer, respective crystal grains constitute columnar crystals that are continuous in a thickness direction based on the second seed layer (32).

X-ray detection submodule, X-ray detection module, and X-ray CT apparatus

An X-ray detection submodule, comprising: a substrate; a photodiode mounted on the substrate; an X-ray detection element configured to detect an X-ray and convert the X-ray into light; and a light waveguide provided between the photodiode and the X-ray detection element, wherein the light waveguide connects the X-ray detection element with the photodiode such that the substrate is inclinedly disposed with respect to an X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus of the present invention is an audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising: an input switching device for switching an input between a first input signal including a first audio and video signal which is input from a first input, a second input signal including a second audio and video signal which is input from a second input, and a third input signal including a third audio and video signal which is input from a third input, and for outputting one of the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal; and a recording device for recording the second input signal and the third input signal on the information recording medium as one recording unit when the input switching device switches the input from the second input signal to the third input signal.

Photoacoustic measurement device and signal processing method of photoacoustic measurement device

A photoacoustic measurement device reducing artifacts caused by photoacoustic waves generated at a surface portion of a subject on which measurement light is incident, and a signal processing method thereof are obtained. A photoacoustic measurement device includes region discrimination unit that discriminates an artifact generation region and an artifact non-generation region in a photoacoustic image on the basis of a positional relationship between a light emitting portion and an acoustic wave detection portion, and filter unit that performs a first filtering process on a first photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact non-generation region and performs a second filtering process on a second photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact generation region. The second filtering process includes further reducing the photoacoustic wave detection signal in a frequency range lower than a predetermined ...

Thermally assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording storage

Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having a L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of the underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one kind of a metal element having a melting point of at least 2,000° C., such as Nb, Mo, Ru, Ta or W. The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has magnetic crystal grains having uniform size in the magnetic layer, and has a narrow switching field distribution (SFD), and a magnetic recording storage provided with the thermally assisted magnetic recording medium exhibits a high SN ratio.

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and radiation detector

According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a detector, a first DAS, and a second DAS. The radiation detector includes a plurality of detection elements. Each detection element repeatedly detects X-rays generated by the X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject and repeatedly generates an electrical signal corresponding to the energy of the repeatedly detected X-rays. The first DAS acquires the electrical signal detected by part of the imaging region of each detection element in the integral mode. The second DAS acquires the electrical signal detected by the other part of the imaging region of each detection element in the photon count type mode.

Photoacoustic measurement probe and probe unit and photoacoustic measurement apparatus including the same

In a photoacoustic measurement probe including an acoustic wave detector and an amplifier for amplifying a detection signal of a photoacoustic wave and a probe unit and a photoacoustic measurement apparatus having such a probe, heat is efficiently dissipated from the probe.In a probe having an acoustic wave detector and an amplifier, there are provided a first heat conductive member that is in contact with a part of a side plate of a housing and the amplifier to transfer heat generated by the amplifier to the side plate and a second heat conductive member that is in contact with a part different from the part of the side plate and the acoustic wave detector to transfer heat generated by the acoustic wave detector to the side plate.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus of the present invention is an audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising: an input switching device for switching an input between a first input signal including a first audio and video signal which is input from a first input, a second input signal including a second audio and video signal which is input from a second input, and a third input signal including a third audio and video signal which is input from a third input, and for outputting one of the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal; and a recording device for recording the second input signal and the third input signal on the information recording medium as one recording unit when the input switching device switches the input from the second input signal to the third input signal.

Method For Dividing Ceramic Cylindrical Body and Shape of Notched Portions Thereof

There are provided a method for dividing a ceramic cylindrical body, involving forming first and second notched portions in an inner periphery surface of the ceramic cylindrical body at positions confronting each other in the diametrical direction and subsequently applying a compressive load in the diametrical direction to divide the cylindrical body along the first and second notches, thereby making it possible to afford divided surfaces having such a concave and a convex as prevent axial displacement when re-joining divided sections, as well as a shape of the notched portions. Bisected cylindrical body portions can be joined together closely without axial displacement of the joined cylindrical body.

PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided, which has a soft magnetic layer, an under layer, an intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and is characterized in that the perpendicular magnetic recording layer is comprised of at least one magnetic layer, which magnetic layer or at least one of which magnetic layers comprises cobalt-based ferromagnetic crystal grains and grain boundaries comprised of an oxide, wherein the ferromagnetic crystal grains further comprise ruthenium. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium has ferromagnetic crystal grains with extremely small grain size and exhibiting enhanced discretion, as well as good perpendicular orientation in the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and thus, the medium is capable of recording and reproducing information with high density.

PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided, which has a soft magnetic layer, a seed layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, formed in this order on a non-magnetic substrate, and is characterized in that the seed layer is comprised of a (002) crystal plane-orientated hcp structure, the first intermediate layer is comprised of a (110) crystal plane-orientated bcc structure and the second intermediate layer is comprised of a (002) crystal plane-orientated hcp structure. The (110) crystal plane-orientated bcc structure comprises at least 60 atomic % of Cr. The magnetic recording medium has fine and well discrete magnetic crystal grains with extremely small size and exhibits good perpendicular orientation in the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and thus, the medium is capable of recording and reproducing information with high density.

GRAFT COPOLYMER, THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAFT COPOLYMER

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, impact resistance, and fluidity and also excellent color developing properties and residence heat stability. A graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of a certain amount of a specific monomer (a2) onto a certain amount of composite rubber (a1) composed of a conjugated diene rubber polymer and a cross-linked acrylic ester polymer. The tetrahydrofuran-soluble portion of the composite rubber (a1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more in terms of polystyrene and a degree of swelling in toluene of 7.0 or more, or in the composite rubber contained in the graft copolymer, the number of particles having an equivalent-circle diameter of 150 nm or less is 50% or less of the total number of the composite rubber particles. 1. A graft copolymer , whereinthe graft copolymer is a graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of 20 to 90 parts by weight of at least one monomer (a2) selected from aromatic vinyl monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with these monomers onto 10 to 80 parts by weight of a composite rubber (a1) comprising 5% to 50% by weight of a conjugated diene rubber polymer and 50% to 95% by weight of a cross-linked acrylic ester polymer (provided that the total amount of the composite rubber (a1) and the monomer (a2) is 100 parts by weight), whereinthe composite rubber (a1) has a tetrahydrofuran-soluble portion having a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more in terms of polystyrene and has a degree of swelling in toluene of 7.0 or more.2. A graft copolymer , whereinthe graft copolymer is a graft copolymer (A) prepared by graft polymerization of 20 to 90 parts by weight of at least one monomer (a2) selected from aromatic vinyl monomers, vinyl cyanide monomers, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with these monomers onto 10 to 80 parts by weight of a composite rubber (a1) comprising 5% to 50% by ...

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X-ray computed tomography apparatus and X-ray detector

An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector that includes a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of elements configured to convert X-rays into an electrical signal, a substrate configured to collect the electrical signal from each element, a second semiconductor chip that is provided between the first semiconductor chip and the substrate and is formed of the same material as that of the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of first electrodes configured to couple each element of the first semiconductor chip to the second semiconductor chip, and a plurality of second electrodes that are configured to couple the second semiconductor chip to the substrate and are larger than the first electrodes. The second semiconductor chip wires the first electrodes and the second electrodes on a one-to-one basis.

Routing a mobile vehicle based on rider characteristics

An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes an acquiring unit and a deciding unit. The acquiring unit acquires attribute information on a user. The deciding unit decides, based on the attribute information acquired by the acquiring unit, a placement position in which a virtual riding point that corresponds to a riding point that is used for the user to ride in a moving vehicle and that is virtually set is placed.

Manufacturing method of magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

There is provided a manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium that maintains a high level of perpendicular orientation of a perpendicular magnetic layer and enables to further increase high recording density, prepared such that at least on a non-magnetic substrate, there are laminated a soft magnetic base layer, an orientation control layer 11 that controls the orientation of the layer immediately thereabove, and a perpendicular magnetic layer with a magnetization easy axis thereof primarily oriented perpendicular to the non-magnetic substrate. The manufacturing method is characterized in that when configuring the perpendicular magnetic layer with two or more magnetic layers 12 to 14 and crystal-growing each layer so that the crystal grains that constitute the respective magnetic layers 12 to 14 , together with the crystal grains that constitute the orientation control layer 11 , form column-shaped crystals S 1 to S 3 in a consecutive manner in the thickness direction, lamination of the orientation control layer 11 is performed while the substrate is being cooled or immediately after the substrate has been cooled.

Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including at least a non-magnetic substrate, a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer that controls an orientation of an immediate upper layer, and a perpendicular magnetic layer in which a magnetization easy axis is mainly perpendicularly oriented with respect to the non-magnetic substrate so as to be laminated one another on the non-magnetic substrate. The perpendicular magnetic layer includes two or more magnetic layers, and each layer is subjected to a crystal growth such that each crystal grain composing each magnetic layer forms a columnar crystal continuous in a thickness direction together with the crystal grains composing the orientation control layer. The orientation control layer, formed of a Co—Cr alloy, is formed by the reactive sputtering using a mixture of a sputtering gas and nitrogen.

PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including at least a soft under layer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein the orientation control layer is composed of three or more layers including a seed layer, a first intermediate layer and a second intermediate layer sequentially, formed in that order from the substrate side, the crystal grains that constitute the first intermediate layer are epitaxially grown on the crystal grains of the seed layer, the crystal grains that constitute the second intermediate layer are epitaxially grown on the crystal grains of the first intermediate layer, and the crystal grains that constitute the second intermediate layer are finer than the crystal grains that constitute the first intermediate layer.

Bone Cutter

A bone cutter for cutting a bone by pulling a wire wrapped around the bone is provided. With the bone cutter, it is easy to fix a cutting wire at a part to be cut of a bone and, when the bone is cut, the bone neither vibrates nor moves. The bone cutter includes a cylindrical main section (2); a first supporting wire (W2) an end portion of which is connected to a longitudinal end (5) of the main section (2); a second supporting wire (W3) an end portion of which is connected to the other longitudinal end (6) of the main section (2); a fastener (4) to which the other ends (8) and (9) of the first and the second supporting wires (W2) and (W3), respectively, are fastened; a cutting wire (W1) one end of which is fastened to the fastener (4) and which forms a circularly curved portion (Wr); a pulling section (3) which pulls a free end (13) of the cutting wire (W1) to reduce a diameter of the circularly curved portion; and an adjusting section (25A) which adjusts a pulling force applied to the ...

Lateral steady acceleration simulation system for railway vehicle

To provide a lateral steady acceleration simulation system for railway vehicle, which is capable of simulating a situation in which lateral steady acceleration is applied to a railway vehicle for a long period of time, while having a compact structure. In a riding quality simulation system of the invention, a control unit activates each of actuators ( 40 ), thereby making a simulated passenger room ( 10 ) roll. Then, the simulated passenger room ( 10 ) is gradually inclined, while a component force, along an inclined plane, of gravitational acceleration g, that is, a first reproductive acceleration G 1 is generated depending on an angle of inclination theta. In this manner, a person riding on the simulated passenger room ( 10 ) bodily senses the first reproductive acceleration G 1 by the roll. At the same time, the control unit moves the simulated passenger room 10 , by means of a laterally moving device, in either of the left or right direction with acceleration G. In this manner, the ...

Probe for photoacoustic measurement device

THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE

A thermally assisted magnetic recording medium having a structure in which a first magnetic layer 106 and a second magnetic layer 107 are formed on a substrate 101 in this order, wherein the first magnetic layer 106 has a granular structure containing a FePt alloy having a L1 0 structure, a CoPt alloy having a L1 0 crystal lattice structure or a CoPt alloy having a L1 1 crystal lattice structure, and at least one material for causing grain boundary segregation selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , TiO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , Ta 2 O 5 , ZrO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , MnO, TiO, ZnO, and MgO, and the content of the material for causing grain boundary segregation in the first magnetic layer 106 is decreased from the substrate side to the second magnetic layer 107 side.

