Abstract: A method of manufacturing of a vitreous silica crucible includes: fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of ?50 kPa or more and less than ?95 kPa to form a transparent vitreous silica layer as an inner layer; fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of 0 kPa or more and less than ?10 kPa to form a bubble-containing vitreous silica layer as an intermediate layer; and fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of ?10 kPa or more and less than ?50 kPa to form a semi-transparent vitreous silica layer as an outer layer.

Abstract: A vehicle driving situation determination apparatus includes object detection means for detecting an object around a subject vehicle; index calculation means for calculating an index relating to a traveling state of the subject vehicle, which is a value that is obtained by dividing a jerk of the subject vehicle by a deceleration, and comparing the index to past index statistics in a case where the object is detected by the object detection means and then a response operation against the detected object by a driver of the traveling subject vehicle is detected; and determination means for determining a driving situation of the driver of the subject vehicle based on a result of the comparison by the index calculation means.

Abstract: Provided is a vitreous silica crucible having a reference point, which is capable of accurately detecting the location of a defect in the vitreous silica crucible used for pulling silicon single crystal, determining a defect generating site of silicon single crystal, and investigating the cause of the defect. The reference point used for specifying the position relationship with respect to a particular part is formed in at least one site of an end portion, an inner wall and an outer wall of the crucible.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a polymer coated ferrite fine particles being possible to control a particle size uniformly while having high aqueous dispersibility and preferred biomolecule immobilization ability and an easy method for preparing the same. [Means Addressing Object] In an aqueous solvent, iron ion is protected by chelating polyacrylic acid and then alkaline is added. Thereafter, a reaction system is heated under pressurized condition to produce simultaneous precipitation of the ferrite fine particles and coating thereof. As the result, the polymer coated ferrite fine particles having uniform particle size may be prepared in one step with excellent reproducibility. The polymer coated ferrite fine particles of the present invention has high water dispersibility and has preferred biomolecule immobilization performance by carboxyl groups coming from the polyacrylic acid.

Abstract: Provided is a vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal, which stably suppresses surface vibration of a silicon melted solution filled therein and has a long life, and a method for manufacturing the same. The vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal includes a peripheral wall portion, a curved portion, and a bottom portion, wherein a plurality of minute concave portions are formed on a certain area of an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion, and a plurality of bubbles are formed on a lower position of the minute concave portions.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a drive assist device including an index calculation unit configured to calculate an index relating to a relative relationship between a vehicle and a target object and a drive assist determination unit configured to determine whether to execute a drive assist control of the vehicle based on the index and as the vehicle width direction component of the relative speed between the vehicle and the target object decreases, the index calculation unit calculates the index with increasing a degree of influence of the relative relationship relating to the vehicle width direction component, or as the vehicle width direction component of the relative distance between the vehicle and the target object increases, the index calculation unit calculates the index with increasing the degree of influence of the relative relationship relating to the vehicle width direction component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vitreous silica crucible which can restrain deterioration of crystallinity of a silicon ingot in multi-pulling. Provided is a vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal, the crucible has a wall having, from an inner surface toward an outer surface of the crucible, a synthetic vitreous silica layer, a natural vitreous silica layer, an impurity-containing vitreous silica layer and a natural vitreous silica layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing of a vitreous silica crucible includes: fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of ?50 kPa or more and less than ?95 kPa to form a transparent vitreous silica layer as an inner layer; fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of 0 kPa or more and less than ?10 kPa to form a bubble-containing vitreous silica layer as an intermediate layer; and fusing silica powder under a reduced pressure of ?10 kPa or more and less than ?50 kPa to form a semi-transparent vitreous silica layer as an outer layer.

Abstract: A composite crucible 10 is characterized in the use of mullite (3Al2O3.2SiO2) as the basic material of the crucible. The composite crucible 10 has a crucible body 11 made of mullite material whose main component is alumina and silica, and a transparent vitreous silica layer 12 formed on the inner surface of the crucible body 11. The thickness of the transparent vitreous silica layer 12 is smaller than that of the crucible body 11. The crucible body 11 is formed by the slip casting method, and the transparent vitreous silica layer 12 is formed by the thermal spraying method.

Abstract: A drive assist device includes: an approach degree calculator configured to calculate a first approach degree of a vehicle to an object in a vehicle traveling direction and to calculate a second approach degree of the vehicle to the object in a direction that intersects the vehicle traveling direction based on a relative velocity between the vehicle and the object; and a drive assist control unit configured to control execution of drive assist based on the first approach degree and the second approach degree.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of evaluating silica powder which, enables precise prediction of easiness of crystallization of a vitreous silica crucible. According to the present invention, provided is a method of evaluating silica powder including a sample preparation process for preparing a vitrified sample by fusing silica powder at a fusing temperature of 1700 to 1900 deg. C., followed by cooling; a sample heat treatment process for retaining the sample for 30 minutes or more at a temperature of 1400 to 1750 deg. C., followed by cooling; and a sample evaluation process for evaluating a state of opacification of the sample after the sample heat treatment process.

