Abstract: A fuel injection device 1A which includes a common rail 4 for accumulating fuel delivered by a high pressure pump 3B in a pressure-accumulated state, an injector for injecting in a cylinder of the diesel engine fuel supplied through a high pressure fuel supply passage 21 branched from the common rail 4, and an ECU 80A for outputting an injection command signal for injecting the fuel from the injector 5A. The fuel injection device 1A further includes an orifice 75 in the high pressure fuel supply passage 21 on the side of the common rail 4, and a differential pressure sensor SdP for detecting the pressure difference of the pressures on the upstream and downstream sides of the orifice 75. The ECU 80A calculates an actual fuel supply amount that passes the orifice 75 based on a signal from the differential pressure sensor SdP.

Abstract: A method for adjusting an aberration is disclosed that adjusts the aberration existing in a light spot by using a control signal generated from a wobbling signal and a reproduction signal, and thereby maintaining an appropriate S/N ratio for both the wobbling signal and the reproduction signal even when astigmatism, spherical aberration, or other aberrations are present. In an optical pickup, by moving a collimator lens along a light path, a spherical aberration is generated on the light emitted from a light source, a reproduction signal (RF signal) is obtained from the light reflected from an optical disk, a wobbling signal is obtained from the light reflected from grooves on the optical disk, and the correction aberration is adjusted based on the RF signal and the wobbling signal.

Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.

Abstract: A front cross member 202 of a rear subframe 53 has a recessed portion 221 which is recessed continuously over a longitudinal direction thereof. The recessed portion 221 is formed at a lower portion of the cross member 202 and is recessed upwardly, and an elastic bush 240 is fitted in a resulting recess. The elastic bush 240 has an elastic element 243 which connects together an inner tube 241 and an outer tube 242 which surrounds the inner tube 231 and is mounted on the rear subframe 53 at the recessed portion 221 as a bracket. The bracket 221 has bracket plate portions 263a, 263b which each have a plane which is brought into contact with an end face of the inner tube and folded-back portions 235, 235. The bracket 221 is disposed in such a manner as to hold therein both ends of the inner tube 241 and is configured such that the elastic bush 240 is mounted thereon by passing a bolt 224 through the inner tube 241.

Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for performing plasma etching to form a gate electrode on a large-scale substrate while ensuring the in-plane uniformity of the CD shift of the gate electrode. The present invention measures a radical density distribution of plasma in the processing chamber, feeds processing gases into the processing chamber through multiple locations and controls either the flow rates or compositions of the respective processing gases or the in-plane temperature distribution of a stage on which the substrate is placed, or feeds processing gases into the processing chamber through multiple locations and controls both the flow rates or compositions of the processing gases and the in-plane temperature distribution of the stage on which the substrate is placed.

Abstract: A surgical microscope apparatus 1 comprises an illumination optical system 20, an observation optical system 30, and a controller 60. The illumination optical system 20 has an illumination light source configured to emit an illumination light, and an emission diaphragm and illumination diaphragm 24 both configured to change the angle of the illumination light (illumination angle) with respect to the optical axis of the observation optical system 30. When the illumination angle is changed, the controller 60 determines the intensity of the illumination light based on the illumination angle after the change and illumination-intensity information 62a. Further, the controller 60 controls the illumination light source 21 so as to output an illumination light with the determined intensity. According to the surgical microscope apparatus 1, when the angle of an illumination light that illuminates an eye is changed, an observation image with favorable brightness can be easily obtained.

Abstract: An illumination optical system projects an illumination light onto an observation object via an objective lens. A first observation optical system guides the illumination light reflected by the observation object to a first ocular lens. A second observation optical system includes a second ocular lens for observing the reflected light of the illumination light. An optical system drive mechanism rotates the second observation optical system and arranges the second observation optical system between a first position and second position facing each other. A reflecting member is disposed at a position retracted from the illumination light path and the reflected light path and reflects the reflected light in a direction different from the optical axis. A drive mechanism rotates the reflecting member around a rotation axis orthogonal to the optical axis and guides the reflected light to the second observation optical system arranged at the first or second position.

Abstract: A vibration mirror used in an optical scanning device has two reflection surfaces on opposite sides. A pair of light beams corresponding to a pair of different colors are irradiated on one reflection surface and another pair of light beams corresponding to another pair of different colors are irradiated on other reflection surface. If there are fluctuations in dimensions or a change in temperature, because the vibration mirror is one, all the colors are subjected to the same influences.

Abstract: A ridge filter or a range modulation wheel (RMW) is formed to have a shape corresponding to an affected part in the patient body. A plurality of spread-out Bragg peaks with the same dose or different doses are formed in the affected part by executing beam-on/off control of the RMW, beam current control with rotation of the RMW, intensity modulation control, or scanning irradiation. As an alternative, a spread-out Bragg peak containing a portion with a different dose is formed. A treatment time is cut.