Thermally assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage device

Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having a L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of the underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one oxide selected from SiO2, TiO2, Cr2O3, Al2O3, Ta2O5, ZrO2, Y2O3, CeO2, MnO, TiO and ZnO. The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of fine magnetic crystal grains, exhibiting a sufficiently weak exchange coupling between magnetic grains, and having a minimized coercive force dispersion.

Thermally assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording storage

Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having an L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of said underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one kind of an element having a free energy for oxidation of, per mol of oxygen, not higher than 120 kcal/mol·O2 at 1000° C. The element having the free energy for oxidation is preferably selected from Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Zr and B. The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of magnetic crystal grains with uniform diameters, and exhibiting a sufficiently weak exchange coupling between magnetic grains.

MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING REPRODUCING APPARATUS

In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which at least a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer are formed on a non-magnetic substrate in order from the bottom, the orientation control layer has a laminated structure of two or more layers including an intermediate layer and a seed layer which is disposed closer to the non-magnetic substrate than the intermediate layer. The seed layer includes two or more kinds of elements having a face-centered cubic structure, has face-centered cubic (111) plane crystals oriented in a direction perpendicular to a substrate surface, and has a pseudo-hexagonal structure.

Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus

There are provided a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium which is excellent in terms of both the recording and reproduction characteristics and the thermal fluctuation characteristics without reducing the density and hardness of the perpendicular magnetic layer; a magnetic recording medium; and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with which an excellent recording density is achieved, wherein, in the method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium, at least a portion of the perpendicular magnetic layer 4 is formed as a magnetic layer having a granular structure that contains Co as a major component and also contains an oxide of at least one nonmagnetic metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Si, Ta, Al, Ti, W and Mg; a target for forming the perpendicular magnetic layer 4 by the sputtering process is prepared so as to include an oxide of Co and a compound of Co and at least one nonmagnetic metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Si, Ta, ...

Probe for photoacoustic measurement device

Record and playback apparatus and record medium

The present invention provides a record and playback apparatus including: a quantitative display unit of visually quantitative displaying a record time of a record-completed image recorded in the storage medium and the remaining recordable time; a record indicator control unit of displaying at least one of a playback position in the quantitative display of an in-playing back image or a record position in the quantitative display of an in-recording image; and an indicator selection and execution unit of selecting at least one of the playback indicator, the record indicator and the quantitative display each of which is a display object, and of executing a predetermined process based on a predetermined command to be inputted and the display object to be selected, and a record medium.

Door weather strip

A door weather strip has a mounting base portion, a hollow seal portion, a sub-seal lip, and a backside seal lip. Leading lips are provided in the middle of a front pillar part in such a way as to connect the backside seal lip to the sub-seal lip. Each of the leading lips forms an acute angle with respect to an extending direction of the backside seal lip. Especially, in an attached state, an intersection angle alpha formed between the backside seal slip and each of the leading lips is set to be smaller than an angle beta formed between the extending direction of the backside seal lip, and a vertical line.

Video game processing program, video game processing system and video game processing method

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a time measuring function configured to measure an elapsed time for a character on the basis of the elapsed time, the character starting an action; a first updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge, the gauge representing the elapsed time measured by the time measuring function; a second updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge, the gauge representing a value to be increased in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition including a condition that at least the first gauge is in a predetermined state; and a displaying function configured to display a game screen on a display screen of a display device.

Estimator generation apparatus, monitoring apparatus, estimator generation method, and computer-readable storage medium storing estimator generation program

An estimator generation apparatus may include a first estimator and a second estimator sharing a common encoder. The first estimator may be trained to determine a target person's state from face image data. The second estimator may be trained to reconstruct physiological data from face image data. The machine learning may allow the common encoder to have its parameters converging toward higher-accuracy local solutions for estimating the target person's state, thus generating the estimator that may estimate the target person's state more accurately.

Acoustic wave image generation apparatus and acoustic wave image generation method

An acoustic wave image generation apparatus for generating a photoacoustic image and a Doppler image is provided with a setting unit that sets a region of interest in the Doppler image, and a receiving-aperture controlling unit that sets receiving apertures of an acoustic wave detection probe for detecting photoacoustic waves to apertures smaller than all receiving apertures that the acoustic wave detection probe has, on the basis of a size of the region of interest, and for setting positions of the receiving apertures on the basis of a position of the set region of interest.

X-ray computed tomography apparatus

An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to generate an X-ray; a scintillator configured to convert the X-ray into a fluorescent; a substrate including a plurality of photosensitive elements configured to convert the fluorescent into an electric charge; a temperature sensor formed on the surface of the substrate; a heat element formed on the surface of the substrate; and a controller configured to control a temperature of the photodiode by adjusting an electric current of the heat element.

Magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording reproducing apparatus

In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which at least a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer are formed on a non-magnetic substrate in order from the bottom, the orientation control layer has a laminated structure of two or more layers including an intermediate layer and a seed layer which is disposed closer to the non-magnetic substrate than the intermediate layer. The seed layer includes two or more kinds of elements having a face-centered cubic structure, has face-centered cubic (111) plane crystals oriented in a direction perpendicular to a substrate surface, and has a pseudo-hexagonal structure.

Photoacoustic measurement probe and probe unit and photoacoustic measurement apparatus including the same

A photoacoustic measurement probe and a probe unit capable of preventing generation of artifacts in a photoacoustic measurement apparatus are obtained. In a photoacoustic measurement probe having a light emitting unit that emits measurement light toward a subject, an acoustic wave detection element that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a portion of the subject that has received the measurement light, and a housing which has a surface facing the subject at the time of use and in which the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element are housed, at least one slit that is opened to the housing surface and that extends from the housing surface toward the inside of the housing is provided between the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element.

AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING AUDIO SIGNALS HAVING DIFFERENT VOLUME LEVELS

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus includes an audio signal switch section for outputting one of a first audio signal having a first volume level and a second audio signal having a second volume level by a switching operation; and a mute section for muting the first audio signal which is output from the audio signal switch section when the audio signal switch section switches the second audio signal to the first audio signal.

Ride quality simulator for railway

To realize an accurate evaluation of the riding quality of a railway vehicle In a riding quality simulation system (1), a control unit (60) controls a drive unit (50) such that vibrations along a plurality of axes arbitrarily selected among six axes can be simultaneously applied to a simulated passenger room (10) simulating an interior of a railway vehicle. The control unit (60) makes control in such a manner that, among an up-down component, a left-right component, and a forward-backward component of the vibration applied to the simulated passenger room (10), upper limits of vibration acceleration and frequency range of the forward-backward component are made smaller, thereby making higher upper limits of vibration acceleration and frequency range of the up-down and left-right components. According to this riding quality simulation system (1), when the vibration is separated into the up-down, left-right, and forward-backward components, an extremely bad riding quality can be reproduced ...

MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE

Provided is a magnetic recording medium which maintains high vertical orientation of a vertical magnetic layer, and which is capable of realizing high recording densification. In the magnetic recording medium, at least a soft magnetic underlying layer (), seed layers (), an orientation control layer (), and a vertical magnetic layer are laminated in this order on the non-magnetic substrate. The soft magnetic underlying layer () has an amorphous or microcrystalline structure. The seed layers () include a first seed layer () formed from a metal oxide or a metal nitride, and a second seed layer () which is formed on the first seed layer and is formed from a metal formed with an island-shape or a net shape. In the orientation control layer () and the vertical magnetic layer, respective crystal grains constitute columnar crystals that are continuous in a thickness direction based on the second seed layer (). 1. A magnetic recording medium having at least a configuration in which a soft magnetic underlying layer , a seed layer , an orientation control layer , and a vertical magnetic layer are laminated on a non-magnetic substrate in this order ,wherein the soft magnetic underlying layer has an amorphous or microcrystalline structure,the seed layer includes a first seed layer formed from a metal oxide or a metal nitride, and a second seed layer which is formed on the first seed layer and is formed from a metal formed with an island-shape or a net shape, andin the orientation control layer and the vertical magnetic layer, respective crystal grains constitute columnar crystals that are continuous in a thickness direction based on the second seed layer.2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the first seed layer contains any one kind selected from a group consisting of CrN, TiN, AlN, ZnO, TiO, and MgO.3. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 2 ,wherein the first seed layer contains ZnO or AlN.4. The magnetic recording medium according to ...

Cyclotron

A cyclotron includes a superconductive coil that is disposed in a vacuum vessel, a cooling unit that cools the superconductive coil, a basic support member that is installed in the vacuum vessel and supports the superconductive coil in the vacuum vessel, and a support member for quenching that is fixed to one of the superconductive coil and the vacuum vessel and forms a predetermined gap with the other thereof.

Probe for photoacoustic measurement device

THERMAL-ASSIST MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS

A thermal-assist magnetic recording medium is provided which can accomplish a surface recording density of 1 Tbit/inch2. The thermal-assist magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; a plurality of underlying layers formed on the substrate; a first magnetic layer formed on the underlying layers; a coupling control layer formed on the first magnetic layer and formed of a ferromagnetic alloy; and a second magnetic layer formed on the coupling control layer. Here, Curie temperatures of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are higher than the Curie temperature of the coupling control layer, an anisotropy magnetic field of the first magnetic layer is greater than the anisotropy magnetic field of the second magnetic layer, and a saturation magnetic field has a minimum value at a temperature of 350° C. or lower.

Perpendicular magnetic recording medium, method for producing the same, and magnetic recording/reproducing device

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including at least a soft under layer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein the orientation control layer is composed of three or more layers including a seed layer, a first intermediate layer and a second intermediate layer sequentially, formed in that order from the substrate side, the crystal grains that constitute the first intermediate layer are epitaxially grown on the crystal grains of the seed layer, the crystal grains that constitute the second intermediate layer are epitaxially grown on the crystal grains of the first intermediate layer, and the crystal grains that constitute the second intermediate layer are finer than the crystal grains that constitute the first intermediate layer.

Heat-assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reading apparatus

The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a substrate, an under layer formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer formed on the under layer, in which the magnetic layer includes an alloy having a L10 structure as a principle component, and the under layer is constituted by a first under layer made of an amorphous alloy or an alloy having a microcrystalline structure, a second under layer made of Cr or an alloy which contains Cr as a principle component and has a BCC structure, a third under layer made of a metal or an alloy having a BCC structure with a lattice constant of 2.98 Å or more, and a fourth under layer made of MgO.

Heat-assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus

A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; an underlayer; and a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L10 structure. The substrate, the underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in the recited order. The underlayer includes a first underlayer. The first underlayer includes magnesium oxide and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of vanadium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, vanadium nitride, and vanadium carbide, and a total content of the one or more compounds is in a range of 45 mol % to 70 mol %.

X-ray CT apparatus and control method for X-ray CT apparatus

An X-ray CT apparatus has an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a temperature sensor, a data acquisition unit and a controller. The X-ray source generates an X-ray. The X-ray detector detects the X-ray. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the X-ray detector. The data acquisition unit acquires data from the X-ray detector. The controller controls a temperature of the X-ray detector through adjustment of a workload of the data acquisition unit during a non-scanning time.

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and X-ray detector

According to one embodiment, the X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a rotating frame, a plurality of detector elements, a plurality of DAS elements, switching circuitry, and switching control circuitry. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray tube is attached to the rotating frame. The plurality of detector elements detect X-rays. The plurality of DAS elements perform signal processing on output signals from the plurality of detector elements. The switching circuitry is provided between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements. The switching control circuitry controls the switching circuitry to switch the connections between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements for every rotation of the rotating frame at a predetermined angle.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS

There are provided a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium which is excellent in terms of both the recording and reproduction characteristics and the thermal fluctuation characteristics without reducing the density and hardness of the perpendicular magnetic layer; a magnetic recording medium; and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with which an excellent recording density is achieved, wherein, in the method for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium, at least a portion of the perpendicular magnetic layer 4 is formed as a magnetic layer having a granular structure that contains Co as a major component and also contains an oxide of at least one nonmagnetic metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Si, Ta, Al, Ti, W and Mg; a target for forming the perpendicular magnetic layer 4 by the sputtering process is prepared so as to include an oxide of Co and a compound of Co and at least one nonmagnetic metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Si, Ta, ...

PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE

One object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily providing an ECC type magnetic recording medium with low cost, which is easily designed, and the present invention provides a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including at least a soft magnetic backing layer, an under layer, an intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein the perpendicular magnetic recording layer includes at least one of a main recording layer and an auxiliary recording layer, the main recording layer includes a layer having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, the auxiliary recording layer is a multilayer including three or more of a soft magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer which are layered alternately, and the outermost layer to the non-magnetic substrate is the soft magnetic layer.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus includes an audio signal switch section for outputting one of a first audio signal having a first volume level and a second audio signal having a second volume level by a switching operation; and a mute section for muting the first audio signal which is output from the audio signal switch section when the audio signal switch section switches the second audio signal to the first audio signal.

Heat-assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage device

A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium that includes a substrate, underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and contains either an FePt alloy having an L10 structure or a CoPt alloy having an L10 structure as a main component, wherein the underlayers include a first underlayer formed from an amorphous alloy, a second underlayer formed from an alloy having a BCC structure containing Cr as a main component and also containing at least one element selected from among Ti, Mo, W, V, Mn and Ru, and a third underlayer formed from MgO. Also, a magnetic storage device that uses the heat-assisted magnetic recording medium.

Photoacoustic measurement device and method

An acoustic wave detector detects photoacoustic waves generated by absorbing measurement light emitted toward a subject, and reflected acoustic waves with respect to acoustic waves transmitted toward the subject. A preamplifier amplifies a detection signal output by the acoustic wave detector. A bypass unit is intended to output the detection signal without passing through the preamplifier. Controller causes the preamplifier to enter an operating state and selects a first path along which the detection signal is amplified by the preamplifier and then is input to the reception circuit as a signal path in a case where the photoacoustic waves are detected. The controller stops an amplification operation in the preamplifier and selects a second path along which the detection signal is input to the reception circuit via a bypass unit as the signal path in a case where reflected acoustic waves are detected.

Sludge treatment equipment

The invention relates to sludge treatment equipment, wherein solid combustion-supporting materials such as pulverized coal is provided for a fluidized-bed type gasifier (1), and the consumption of the combustion-supporting materials is reduced as far as possible to seek energy conservation in case of massively treating dewatered sludge. The resolution means is as follows: the sludge treatment equipment (100) is built in the vicinity of cement manufacturing equipment (200); the sludge treatment equipment (100) is provided with the fluidized-bed type gasifier (1) for gasifying sludge to generate a thermal decomposition gas, and a gas conveying pipeline (6) for conveying the generated thermal decomposition gas to a cement preheater (10) or a calcining furnace (20); the solid combustion-supporting materials are provided for the flowing layer (1a) of the gasifier (1), and by virtue of the combustion of the solid combustion-supporting materials, the temperature of the flowing layer is kept at ...

X-ray detector and X-ray CT apparatus

An X-ray detector according to an embodiment includes a scintillator array and a photodiode array. In the scintillator array, a plurality of scintillators are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The photodiode array includes photodiodes each of which is installed for a different one of the scintillators and each of which has an active area configured to convert visible light emitted by the scintillator into an electrical signal. The photodiodes are arranged in such a manner that the widths of the active areas are equal to one another in the first direction.

Cyclotron and superconductive electromagnet

A cyclotron includes a pole; a superconductive coil wound so as to cover an outer periphery of the pole; a coil support that supports the superconductive coil; a cooling part that cools the superconductive coil; a first support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting a position of the coil support in a direction of a winding central axis of the superconductive coil; and a second support that is connected to the coil support and is capable of adjusting the position of the coil support in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the direction of the winding central axis of the superconductive coil. The second support has a link mechanism that is displaceable in each of the direction of the winding central axis and the orthogonal direction.

Method for installing antenna device, and antenna device

In a lower-side-columnar-conductor installing process, a first columnar sub-conductor (2), a second columnar sub-conductor (3), and a first main columnar conductor (1) are set up individually, and the first main columnar conductor (1) is disposed between the first columnar sub-conductor (2) and the second columnar sub-conductor (3). In a U-shaped-conductor fastening process, the upper-side end portion of the first columnar sub-conductor (2) is arranged facing one end of a U-shaped conductor (7) bent in a U-shape, the upper-side end portion of the second columnar sub-conductor (3) is arranged facing the other end of the U-shaped conductor (7), and the center portion of the U-shaped conductor (7) is fastened to the tip portion of a second main columnar conductor (4).

Information recording and reproducing apparatus, and control method thereof

An information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a record and reproduce section to record or reproduce information signal onto or from an information medium, a determination section to determine at least one of a kind and a state of the medium, a function management section to manage functions for recording and functions for reproduction, and to select functions which can be performed from the managed functions according to the determination result of the determination section, and a display control section to control a display unit to display a list of functions selected by the function management section.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus for reproducing audio signals having different volume levels

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus includes an audio signal switch section for outputting one of a first audio signal having a first volume level and a second audio signal having a second volume level by a switching operation; and a mute section for muting the first audio signal which is output from the audio signal switch section when the audio signal switch section switches the second audio signal to the first audio signal.

Weather strip for motor vehicle

A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base portion in which the flange provided in the opening portion or the closing member is adapted to be inserted, and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion for sealing between the opening portion and the closing member. An extension wall extends from an end of an outer side wall of the base portion by way of a bending part. The extension wall is bonded to a body panel defining the opening portion or the closing member, which is adjacent to the flange, with a double-sided adhesive tape.

GRID FOR USE IN RADIATION IMAGING AND GRID PRODUCING METHOD, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM

An X-ray transmissive substrate is etched to form a plurality of grooves, a plurality of X-ray transmitting sections, and a plurality of supporting portions. The grooves, formed between the X-ray transmitting sections, extend in Y direction and are arranged in X direction orthogonal to the Y direction. In the grooves, the supporting portions protrude from sides of the X-ray transmitting sections in the X direction and are arranged alternately in the Y direction. The supporting portions support the X-ray transmitting sections when the grooves are filled with an X-ray absorbing material through electroplating. The supporting portions prevent the X-ray transmitting sections from falling over due to waves of a plating liquid and uneven growth of the X-ray absorbing material. 1. A grid for use in radiation imaging comprising:a plurality of radiation absorbing sections extending in an extending direction;a plurality of radiation transmitting sections extending in the extending direction, the radiation absorbing sections and the radiation transmitting sections being arranged alternately in an arranging direction orthogonal to the extending direction; anda plurality of supporting portions protruding in the arranging direction from at least one of sides of the radiation transmitting sections.2. The grid of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portions do not contact the adjacent radiation transmitting section.3. The grid of claim 2 , wherein the supporting portions are provided on both sides of the radiation transmitting section alternately in the extending direction.4. The grid of claim 2 , wherein the supporting portions are protruded in opposite directions from the both sides at a same position of the radiation transmitting section.5. The grid of claim 2 , wherein the supporting portions protruding from the adjacent radiation transmitting sections in the arranging direction face each other.6. The grid of claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion includes a bent portion in ...

Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium including at least a non-magnetic substrate, a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer that controls an orientation of an immediate upper layer, and a perpendicular magnetic layer in which a magnetization easy axis is mainly perpendicularly oriented with respect to the non-magnetic substrate so as to be laminated one another on the non-magnetic substrate. The perpendicular magnetic layer includes two or more magnetic layers, and each layer is subjected to a crystal growth such that each crystal grain composing each magnetic layer forms a columnar crystal continuous in a thickness direction together with the crystal grains composing the orientation control layer. The orientation control layer, formed of a Co—Cr alloy, is formed by the reactive sputtering using a mixture of a sputtering gas and nitrogen.

RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS

An X-ray imaging apparatus has first and second gratings, an X-ray image detector, and a differential phase image production section. The first grating passes X-rays emitted from an X-ray source to produce a first periodic pattern (G image). The second grating is disposed in a rotated state while being kept in parallel with the first grating. The second grating partly shields the G image to produce a second periodic pattern image (G image) with moiré fringes. The X-ray image detector detects the G image to produce image data. The differential phase image production section produces a differential phase image based on the image data. The X-ray image detector has a difference in sharpness between two orthogonal directions within its detection surface, and is disposed such that one of the directions with the high sharpness crosses the moiré fringes. 1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising:a first grating for passing radiation, from a radiation source, to generate a first periodic pattern image;a second grating facing the first grating, the second grating partly shielding the first periodic pattern image to generate a second periodic pattern image with moiré fringes;a radiation image detector having a plurality of pixels arranged in a plane with a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other, the radiation image detector detecting the second periodic pattern image, using the pixels, to produce image data, the radiation image detector being disposed such that the first direction with high sharpness crosses the moiré fringes;a differential phase image production section for producing a differential phase image based on the image data.2. The radiation imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the radiation image detector is of an optical reading type and has a linear reading light source extending in the first direction claim 1 , and the radiation image detector reads out charge claim 1 , accumulated in each of the pixels arranged in the first direction ...

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and radiation detector

According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a detector, a first DAS, and a second DAS. The radiation detector includes a plurality of detection elements. Each detection element repeatedly detects X-rays generated by the X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject and repeatedly generates an electrical signal corresponding to the energy of the repeatedly detected X-rays. The first DAS acquires the electrical signal detected by part of the imaging region of each detection element in the integral mode. The second DAS acquires the electrical signal detected by the other part of the imaging region of each detection element in the photon count type mode.

HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND READING APPARATUS

The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium of the present invention has a substrate, an under layer formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer formed on the under layer, in which the magnetic layer includes an alloy having a L1structure as a principle component, and the under layer is constituted by a first under layer made of an amorphous alloy or an alloy having a microcrystalline structure, a second under layer made of Cr or an alloy which contains Cr as a principle component and has a BCC structure, a third under layer made of a metal or an alloy having a BCC structure with a lattice constant of 2.98 Å or more, and a fourth under layer made of MgO. 1. A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium comprising:a substrate;an under layer formed on the substrate; anda magnetic layer formed on the under layer,{'sub': '0', 'wherein the magnetic layer includes an alloy having a L1structure as a principle component, and'}the under layer is constituted by a first under layer made of an amorphous alloy or an alloy having a microcrystalline structure, a second under layer made of Cr or an alloy which contains Cr as a principle component and has a BCC structure, a third under layer made of a metal or an alloy having a BCC structure with a lattice constant of 2.98 Å or more, and a fourth under layer made of MgO.2. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the first under layer is made of a NiTa alloy, a NiTi alloy, a CoTa alloy, a CoTi alloy, a CrTa alloy, a CrTi alloy, a CoCrZr alloy, or a CoCrTa alloy which is non-magnetic or is magnetized at 100 emu/cc or less.3. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the second under layer is made of an alloy which contains Cr as a principle component and contains at least one element selected from Ti, V, Mo, W, Ru, and Mn.4. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the second under layer is made of an alloy which contains Cr as a principle ...

CYCLOTRON

A cyclotron includes a superconductive coil that is disposed in a vacuum vessel, a cooling unit that cools the superconductive coil, a basic support member that is installed in the vacuum vessel and supports the superconductive coil in the vacuum vessel, and a support member for quenching that is fixed to one of the superconductive coil and the vacuum vessel and forms a predetermined gap with the other thereof. 1. A cyclotron comprising:a superconductive coil that is disposed in a vacuum vessel;a cooling unit that cools the superconductive coil;a basic support member that is installed in the vacuum vessel and supports the superconductive coil in the vacuum vessel; anda support member for quenching that is fixed to one of the superconductive coil and the vacuum vessel and forms a predetermined gap with the other thereof.2. The cyclotron according to claim 1 , wherein the support member for quenching is fixed to the superconductive coil and forms a predetermined gap with the vacuum vessel.3. The cyclotron according to claim 2 , wherein the support member for quenching is a hollow member.4. The cyclotron according to claim 3 , wherein the basic support member is disposed inside the hollow support member for quenching.5. The cyclotron according to any one of claim 4 , wherein the basic support member is a tension type support member which includes a first hook part fixed to the vacuum vessel side claim 4 , a second hook part fixed to the superconductive coil side claim 4 , and an annular body hooked on the first hook part and the second hook part. Priority is claimed to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-126100, filed Jun. 1, 2012, the entire content of each of which is incorporated herein by reference.1. Technical FieldThe present invention relates to a cyclotron which accelerates charged particles.2. Description of the Related ArtA cyclotron in the related art includes a hollow yoke, a vacuum vessel disposed in an inner space of the yoke, a superconductive coil ...

RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

An X-ray imaging apparatus comprises a first grid, a second grid, and an X-ray image detector. The first grid passes X-rays emitted from an X-ray source and produces a first periodic pattern image. The second grid opposes the first grid. The second grid partly blocks the first periodic pattern image and produces a second periodic pattern image with moiré fringes. The X-ray image detector detects the second periodic pattern image and produces image data. The X-ray image detector has pixels arranged in two dimensions in X and Y directions. The M pixels arranged in the Y direction form one group. The group is shifted in the Y direction by the number of the pixels less than M each time. A phase of an intensity modulated signal, composed of pixel values of the pixels in the each shifted group, is calculated. Thereby a differential phase image is produced. 1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising:a radiation source for emitting radiation;a first grid for passing the radiation and producing a first periodic pattern image;a second grid for partly blocking the first periodic pattern image to produce a second periodic pattern image with moiré fringes;a radiation image detector for detecting the second periodic pattern image with the use of pixels, arranged in two dimensions, and producing image data; anda differential phase image generator for grouping the M pixels, arranged in a predetermined direction, as a group and calculating a phase of an intensity modulated signal, with the group shifted in the predetermined direction by the number of the pixels less than the M each time, to produce a differential phase image, the intensity modulated signal being composed of pixel values of the pixels in the each group.2. The radiation imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the differential phase image generator calculates the phase of the intensity modulated signal claim 1 , with the group shifted in the predetermined direction by the one pixel each time claim 1 , and the intensity ...

METHOD FOR INSTALLING ANTENNA DEVICE, AND ANTENNA DEVICE

In a lower-side-columnar-conductor installing process, a first main columnar conductor (), a second columnar sub-conductor (), and a first main columnar conductor () are set up individually, and the first main columnar conductor () is disposed between the first main columnar conductor () and the second columnar sub-conductor (). In a U-shaped-conductor fastening process, the upper-side end portion of the first columnar sub-conductor () is arranged facing one end of a U-shaped conductor () bent in a U-shape, the upper-side end portion of the second columnar sub-conductor () is arranged facing the other end of the U-shaped conductor (), and the center portion of the U-shaped conductor () is fastened to the tip portion of a second main columnar conductor (). 121-. (canceled)22. A method for installing an antenna device comprising:one dipole antenna exciter including a first columnar sub-conductor, a second columnar sub-conductor and a first main columnar conductor; andanother dipole antenna exciter including a second main columnar conductor and a U-shaped conductor bent into a U-shape;wherein the method comprises: setting up the first columnar sub-conductor on an installation surface,', 'setting up the second columnar sub-conductor on the installation surface, and', 'setting up the first main columnar conductor disposed between the first columnar sub-conductor and the second columnar sub-conductor on the installation surface;, 'a lower-side-columnar-conductor installing process includinga lower-side-columnar-conductor electrical connecting process of connecting electrically the first columnar sub-conductor and the second columnar sub-conductor with the first main columnar conductor;an upper-side-columnar-conductor installing process of fastening a base end portion of the second main columnar conductor to an opposite surface of an upper center dielectric spacer, mounted on a tip portion of the first main columnar conductor, to a surface mounted on the tip portion of the ...

HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS

A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; an underlayer; and a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L1structure. The substrate, the underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in the recited order. The underlayer includes a first underlayer. The first underlayer includes magnesium oxide and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of vanadium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, vanadium nitride, and vanadium carbide, and a total content of the one or more compounds is in a range of 45 mol % to 70 mol %. 1. A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium comprising:a substrate;an underlayer; and{'sub': '0', 'a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L1structure,'}wherein the substrate, the underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in the recited order,wherein the underlayer includes a first underlayer, andwherein the first underlayer includes magnesium oxide and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of vanadium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, vanadium nitride, and vanadium carbide, and a total content of the one or more compounds is in a range of 45 mol % to 70 mol %.2. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the first underlayer is in contact with the magnetic layer.3. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the underlayer further includes a second subsurface layer, andwherein the second underlayer includes magnesium oxide and is formed between the substrate and the first underlayer.4. The heat-assisted magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 ,wherein the underlayer further includes a second underlayer, andwherein the second underlayer includes a substance having a BCC structure or a B2 structure, is formed between the first underlayer and the magnetic layer, and is in contact with the first underlayer.5. A magnetic storage apparatus comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the heat-assisted magnetic ...

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and x-ray detector

An X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector that includes a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of elements configured to convert X-rays into an electrical signal, a substrate configured to collect the electrical signal from each element, a second semiconductor chip that is provided between the first semiconductor chip and the substrate and is formed of the same material as that of the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of first electrodes configured to couple each element of the first semiconductor chip to the second semiconductor chip, and a plurality of second electrodes that are configured to couple the second semiconductor chip to the substrate and are larger than the first electrodes. The second semiconductor chip wires the first electrodes and the second electrodes on a one-to-one basis.

LEARNING APPARATUS, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A LEARNING PROGRAM

A learning apparatus according to one or more embodiments executes, with respect to each learning data set, a first training step of training a second encoder and a second metadata identifier such that the identification result by the second metadata identifier matches the metadata, a second training step of training encoders and an estimator such that the result of estimation performed by the estimator matches correct answer data, a third training step of training a first metadata identifier such that the result of identification performed by the first metadata identifier matches the metadata, and a fourth training step of training a first encoder such that the result of identification performed by the first metadata identifier does not match the metadata. The third training step and the fourth training step are alternatingly and repeatedly executed.

MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND PREDICTION APPARATUS

A model generation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention acquires a plurality of learning datasets each constituted by a first sample of a first time of predetermined data obtained in time series and feature information included in a second sample of the predetermined data of a future second time relative to the first time, and trains a prediction model, by machine learning, to predict feature information of the second time from the first sample of the first time, for each learning dataset. In the model generation apparatus, a rarity degree for is set each learning dataset, and, in the machine learning, the model generation apparatus trains more preponderantly on learning datasets having a higher rarity degree.

X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND RADIATION MEDICAL IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS

According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, X-ray detector, data acquisition circuit, and correction circuit. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays. The data acquisition circuit acquires data corresponding to an output from the X-ray detector. The correction circuit executes correction processing for third data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in actual scanning, based on first data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in a state of non-irradiation with X-rays before the actual scanning and second data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in the state of non-irradiation with X-rays after the actual scanning. 1. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising:an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays;an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays;a data acquisition circuit configured to acquire data corresponding to an output from the X-ray detector; anda correction circuit configured to execute correction processing for third data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in actual scanning, based on first data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in a state of non-irradiation with X-rays before the actual scanning and second data acquired by the data acquisition circuit in the state of non-irradiation with X-rays after the actual scanning.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first data and the second data are offset data obtained from the X-ray detector in the state of non-irradiation with X-rays claim 1 , andthe correction circuit is configured to execute offset correction as the correction processing for the third data.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the correction circuit is configured to execute claim 1 , for each of the first data and the second data claim 1 , weighting processing corresponding to a ratio between an elapsed time indicating a time from a start time of the actual scanning to a predetermined time and a ...

Processing apparatus, method of detecting a feature part of a cad model, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program

[Solving Means] This technology moves each face in a normal direction of each face from data representing an object shape of a CAD model by discretizing a surface of the CAD model into a grid and arranging faces surrounded by discrete points, to thereby generate an expansion model or a contraction model of the object shape of the CAD model, considers that the surface of the expansion model or the contraction model is uniformly charged and solves a Laplace's equation for an electrostatic field on the surface according to a boundary element method to thereby determine a potential distribution on the surface of the expansion model or the contraction model, and detects a feature part of the object shape on the basis of the determined potential distribution.

VIDEO GAME PROCESSING PROGRAM, VIDEO GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VIDEO GAME PROCESSING METHOD

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a time measuring function configured to measure an elapsed time for a character on the basis of the elapsed time, the character starting an action; a first updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge, the gauge representing the elapsed time measured by the time measuring function; a second updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge, the gauge representing a value to be increased in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition including a condition that at least the first gauge is in a predetermined state; and a displaying function configured to display a game screen on a display screen of a display device. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user ,wherein the functions include:a time measuring function configured to measure an elapsed time for a character on the basis of the elapsed time, the character starting an action;a first updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge (hereinafter, referred to as a “first gauge”), the first gauge representing the elapsed time measured by the time measuring function;a second updating function configured to update information regarding a gauge (hereinafter, referred to as a “second gauge”), the second gauge representing a value to be increased in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition including a condition that at least the first gauge is in a predetermined state; anda displaying function configured to display a game screen on a display screen of a display ...

X-RAY DETECTION SUBMODULE, X-RAY DETECTION MODULE, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS

An X-ray detection submodule, comprising: a substrate; a photodiode mounted on the substrate; an X-ray detection element configured to detect an X-ray and convert the X-ray into light; and a light waveguide provided between the photodiode and the X-ray detection element, wherein the light waveguide connects the X-ray detection element with the photodiode such that the substrate is inclinedly disposed with respect to an X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element. 1. An X-ray detection submodule comprising:a substrate;a photodiode mounted on the substrate;an X-ray detection element configured to detect an X-ray and convert the X-ray into light; anda light waveguide provided between the photodiode and the X-ray detection element, whereinthe light waveguide connects the X-ray detection element with the photodiode such that the substrate is inclinedly disposed with respect to an X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element.2. The X-ray detection submodule according to claim 1 , whereinwhen the substrate is inclinedly disposed, the substrate is disposed at a position where the X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element and the substrate form a predetermined angle so as to be non-parallel with each other.3. The X-ray detection submodule according to claim 1 , further comprising:a connector, whereinthe connector is connected to a connector of an adjacent X-ray detection submodule so as to support the adjacent X-ray detection submodule.4. The X-ray detection submodule according to claim 1 , further comprising:a conversion element configured to convert an electric signal outputted by the photodiode into a digital signal, whereinthe conversion element is provided with a shield membrane for shielding the X-ray, the shield membrane being disposed on a surface of the substrate on a same side as a surface to which the photodiode is mounted, and at a position opposing to the conversion element.5. An X-ray detection module having a plurality of X- ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes an acquiring unit and a deciding unit. The acquiring unit acquires attribute information on a user. The deciding unit decides, based on the attribute information acquired by the acquiring unit, a placement position in which a virtual riding point that corresponds to a riding point that is used for the user to ride in a moving vehicle and that is virtually set is placed. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:an acquiring unit that acquires attribute information on a user; anda deciding unit that decides, based on the attribute information acquired by the acquiring unit, a placement position in which a virtual riding point that corresponds to a riding point that is used for the user to ride in a moving vehicle and that is virtually set is placed.2. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the deciding unit decides the placement position based on position information related to the user.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , when a riding reservation for the moving vehicle made by the user is accepted claim 2 , the deciding unit decides the placement position based on claim 2 , as the position information claim 2 , desired riding position information that indicates a position desired by the user to ride in the moving vehicle and that was designated by the user at the time of the riding reservation.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , when an allocation instruction of the moving vehicle to a current position of the user given by the user is accepted claim 2 , the deciding unit decides the placement position based on claim 2 , as the position information claim 2 , current position information indicating the current position.5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a calculation unit that calculates claim 2 , based on a moving ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD OF PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE

A photoacoustic measurement device reducing artifacts caused by photoacoustic waves generated at a surface portion of a subject on which measurement light is incident, and a signal processing method thereof are obtained. A photoacoustic measurement device includes region discrimination unit that discriminates an artifact generation region and an artifact non-generation region in a photoacoustic image on the basis of a positional relationship between a light emitting portion and an acoustic wave detection portion, and filter unit that performs a first filtering process on a first photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact non-generation region and performs a second filtering process on a second photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact generation region. The second filtering process includes further reducing the photoacoustic wave detection signal in a frequency range lower than a predetermined frequency as compared with the first filtering process. 1. A photoacoustic measurement device comprising:a probe including a light emitting portion that emits measurement light to a subject, and an acoustic wave detection portion that is arranged in parallel to the light emitting portion and detects photoacoustic waves generated in the subject due to emission of the measurement light;an image generation unit that generates a photoacoustic image on the basis of a photoacoustic wave detection signal output by the acoustic wave detection portion;a region discrimination unit that discriminates an artifact generation region and an artifact non-generation region in the photoacoustic image on the basis of at least a positional relationship between the light emitting portion and the acoustic wave detection portion; anda filter unit that performs a first filtering process on a first photoacoustic wave detection signal corresponding to a photoacoustic image of the artifact non-generation ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD

