Abstract: A scroll compressor employs therein a refrigerant having a small global warming potential and a small ozone depletion potential and mainly comprising hydrofluoroolefin having a carbon-carbon double bond. A stationary scroll has and end plate and a discharge port defined in the end plate at a central portion thereof so as to open into a discharge chamber. The stationary scroll also has a bypass hole defined in the end plate to allow a plurality of compression chambers to communicate with the discharge chamber before the compression chambers communicate with the discharge port. A check valve is provided on the bypass hole to allow the refrigerant to flow from the compression chambers to the discharge chamber. This construction can restrain a baneful influence on the global environment, reduce a temperature increase caused by excessive compression, and restrain decomposition of the refrigerant even in long-term use.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus including a splitting unit configured to split, on a light path in an optical observation system of an anterior segment of a subject's eye, an anterior segment image into a plurality of light beams at a position conjugated with the anterior segment, and an imaging unit configured to capture the anterior segment image via an image forming unit configured to form an image of the light beams coming from the anterior segment, split by the splitting unit.

Abstract: There is provided an optical tomographic imaging apparatus for imaging a tomographic image capable of setting characteristics of an optical system to accommodate to different positions on an object. The apparatus using an OCT system, includes: a scanning device for scanning measuring beams, an irradiating device for irradiating a different irradiation area on the object with the measuring beams scanned by the scanning device, an adjusting device for adjusting an irradiation position on the object of the measuring beams irradiated by the irradiating device, and a detecting device for detecting each combined beam produced from light interference between each of the return beams and the reference beams, characterized in that: the detecting device includes spectroscopy devices and a sensor, and a spectral width of the combined beam acquired with the sensor through the spectroscopy devices is set at a different spectral width by the spectroscopy devices.

Abstract: A MnZn ferrite having excellent characteristics of an incremental permeability ?? value of 250 or greater in a wide temperature range of 0 to 85° C. and an incremental permeability ?? value of 400 or greater at 65° C. when an 80 A/m direct current magnetic field is applied is provided. The MnZn ferrite has basic components that comprise: ferric oxide (in terms of Fe2O3): 51.0 to 54.5 mol %, zinc oxide (in terms of ZnO): 8.0 to 12.0 mol %, and manganese oxide (in terms of MnO): the balance, sub components that comprise: silicon oxide (in terms of SiO2): 50 to 400 mass ppm, and calcium oxide (in terms of CaO): 50 to 400 mass ppm, and unavoidable impurities phosphorous, boron, sulfur and chlorine that are restricted to phosphorous: less than 3 mass ppm, boron: less than 3 mass ppm, sulfur: less than 5 mass ppm, and chlorine: less than 10 mass ppm.

Abstract: A tomographic imaging apparatus configured to acquire a tomographic image or a cross-sectional image of an object to be examined from signals of a plurality of interfering beams obtained by emitting a plurality of measuring beams to the object to be examined and causing return beams of the measuring beams to interfere with reference beams includes a sensor configured to detect the plurality of interfering beams to acquire signals of the plurality of interfering beams, an acquisition unit configured to acquire an optical characteristic in the tomographic imaging apparatus corresponding to each of the plurality of interfering beams, and a generation unit configured to generate a tomographic image or a cross-sectional image of the object to be examined based on the signals of the plurality of interfering beams and the optical characteristic.

Abstract: A tomographic imaging apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate with a plurality of measurement light beams, a sensor configured to convert into an electric signal a plurality of combined light beams via an optical imaging system by making return light beams from an inspection target, which are generated due to the plurality of measurement light beams, interfere with reference light beams, an output unit configured to output light beams of a single wavelength based on a wavelength width of the plurality of measurement light beams, and a generation unit configured to generate a tomographic image from an electric signal acquired by the sensor via the imaging optical system, based on a position of the light beam of the single wavelength on the sensor.

Abstract: Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus which enables simplification and cost reduction without reducing accuracy when moving part of an object is moved in an optical axis direction of measuring beam. The apparatus using return beam of measuring beam reflected or scattered by an object and reference beam reflected by a reference mirror to image the tomographic image, includes: a reflecting position controlling device for controlling the reflecting position of the reference mirror; a detecting device for a position in a moving part having an optical system for observing the moving part illuminated by an optical system imaging the same on an area sensor based on the Scheimpflug principle and detects position information that the moving part is moved in the direction; and a device for driving the reflecting position controlling device to control the optical path length of the reference beam based on the position information.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a DOT measurement unit, an AOT measurement unit, and a controller configured to calculate at least one of an absorption characteristic and a scattering characteristic of a test region set in an test object by utilizing one of the DOT measurement unit and the AOT measurement unit, whichever one has the smaller measurement size.

