Abstract: An adhesive composition has a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss tangent, and an excellent folding endurance. The adhesive composition includes: with respect to the total of 100 parts by mass of the adhesive composition, 75 to 90 parts by mass of a styrene elastomer; 3 to 25 parts by mass of a modified polyphenyleneether resin having a polymerizable group at an end; and totally 10 parts by mass or less of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin curing agent, wherein the styrene ratio of the styrene elastomer is less than 30%.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having a low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss tangent, excellent folding endurance, and excellent heat resistance. The adhesive composition includes: with respect to the total of 100 parts by mass of the adhesive composition, 70 to 90 parts by mass of the styrene elastomer; 5 to 25 parts by mass of a modified polyphenyleneether resin having a polymerizable group at an end; totally 10 parts by mass or less of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin curing agent, wherein the styrene ratio of the styrene elastomer is less than 42%.

Abstract: An adhesive composition having a low dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent and an excellent folding endurance includes: with respect to the total of 100 parts by mass of the adhesive composition, 75 to 90 parts by mass of a styrene elastomer; 3 to 25 parts by mass of a modified polyphenyleneether resin having a polymerizable group at an end; and totally 10 parts by mass or less of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin curing agent.

Abstract: The sound field of ultrasonic pulses emitted in a liquid-solid system is irradiated with polarized light, and the ultrasonic pulses in the liquid and in the solid are visualized simultaneously by detecting deflected light arising from a change in refractive index of the liquid caused by presence of the ultrasonic pulses, and polarized light arising from the birefringence in the solid caused by presence of the ultrasonic pulses. By quantitatively measuring the sound field, waveform, etc. of the ultrasonic pulses from an ultrasonic probe in the liquid by the schlieren method and in the solid by the photoelastic method simultaneously, it is possible to visualize the ultrasonic pulses in the liquid and solid at the same time. This enables ready measurement of the direction of emission of the ultrasonic pulses from the probe, the ultrasonic wavelength, the propagation velocity, etc.

Abstract: A method for obtaining quantitative data which relates the sound pressure distribution in a body to an ultrasound pulse waveform which propagates through the body, based on photoelastic measurement and analysis. The method involves producing a first image of the body, into which the ultrasound pulse was launched, by recording the image of linearly polarized straboscopic light which is directed into the body. Thereafter, a second image is taken of the stroboscopic light with the principal axis of the linear polarizer offset by 45.degree. relative to the first image. The first and second images are combined to produce a synthesized image and the above-mentioned quantitative data is derived from the synthesized image.