A control unit of a photoacoustic image generation apparatus performs control to adjust an excitation light generation condition based on a pulse width, the number of a plurality of pulses, and a pulse repetition period of excitation light generated in a light source based on reception frequency characteristics of an acoustic wave detection means with respect to the light source. 1. A photoacoustic image generation apparatus comprising:a processor configured to generate a photoacoustic image based on a signal obtained by detecting a photoacoustic wave, using an acoustic wave detection means, generated from an inside of a subject by receiving excitation light emitted from a light source toward the subject,wherein the processor is further configured to perform control to adjust an excitation light generation condition based on a pulse width, the number of a plurality of pulses, and a pulse repetition period of the excitation light generated in the light source based on reception frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave detection means with respect to the light source.2. The photoacoustic image generation apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the processor performs control to adjust the excitation light generation condition such that frequency characteristics of the photoacoustic wave detected by the acoustic wave detection means are close to the reception frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave detection means.3. The photoacoustic image generation apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the processor stores a plurality of excitation light generation conditions having different frequency characteristics of photoacoustic waves generated in the subject and controls the light source based on the excitation light generation condition selected from among the plurality of stored excitation light generation conditions.4. The photoacoustic image generation apparatus according to claim 3 ,wherein the processor stores a plurality of excitation light generation ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT PROBE AND PROBE UNIT AND PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

In a photoacoustic measurement probe including an acoustic wave detector and an amplifier for amplifying a detection signal of a photoacoustic wave and a probe unit and a photoacoustic measurement apparatus having such a probe, heat is efficiently dissipated from the probe. 1. A photoacoustic measurement probe , comprising:a light emitting unit that emits measurement light toward a subject;an optical fiber that guides the measurement light to the light emitting unit;an acoustic wave detector that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a part of the subject that has absorbed the measurement light and that includes a plurality of electroacoustic conversion elements arranged in at least a first direction;an amplifier that amplifies an output of the acoustic wave detector;a housing which is a tubular member surrounded by a side plate and in which the light emitting unit, the optical fiber, the acoustic wave detector, and the amplifier are housed;a first heat conductive member that is in contact with a part of the side plate and the amplifier to transfer heat generated by the amplifier to the side plate; anda second heat conductive member that is in contact with a part different from the part of the side plate and the acoustic wave detector to transfer heat generated by the acoustic wave detector to the side plate.2. The photoacoustic measurement probe according to claim 1 ,wherein the tubular member has a quadrangular tubular shape at least a part of which is surrounded by four side plates,the first heat conductive member is in contact with at least one of two side plates facing each other in the first direction, andthe second heat conductive member is in contact with at least one of two side plates different from the two side plates with which the first heat conductive member is in contact.3. The photoacoustic measurement probe according to claim 2 ,wherein a width of each of the two side plates with which the second heat conductive member is in contact is larger than a ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

An acoustic wave detector detects photoacoustic waves generated by absorbing measurement light emitted toward a subject, and reflected acoustic waves with respect to acoustic waves transmitted toward the subject. A preamplifier amplifies a detection signal output by the acoustic wave detector. A bypass unit is intended to output the detection signal without passing through the preamplifier. Controller causes the preamplifier to enter an operating state and selects a first path along which the detection signal is amplified by the preamplifier and then is input to the reception circuit as a signal path in a case where the photoacoustic waves are detected. The controller stops an amplification operation in the preamplifier and selects a second path along which the detection signal is input to the reception circuit via a bypass uni as the signal path in a case where reflected acoustic waves are detected. 1. A photoacoustic measurement device comprising:a probe including an acoustic wave detector that detects photoacoustic waves generated by a light absorber in a subject absorbing measurement light emitted toward the subject and reflected acoustic waves with respect to acoustic waves transmitted toward the subject and outputs a detection signal, a preamplifier that amplifies the detection signal output by the acoustic wave detector, and a bypass unit that outputs the detection signal without passing through the preamplifier;a reception circuit that receives the detection signal amplified by the preamplifier or the detection signal output by the bypass unit; andcontroller for causing the preamplifier to enter an operating state and selecting a first path along which the detection signal is amplified by the preamplifier and then is input to the reception circuit as a signal path between the acoustic wave detector and the reception circuit in a case where the photoacoustic waves are detected by the acoustic wave detector, and for stopping an amplification operation in the ...

X-RAY DETECTOR AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS

An X-ray detector according to an embodiment includes a scintillator array and a photodiode array. In the scintillator array, a plurality of scintillators are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The photodiode array includes photodiodes each of which is installed for a different one of the scintillators and each of which has an active area configured to convert visible light emitted by the scintillator into an electrical signal. The photodiodes are arranged in such a manner that the widths of the active areas are equal to one another in the first direction. 1. An X-ray detector comprising:a scintillator array in which a plurality of scintillators are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction; anda photodiode array including photodiodes each of which is installed for a different one of the scintillators and each of which has an active area configured to convert visible light emitted by the scintillator into an electrical signal, whereinthe photodiodes are arranged in such a manner that widths of the active areas are equal to one another in the2. The X-ray detector according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the second direction claim 1 , the width of each of the active areas increases from an end part of the photodiode array toward a center thereof.3. The X-ray detector according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the second direction claim 1 , the widths of the active areas periodically vary.4. The X-ray detector according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the second direction claim 1 , the width of each of the active areas decreases from an end part of the photodiode array toward a center thereof.5. An X-ray CT apparatus comprising:an X-ray tube that radiates Z-rays onto a subject; andan X-ray detector that includes a scintillator array in which a plurality of scintillators configured to convert the X-rays into visible light are arranged in a first direction and a second ...

COMPOSITION FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE PROBE, SILICONE RESIN FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE PROBE FORMED OF THE SAME, ACOUSTIC WAVE PROBE, ULTRASOUND PROBE, ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, PHOTOACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE

Provided are a composition for an acoustic wave probe which includes polysiloxane that has a vinyl group and a phenyl group, polysiloxane that has two or more Si—H groups in a molecular chain, a titanium oxide particle, and a silica particle, in which at least one of the titanium oxide particle (C) or the silica particle (D) is a particle subjected to surface treatment; a silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave measurement apparatus; an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; an ultrasound probe; a photoacoustic wave measurement apparatus; and an ultrasound endoscope. 1. A composition for an acoustic wave probe , comprising:polysiloxane (A) that has a vinyl group and a phenyl group;polysiloxane (B) that has two or more Si—H groups in a molecular chain;a titanium oxide particle (C); anda silica particle (D),wherein at least one of the titanium oxide particle (C) or the silica particle (D) is a particle subjected to surface treatment.2. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 1 ,wherein 0.1 to 60 parts by mass in total of the component (C) and the component (D) are contained in 100 parts by mass in total of the components (A) to (D).3. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 1 ,wherein 10 to 99.4 parts by mass of the component (A) and 0.5 to 90 parts by mass of the component (B) are contained in 100 parts by mass in total of the components (A) to (D).4. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 1 ,wherein an average primary particle diameter of the component (C) is 100 to 300 nm.5. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 1 ,wherein the component (C) is a particle subjected to surface treatment using a silicon compound.6. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 1 ,wherein the component (D) is a particle subjected to surface treatment using a silicon compound.7. The composition for an acoustic wave probe according to claim 6 , ...

X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTOR

According to one embodiment, the X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a rotating frame, a plurality of detector elements, a plurality of DAS elements, switching circuitry, and switching control circuitry. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray tube is attached to the rotating frame. The plurality of detector elements detect X-rays. The plurality of DAS elements perform signal processing on output signals from the plurality of detector elements. The switching circuitry is provided between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements. The switching control circuitry controls the switching circuitry to switch the connections between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements for every rotation of the rotating frame at a predetermined angle. 1. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising:an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays;a rotating frame to which the X-ray tube is attached;a plurality of detector elements which detect X-rays;a plurality of DAS elements which perform signal processing on output signals from the plurality of detector elements;switching circuitry provided between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements; andswitching control circuitry which controls the switching circuitry in a manner to switch connections between the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of DAS elements for every rotation of the rotating frame at a predetermined angle.2. The X-ray computed tomography apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a drive device which generates a power to rotate the rotating frame; andtrigger signal generating circuitry which generates a trigger signal for every rotation of the rotating frame at the predetermined angle corresponding to a period of view,wherein the switching control circuitry switches the connections between the plurality of detector elements and the DAS elements using generation of a trigger signal ...

X-RAY COMPUTER-TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS

An X-ray computer-tomography (CT) apparatus includes an X-ray detector, a reading unit, and a read control unit. The X-ray detector has a first region and a second region at least a part of which is aligned with the first region along a channel direction, the first region in which a plurality of first detection devices that detect X-rays are arranged, the second region in which a plurality of second detection devices having a width smaller in a slice direction than that of the first detection device are arranged. The reading unit reads a signal of the X-rays detected. The read control unit adjusts timing of reading signals from the first detection device and the second detection device according to difference between the size of the first and the second detection device in such a manner that time difference in the reading signals in the slice direction decreases. 1. An X-ray computer-tomography (CT) apparatus comprising:an X-ray tube that rotates about a body axis of a subject, and that generates X-rays;an X-ray detector that has a first detection region and a second detection region at least a part of which is aligned with the first detection region along a channel direction, the first detection region in which a plurality of first detection devices that detect X-rays passing through the subject are arranged in a slice direction and the channel direction, the second detection region in which a plurality of second detection devices having a width smaller in the slice direction than that of the first detection device are arranged in the slice direction and the channel direction;a reading unit that reads a signal of the X-rays that are detected by at least one of the first detection device and the second detection device; anda read control unit that adjusts timing of reading signals from the first detection device and the second detection device according to difference between size of the first detection device and size of the second detection device in such a manner ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT PROBE AND PROBE UNIT AND PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A photoacoustic measurement probe and a probe unit capable of preventing generation of artifacts in a photoacoustic measurement apparatus are obtained. In a photoacoustic measurement probe having a light emitting unit that emits measurement light toward a subject, an acoustic wave detection element that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a portion of the subject that has received the measurement light, and a housing which has a surface facing the subject at the time of use and in which the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element are housed, at least one slit that is opened to the housing surface and that extends from the housing surface toward the inside of the housing is provided between the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element. 1. A photoacoustic measurement probe , comprising:a light emitting unit that emits measurement light toward a subject;an acoustic wave detection element that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a portion of the subject that has received the measurement light; anda housing which has a surface facing the subject at the time of use and in which the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element are housed,wherein at least one slit that is opened to the surface and that extends from the surface of the housing toward an inside of the housing is provided between the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element, andin a plan view of the photoacoustic measurement probe from the surface side, the light emitting unit, the housing, the slit, the housing and the acoustic wave detection element are arranged in this order in an arrangement direction of the light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detection element.2. The photoacoustic measurement probe according to claim 1 ,wherein, in the plan view of the photoacoustic measurement probe from the surface side, both end portions of the slit are located outside both end portions of the acoustic wave detection element in a ...

