Abstract: A navigation system includes: a search unit that executes a search for a route from a start point to a destination; a display unit at which the route determined through the search is displayed together with a roadmap; and a specification unit that specifies a range on the roadmap. If an entrance interchange into an express highway, present on the route determined through the search executed by the search unit and the start point are contained within the range specified via the specification unit, the search unit executes a search within the range to determine a first route from the start point to the entrance interchange present within the range and also executes a search for a second route from the entrance interchange to the destination; and the first route and the second route having been searched by the search unit are displayed at the display unit.

Abstract: To provide an optical thin film structure capable of efficiently dissipating heat in an optical thin film which is generated upon irradiating a surface of an X-ray mirror made up of the optical thin film with an X-ray. The optical thin film having an isotope purity higher than a natural isotope abundance ratio is formed on a mirror to increase heat conductivity of the optical thin film itself and quickly dissipate heat accumulated in the thin film to the outside of an optical system. Consequently, the mirror having high reflectively can be obtained, in which a fine structure of the optical thin film is by no means broken.

Abstract: A sputtering apparatus for forming a film by a physical gas-phase growth on a substrate having a irregular or flat shape is provided including three or more axes for independently varying a relative positional relationship between a substrate and a cathode in the course of film formation.

Abstract: An X-ray multi-layer mirror having a reflection characteristic with a wider incident angle range is realized by conducting optimization processing on an Mo/Si alternate layer having a constant thickness. Film thickness distributions of Si layers and Mo layers in the Mo/Si alternate layer are determined by optimization processing for widening the angle reflection characteristic of the Mo/Si alternate layer having the constant thickness, which is a fundamental structure.

Abstract: An extensible composite member (1) including an extensible portion (10) having two sheet materials (2, 3) and elastic members (4) intermediate between the sheet materials. The two sheet materials (2, 3) are discontinuously bonded to each other in the extending direction of the extensible portion (10) (X direction) and a direction perpendicular thereto (Y direction). The elastic members (4) are arranged in the extensible portion (10) avoiding joints (5) between the sheet materials and have both ends thereof fixed to the sheet materials. Each of the two sheet materials (2, 3) forms folds (6) continuously running across a plurality of the elastic members (4).

Abstract: To provide an optical thin film structure capable of efficiently dissipating heat in an optical thin film which is generated upon irradiating a surface of an X-ray mirror made up of the optical thin film with an X-ray. The optical thin film having an isotope purity higher than a natural isotope abundance ratio is formed on a mirror to increase heat conductivity of the optical thin film itself and quickly dissipate heat accumulated in the thin film to the outside of an optical system. Consequently, the mirror having high reflectively can be obtained, in which a fine structure of the optical thin film is by no means broken.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes alternately deposited high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers. The refractive indexes and extinction coefficients of the layers are such that the antireflection film exhibits sufficient antireflection characteristics even if the geometrical thickness thereof is small. An optical element having the antireflection film on a substrate exhibits high transmittance and has excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes alternately deposited high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers. The refractive indexes and extinction coefficients of the layers are such that the antireflection film exhibits sufficient antireflection characteristics even if the geometrical thickness thereof is small. An optical element having the antireflection film on a substrate exhibits high transmittance and has excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a film of aluminum oxide in which a target containing aluminum is sputtered in a gas containing fluorine atoms. The thin film of aluminum oxide according to the present invention has little optical absorption and high refractive index in the ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet regions.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes alternately deposited high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers. The refractive indexes and extinction coefficients of the layers are such that the antireflection film exhibits sufficient antireflection characteristics even if the geometrical thickness thereof is small. An optical element having the antireflection film on a substrate exhibits high transmittance and has excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes alternately deposited high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers. The refractive indexes and extinction coefficients of the layers are such that the antireflection film exhibits sufficient antireflection characteristics even if the geometrical thickness thereof is small. An optical element having the antireflection film on a substrate exhibits high transmittance and has excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: A process for producing a chemical product from one or more chemicals is provided. The process includes a step of determining in advance a maximum permissible amount of an impurity peak and/or a minimum permissible amount of an effective component peak under given analytical conditions for at least one of the chemicals by means of liquid chromatography employing an electrochemical detector having a conductive diamond electrode, and a step of determining the usability of a lot of the chemical by subjecting the lot to a measurement by liquid chromatography under the above-mentioned analytical conditions based on an amount of the impurity peak and/or an amount of the effective component peak of the lot. There is also provided a quality inspection process for a chemical.

