Abstract: A magnetic recording medium for reproduction of MR head comprising a support having thereon a substantially non-magnetic low layer and a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic hexagonal system ferrite particles dispersed in a binder, in this order, wherein a power spectrum of density at a spatial frequency of 100/mm having frequency-analyzed a surface roughness of the magnetic layer is 10,000 nm3 or less, the power spectrum of density at a spatial frequency of 500/mm is 50 to 500 nm3 and an average tabular diameter of the ferromagnetic hexagonal system ferrite particles is 15 to 35 nm.

Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic recording medium comprising: dispersing at least a binder and a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder to prepare a magnetic coating; and applying the magnetic coating to provide at least one magnetic layer, wherein the binder is at least one of: (a) a binder comprising 0.2 to 0.7 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —SO3M, —OSO3M, —PO(OM)2, —OPO(OM)2 and —COOM wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or ammonium; and (b) a binder comprising 0.5 to 5 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —CONR1R2, —NR1R2 and —N+R1R2R3 wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder has an average tabular diameter of from 10 to 40 nm and a water content of from 0.3 to 3% by weight.

Abstract: A floppy disk-shaped magnetic recording medium of high recording density comprises a non-magnetic support provided on each side thereof sequentially with a substantially non-magnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, and is used under a condition that a velocity of the medium relative to a magnetic head is at least 14 m/sec: wherein the non-magnetic lower layer has a thickness adjusted to be from five to twenty times as great as a maximum height of projections on the non-magnetic support surface, thereby achieving reduction in error rate increase.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate magnetic recording medium having good processing properties and being inexpensive to produce, similar to prior recording media, wherein by controlling the magnetic clusters that appear due to recording at short wavelengths and thinning of the magnetic layer, good high-density characteristics are achieved in combination with MR heads. The magnetic recording medium comprising an essentially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 0.01 to 0.15 &mgr;m and a coercivity equal to or higher than 159 kA/m, ferromagnetic particles contained in the ferromagnetic powder have a size less than ½ of the minimum recording wavelength, and an average size of magnetic cluster at DC erase is equal to or higher than 0.5×104 nm2 and less than 5.5×104 nm2.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium in the form of a disc comprising a polyethylene naphthalate support having provided thereon a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic metal fine powder or ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite fine powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the central plane average surface roughness of the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium is 5 nm or less, the thickness variation rate of the disc is 3% or less, and the total thickness of the disc X &mgr;m and the outside diameter of the disc Y mm satisfy the relationship of 0.3≦Y/X≦0.8.

Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic recording medium comprising: dispersing at least a binder and a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder to prepare a magnetic coating; and applying the magnetic coating to provide at least one magnetic layer, wherein the binder is at least one of: (a) a binder comprising 0.2 to 0.7 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —SO3M, —OSO3M, —PO(OM)2, —OPO(OM)2 and —COOM wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or ammonium; and (b) a binder comprising 0.5 to 5 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —CONR1R2, —NR1R2 and —N+R1R2R3 wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder has an average tabular diameter of from 10 to 40 nm and a water content of from 0.3 to 3% by weight.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer by coating a lower layer coating solution comprising a nonmagnetic powder dispersed in a binder and drying, and a layer having a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.15 &mgr;m by coating a magnetic layer coating solution comprising a ferro magnetic magnetic metal powder or a hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the magnetic layer contains diamond particles having an average particle size of from ⅕ to 2 times the thickness of the magnetic layer in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0 mass % based on the ferromagnetic metal powder.

Abstract: Provided are a method of magnetic recording and reproducing capable of permitting high density recording on magnetic recording media even under the condition of high data transfer rates and yielding adequate recording and reproduction characteristics when an MR head is used in reproduction, and a magnetic recording medium capable of being used in this magnetic recording and reproducing method. The magnetic recording and reproducing method is a method for reproducing a signal magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording medium with a magnetoresistive (MR) head. The magnetic recording medium comprises a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on at least one side of a nonmagnetic support, in which said hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder has a mean plate diameter ranging from 15 to 40 nm and a mean plate thickness ranging from 4 to 15 nm, and said magnetic layer has a coercive force Hc ranging from 143.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising: a nonmagnetic support; and at least one magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder, wherein the magnetic layer comprises diamond particles having an average particle size of 0.03 to 0.5 &mgr;m in a ratio of 0.1 to 5% by weight to the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, the ferrite hexagonal ferrite powder has an average tabular diameter of 5 to 40 nm, and the binder is at least one of: (i) a binder comprising from 0.2 to 0.7 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —SO3M, —OSO3M, —PO(OM)2, —OPO(OM)2 and —COOM, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or ammonium, and (ii) a binder comprising from 0.5 to 5 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —CONR1R2, —NR1R2 and —N+R1R2R3 wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic recording medium ensuring an adequate S/N even in high density magnetic recording, and tending not to electrostatically damage MR heads during recording and reproduction employing MR heads. A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder in this order on at least one side of a nonmagnetic support, wherein said nonmagnetic layer comprises 10 to 50 mass parts of carbon black with a mean particle diameter of 10 to 30 nm per 100 mass parts of said nonmagnetic powder, said magnetic layer has a thickness equal to or less than 0.2 &mgr;m, the standard deviation b of the average intensity a of elements due to said ferromagnetic powder as determined by electron-beam microanalysis is 0.03≦b/a≦0.

