Abstract: An illumination optical apparatus that substantially maintains a desirable profile even when changing the outer shape of light intensity distribution formed on an illumination pupil plane with an axicon system. The illumination optical system illuminates an irradiated surface based on light from an optical source and includes a prism system, which changes the interval along an optical axis between a pair of prisms to change the light intensity distribution on an illumination pupil plane.

Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a zeolite and a perovskite composite oxide containing palladium placed at its B site.

Abstract: This connector assembly comprises a header 1 to which a plurality of coaxial cables 3 are connectable and a socket 2 configured to be mounted on a printed board 4. The header 1 can be detachably coupled to the socket 2. The header 1 has a first terminal array 12 to which the coaxial cables 3 are electrically connectable. The socket 2 has a second terminal array 21 which makes contact with the first terminal array 12 when the header 1 is coupled to the socket 2. The first terminal array has a plurality of first terminals each having a wire terminal 120 for connection with each conductive wire of the cables and a contact 122 for contact with the second terminal array. The feature of the present invention resides in that the wire terminals 120 are arranged in a line, and the contacts 122 of the first terminal array are arranged in two rows in a staggered configuration, and a pitch of the contacts 122 of each row is larger than a pitch of the wire terminals 120.

Abstract: A cable connector includes a housing and a first contact provided in the housing. The first contact includes a first engaging and pivoting unit opposed to a back surface of the cable. The cable connector also includes a second contact which is provided in the housing and which includes a second engaging and pivoting unit opposed to the back surface of the cable. The second engaging and pivoting unit has a root which is thicker than that of the first engaging and pivoting unit. The cable connector also includes a cover. The cover includes a first through hole into which the first engaging and pivoting unit is inserted, a first cam unit engaged with the first engaging and pivoting unit, a second through hole into which the second engaging and pivoting unit is inserted, and a second cam unit engaged with the second engaging and pivoting unit.

Abstract: A new and useful attenuating device and method for attenuating a polarized laser beam is provided. At least one attenuating optic is located along, and is rotatable about, a polarized laser beam axis, and is configured to transmit and to reflect portions of the polarized laser beam. The attenuating optic provides predetermined attenuation of the polarized laser beam by changing the ratio between transmission and reflection of the polarized laser beam as a function of the incidence of the polarized laser beam on one or more partially reflective surfaces of the attenuating optic. The attenuating optic is rotatable about the polarized laser beam axis to control the incidence of the polarized laser beam on the one or more partially reflective surfaces of the attenuating optic, thereby to control the ratio between transmission and reflection of the polarized laser beam and provide a range of attenuation of the polarized laser beam.

Abstract: An illumination optical system for, when installed in an exposure system, realizing a suitable illumination condition by varying the polarized state of the illumination light according to the pattern characteristics of the mask while suppressing the loss of the intensity of the light. The illumination optical system has a light source unit for supplying a linearly polarized light for illuminating surfaces to be illuminated therewith, and a polarized state changing device for changing the polarized state of the illuminating light from a predetermined polarized state to a nonpolarized state and vice versa. The polarized state changing device is arranged in the optical path between the light source unit and the surfaces to be illuminated. The polarized state changing device can be removed from the illumination optical path and has a depolarizer for selectively depolarizing the incident linearly polarized light.

Abstract: A cable connector includes a housing, a first contact having a first contact unit opposed to a front surface of a cable and an engaging and pivoting unit opposed to a back surface of the cable, a second contact which is provided in the housing and which has a second contact unit opposed to the front surface of the cable and a wall opposed to the back surface of the cable, and a cover which is turnably supported on the engaging and pivoting unit by a through hole into which the engaging and pivoting unit is inserted and a cam unit engaged with the engaging and pivoting unit. The engaging and pivoting unit is engaged with the cam unit so that the cover can move in an inserting and releasing direction of the cable. The wall limits movement of the cover in an inserting direction of the cable.

Abstract: To provide a multi-pole coaxial connector that can be made more compact. More specifically, to provide a multi-pole coaxial connector in which a pitch between members is reduced to reduce a connecting body in size. In a multi-pole coaxial connector in which when a housing block and a receptacle are coupled to each other, a signal post and a signal contact are brought into conduction, a ground contact and a ground case are brought into conduction, an internal conductor and a signal SMD terminal are brought into conduction, and an external conductor and a ground SMD terminal are brought into conduction, and a cross section of the ground contact is formed into substantially U-shape in which adjacent ground contact side is opened.