BEARING CAP OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A bearing cap () is attached to a bulkhead () of a cylinder block () made of a light metal through a pair of bolts (). The bearing cap () has a frame () made of an iron-based metal and a cast light-alloy part (). The frame () has a pair of pillar parts () through which the bolts () extend and a circular-arc-shaped arch section (). At high temperatures, the span of the pair of the bolts () increases due to thermal expansion of the light-alloy material, and the pair of the pillar parts () expand. This causes the middle part of the arch section () to shift upward, thereby suppressing an increase in bearing clearance. 1. A bearing cap of an internal combustion engine , which is attached to a bulkhead of a cylinder block made of a light metal through bolts , and forms a main bearing part with a semi-circular-shaped concave portion of the cylinder block , comprising:a frame made of an iron-based metal; anda light-alloy part which is cast so as to cast the frame into the light-alloy part,wherein the frame has a pair of linear pillar parts including bolt through holes through which the bolts extend, and a circular-arc-shaped arch section connecting distal end portions of the pair of the pillar parts to each other.2. The bearing cap of the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein a radial distance from a bearing surface formed of the light-alloy part to a boundary between the light-alloy part and the frame is constant in the arch section claim 1 , and the radial distance in each of the pillar parts is shorter than the distance in the arch section claim 1 , in a cross section along a plane orthogonal to a crankshaft axial direction.3. The bearing cap of the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein a whole of the frame is covered with the light-alloy part.4. The bearing cap of the internal combustion engine according to claim 1 , wherein end surfaces of the pillar parts claim 1 , end surfaces which face the crankshaft axial direction claim 1 , ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR USE THEREIN

Disclosed are a photoacoustic measurement apparatus capable of improving ease of observation of a photoacoustic image even if an artifact is caused by a photoacoustic wave generated in a surface portion of a subject, and a signal processing device and a signal processing method for use therein. The photoacoustic measurement apparatus includes a probe having a light emission unit and an acoustic wave detection unit provided in parallel with the light emission unit, an image generation unit which generates a photoacoustic image based on a photoacoustic wave detected by the acoustic wave detection unit, and a display processing unit which subjects the photoacoustic image to display processing for clarifying in the photoacoustic image an observation region from a position corresponding to a subject surface to an observable depth according to the interval between a reaching region on a contact plane of measurement light and the acoustic wave detection unit. 1. A photoacoustic measurement apparatus comprising:a probe having a light emission unit configured to emit measurement light to a subject and an acoustic wave detection unit provided in parallel with the light emission unit and configured to detect a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the emission of the measurement light;an image generation unit which generates a photoacoustic image based on the photoacoustic wave detected by the acoustic wave detection unit; anda display processing unit which subjects the photoacoustic image to display processing for clarifying in the photoacoustic image an observation region from a position corresponding to a subject surface to an observable depth according to the interval between a reaching region on a contact plane of the measurement light and the acoustic wave detection unit.2. The photoacoustic measurement apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the display processing unit determines the observable depth based on a calculation expression for calculating the ...

PROBE FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT AND PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

Disclosed are a probe for photoacoustic measurement which can suppress generation of artifacts obstructive to signal observation in a photoacoustic measurement, and a photoacoustic measurement apparatus including the same. The probe for photoacoustic measurement includes a light emission unit which emits measurement light to a subject, and an acoustic wave detection unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the emission of measurement light. An emission end surface of the light emission unit is positioned to a side where the acoustic wave detection unit is located, with respect to a contact plane of the probe, and an optical axis at the emission end surface is inclined to a side opposite to the side on which the acoustic wave detection unit is positioned with respect to a normal direction of a detection surface of the acoustic wave detection unit. 1. A probe for photoacoustic measurement comprising:a light emission unit which emits measurement light to a subject; andan acoustic wave detection unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the emission of the measurement light,wherein an emission end surface of the light emission unit is positioned to a side where the acoustic wave detection unit is located, with respect to a contact plane of the probe, andan optical axis at the emission end surface is inclined to a side opposite to the side on which the acoustic wave detection unit is positioned with respect to a normal direction of a detection surface of the acoustic wave detection unit.2. The probe for photoacoustic measurement according to claim 1 ,wherein the light emission unit reflects and/or refracts the measurement light to incline the optical axis at the emission end surface.3. The probe for photoacoustic measurement according to claim 1 ,wherein the acoustic wave detection unit is a transducer array having a plurality of acoustic wave detection elements, andthe light emission unit includes a first light guide ...

Laser apparatus

In a laser apparatus, transmission of vibration, which is generated in a portion that generates a cooling gas flow, to a laser unit is suppressed, and heat generated from the laser unit is efficiently dissipated. A laser unit is housed inside a box-shaped housing having a plurality of faces. A frame supports a laser unit with a first mount interposed therebetween inside the housing. The frame has a through-hole penetrating from one face side to the other face side. A blower fan generates a flow of cooling gas for cooling the laser unit. The blower fan is attached to, for example, a second housing so as to face the laser unit. The cooling gas moves through the through-hole of the frame between the blower fan and the laser unit.

ACOUSTIC WAVE IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND ACOUSTIC WAVE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD

An acoustic wave image generation apparatus for generating a photoacoustic image and a Doppler image is provided with a setting unit that sets a region of interest in the Doppler image, and a receiving-aperture controlling unit that sets receiving apertures of an acoustic wave detection probe for detecting photoacoustic waves to apertures smaller than all receiving apertures that the acoustic wave detection probe has, on the basis of a size of the region of interest, and for setting positions of the receiving apertures on the basis of a position of the set region of interest. 1. An acoustic wave image generation apparatus for generating a photoacoustic image on the basis of signals obtained by detecting , using an acoustic wave detection probe , photoacoustic waves produced from within a subject that has received light emitted to the subject and for generating a Doppler image concerning the subject , the acoustic wave image generation apparatus comprising:a setting unit that sets a region of interest in the Doppler image; anda receiving-aperture controlling unit that sets receiving apertures of the acoustic wave detection probe for detecting the photoacoustic waves to apertures smaller than all receiving apertures that the acoustic wave detection probe has, on the basis of a size of the set region of interest, and for setting positions of the receiving apertures of the acoustic wave detection probe for detecting the photoacoustic waves, on the basis of a position of the set region of interest.2. The acoustic wave image generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein as the acoustic wave detection probe claim 1 , an acoustic wave detection probe configured such that a plurality of acoustic wave transducers capable of detecting the photoacoustic waves are arranged is used claim 1 , andwherein the receiving-aperture controlling unit blocks photoacoustic wave detection signals output from at least a part of acoustic wave transducers other than acoustic wave ...

PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND PROBE

In a photoacoustic measurement apparatus and a probe, artifacts due to photoacoustic waves generated in a surface portion of a subject are reduced without increasing the repetition period of photoacoustic measurement. A measurement light emitting unit emits measurement light toward a subject. An acoustic wave detector detects photoacoustic waves generated within the subject due to the measurement light. A correction light source emits correction light toward the subject. A light intensity detector detects reflected light generated by reflection of the correction light, which is emitted toward the subject, from the subject. In a probe, the correction light source and the light intensity detector are disposed between the measurement light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detector. 1. A probe , comprising:a measurement light emitting unit that emits measurement light toward a subject;an acoustic wave detector that detects a photoacoustic wave generated within the subject due to the measurement light;a correction light source that emits correction light toward the subject; anda light intensity detector that detects reflected light generated by reflection of the correction light, which is emitted toward the subject, from the subject,wherein the correction light source and the light intensity detector are disposed between the measurement light emitting unit and the acoustic wave detector.2. The probe according to claim 1 ,wherein the measurement light emitting unit includes a light emission surface, which is a surface from which the measurement light is emitted, and the acoustic wave detector includes an acoustic wave detection surface, which is a surface on which the acoustic wave is incident, andthe correction light source and the light intensity detector are disposed within the same plane as the light emission surface and the acoustic wave detection surface.3. The probe according to claim 1 ,wherein the acoustic wave detector includes a plurality of detector ...

Waste-processing apparatus

Information processing device and index value calculation method

An information processing apparatus calculates an accurate index for the growth state of a plant without increasing a user load. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives an input of a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a plant cultivation area including a rectangular area in a longitudinal direction of the rectangular area, a conversion factor calculator that calculates conversion factors at positions in a depth direction in the captured image by determining a pixel count in a width direction of the rectangular area in the captured image input into the receiver at each position in the depth direction and dividing an actual width of the rectangular area by the determined pixel count, and an index calculator that calculates an index for a growth state of the plant by analyzing the captured image using the conversion factors at the positions calculated by the conversion factor calculator.

Speed change control method of continuously variable transmission for vehicle

椅子

【課題】簡素な構造であっても背もたれ傾動時に目的・用途に応じて傾動角度に対する適切な反力が得られるようにした新規有用な椅子を提供する。 【解決手段】弾性体５１を変位させる入出力部５２を備え、入出力部５２に作用部５３を係合させ、背支桿４から作用部５３を介し入力される操作力により入出力部５２が移動し弾性体５１を変位させ、弾性体５１の変位に応じ入出力部５２から作用部５３を介して出力される反発力で背支桿４が起立方向に付勢されるよう反力措置５を構成し、作用部５３の係合位置が異なると弾性体５１の変位が同じでも作用部を介して出入りする反発力の大きさが異なる値をとるよう構成し、背支桿４の傾動に伴い入出力部５２上における作用部５３の係合位置を変化させ、背支桿４の傾動角度と作用部５３の係合位置とにより規定される弾性体５１の弾性変位に応じて入出力部５２から作用部５３を介し出入りする反発力の大きさを変化させる。 【選択図】図３

Ignition timing control device for internal combustion engine mounted on motorcycle

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Opening-closing body stopping device of opening-closing device

【課題】紐状部材を繰り出し自在に巻き取るための回転部材を省略できる開閉装置の開閉体停止装置を提供すること。 【解決手段】本装置は、オン、オフすることで開閉体であるシャッターカーテン１を停止、移動可能とさせるブレーキ装置と、ブレーキ装置をオン、オフ切り替えるためのスライド部材と、カーテン１に配置されていて、閉じ移動中のカーテン１が障害物３４に当接したときにカーテン１に対して紐状部材であるロック用ワイヤー３６を機械式に結合した状態とし、ワイヤー３６に、スライド部材をスライドさせてブレーキ装置をオンとするための緊張力をカーテン１の自重で作用させるための機械式結合装置３９と、を有し、ワイヤー３６は、機械式結合装置３９からスライド側とは反対側に延びている延伸部分３６Ｈを有し、この延伸部分３６Ｈのうち、上下方向に移動自在となっている先端部にウエイト物体５０が取り付けられている。 【選択図】図１

Hot air blower

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Ride quality simulator for railway

To realize an accurate evaluation of the riding quality of a railway vehicle. In a riding quality simulation system (1), a control unit (60) controls a drive unit (50) such that vibrations along a plurality of axes arbitrarily selected among six axes can be simultaneously applied to a simulated passenger room (10) simulating an interior of a railway vehicle. The control unit (60) makes control in such a manner that, among an up-down component, a left-right component, and a forward-backward component of the vibration applied to the simulated passenger room (10), upper limits of vibration acceleration and frequency range of the forward-backward component are made smaller, thereby making higher upper limits of vibration acceleration and frequency range of the up-down and left-right components. According to this riding quality simulation system (1), when the vibration is separated into the up-down, left-right, and forward-backward components, an extremely bad riding quality can be reproduced with respect to each component, thereby allowing an accurate evaluation of the riding quality.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus of the present invention is an audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising: an input switching device for switching an input between a first input signal including a first audio and video signal which is input from a first input, a second input signal including a second audio and video signal which is input from a second input, and a third input signal including a third audio and video signal which is input from a third input, and for outputting one of the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal; and a recording device for recording the second input signal and the third input signal on the information recording medium as one recording unit when the input switching device switches the input from the second input signal to the third input signal.

Lateral steady acceleration simulation system for railway vehicle

To provide a lateral steady acceleration simulation system for railway vehicle, which is capable of simulating a situation in which lateral steady acceleration is applied to a railway vehicle for a long period of time, while having a compact structure. In a riding quality simulation system of the invention, a control unit activates each of actuators (40), thereby making a simulated passenger room (10) roll. Then, the simulated passenger room (10) is gradually inclined, while a component force, along an inclined plane, of gravitational acceleration g, that is, a first reproductive acceleration G1 is generated depending on an angle of inclination .theta.. In this manner, a person riding on the simulated passenger room (10) bodily senses the first reproductive acceleration G1 by the roll. At the same time, the control unit moves the simulated passenger room 10, by means of a laterally moving device, in either of the left or right direction with acceleration G. In this manner, the person riding on the simulated passenger room (10) bodily senses a second reproductive acceleration G2. As a result, the person riding on the simulated passenger room (10) bodily senses a combination of the first and second reproductive accelerations G1 and G2 as lateral steady acceleration on a railway.