Abstract: An ophthalmic system including an ophthalmic apparatus for acquiring an image of an anterior portion of a subject's eye and a tomographic image of the subject's eye includes a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the image of the anterior eye portion and the tomographic image, and an instruction unit configured to, if a pointer which indicates a point on the display unit is on the image of the anterior eye portion, give an instruction to change a distance between the subject's eye and the ophthalmic apparatus, and if the pointer is on the tomographic image, give an instruction to change the position of a coherence gate.

Abstract: To remove an artifact generated by coherent noise from a tomographic image, provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus including: an artifact acquiring unit for acquiring an artifact generated by interference among a plurality of reflected light beams reflected by a plurality of layers of the object to be inspected; and an acquiring unit for acquiring a second tomographic image of the object to be inspected based on the artifact and a first tomographic image of the object to be inspected.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element from a wafer in which a gallium nitride compound semiconductor has been laminated on a sapphire substrate having an orientation flat, comprises of: laminating a semiconductor layer on a first main face of the sapphire substrate having an off angle ? in a direction Xo parallel to the orientation flat; forming a first break groove that extends in a direction Y substantially perpendicular to the direction Xo, on the semiconductor layer side; forming a second break line that is shifted by a predetermined distance in the ±Xo direction from a predicted split line within the first break groove and parallel to the first break groove in the interior of the sapphire substrate and corresponding to the inclination of the off angle ?; and splitting the wafer along the first and/or second break line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure in which a sensor includes a first area and a second area upon which dispersed first and second lights are focused. The first and second areas are disposed in a dispersion direction or a direction perpendicular to the dispersion direction. A distance between the first and second areas is adjusted by using a distance between a plurality of fiber ends from which a plurality of combined lights exit and an optical magnification at a detecting section.

Abstract: A Mn—Zn ferrite core includes a basic component, sub-components, and unavoidable impurities, wherein, as the sub-components, silicon oxide (in terms of SiO2): 50 to 400 mass ppm and calcium oxide (in terms of CaO): 50 to 4000 mass ppm are added to the basic component consisting of iron oxide (in terms of Fe2O3): 51.0 to 54.5 moil, zinc oxide (in terms of ZnO): 8.0 to 12.0 moil, and manganese oxide (in terms of MnO): balance; amounts of phosphorus, boron, sulfur, and chlorine in the unavoidable impurities are reduced as follows, phosphorus: less than 3 mass ppm, boron: less than 3 mass ppm, sulfur: less than 5 mass ppm, and chlorine: less than 10 mass ppm; and a ratio of a measured specific surface of the Mn—Zn ferrite core to an ideal specific surface of the Mn—Zn ferrite core satisfies: Measured specific surface/ideal specific surface<1500 - - - (1).

Abstract: Disclosed is a MnZnCo-based ferrite consisting of base constituents, accessory constituents, and inevitable impurities, which MnZnCo-based ferrite is characterized by adding silicon oxide (SiO2 conversion): 50-400 mass ppm and calcium oxide (CaO conversion): 1000-4000 mass ppm as secondary constituents to base constituents consisting of iron oxide (Fe2O3 conversion): 51.0-53.0 mol %, zinc oxide (ZnO conversion): greater than 12.0 mol % and less than 18.0 mol %, cobalt oxide (CoO conversion): 0.04-0.60 mol %, and manganese oxide (MnO conversion): remainder, and keeping phosphorus, boron, sulfur, and chlorine of the inevitable impurities to phosphorous: less than 3 mass ppm, boron: less than 3 mass ppm, sulfur: less than 5 mass ppm, and chlorine: less than 10 mass ppm. This MnZnCo-based ferrite has the superior characteristics of always having incremental permeability [mu]? of 2000 or greater across a wide temperature range of ?40 DEG C. to 85 DEG C.

