Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, base electrode layers respectively provided on both end surfaces of the multilayer body in a length direction intersecting a lamination direction, and each connected to the internal electrode layers and each including glass and copper, and plated layers respectively provided on an outer side of the base electrode layers. A protective layer including sulfur is provided between the glass included in the base electrode layers and the plated layers.

Abstract: With the conventional optical deflection elements using polarization gratings (PGs), it has been difficult to independently switch multiple optical beams at one time in a variety of angular ranges and angular steps at high speed on the ?-second time scale, and it has been impossible to achieve a highly reliable optical deflection element module capable of operating at different ambient temperatures. Provided is an optical deflection element including: a polarization grating plate having a rectangular or circular segment structure, in which the cycles ? of PGs are not uniform within the plate plane and the cycle and/or the rotational direction of a birefringence axis varies; and a phase panel having a segment structure that is accordingly segmented within the same plane are bonded together, wherein their corresponding segments overlap with each other, and optical switches of the polarization gratings are controlled by a voltage change in the phase panel.

Abstract: With the conventional optical deflection elements using polarization gratings (PGs), it has been difficult to independently switch multiple optical beams at one time in a variety of angular ranges and angular steps at high speed on the ?-second time scale, and it has been impossible to achieve a highly reliable optical deflection element module capable of operating at different ambient temperatures. Provided is an optical deflection element including: a polarization grating plate having a rectangular or circular segment structure, in which the cycles A of PGs are not uniform within the plate plane and the cycle and/or the rotational direction of a birefringence axis varies; and a phase panel having a segment structure that is accordingly segmented within the same plane are bonded together, wherein their corresponding segments overlap with each other, and optical switches of the polarization gratings are controlled by a voltage change in the phase panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispersed composition containing an ultramarine (A), a black inorganic pigment (B) (excluding carbon black), and a dispersion medium (C), wherein the weight ratio of ultramarine (A)/black inorganic pigment (B) is from 80/20 to 4.3/95.7. As a result, the invention provides a coating film and a colored item having a high surface resistivity (an antistatic effect) and resistance to overheating by sunlight, as well as a coating composition for forming this coating film and colored item, for use in fields such as black matrices for color filters and automotive coating materials.

Abstract: A supercritical pressure water cooled reactor comprising: a reactor vessel including: a shell part for containing sub-critical pressure coolant, and an end part for containing supercritical-pressure coolant which is separated from the sub-critical pressure coolant in the reactor vessel. A core-support plate with through-holes, the core-support plate disposed-in and fixed to the reactor vessel so that the core-support plate divides space inside the reactor vessel into a supercritical-pressure portion and a sub-critical pressure portion. Fuel tubes with both open ends fixed to the through-holes, the open ends being communicated to the supercritical-pressure portion, outside of the fuel tubes being disposed in the sub-critical pressure portion; and nuclear fuel assemblies disposed in the fuel tubes.

Abstract: A supercritical water cooled reactor comprising: a reactor vessel including: a shell part for containing sub-critical pressure coolant, and an end part for containing supercritical-pressure coolant which is separated from the sub-critical pressure coolant in the reactor vessel; a core-support plate with through-holes, the core-support plate disposed in and fixed to the reactor vessel so that the core-support plate divides space inside the reactor vessel into a supercritical-pressure portion and a sub-critical pressure portion; fuel tubes with both open ends fixed to the through-holes, the open ends being communicated to the supercritical-pressure portion, outside of the fuel tubes being disposed in the sub-critical pressure portion; and nuclear fuel assemblies disposed in the fuel tubes.