Abstract: An estimation system generates, from a value of a time series of an estimation object in a past period, a plurality of patterns of a transition of a value of the estimation object. Based on the plurality of generated patterns and a value of a time series of a factor in the past period, the estimation system specifies a dependency relationship between a transition pattern and a value of the factor and a transition pattern at a past (or future) time point and identifies a model in accordance with the specified dependency relationship. By inputting a value of a time series of the factor in a future period to the estimation model, the estimation system specifies a time series of a value in the future period of the estimation object using at least one transition pattern.

Abstract: A magnetic field generator includes a refrigerating machine, a cold head, a superconductor which is formed in a cylindrical shape, a cold head extension portion which extends from the cold head and is brought into thermal contact with the superconductor at its extended end; and a vacuum heat insulating container having an internal space in which the cold head, the cold head extension portion, and the superconductor are received. The superconductor has a room temperature bore space, which is formed on its inner peripheral side along an axial direction of the superconductor, and is spatially isolated from the internal space of the vacuum heat insulating container. The room temperature bore space has both ends communicating to an outside of the magnetic field generator.

Abstract: A magnetic field generator includes a refrigerating machine, a cold head, a superconductor which is formed in a cylindrical shape, a cold head extension portion which extends from the cold head and is brought into thermal contact with the superconductor at its extended end; and a vacuum heat insulating container having an internal space in which the cold head, the cold head extension portion, and the superconductor are received. The superconductor has a room temperature bore space, which is formed on its inner peripheral side along an axial direction of the superconductor, and is spatially isolated from the internal space of the vacuum heat insulating container. The room temperature bore space has both ends communicating to an outside of the magnetic field generator.

Abstract: There is disclosed an NMR signal processing method for accurately estimating the intensities of p peaks of interest in an NMR spectrum by the use of a mathematical model that represents a time-domain, free induction decay (FID) signal obtained by an NMR measurement as a sum of q signal components. First, q parameters (each being a combination of a pole and a complex intensity) defining q signal components are estimated for each value of the estimation order q of the mathematical model while varying the value of the estimation order q (S34). At each value of the estimation order q, p parameters are selected from the q parameters in accordance with selection criteria (S42, S46). The selected p parameters are evaluated (S48). An optimal value of the estimation order is determined based on the evaluation values produced at the various values of the estimation order q, and p parameters corresponding to the optimal value of the estimation order is identified.

Abstract: There is disclosed an NMR signal processing method for accurately estimating the intensities of p peaks of interest in an NMR spectrum by the use of a mathematical model that represents a time-domain, free induction decay (FID) signal obtained by an NMR measurement as a sum of q signal components. First, q parameters (each being a combination of a pole and a complex intensity) defining q signal components are estimated for each value of the estimation order q of the mathematical model while varying the value of the estimation order q (S34). At each value of the estimation order q, p parameters are selected from the q parameters in accordance with selection criteria (S42, S46). The selected p parameters are evaluated (S48). An optimal value of the estimation order is determined based on the evaluation values produced at the various values of the estimation order q, and p parameters corresponding to the optimal value of the estimation order is identified.

Abstract: Shunt wirings (12) in the form of a conductive light intercepting film which covers over vertical CCD registers and also serves to supply power, project into locations between adjacent photoelectric transducers (11) in the vertical direction, and the distance between the projecting portions of adjacent ones of the metal wirings is set to 0.2 .mu.m or less and is limited to a distance with which an electric field between adjacent ones of the metal wirings is 10.sup.7 V/cm or less and the adjacent metal wirings do not suffer from short-circuiting.