Abstract: To provide a sensor-equipped hood capable of detecting force applied to the hood without narrowing an operating field viewed through the hood. A sensor-equipped hood protrudes from a tip end portion of an endoscope main body, and is attached to the tip end portion. The sensor-equipped hood includes a transparent tubular hood main body and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor fixed to a first fixing point of the hood main body and having a Bragg grating. In the FBG sensor, the wavelength of reflected light at the Bragg grating changes based on fluctuation of the first fixing point in the hood main body.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coalescer filter, which is used in a solvent extraction method for recovering metal contained in a secondary battery, wherein the coalescer filter includes a first filter medium and a second filter medium, an average pore diameter of the first filter medium is 0.8 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less, and an average pore diameter of the second filter medium is 9 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less.

Abstract: ICP-MS includes: an ion source to ionize a sample component; a vacuum chamber (4-into which generated ions are introduced; a cell inside the vacuum chamber to bring the ions into contact with a predetermined gas; a mass spectrometer unit at a later stage of the vacuum chamber to perform mass spectrometry of ions having passed through the cell or ions derived from the ions; a first gas introduction unit to introduce a predetermined gas into the cell; a second gas introduction unit to introduce a predetermined gas into the vacuum chamber and outside the cell; and controllers to control gas introduction such that a gas is introduced by the first gas introduction unit when analysis is performed while bringing a gas into contact with ions, whereas a gas is introduced by the second gas introduction unit when analysis is performed without bringing a gas into contact with ions.

Abstract: A quadrupole mass filter (50) has a main-rod section (500) including rod electrodes arranged around a central axis C and a first pre-rod section (501) including pre-rod electrodes. Along with an RF voltage having a frequency corresponding to the m/z of an ion, DC voltage is applied to the pre-rod electrodes. The DC voltage and the amplitude of the RF voltage are determined so that a-value and q-value substantially satisfy the conditions that a?0, (???x·?)N={(½)+m}? and ?y·?·N={(½)+n}?, where m, n and N are natural numbers, with the X-axis direction connecting the centers of two rod electrodes facing each other across the central axis in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, the Y-axis direction connecting the centers of the other two rod electrodes in the plane, and ?x and ?y representing ? values (0<?<1) related to a secular oscillation of an ion in the X and Y directions, respectively.

Abstract: For a low-cost, high-accuracy tuning of the voltages applied to electrodes in a mass spectrometer, a chromatograph mass spectrometer (1) includes: a medium supplier (11) which supplies a medium as a mobile phase or carrier gas; a passage (15) which introduces, into the mass spectrometer, the medium supplied from the medium supplier; an ionizer (211) which ionizes the medium together with a substance coming from a member forming the passage into the medium; a measurement executer (25, 26, 43) which performs a mass separation and a measurement of a specific ion, using multiple measurement conditions which differ from each other in the value of voltage applied to at least one electrode included in one or more electrodes in the mass spectrometer; and a voltage value determiner (44) which determines the value of voltage applied to each electrode so that the intensity of the ion satisfies a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A quadrupole mass spectrometer includes a quadrupole mass filter including: a main rod portion including four main rod electrodes; a pre-rod portion including four pre-rod electrodes, where, at an end opposite to the main rod portion, the four pre-rod electrodes are disposed to be aligned on an inscribed circle having the same radius centered on the ion optical axis, and, at the other end facing the main rod portion, two pre-rod electrodes facing each other across the ion optical axis and the other two pre-rod electrodes are disposed to be aligned on an inscribed circle having different radii centered on the ion optical axis; a main voltage applying unit to apply, to each main rod electrodes, a voltage created by superimposing a DC voltage and an RF voltage; and a pre-voltage applying unit to apply an RF voltage having a same frequency as the RF voltage to each pre-rod electrodes.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer (1) includes: an ionization section (201) configured to generate ions from a sample; a mass separation section (231, 235) configured to separate ions generated by the ionization section according to mass-to-charge ratio; an ion detector (237) configured to detect an ion separated by the mass separation section; an ion capture section (31) configured to capture ions separated by the mass separation section; and an electron beam detection section (32) configured to detect an electron beam diffracted by ions captured within the ion capture section (31). This mass spectrometer is capable of performing, in a single measurement operation, both a mass spectrometric analysis and an electron-beam diffraction measurement for distinguishing between isomers. The electron-beam diffraction measurement can be more efficiently performed than in a conventional device of this type.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program, the program causes a processor to: cause a display provided on a Head Mounted Display to display a stereoscopic image to which binocular parallax is applied, the stereoscopic image being an image of a virtual space in which optional objects are disposed, and the virtual space being captured by a virtual camera; acquire orientation information on an orientation of the Head Mounted Display; when a predetermined position relationship is established between a virtual line and one optional object from among the optional objects, the virtual line having a direction according to the orientation information and intersecting with the virtual camera, identify the one option image; and when one or more optional objects are identified and a predetermined condition relating to the orientation information is satisfied, select the one or more optional objects.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes crater portions, each crater portion being concavely formed on an adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A surface of the crater portion has a plurality of through holes.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes: a multi-pole ion guide including a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis; a first transmission portion connected to the first electrode pair and transmits an RF voltage to be applied to the first electrode pair; and a second transmission portion connected to the second electrode pair and transmits an RF voltage to be applied to the second electrode pair, wherein: the first transmission portion includes a capacitor that reduces the difference between the capacitance of the first transmission portion and the capacitance of the second transmission portion.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer (1) includes: an ionization section (201) configured to generate ions from a sample; a mass separation section (231, 235) configured to separate ions generated by the ionization section according to mass-to-charge ratio; an ion detector (237) configured to detect an ion separated by the mass separation section; an ion capture section (31) configured to capture ions separated by the mass separation section; and an electron beam detection section (32) configured to detect an electron beam diffracted by ions captured within the ion capture section (31). This mass spectrometer is capable of performing, in a single measurement operation, both a mass spectrometric analysis and an electron-beam diffraction measurement for distinguishing between isomers. The electron-beam diffraction measurement can be more efficiently performed than in a conventional device of this type.