Right and left steady speed simulator for railroads

A simulator, though compact in construction, is capable of simulating a railroad vehicle subjected to right and left steady acceleration, for a prolonged period. A riding comfortability simulator wherein when a controller actuates individual actuators (40), a simulated passenger chamber (10) is rolled, whereupon the simulated passenger chamber (10) begins gradually tilting, producing a component of the gravitational acceleration (g) along the inclined surface according to the angle of inclination, (υ), that is, a first recurrent acceleration (G1). That is, a passenger in the simulated passenger chamber (10) feels a bodily sensation of the first recurrent acceleration (G1) due to the rolling. Further, the controller causes the simulated passenger chamber (10) to move either to the right or to the left at the acceleration (G) through a right and left moving device, whereby the passenger in the simulated passenger chamber (10) feels a bodily sensation of a second recurrent acceleration (G2). As a result, the passenger in the simulated passenger chamber (10) feels a bodily sensation of the sum of the first and second recurrent accelerations (G1, G2) as the right and left steady acceleration for the railroad.

Access management method and access management apparatus

【課題】情報処理装置のセキュリティ上のリスクを低減するアクセス管理方法及びアクセス管理装置を提供する。 【解決手段】アクセス管理装置１６は、作業条件保持部２６、外部アカウント保持部２２、判定部４０及びログイン処理部４２を備える。作業条件保持部２６は、ユーザが申請したログインＩＤを含む作業対象のアクセス管理装置１４に対する、管理者が許可した作業条件を記憶する。外部アカウント保持部２２は、アクセス管理装置へログインするためのログインＩＤとパスワードを記憶する。判定部４０は、ログイン先のアクセス管理装置を指定するログイン要求を受け付けた場合、ログイン要求が作業条件を充足すると判定する。ログイン処理部４２は、ログイン要求が充足した作業条件に対応するログインＩＤとパスワードを外部アカウント保持部から取得し、取得したログインＩＤとパスワードを使用してアクセス管理装置へログインする。 【選択図】図２

Thermally assisted magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording storage

Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having an L1 0 structure, characterized in that at least one of said underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one kind of an element having a free energy for oxidation of, per mol of oxygen, not higher than −120 kcal/mol·O 2 at 1000° C. The element having the free energy for oxidation is preferably selected from Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Zr and B . The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of magnetic crystal grains with uniform diameters, and exhibiting a sufficiently weak exchange coupling between magnetic grains.

Resin compositions having improved antistatic properties

Disclosed is a resin composition having excellent antistatic properties and practical physical properties. The resin comprises (i) a styrene resin; (ii) a polyethylene oxide having a viscosity-average molecular weight ranging from 15,000 to 1,200,000; (iii) either or both of a (meth) acrylate resin and an oxide selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, zinc oxide and magnesium oxide; (iv) either a surfactant selected from specific sulfonic acid salts or a surfactant selected from specific alkyl sulfates; and ,optionally, (v) a (poly)ethylene glycol having an average molecular weight ranging from 62 to 1,200. The resin composition also provides excellent resistance to hot water.

Improvement of film cartridge used for underwater camera

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Cultivation and management device for fruit and vegetable plants and fruit trees, learning device, cultivation and management method for fruit and vegetable plants and fruit trees, learning model generation method, cultivation and management program for fruit and vegetable plants and fruit trees, and learning model generation program

A cultivation and management device for fruit vegetable plants and fruit trees includes environment state information on an environment state of a fruit vegetable plant or a fruit tree to be cultivated, planned cultivation evaluation index information on a preplanned cultivation evaluation index of the fruit vegetable plant or the fruit tree, a calculation unit configured to determine and output a work including a shape change work for the fruit vegetable plant or the fruit tree with respect to inputs of the environment state information and the planned cultivation evaluation index information with a learning model, and an output unit configured to output the work including the shape change work for the fruit vegetable plant or the fruit tree.

Probe for photoacoustic measurement, probe unit comprising same, and photoacoustic measuring device

A photoacoustic measurement probe and a probe unit capable of preventing generation of artifacts in a photoacoustic measurement apparatus are obtained. In a photoacoustic measurement probe 11 having a light emitting unit 40 that emits measurement light L toward a subject, an acoustic wave detection element 20 that detects an acoustic wave emitted from a portion of the subject that has received the measurement light L, and a housing 50 which has a surface 50a facing the subject at the time of use and in which the light emitting unit 40 and the acoustic wave detection element 20 are housed, at least one slit 45 that is opened to the housing surface 50a and that extends from the housing surface 50a toward the inside of the housing is provided between the light emitting unit 40 and the acoustic wave detection element 20.

Magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/regenerating device

Provided are a magnetic recording medium, its manufacturing method and a magnetic recording/regenerating device, which are enabled to record/regenerate highly dense information, even if the non-magnetic layers of an intermediate layer to a seed layer are thinned, by keeping the normal orientation of a magnetic recording layer while making compatible the fineness and the high density of the diameters of magnetic crystal particles. The magnetic recording medium is a vertical magnetic recording medium comprising at least a backing layer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer on a non-magnetic substrate. The orientation control layer is constituted of a plurality of layers of a seed layer and an intermediate layer from the substrate side. The materials for the seed layer and the intermediate layer are selected such that the contact angle of the intermediate layer material to the seed layer material or amorphous is within a range of 10 degrees to 100 degrees.

Control method of continuously variable transmission for vehicle

X-ray detector for x-ray ct, and x-ray computer tomography device equipped therewith

【課題】高空間分解能と通常分解能とでの選択的なＸ線検出を可能にするとともにその選択による隔壁や遮蔽板によるＸ線利用効率の低下を抑制すること。【解決手段】は、回転軸を中心として回転自在に設けられるＸ線ＣＴ用検出器は、回転軸に沿って配列された、回転軸に直交する方向に関して分解能の異なる複数の検出部２０１，２０２を有する。【選択図】 図４

Power generation plan developing apparatus, power generation plan developing method, and recording medium

In one embodiment, a calculator calculates amounts of power generation of first to X-th (X is at least two) generators at first to M-th (M is at least two) times in an order of the first 5 to M-th times, and calculates the amounts of power generation of the first to X-th generators at an N-th (N ranges from two to M) time, based on the amounts of power generation of the first to X-th generators at an (N-1)-th time. A creator creates a power generation plan for the first to X-th generators, based on 10 the amounts of power generation of the first to X-th generators at the first to M-th times. The calculator determines whether to activate (to stop), at the N-th time, the generator being stopped (in operation) at the (N-1)-th time, in an order from the first to X-th (from the X-th to first) generators. (Fig. 1) ujj C) r), CJ3e 0=) C> or I. CD C-E

Vertical magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing device

　本発明は、媒体設計が容易で、安価で容易にＥＣＣ型の磁気記録媒体を製造可能な製造方法、および磁気記録再生装置を提供することを目的としており、この目的を達成するために、非磁性基板上に、少なくとも軟磁性裏打ち層と下地層と中間層と垂直磁気記録層を有する垂直磁気記録媒体において、前記磁気記録層は少なくとも１層以上の主記録層と、補助記録層から構成され、前記主記録層は、垂直磁気異方性を有する層から構成され、前記補助記録層は、軟磁性層と非磁性層との交互積層により構成された３層以上の多層膜であり、前記非磁性基板に対する最外層が軟磁性層であることを特徴とする垂直磁気記録媒体を提供する。

Protective tape peeling method and protective tape peeling apparatus

【課題】半導体ウエハの表面の保護テープに剥離テープを貼り付けて当該半導体ウエハの表面から精度よく剥離する。【解決手段】保護テープＰＴの周側面に当接する対向面を有する第１剥離部材１８を当該周側面に押圧し、保護テープＰＴの周縁部分の一部を弾性変形させた状態で剥離する。第１剥離部材１８を後退させた後に、弾性変形した保護テープＰＴの部分から第２剥離部材によって剥離テープＴｓを貼り付けながら当該剥離テープＴｓを剥離することによって保護テープＰＴを一体にして半導体ウエハＷから剥離する。【選択図】図６

Information recording and reproducing apparatus, and control method thereof

An information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a record and reproduce section (108) to record or reproduce information signal onto or from an information medium (10), a determination section (104) to determine at least one of a kind and a state of the medium (10), a function management section (102) to manage functions for recording and functions for reproduction, and to select functions which can be performed from the managed functions according to the determination result of the determination section (104), and a display control section (106) to control a display unit (107) to display a list of functions selected by the function management section (102).

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

Bearing cap of internal combustion engine

Method of controlling nonstage transmission for car

Method for installing antenna device, and antenna device

In a lower-side-columnar-conductor installing process, a first main columnar conductor (2), a second columnar sub-conductor (3), and a first main columnar conductor (1) are set up individually, and the first main columnar conductor (1) is disposed between the first main columnar conductor (2) and the second columnar sub-conductor (3). In a U-shaped-conductor fastening process, the upper-side end portion of the first columnar sub-conductor (2) is arranged facing one end of a U-shaped conductor (7) bent in a U-shape, the upper-side end portion of the second columnar sub-conductor (3) is arranged facing the other end of the U-shaped conductor (7), and the center portion of the U-shaped conductor (7) is fastened to the tip portion of a second main columnar conductor (4).

Estimator generation apparatus, monitoring apparatus, estimator generation method, and computer-readable storage medium storing estimator generation program

An estimator generation apparatus may include a first estimator and a second estimator sharing a common encoder. The first estimator may be trained to determine a target person's state from face image data. The second estimator may be trained to reconstruct physiological data from face image data. The machine learning may allow the common encoder to have its parameters converging toward higher-accuracy local solutions for estimating the target person's state, thus generating the estimator that may estimate the target person's state more accurately.

Model generation device, estimation device, model generation method, and model generation program

A model generation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention executes: a first training step of training an encoder, a first estimator, and a second estimator so that, when training data of each of learning data sets is given to the encoder, a result of the first estimator executing a first estimation task matches first correct answer data, and a result of the second estimator executing a second estimation task matches second correct answer data; and a second training step of training the encoder so that, for each of the learning data sets, a correlation between a first portion of feature amounts and the second correct answer data is lowered, and a correlation between a second portion of the feature amounts and the first correct answer data is lowered.

アクセス管理方法

【課題】情報処理装置のセキュリティ上のリスクを低減する。 【解決手段】アクセス管理装置１６は、作業対象装置へログインするためのログインＩＤであり、かつ、予め定められたアカウントに対応するログインＩＤを含む前記作業対象装置に対する作業の条件であって、管理者が許可した作業条件をユーザと対応付けて第１の記憶領域に記憶させる。アクセス管理装置１６は、ログイン先の作業対象装置の情報を含むログイン要求を受け付けた場合に、第２の記憶領域に予め記憶されたログイン先の作業対象装置へログインするためのログインＩＤとパスワードであって、第１の記憶領域に記憶された作業条件で指定されたログインＩＤに対応するログインＩＤとパスワードを使用してログイン先の作業対象装置へログインする。 【選択図】図１

開閉装置

【課題】一方のまぐさとガイドレールとの連結構造において、作業性、美観性に優れるとともに、安定でかつ信頼性の高い連結構造を実現できる構成の開閉装置を提供する。 【解決手段】本発明に係る開閉装置は、開口部を開閉する開閉体と、前記開閉体を開閉方向に沿ってガイドするガイドレール５と、前記開閉体の巻取体が収容されたケースとを備え、前記ケースは、前記開閉体の通過路を形成する一対のまぐさを備えた開閉装置において、前記一対のまぐさのうちの一方のまぐさ（内まぐさ７）と前記ガイドレール５とが締結部材（ねじ９３）により連結されたことを特徴とする。 【選択図】図１０

Estimator generation device, monitoring device, estimator generation method, estimator generation program

扁平ガラス繊維含有熱可塑性樹脂組成物及びその成形品

【課題】ウェルド部の耐衝撃性、耐熱性、剛性に優れ、実用的なウェルド部の表面外観を有する熱可塑性樹脂組成物の提供。 【解決手段】ポリアミド樹脂（Ａ）１０〜８０重量部、ゴム質重合体２０〜８０重量％に、芳香族ビニル系単量体１０〜７０重量％およびこれと共重合可能な他の単量体１０〜７０重量％をグラフト重合して得られるグラフト共重合体（Ｂ）１０〜８０重量部、不飽和カルボン酸系単量体０．５〜２０重量％、芳香族ビニル系単量体５０〜８９．５重量％およびこれと共重合可能な他の単量体１０〜４９．５重量％を重合して得られる不飽和カルボン酸変性共重合体（Ｃ）１〜４０重量部、芳香族ビニル系単量体３０〜９０重量％およびこれと共重合可能な他の単量体１０〜７０重量％を重合して得られる共重合体（Ｄ）０〜５０重量部を含む樹脂組成物１００重量部に対し、扁平率が２．０以上の扁平形状を有するガラス繊維（Ｅ）１〜１９重量部を配合していることを特徴とする扁平ガラス繊維含有熱可塑性樹脂組成物。 【選択図】なし

Data generation device, data generation method, and program

A data generation device configured to generate data in machine learning for making a determination on an object includes: an original data displaying unit configured to display, on a displaying unit, first original data on which data augmentation is to be performed, the first original data including the object; a parameter receiver configured to receive an input of a parameter related to the data augmentation; a generated data displaying unit configured to display, on the displaying unit, generated data generated by the data augmentation for something other than the object in the first original data on the basis of the parameter; and an adoptability receiver configured to receive whether or not to adopt the data augmentation based on the parameter.

