Abstract: Provided are a vibration-suppressing mechanism that has excellent maintainability and can effectively control vibration of a column, and a charged particle beam device using the same.

Abstract: Provided is a valve seat insert for an internal combustion engine, which has both an excellent heat dissipation property and excellent wear resistance. The valve seat insert for an internal combustion engine is used while being press-fitted into an aluminum alloy cylinder head, is made of an iron-based sintered alloy, is formed by integrating two layers of a functional member side layer and a supporting member side layer, and has a plating film on at least an outer peripheral side. The plating film is preferably a copper plating film. The plating film is a plating film having a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m and a hardness of 50 to 300 HV, and the hardness of the plating film is adjusted so as to satisfy a range of 1.05 to 4.5 times hardness of the cylinder head in Vickers hardness HV. Pores contained in the valve seat insert are preferably sealed with a curable resin before plating treatment.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an intestinal-environment-improving agent. The object can be achieved by an intestinal-environment-improving agent including an acacia bark extract.

Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device which suppresses poor bonding between a metal pattern and an electrode terminal due to insufficient temperature rise at the time of bonding the metal pattern and the electrode terminal. The electrode terminal is branched into a plurality of branch portions in a width direction on one end side of an extending direction thereof, of the plurality of branch portions, a first branch portion and a second branch portion are bonded on the metal pattern via a bonding material, respectively, the first branch portion has a wider width than that of the second branch portion, and the bonding material between the second branch portion and the metal pattern is thinner than the bonding material between the first branch portion and the metal pattern.

Abstract: This three-phase AC motor drive device is provided with: a load; an inverter device 1 for driving the load; an MCOK_A_4 connected between the inverter device 1 and the load and electrically connecting or disconnecting the inverter device 1 to or from the load; a voltage detector 21a having terminals respectively connected to the circuits of at least two phases to detect the voltages between the three phases; and a current detector 11 for detecting the currents of the three phases. In the connection from the inverter device 1 to the load, the inverter device 1, the MCOK_A_4, the voltage detector 21a, the current detector 11, and the load are aligned in this order.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer, includes: a sampling probe that irradiates a specimen disposed in the atmosphere with an electron and obtains a sample separated from the specimen; and a measurement unit that performs mass spectrometry of the sample obtained by the sampling probe, wherein the sampling probe comprises: a casing having an opening which is opened to the atmosphere and an outlet through which the sample is discharged to the measurement unit; and a surface emission type electron emission element housed in the casing such that an electron emission surface thereof opposes to the opening.

Abstract: A scanning electron microscope is provided that is capable of displaying an image highly visible for a user when an image is displayed by visualization by combining morphological image information with component image information.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer, includes: a sampling probe that irradiates a specimen disposed in the atmosphere with an electron and obtains a sample separated from the specimen; and a measurement unit that performs mass spectrometry of the sample obtained by the sampling probe, wherein the sampling probe comprises: a casing having an opening which is opened to the atmosphere and an outlet through which the sample is discharged to the measurement unit; and a surface emission type electron emission element housed in the casing such that an electron emission surface thereof opposes to the opening.

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 microchannel plate (MCP) 41 in an ion detection section 4 multiplies electrons. An anode 42 detects those electrons and produces a current signal. An amplifier 44 converts this signal into a voltage signal. A low-pass filter 5A acting as a smoothing section 5 is located at the output end of the amplifier 44. A waveform-shaping time adjuster 6 adjusts the time constant of the low-pass filter 5A beforehand according to the response time of the MCP 41, mass-to-charge ratio of an ion species to be subjected to the measurement, and duration of the spread of the ion species which depends on device-specific parameters. A plurality of peaks which sequentially appear in the detection signal corresponding to one ion species are thereby smoothed into a single broad peak. Thus, the distinguishability between signal waves and noise components is improved.

Abstract: A microchannel plate (MCP) 41 in an ion detection section 4 multiplies electrons. An anode 42 detects those electrons and produces a current signal. An amplifier 44 converts this signal into a voltage signal. A low-pass filter 5A acting as a smoothing section 5 is located at the output end of the amplifier 44. A waveform-shaping time adjuster 6 adjusts the time constant of the low-pass filter 5A beforehand according to the response time of the MCP 41, mass-to-charge ratio of an ion species to be subjected to the measurement, and duration of the spread of the ion species which depends on device-specific parameters. A plurality of peaks which sequentially appear in the detection signal corresponding to one ion species are thereby smoothed into a single broad peak. Thus, the distinguishability between signal waves and noise components is improved.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for using an optical microscope image of an area on a sample to collect area-specific information characterizing each kind of biological tissue from imaging mass analysis data. On an optical image of a two-dimensional target area on a sample, a difference is examined in the kind of tissue or other features and areas are specified, each regarded as the same kind of tissue. When data processing is initiated, peak information is extracted, for each specified area, from mass spectrum data of all the measurement points. A peak method is applied to each area to extract peak information. Then, when a command to compare a set of areas is given, the peak information of those areas is collected. By comparing the peak information of different areas by a machine learning algorithm or similar judging technique, area-specific peak information is obtained, and this information is stored in memory.