Abstract: A processor causes a display provided on a Head Mounted Display to display a stereoscopic image to which binocular parallax is applied, the stereoscopic image being an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera, and acquire orientation information on an orientation of the Head Mounted Display. When, in the virtual space, a predetermined positional relationship is established between a virtual object that exists in the virtual space and a virtual line that passes through the virtual camera, the virtual line having a direction according to the orientation information, the processor causes to move, based on a change in relative position between the virtual line and the virtual object, a display range of display information to be displayed in the virtual space, the display range being a part of the display information and displayed in the display region provided in the virtual space.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program, the program causes a processor to: cause a display provided on a Head Mounted Display to display a stereoscopic image to which binocular parallax is applied, the stereoscopic image being an image of a virtual space in which optional objects are disposed, and the virtual space being captured by a virtual camera; acquire orientation information on an orientation of the Head Mounted Display; when a predetermined position relationship is established between a virtual line and one optional object from among the optional objects, the virtual line having a direction according to the orientation information and intersecting with the virtual camera, identify the one option image; and when one or more optional objects are identified and a predetermined condition relating to the orientation information is satisfied, select the one or more optional objects.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded therein a program that is executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus, the program causes the processor to: cause a display provided on a Head Mounted Display to display a stereoscopic image to which binocular parallax is applied, the stereoscopic image being an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera; and acquire orientation information on an orientation of the Head Mounted Display.

Abstract: A control device 4 for a power generation system 1 includes a target voltage regulator part 43 configured to adjust the target voltage Vr of a generator 3. The target voltage regulator part 43 has: a voltage decrease function to reduce the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 in accordance with a decrease amount of a detection value Sm of a rotation speed S of a gas engine 2 or a frequency of the generator 3 if the detection value falls below an allowable variation value when a load is connected to the generator 3 via a circuit breaker 5; and a voltage decrease limiting function to maintain the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 at an allowable lower limit voltage determined on the basis of an output voltage V which is allowable to carry out normal operation of the load if the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 is lower than the allowable lower limit voltage.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes: a vacuum chamber; and an ion trap and a surface emission-type electron emissive element, the ion trap and the surface emission-type electron emissive element being disposed inside the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: A control device 4 for a power generation system 1 includes a target voltage regulator part 43 configured to adjust the target voltage Vr of a generator 3. The target voltage regulator part 43 has: a voltage decrease function to reduce the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 in accordance with a decrease amount of a detection value Sm of a rotation speed S of a gas engine 2 or a frequency of the generator 3 if the detection value falls below an allowable variation value when a load is connected to the generator 3 via a circuit breaker 5; and a voltage decrease limiting function to maintain the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 at an allowable lower limit voltage determined on the basis of an output voltage V which is allowable to carry out normal operation of the load if the target voltage Vr of the generator 3 is lower than the allowable lower limit voltage.

Abstract: In a linear ion trap (3), the shape and arrangement of four rod electrodes (3a-3d) are made to deviate from an ideal state in which only a quadrupole electric field is created, in such a manner that so that the polarity of the ratio of the strength of an octapole electric field to the strength of the quadrupole electric field is different from the polarity of the ratio of the strength of an dodecapole electric field to the strength of the quadrupole electric field, where the absolute value of each of the ratios is equal to or greater than 0.005, and the absolute value of the ratio of the strength of the octapole electric field to the strength of the dodecapole electric field is within a range from 0.5 to 1.4.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes crater portions, each crater portion being concavely formed on an adhesive surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A surface of the crater portion has a plurality of through holes.

Abstract: In a three-dimensional quadrupole-type ion trap, a shape and an arrangement of the ring electrode and the end cap electrodes 11 and 12 are shifted from an ideal state in which only a quadrupole electric field is formed, so that the polarities of the ratio of strength of an octupole electric field with respect to the strength of a quadrupole electric field and the ratio of strength of a dodecapole electric field with respect to the strength of the quadrupole electric field are different from each other, their absolute values are equal to or greater than 0.02, and the absolute value of the ratio of strength of the octupole electric field with respect to the strength of the dodecapole electric field is within the range of from 0.6 to 1.4.