解析装置、解析方法、及び解析プログラム

【課題】データに含まれる特徴のクラスを識別する精度の向上を図る。【解決手段】本発明の一側面に係る解析装置は、それぞれ異なるクラスの特徴の存在を識別するように構成された複数の識別器それぞれにより、対象データに含まれる特徴のクラスの識別を試行し、複数の識別器のうちの一の識別器による識別が成立するのに対して残りの識別器による識別が成立しない第一のデータ部分には当該一の識別器により識別される対象のクラスの特徴が含まれていると判定し、一の識別器を含む全ての識別器による識別が成立する第二のデータ部分には対象のクラスの特徴が含まれていないと判定する。【選択図】図１

サイクロトロン及び超伝導電磁石

【課題】超伝導コイルの位置調整の精度向上が図られたサイクロトロン及び超伝導電磁石を提供する。【解決手段】サイクロトロンは、ポール３，４と、ポール３，４の外周を覆うように巻かれた超伝導コイル７，８と、超伝導コイル７，８を支持するコイル支持枠９と、超伝導コイルを冷却する冷凍機１３と、コイル支持枠９に接続され、超伝導コイルの巻き中心軸方向におけるコイル支持枠９の位置を調整可能な第１支持体２２と、コイル支持枠９に接続され、超伝導コイルの巻き中心軸方向と直交する直交方向におけるコイル支持枠９の位置を調整可能な第２支持体３１，３２と、を備える構成とする。第２支持体３１，３２は、巻き中心軸方向及び直交方向のそれぞれに変位可能なリンク機構を有する構成とする。【選択図】図１

情報処理装置及び指標値算出方法

【課題】ユーザの負荷を増やすことなく、植物の成育状態に関する正確な指標値を算出できる情報処理装置をする。【解決手段】情報処理装置は、矩形状領域を含む植物の栽培領域を、前記矩形状領域の長手方向から撮影することで得られた撮影画像の入力を受け付ける受付手段と、前記受付手段に入力された前記撮影画像内での前記矩形状領域の幅方向の画素数を前記撮影画像における複数の奥行き方向位置のそれぞれについて特定し、前記矩形状領域の実際の幅を特定した各画素数で除算することにより各奥行き方向位置についての変換係数を算出する変換係数算出手段と、前記変換係数算出手段により各奥行き方向位置について算出された前記変換係数を用いて前記撮影画像を解析することにより前記植物の成育状態に関する指標値を算出する指標値算出手段と、を備える。【選択図】図１

Information processing device and index value calculation method

An information processing apparatus calculates an accurate index for the growth state of a plant without increasing a user load. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives an input of a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a plant cultivation area including a rectangular area in a longitudinal direction of the rectangular area, a conversion factor calculator that calculates conversion factors at positions in a depth direction in the captured image by determining a pixel count in a width direction of the rectangular area in the captured image input into the receiver at each position in the depth direction and dividing an actual width of the rectangular area by the determined pixel count, and an index calculator that calculates an index for a growth state of the plant by analyzing the captured image using the conversion factors at the positions calculated by the conversion factor calculator.

Information processing device and index value calculation method

傾斜測定器

(57)【要約】 【課題】 振り子を支持して回動させる軸の位置調整が 比較的楽に行えて、振り子を支持する部品の交換が比較 的容易な傾斜測定器を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】 本体ケース（２）の内部に、互いに直交 する２つの軸方向に振り子（３）を回動させる振り子回 動部（４）を備え、前記振り子の変位に基づいて地殻の 傾斜を測定する傾斜測定器（１）において、前記振り子 回動部は、前記本体ケースの内側に固定された第１の軸 （４１）と、前記第１の軸に、上部が、当該第１の軸の 軸芯を支点として回動自在に支持された回動部材（４ ２）と、前記回動部材の下部に設けられ、前記第１の軸 に対して、平面視で直角に配置された第２の軸（４３） と、を備え、 前記第２の軸に、前記振り子の上端部 が、当該第２の軸芯を支点として回動自在に支持されて いる。

無段変速機付車両の変速制御方法

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

木質様樹脂組成物及びそれを用いた色相の安定した木質様樹脂成形物

(57)【要約】 （修正有） 【課題】木質様ＡＢＳ系樹脂成形物における色管理が簡 単に行え、しかも物性の安定性、特に衝撃強度の低下と 色相の変化を抑制しつつ、木質感に優れ、色相の安定し た木質様樹脂組成物。 【解決手段】少なくともスチレン系単量体及び不飽和ニ トリル系単量体より成る重合体を海相成分として、これ らの単量体をグラフト及び上記単量体の共重合体をオク ルードしたゴム状重合体成分よりなる島相成分を５ない し３５重量％含み、海相成分中の不飽和ニトリル系単量 体成分（Ａ）の連鎖分布のうち３重連鎖であるＡＡＡ連 鎖成分が１％以下、２重連鎖であるＡＡ連鎖成分が、観 測される全てのＡ成分のうちの多くとも１０％以下の割 合のＡＢＳ樹脂４０〜９９重量％と白度８０％以上のセ ルロース粉末１〜６０重量％からなる混合物１００重量 部に対し、５重量部以下の着色剤を混合してなる木質様 樹脂組成物。

磁気記録媒体

【課題】短波長記録が可能で、かつ高いＳ／Ｎ比を有する磁気記録媒体を提供する。【解決手段】磁気記録媒体は、支持体と、磁性粉を含む磁性層とを備える。磁性粉は、立方晶フェライトを含む磁性粒子からなる磁性粉、およびε相酸化鉄を含む磁性粒子からなる磁性粉の少なくとも一方を含み、磁性粉の平均アスペクト比は、０．７５以上１．２５以下であり、十点平均粗さＲｚは、３５ｎｍ以下であり、垂直方向の保磁力は、２３０ｋＡ／ｍ以上４００ｋＡ／ｍ以下である。【選択図】図１

磁気記録媒体

【課題】短波長記録が可能で、かつ高いＳ／Ｎ比を有する磁気記録媒体を提供する。【解決手段】磁気記録媒体は、支持体と、磁性粉を含む磁性層とを備える。磁性粉は、立方晶フェライトを含む磁性粒子からなる磁性粉、およびε相酸化鉄を含む磁性粒子からなる磁性粉の少なくとも一方を含み、磁性粉の平均アスペクト比は、０．７５以上１．２５以下であり、十点平均粗さＲｚは、３５ｎｍ以下であり、垂直方向の保磁力は、２３０ｋＡ／ｍ以上４００ｋＡ／ｍ以下である。【選択図】図１

風力発電用の増速機

【課題】小型、軽量、低コストでありながら、信頼性の高く、寿命の長い風力発電用の増速機を得る。 【解決手段】遊星歯車機構５２を備えた風力発電用の増速機５０において、遊星歯車機構５２の一要素を構成する遊星歯車６８と、該遊星歯車６８を、ころ軸受７６を介して回転可能に支持するキャリヤ（支持部材）６２と、を備え、ころ軸受７６における相対回転する部位以外のいずれかの部位に、潤滑剤が進入可能であって、且つ前記遊星歯車６８、ころ軸受７６、及びキャリヤ（支持部材）６２のうちの少なくとも２者同士を、相対的に半径方向に微小変位可能とする隙間Ｓ１を形成した構成とする。 【選択図】図１

磁気記録媒体

【課題】高い出力を得ることができ、熱安定性に優れ、また、記録容易性を得ることができる磁気記録媒体を提供する。 【解決手段】磁気記録媒体３０は、磁性粉を含む記録層３３を備え、磁性粉は、ε－酸化鉄を含む粒子と、粒子の表面の少なくとも一部に設けられた酸化鉄とを備えた磁性粒子を含み、磁性粒子の平均粒子径Ｄに対する磁性粒子の粒度分布の標準偏差σの割合Ｒ １ （＝（σ／Ｄ）×１００）が、Ｒ １ ≦４０％である。 【選択図】図３

Model generating apparatus, method, and program, and prediction apparatus

Manufacturing method of magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

There is provided a manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium that maintains a high level of perpendicular orientation of a perpendicular magnetic layer and enables to further increase high recording density, prepared such that at least on a non-magnetic substrate, there are laminated a soft magnetic base layer, an orientation control layer 11 that controls the orientation of the layer immediately thereabove, and a perpendicular magnetic layer with a magnetization easy axis thereof primarily oriented perpendicular to the non-magnetic substrate. The manufacturing method is characterized in that when configuring the perpendicular magnetic layer with two or more magnetic layers 12 to 14 and crystal-growing each layer so that the crystal grains that constitute the respective magnetic layers 12 to 14 , together with the crystal grains that constitute the orientation control layer 11 , form column-shaped crystals S 1 to S 3 in a consecutive manner in the thickness direction, lamination of the orientation control layer 11 is performed while the substrate is being cooled or immediately after the substrate has been cooled.

Ｘ線検出器及びｘ線ｃｔ装置

【課題】フォトダイオードの検出効率及びＳＮ比を向上させ、アーチファクトの発生を抑制すること。【解決手段】実施形態に係るＸ線検出器は、シンチレータアレイと、フォトダイオードアレイとを備える。シンチレータアレイは、第１の方向及び前記第１の方向と交差する第２の方向にシンチレータが複数配列されている。フォトダイオードアレイは、前記シンチレータごとに設けられ、前記シンチレータが放出した可視光を電気信号に変換するアクティブエリアを有するフォトダイオードを有し、前記フォトダイオードが、前記第１の方向及び前記第２の方向の少なくとも一方において、隣接する前記アクティブエリアの幅の差が所定の範囲内にあり、かつ、隣接する前記アクティブエリアの中心間の間隔が複数の値をとるように配列されている。【選択図】図６

開閉体装置

【課題】案内溝を備えた防火戸のような遮蔽戸手段の閉鎖に連動して、案内溝に沿って開閉体手段の閉鎖を開始するように構成された開閉体装置を日常の管理用開閉体装置として利用する際に遮蔽戸手段の閉鎖を自動的に行なえるようにする。 【解決手段】開閉停スイッチの中の閉スイッチが人為的に操作され、その操作に対応した閉信号が発生した場合に、防火戸と防火戸用自動閉鎖手段との間の電磁レリーズで係合された係合状態を解除させ、防火戸を回転移動させて防火戸の閉鎖動作を開始させ、防火戸が戸当たり部に接触停止した後は開閉停スイッチの入力状態に応じてシャッターカーテンの開閉停動作を制御するようにした。これによって、案内溝を備えた防火戸及びこの案内溝に沿って閉鎖する開閉体手段からなる開閉体装置を日常の管理用の開閉体装置として利用することができる。 【選択図】図７

Model generation device, estimation device, model generation method, and model generation program