Abstract: A multilayer film reflector for X-rays has alternately stacked layers formed on a substrate and comprising a layer (high refractive index layer) comprising a material having a large difference between a refractive index to soft X-ray and a refractive index in vacuum, and a layer (low refractive index layer) comprising a material having a small difference between a refractive index to soft X-ray and a refractive index in vacuum, wherein at least one intermediate layer having a crystalline structure is provided between the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer. Thereby, the crystallization of the low refractive index layer is promoted, the refractive index of the low refractive index layer is lowered, so that the reflectance of the multilayer film reflector is improved.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes alternately deposited high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers. The refractive indexes and extinction coefficients of the layers are such that the antireflection film exhibits sufficient antireflection characteristics even if the geometrical thickness thereof is small. An optical element having the antireflection film on a substrate exhibits high transmittance and has excellent optical characteristics.

Abstract: Multilayer film structure composed of at least one pair of layers including a first layer and a second layer, which are formed from different materials, and a protective layer provided thereon is formed so that the structure is optimized to have the same theoretical reflectance as that of a single-layer film structure at the same incident angle ?. Since the absorption of each layer is not significant, the actual reflectance of the X-ray total reflection mirror having the multilayer film structure is closer to the theoretical value as compared to that of the X-ray total reflection mirror having the single-layer film structure.

Abstract: An X-ray multi-layer mirror having a reflection characteristic with a wider incident angle range is realized by conducting optimization processing on an Mo/Si alternate layer having a constant thickness. Film thickness distributions of Si layers and Mo layers in the Mo/Si alternate layer are determined by optimization processing for widening the angle reflection characteristic of the Mo/Si alternate layer having the constant thickness, which is a fundamental structure.

Abstract: The absorbent article has an outer sheet that provides an outer surface of the absorbent article, an inner sheet disposed on the inner side of the outer sheet, and elastic members for making below-waist gathers disposed between the two sheets. A patterned sheet is disposed between the outer and inner sheets such that the pattern of the patterned sheet may be seen through the outer sheet from the outside of the diaper. The elastic members for below-waist gathers each have a portion contributory to elastic extensibility and contractibility in the regions outside the lateral sides of the patterned sheet and a portion substantially non-contributory to elastic extensibility and contractibility in the region inside the lateral sides of the patterned sheet. The latter portion of the elastic member is disposed between the patterned sheet and the inner sheet and preferably is kept out of sight from the outside.

Abstract: A sputtering apparatus for forming a film by a physical gas-phase growth on a substrate having a irregular or flat shape is provided including three or more axes for independently varying a relative positional relationship between a substrate and a cathode in the course of film formation.

Abstract: A method of designing paint is disclosed, the method including the steps of: acquiring color numerical information of a designated color from a client computer connected to a server computer, determining ingredients of the paint based on the acquired color numerical information and paint ingredient information, predicting performances of the ingredient-determined paint based on paint performance prediction information, and verifying the predicted performances of the ingredient-determined paint. The step of predicting the performances and the step of verifying the predicted performances ensure the designing of paint of which performances are approvable.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing particle deposited body comprising supplying, under sucking condition, particles entrained by air on a continuous carrier sheet which is running at a prescribed direction to deposit the particles on the carrier sheet, thereby obtaining a particle deposited body comprising the particles and the carrier sheet, the carrier sheet having an air-permeability of 4.0 seconds/(300 ml·32 pcs.) or less.