Abstract: An illumination optical system for, when installed in an exposure system, realizing a suitable illumination condition by varying the polarized state of the illumination light according to the pattern characteristics of the mask while suppressing the loss of the intensity of the light. The illumination optical system has a light source unit for supplying a linearly polarized light for illuminating surfaces to be illuminated therewith, and a polarized state changing device for changing the polarized state of the illuminating light from a predetermined polarized state to a nonpolarized state and vice versa. The polarized state changing device is arranged in the optical path between the light source unit and the surfaces to be illuminated. The polarized state changing device can be removed from the illumination optical path and has a depolarizer for selectively depolarizing the incident linearly polarized light.

Abstract: A catalyst for synthesis reaction that can allow the cross coupling reaction at an improved yield, and yet can be collected after used for the reaction and recycled, and a synthesizing method for a compound using the same catalyst for synthesis reaction.

Abstract: In order to provide a method of synthesizing a compound in which activity of a catalyst is maintained even when the catalyst is recovered after the completion of the coupling reaction using a palladium-containing perovskite-type composite oxide as the catalyst and used repeatedly and the reaction can be carried out in a high yield, a palladium-containing perovskite-type composite oxide is used as a synthesis reaction catalyst and a reaction solvent containing an alkoxy alcohol is used as a reaction solvent in Suzuki Cross-Couplings given by the following general formula (15).

Abstract: A compact memory card adapter is provided, which improves connection reliability with an antenna circuit and ensures communication distance when a memory card with a non-contact communication function is inserted therein. The adapter is formed with a base made of an electrical insulating material, a plurality of contacts arranged on an inner surface of the base so as to electrically contact an I/O connecting terminal and an antenna connecting terminal of the memory card inserted in the adapter, and an antenna circuit formed on an outer surface of the base. The contact connectable to the antenna connecting terminal of the memory card has a spring piece at its one end, which elastically contacts the antenna connecting terminal of the memory card, and the other end inserted into a through hole formed in the base to make an electrical connection with the antenna circuit.

Abstract: A compact and simple constitution of a card connector, with which attaching and detaching works of a card can be performed easily, is provided. The connector 1 comprises: a body 2 having a recess 2a for a card 100; six contact springs projecting from a bottom face 3a of the recess 2a on which the IC card 100 is disposed, and elastically contacting with contact terminals 101 of the card 100; a stationary hooking portion 20 provided on a rear face side of the body 2; a movable hooking member 5 provided on a front face side of the body 2, and movable in a anteroposterior direction of the body 2; and a plate spring 18 for charging the movable hooking member 5 toward the rear face of the body 2, and wherein a tapered face 5b is formed on a rear face side of a hooking portion 5c so as to come closer to the rear face of the body 2 as approaching to the bottom face 3a of the recess 2a.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a fuel cell 1 comprising an electrolyte layer 4 made of an anion exchange membrane and a fuel side electrode 2 and an oxygen side electrode 3 disposed opposed to each other with the electrolyte layer 4 interposed therebetween, wherein the fuel side electrode 2 comprises cobalt incorporated therein as a metal catalyst. Further, as a fuel there is used a compound containing at least hydrogen and nitrogen such as hydrazine.

Abstract: A sheet printing plate material includes a plastic support having optical transparency for infrared light, and at least a hydrophilic layer and a thermosensitive image formed layer formed on the plastic support, wherein the sheet printing plate material is wound on a drum having surface reflectance of 0.1 to 10% at a wavelength to be used, and the sheet printing plate material is used for a image recording apparatus where the drum is rotated to expose an image data with a light source so that an image is recorded.

Abstract: Methods of producing a safe and hygienic method for industrially and efficiently producing a perovskite-type composite oxide are provided that can maintain the catalytic activity of a noble metal at a high level. Methods include preparing a precursor of the perovskite-type composite oxide by mixing organometal salts of elementary components of the perovskite-type composite oxide and heat treating the precursor. The precursor may be prepared by mixing all elementary components constituting the perovskite-type composite oxide, or by mixing one or more organometal salts of part of the elementary components with the other elementary components prepared as alkoxides, a coprecipitate of salts, or a citrate complex of the respective elements.

Abstract: A memory card socket structure includes an arm rotatably moved by an insertion and an extraction of a memory card into and from a card compartment and a memory card detecting function for detecting whether the memory card is inserted into the card compartment. The arm includes a main portion to be in contact with the memory card and a sub portion disposed opposite to the main portion with respect to a rotation shaft thereof, and is located at a rear side of the card compartment. The arm is engaged with a torsion spring whose first end portion is engaged with a first stationary contact but whose second end portion is engaged with the sub portion, whereby the main portion is biased by the spring toward an entrance of the card compartment.