Abstract: A recording medium has recorded a program causing a computer of a label image preparing apparatus to perform: a function of causing a display to display a preparation screen in which a plurality of label images are arranged such that a length of a first side in a first direction of one label image of the plurality of label images corresponds to a length in a width direction of a printing medium, lengths of second sides in a second direction crossing the first direction of the plurality of label images coincide with each other, and positions of the first sides in the first direction are aligned; a function of arranging at least one part image as a printing object in the plurality of label images in the preparation screen; and a function of detecting that the at least one part image is arranged over at least two label images of the plurality of label images.

Abstract: To provide a sample preparation device that is appropriate for the formation of a matrix film for MALDI through vacuum vapor deposition. A sample preparation device is provided with: a sample substrate support unit 23 for supporting a substance to be analyzed on a substrate S so that the substance faces a vapor deposition source 21 for a matrix substance J; a light amount measurement unit for irradiating a matrix film vapor deposited on the substrate S with measurement light diagonally and detecting the amount of measurement light that has transmitted through or has been reflected from the above-described matrix film diagonally; and an adhesion prevention means 23a for preventing the matrix substance that has flown off from the above-described vapor deposition source 21 from adhering to the above-described light amount measurement unit.

Abstract: A spindle (2) of a seat belt retractor is rotationally driven when required by a motor (5) to the webbing take-up direction side through a power transmission mechanism section (6). Further, the spindle (2) is always connected to a take-up spring (7) and is always subjected to rotational power acting to the webbing take-up side. The structure enables a user wearing a seat belt to be restrained even in failure, realizing a safer and more reliable restraining device.

Abstract: The expense information management method contains acquiring expense information including a plurality of pieces of input information showing contents of an expense, determining whether or not a purpose type showing a purpose of the expense is a first type based on at least one piece of input information among the plurality of pieces of input information, storing the expense information corresponding to the expenses determined to be the first type in a first storage unit, and storing the expense information corresponding to the expenses determined not to be the first type in a second storage unit that is different from the first storage unit.

Abstract: A sample stage (2) on which a sample (4) is placed can be reciprocally moved along a guide (5) by a driving mechanism (6). A cutter (9) which is moved in an X-Y plane by a driving mechanism (10) is placed at a sample cutting position (B). When the sample stage (2) is moved to the sample cutting position (B) and the cutter is driven with the height of the sample stage (2) being appropriately adjusted, an upper portion of the sample 4 is horizontally cut off with a predetermined thickness and a new sample analysis surface which was inside the sample 4 is exposed. Hence, by repeating a mass analysis for a predetermined measurement area at an analysis position (C) and a partial cutting of the sample 4 at the sample cutting position (B), it is possible to achieve a three-dimensional mass analysis imaging of the sample (4) without removing the sample (4) from the sample stage (2).

Abstract: A seatbelt retractor having a switching device with a gas generator and a switch housing having a gas generator housing portion for accommodating the gas generator and a gas flow path that communicates with the gas generator housing portion so that gas generated by the gas generator passes through the gas flow path. Further, the gas generator housing portion and the gas flow path are formed in the switch housing in a curved shape, and a die-cut hole extending in a direction of the gas flow path on an opposite side of the gas flow path to the gas generator housing portion is blocked from the gas flow path by the gas generator.

Abstract: A buckle device 10 for a seat belt includes: an anchor plate 11 that can be attached to a vehicle body side; a buckle 20 to which a tongue of the seat belt can be detachably attached; and a woven fabric 30 that is passed through hole portions 14, 26 formed respectively in the anchor plate 11 and the buckle 20, the woven fabric 30 being folded back so as to overlap at least triply and being sewn together in the overlapping part. A tip end portion 31a of the woven fabric 30 tucked into the inner side contacts the opposing buckle 20.

Abstract: A method creates an accurate mass spectrum with a high resolving power based on a plurality of TOF spectra, while reducing the computation to assure real-time processing. TOF spectra are measured when ions are ejected from the loop orbit. Then a coincidence detection method determines what mass-to-charge ratio a peak appearing on the TOF spectra originates from. The time range in which a corresponding peak appears on other TOF spectra is set, and the existence of the peak in that range is determined. When the corresponding peak is found on other TOF spectra, the m/z is deduced from the peak on the TOF spectrum with the highest resolving power and a mass spectrum is created. From the peak density around the peak of interest, the reliability of the deduction is computed. For a low reliability peak, the ion ejection time is optimized and the TOF spectrum is measured again.