Abstract: A crawler vehicle comprises a body frame and an auger mounted to the body frame at a front portion thereof, the body frame being mounted to a rear portion of a crawler frame via a pivot shaft to allow the crawler frame carrying a crawler belt to swing vertically. The pivot shaft is located forwardly of a lower idle wheel rotatably mounted to the crawler frame. Positioning of the pivot shaft forwardly of the lower idle wheel allows the auger to move downward even when a front portion of the crawler belt is lifted. This causes the auger to move downward regardless of new snow or hard snow, enabling the auger to carry out snow-removing operation in a highly efficient manner.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium for reproduction of MR head comprising a support having thereon a substantially non-magnetic low layer and a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic hexagonal system ferrite particles dispersed in a binder, in this order, wherein a power spectrum of density at a spatial frequency of 100/mm having frequency-analyzed a surface roughness of the magnetic layer is 10,000 nm3 or less, the power spectrum of density at a spatial frequency of 500/mm is 50 to 500 nm3 and an average tabular diameter of the ferromagnetic hexagonal system ferrite particles is 15 to 35 nm.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer containing a barium ferrite powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the concentration of Ba of the extract obtained by the following condition is 20 ppm or less per m2 of the magnetic recording medium:

Abstract: The picture processing apparatus of the present invention has pixel judgment means and pixel correction means. The pixel judgment means comprises target pixel detection means for detecting a target pixel having a peak level out of the input picture signal, and edge detection means for detecting edges, each presenting at a distance of n pixels (n≧1) preceding and succeeding the target pixel. Further, the pixel correction means has correction coefficient selection means wherein a peak level correction coefficient is selected according to an output from the target pixel detection means, and an edge correction coefficient is selected according to an edge detection output. With the picture processing apparatus of the present invention, a level of the target pixel is corrected and an edge of the input picture signal is corrected with the pixels of the input picture signal being corrected according to the peak level correction coefficient and the edge correction coefficient.

Abstract: Provided is a particulate magnetic recording medium having good processing properties and being inexpensive to produce, similar to prior recording media, wherein by controlling the magnetic clusters that appear due to recording at short wavelengths and thinning of the magnetic layer, good high-density characteristics are achieved in combination with MR heads. The magnetic recording medium comprising an essentially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 0.01 to 0.15 &mgr;m and a coercivity equal to or higher than 159 kA/m, ferromagnetic particles contained in the ferromagnetic powder have a size less than ½ of the minimum recording wavelength, and an average size of magnetic cluster at DC erase is equal to or higher than 0.5×104 nm2 and less than 5.5×104 nm2.

Abstract: Video signals of a plurality of personal computers are displayed on the same screen. In addition, using one set of input devices, a plurality of personal computers are operated. Two personal computers are connected to a monitor. In addition, input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse are connected to the monitor. Video signals supplied from the two personal computers are written to a memory that stores video signals for a plurality of screens through respective buffers. From the read start address, the address range for one screen is designated and a corresponding video signal is read. A plurality of video signals are displayed in different display areas of a display portion at a time. In addition, corresponding to a display area at which a cursor is positioned using a switch operation and an input device operation, a corresponding personal computer is selected. An output of an input device is supplied to the selected personal computer.

Abstract: A floppy disk-shaped magnetic recording medium of high recording density comprises a non-magnetic support provided on each side thereof sequentially with a substantially non-magnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, and is used under a condition that a velocity of the medium relative to a magnetic head is at least 14 m/sec: wherein the non-magnetic lower layer has a thickness adjusted to be from five to twenty times as great as a maximum height of projections on the non-magnetic support surface, thereby achieving reduction in error rate increase.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is described, which comprises a support having thereon a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder dispersed in a binder, which is a magnetic recording medium for recording signals of from 0.17 to 2 G bit/inch2 of areal recording density, wherein the coercive force of said magnetic layer is 1,800 Oe or more, said ferromagnetic metal powder comprises Fe and Co, and the atomic ratio of Al/(Fe+Co) is from 3.0 to 15.4%.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed by which correction of convergence and correction of distortion of an image can be performed with a high degree of accuracy. Correction data to be used for correction of position errors of the three colors of red, green and blue obtained by an adjustment apparatus in advance are stored in a storage section. The stored correction data are outputted to a correction waveform outputting section through a control circuit when necessary. The correction waveform outputting section produces correction waveforms based on the correction data inputted thereto and outputs the correction waveforms to a clock signal generation circuit. The clock signal generation circuit generates clocks, and the video data of red, green and blue stored in the memory are read out in response to the clock signals.

Abstract: A diagnostic ultrasound system is provided for displaying a color image of a motion of a tissue scans an ultrasonic pulse signal along a tomographic plane to acquire an electrical echo signal, extracts a Doppler signal from the echo signal, calculates velocity data concerning the motion of the tissue for respective sample points on the tomographic plane on the basis of the Doppler signal, and forms data of a B-mode tomographic image on the basis of the echo signal.