Abstract: To provide a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography having an absorber layer which has a low reflectance in a wavelength region of EUV light or light for inspection of a pattern and which is easy to control to have a desired layer composition and thickness. A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, which comprises a substrate, and a reflective layer to reflect EUV light and an absorber layer to absorb EUV light, formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the absorber layer contains tantalum (Ta) and hafnium (Hf), and in the absorber layer, the content of Hf is from 20 to 60 at. % and the content of Ta is from 40 to 80 at. %, and wherein the absorber layer has a content of N being 0 to at most 35 at. %.

Abstract: A high reflectance mirror having a high reflectance in a visible-light region, being excellent in durability such as a moisture resistance, a saltwater resistance, etc. and having small dependence on incident angle (i.e., the fluctuation of the reflectance depending on an incident angle of light is little) is provided. The high reflectance mirror comprises a substrate and a silver film, a low refractive index film and a high refractive index film laminated on the substrate in this order wherein an adhesion improving film is formed on the silver film surface on the opposite side of the substrate, the extinction coefficient of the low refractive index film is at most 0.01, the extinction coefficient of the high refractive index film is at most 0.01, the adhesion improving film is an oxide film and the extinction coefficient of the adhesion improving film is at most 0.1.

Abstract: A high reflectance mirror having a high reflectance in a visible-light region, being excellent in durability such as a moisture resistance, a saltwater resistance, etc. and having small dependence on incident angle (i.e., the fluctuation of the reflectance depending on an incident angle of light is little) is provided. The high reflectance mirror comprises a substrate and a silver film, a low refractive index film and a high refractive index film laminated on the substrate in this order wherein an adhesion improving film is formed on the silver film surface on the opposite side of the substrate, the extinction coefficient of the low refractive index film is at most 0.01, the extinction coefficient of the high refractive index film is at most 0.01, the adhesion improving film is an oxide film and the extinction coefficient of the adhesion improving film is at most 0.1.

Abstract: A remote control apparatus for use with an equipment which includes a master apparatus and a slave apparatus remotely located from the master apparatus. The master apparatus transmits a control signal to the slave apparatus so as to remotely control the slave apparatus. The master apparatus has a light-transmitting section therein which projects outwardly of the master apparatus. The light-transmitting section transmits a light signal representing a control signal generated in the master apparatus. The slave apparatus has a light-receiving section therein which receives the light signal. The light-transmitting section may be detachably mounted to the master apparatus. The light-transmitting section may be adapted to rotate relative to the master apparatus after the light-transmitting section has been mounted to the master apparatus. The light-transmitting section may include a plurality of light-emitting elements so that light is emitted over a wide area.