Abstract: Particle beam irradiation equipment and a method of adjusting irradiation nozzle, which can ensure a long range and high dose uniformity at any field size are provided. The particle beam irradiation equipment comprises charged particle beam generation equipment and an irradiation nozzle for irradiating a charged particle beam extracted from the charged particle beam generation equipment to an irradiation target. The irradiation nozzle comprises a first scatterer device including a first scatterer for spreading out the charged particle beam into a Gaussian-like distribution, and multiple stages of second scatterer devices including second scatterers for producing a uniform intensity distribution of the charged particle beam having been spread out into a Gaussian-like distribution by the first scatterer.

Abstract: An Al—Mg-based aluminum alloy pipe for hot working, having an alloy composition having from 2.5% by mass to 2.8% by mass of Mg, 0.25% by mass or less of Si, 0.35% by mass or less of Fe, and from 0.25% by mass to 0.35% by mass of Cr, with the balance being inevitable impurities and Al, wherein an area ratio of cavities after hot working is 2.3% or less; and an aluminum alloy structural member for automobile using the same.

Abstract: A control device which quickly adjusts a low pressure processing chamber to a desired pressure regardless of gas type, gas flow rate or target pressure simply by optimizing constants.

Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.

Abstract: A polarizing beam splitter for separating an upstream beam from a downstream beam according to the polarization of an incident beam is provided between first and second light sources emitting laser beams at respective wavelength and an objective lens. A phase plate for providing a phase difference to a beam incident on the polarizing beam splitter is provided between the polarizing beam splitter and the light sources. A portion of the laser beam incident on the polarizing beam splitter is reflected by the polarizing beam splitter and caused to be incident on a photo-detecting unit, so as to prevent an unnecessary portion of the laser beam is incident on the photo-detecting unit. According to the invention, the laser beam is used efficiently and the cost of fabricating an optical disk apparatus is reduced by eliminating a need for a gain controlling circuit in the photo-detecting unit.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus for reproducing information from an optical disk, includes: a semiconductor laser applying a beam to an optical disk having two recording layers through an objective lens; and a light receiving device to which light reflected from the optical disk is directed through the objective lens and a beam splitting device, wherein: the beam splitting device has two first light receiving areas for detecting a push-pull signal and a second light receiving area for detecting a focus error signal, and a configuration is provided such that the center of the optical axis of the reflected light in the beam splitting device is made to lie within the second light receiving area for detecting the focus error signal.

Abstract: The invention is intended to confirm whether the SOBP (spread-out Bragg peak) width is a desired value in real time during beam irradiation, and to improve safety in treatment. Ion beam delivery equipment comprises a beam generator including a synchrotron, an RMW (range modulation wheel) device for forming an SOBP width of an ion beam extracted from the beam generator, a beam delivery nozzle including a reference dose monitor and a main dose monitor which are installed respectively upstream and downstream of the RMW device in the direction of travel of the ion beam, and an SOBP width computing unit for computing the SOBP width of the ion beam, which is formed by the RMW device, based on values detected by both the reference dose monitor and the main dose monitor.

Abstract: The invention aims at solving the problems of throughput deterioration, reproducibility deterioration and plasma discharge instability when performing continuous discharge during multiple steps of plasma etching. According to the present invention, the gas supply unit is operated while determining the timing for switching conditions of a plurality of plasma etching steps, and the gas flow rate and gas pressure are controlled so that the pressure of processing gas supplied from the gas supply unit to the processing chamber does not fall below a predetermined pressure immediately subsequent to switching steps.

Abstract: The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus for processing a wafer mounted on a sample stage placed in a vacuum processing chamber using a plasma generated in the vacuum chamber. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a plate placed in the vacuum processing vessel above and opposed to the wafer, the plate having a through hole through which a first processing gas is introduced; a first and second cylindrical member arranged vertically and adjacently; and means communicating with the gap between the first and second cylindrical member for supplying a second processing gas. The wafer is processed while the first processing gas and the second processing gas having different compositions are supplied.

Abstract: Small-sized and light-weighted optical pickup apparatus capable of eliminating the effect due to the flaring light rays and performing the signal detection of high reliability is provided. In the apparatus, the quarter-wave (?/4) plate and the reflection-type birefringent prime provided with the deflecting function of deflecting the reflection light rays reflected on the optical information recording medium and the light rays flux separating function of separating the reflected light rays from the outgoing light rays are disposed in the optical path between the semiconductor laser constructing the optical pickup portion and the objective lens, and the light-receiving element for receiving the reflection light rays from the optical information recording medium which are defleced and separated by the reflection-type birefringent prism is disposed on a single (same) substrate together with the semiconductor laser.