Abstract: Provided is a vitreous silica crucible which can suppress inward sagging and buckling of the sidewall effectively even when time for pulling silicon ingots is extremely long. According to the present invention, provided is a vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal, wherein the crucible has a wall comprising, from an inner surface toward an outer surface of the crucible, a transparent vitreous silica layer having a bubble content rate of less than 0.5%, a bubble-containing vitreous silica layer having a bubble content rate of 1% or more and less than 50%, a semi-transparent vitreous silica layer having a bubble content rate of 0.5% or more and less than 1.0% and having an OH group concentration of 35 ppm or more and less than 300 ppm.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a crucible which has high viscosity at high temperature, and can be used for a long time, and can be manufactured at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. The composite crucible 10 is characterized in the use of mullite (3Al2O3.2SiO2) as the basic material of the crucible. The composite crucible 10 has the crucible body 11 made of mullite material whose main component is alumina and silica, and a transparent vitreous silica layer 12 formed on the inner surface of the crucible body 11. The thickness of the transparent vitreous silica layer 12 is smaller than that of the crucible body 11. The crucible body 11 can be formed by the slip casting method, and the transparent vitreous silica layer 12 can be formed by the thermal spraying method.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal which can suppress melt surface vibration of silicon melt filled therein and has a long lifetime. The crucible includes a peripheral wall portion, a curved portion and a bottom portion, and has a plurality of micro recesses on the specific region of the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion.

Abstract: Provided is a vitreous silica crucible which has a special region for suppressing vibration of melt surface during pulling of a silicon single crystal and at the same time, a marking capable of accurately monitoring a changed position of the melt surface when passing through the special region. The special region for preventing sloshing of silicon melt is provided on an inner wall of a straight body portion, and the marking is provided at least at an upper end and a lower end of the special region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vitreous silica crucible which can suppress buckling and sidewall lowering of the crucible in multi-pulling. According to the present invention, provided is a vitreous silica crucible for pulling a silicon single crystal, comprising a mineralizer on an inner surface of the crucible, wherein the mineralizer contains at least one atoms selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Ti, Zr, Cr, Mo, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Ag, and the concentration of the mineralizer on the inner surface is 1.0×105 to 1.0×1017 atoms/cm2.

Abstract: Buckling of a vitreous silica crucible 12 or inward fall of a sidewall 15 is effectively suppressed. The vitreous silica crucible 12 includes the cylindrical sidewall 15 having an upward-opening rim, a mortar-shaped bottom 16 including a curve, and a round portion 17 connecting the sidewall 15 and the bottom 16. In the vitreous silica crucible 12, the per-unit area thermal resistance in the thickness direction of the sidewall 15 is higher than that of the round portion 17.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vitreous silica crucible which can suppress the sidewall lowering of the crucible under high temperature during pulling a silicon single crystal, and a method of manufacturing such a vitreous silica crucible. The vitreous silica crucible 10 includes an opaque vitreous silica layer 11 provided on the outer surface side of the crucible and containing numerous bubbles, and a transparent vitreous silica layer 12 provided on the inner surface side. The opaque vitreous silica layer 11 includes a first opaque vitreous silica portion 11a provided on the crucible upper portion, and a second opaque vitreous silica portion 11b provided on the crucible lower portion. The specific gravity of the second opaque vitreous silica portion 11b is 1.7 to 2.1, and the specific gravity of the first opaque vitreous silica portion 11a is 1.4 to 1.8, and smaller than that of the second opaque vitreous silica portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vitreous silica crucible which can suppress buckling and sidewall lowering of the crucible and the generation of cracks. According to the present invention, a vitreous silica crucible is provided for pulling a silicon single crystal having a wall, the wall including a non-doped inner surface layer made of natural vitreous silica or synthetic vitreous silica, a mineralizing element-maldistributed vitreous silica layer containing dispersed island regions each containing a mineralizing element, and wherein the vitreous silica of the island regions and the vitreous silica of a surrounding region of the island regions is a combination of mineralizing element-doped natural vitreous silica and non-doped synthetic vitreous silica, or a combination of mineralizing element-doped synthetic vitreous silica and non-doped natural vitreous silica, and the inner surface layer is made of vitreous silica of a different kind from that of the island region.

Abstract: In order to provide a vitreous silica crucible which does not employ a crystallization accelerator but is difficult to deform during its use even under high temperature, and is easily manufactured, there is provided a vitreous silica crucible for pulling single-crystal silicon wherein the outer surface layer is formed of a bubble-containing vitreous silica layer, the inner surface layer is formed of a vitreous silica layer whose bubbles are invisible to the naked eye, a surface of the outer surface layer includes an unmelted or half-melted silica layer (abbreviated as a half-melted silica layer), and the center line average roughness (Ra) of the half-melted silica layer is 50 to 200 ?m, also preferably, and the thickness of the half-melted silica layer is 0.5 to 2.0 mm.