Abstract: A Mn—Zn—Co ferrite core includes a basic component, sub-components, and unavoidable impurities. As the sub-components, silicon oxide (in terms of SiO2): 50-400 mass ppm and calcium oxide (in terms of CaO): 1000-4000 mass ppm are added to the basic component consisting of iron oxide (in terms of Fe2O3): 51.0-53.0 mol %, zinc oxide (in terms of ZnO): more than 12.0 mol % and 18.0 mol % or less, cobalt oxide (in terms of CoO): 0.04-0.60 mol %, and manganese oxide (in terms of MnO): balance; Phosphorus, boron, sulfur, and chlorine in the unavoidable impurities are reduced as follows, phosphorus: less than 3 mass ppm, boron: less than 3 mass ppm, sulfur: less than 5 mass ppm, and chlorine: less than 10 mass ppm; and a ratio of a measured specific surface of the Mn—Zn—Co ferrite core to an ideal specific surface of the Mn—Zn—Co ferrite core satisfies: Measured specific surface/ideal specific surface <1500.

Abstract: A positioning receiver in which the circuit configuration of the receiving system corresponding to a plurality of positioning systems can be simplified and the current consumption and circuit size of which can be reduced. A positioning receiver (100) comprises first low-pass filters (111, 121) which limit outputs of a first signal mixer (103) and a second signal mixer (104) to a first bandwidth, and second low-pass filters (112, 122) which are provided on the output side of the first low-pass filters (111, 121) and limit the outputs of the first low-pass filters (111, 121) to a second bandwidth narrower than the first bandwidth and sets the filter bandwidth of the first low-pass filters (111, 121) greater than that of the second low-pass filters (112, 122).

Abstract: There is provided an optical tomographic imaging apparatus for imaging a tomographic image capable of setting characteristics of an optical system to accommodate to different positions on an object. The apparatus using an OCT system, includes: a scanning device for scanning measuring beams, an irradiating device for irradiating a different irradiation area on the object with the measuring beams scanned by the scanning device, an adjusting device for adjusting an irradiation position on the object of the measuring beams irradiated by the irradiating device, and a detecting device for detecting each combined beam produced from light interference between each of the return beams and the reference beams, characterized in that: the detecting device includes spectroscopy devices and a sensor, and a spectral width of the combined beam acquired with the sensor through the spectroscopy devices is set at a different spectral width by the spectroscopy devices.

Abstract: A MnZn ferrite having excellent characteristics of an incremental permeability ?? value of 250 or greater in a wide temperature range of 0 to 85° C. and an incremental permeability ?? value of 400 or greater at 65° C. when an 80 A/m direct current magnetic field is applied is provided. The MnZn ferrite has basic components that comprise: ferric oxide (in terms of Fe2O3): 51.0 to 54.5 mol %, zinc oxide (in terms of ZnO): 8.0 to 12.0 mol %, and manganese oxide (in terms of MnO): the balance, sub components that comprise: silicon oxide (in terms of SiO2): 50 to 400 mass ppm, and calcium oxide (in terms of CaO): 50 to 400 mass ppm, and unavoidable impurities phosphorous, boron, sulfur and chlorine that are restricted to phosphorous: less than 3 mass ppm, boron: less than 3 mass ppm, sulfur: less than 5 mass ppm, and chlorine: less than 10 mass ppm.

Abstract: A gas vent plug is mounted in an aperture communicating with a bearing cavity, and includes a metal annular body, and an elastic tubular body constituted of an elastic member in tube form, integral with the metal annular body, and having a vent at one end face of the tube, protruding outwards in the axial direction of the tube. A circular groove is provided at one end face of the elastic tubular body so as to encircle the vent. Accordingly, variation in the working pressure is eliminated even in the case where the interference is increased when the gas vent plug is mounted in the aperture.

Abstract: A positioning receiver and a positioning method for user equipment in which errors in the position when the position of the user equipment is calculated can be reduced even in an environment in which the user equipment moves at high speed to improve the accuracy of the position. User equipment (UE) (100) calculates the Doppler shift amount of the pseudo distance data and carrier wave between base stations (BS-1, BS-2, BS-3,& mldr;) on the basis of the communication between the base stations (BS-1, BS-2, BS-3, & mldr;) and calculates a position coordinate from the pseudo distance data between the base stations (BS-1, BS-2, BS-3, & mldr;), provided that the pseudo distance data obtained between the base stations in which the calculated Doppler shift amount is larger than a reference value is not used for the calculation of the position coordinate.