Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following Formula. R1-[B]-[A]-CH2—R2—CH2-[C]-[D]-R3 (R2 is a perfluoropolyether chain; [A] is Formula (2-1); [B] is Formula (2-2); [C] is Formula (3-1); [D] is Formula (3-2); R3 is Formula (4); and R1 is a terminal group.

Abstract: A radio frequency amplifying device according to an embodiment includes load impedance calculating circuitry and controlling circuitry. The load impedance calculating circuitry is configured to calculate a load impedance on the basis of information about a voltage standing wave rate and a phase on an output side of radio frequency amplifying circuitry. The controlling circuitry is configured to adjust a gain and a phase of a signal to be input to the radio frequency amplifying circuitry, in accordance with the load impedance calculated by the load impedance calculating circuitry.

Abstract: A radio frequency amplifying device according to an embodiment includes amplifying circuitry, obtaining circuitry, and correcting circuitry. The amplifying circuitry is configured to output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying a signal input thereto. The obtaining circuitry is configured to obtain an envelope indicating a waveform of a radio frequency signal as digital data. The correcting circuitry is configured to correct the obtained envelope on the basis of a rising characteristic of the amplifying circuitry and to input the signal generated on the basis of the envelope resulting from the correction to the amplifying circuitry.

Abstract: A radio frequency amplifying device according to an embodiment includes load impedance calculating circuitry and controlling circuitry. The load impedance calculating circuitry is configured to calculate a load impedance on the basis of information about a voltage standing wave rate and a phase on an output side of radio frequency amplifying circuitry. The controlling circuitry is configured to adjust a gain and a phase of a signal to be input to the radio frequency amplifying circuitry, in accordance with the load impedance calculated by the load impedance calculating circuitry.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an RF circuit includes a directional coupler, processing circuitry, and an adjuster. The directional coupler includes a first port for outputting at least a part of a traveling wave and a second port for outputting at least a part of a reflected wave. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate impedance of a load side that is viewed from the directional coupler, by using a voltage standing wave ratio based on respective outputs from the first port and the second port and a phase of the reflected wave based on an output from the second port. The adjuster is configured to adjust an output from at least one of the first port and the second port based on the impedance calculated by the processing circuitry.

Abstract: A radio frequency amplifying device according to an embodiment includes amplifying circuitry, obtaining circuitry, and correcting circuitry. The amplifying circuitry is configured to output an amplified signal obtained by amplifying a signal input thereto. The obtaining circuitry is configured to obtain an envelope indicating a waveform of a radio frequency signal as digital data. The correcting circuitry is configured to correct the obtained envelope on the basis of a rising characteristic of the amplifying circuitry and to input the signal generated on the basis of the envelope resulting from the correction to the amplifying circuitry.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an RF circuit includes a directional coupler, processing circuitry, and an adjuster. The directional coupler includes a first port for outputting at least a part of a traveling wave and a second port for outputting at least a part of a reflected wave. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate impedance of a load side that is viewed from the directional coupler, by using a voltage standing wave ratio based on respective outputs from the first port and the second port and a phase of the reflected wave based on an output from the second port. The adjuster is configured to adjust an output from at least one of the first port and the second port based on the impedance calculated by the processing circuitry.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having an improved light-fastness of magenta dye image is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a photographic silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, a photographic silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, a photographic silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler and an non-light-sensitive layer containing a binder and a UV absorbent, wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has not more than 7.6 g/m.sup.2 of gelatin, said UV absorbent is liquid at an ordinary temperature, and said magenta coupler is a compound represented by Formula I; ##STR1## wherein Z represents a non-metallic group necessary to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split upon reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent, and R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a photographic silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material that has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which emulsion layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (T) and a yellow coupler represented by the following general formula (Y-I): ##STR1## (where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; X is a divalent group having a carbon atom as a constituent atom of the 6-membered ring; and n is 0, 1 or 2): ##STR2## (where R'.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R'.sub.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an acyl group or an aryl group; R'.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a greensen-sitive silver halide emulsion layer which contains a coupound represented by the following formula T and a magenta coupler represented by the following formula M-I: ##STR1## in formula T, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group; X is a divalent group including a carbon atom as the component of the 6-member ring of formula T; and n is an integer of zero, 1 or 2. In formula M-I, Z is a group of non-metal atoms necessary to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; Xs is a hydrogen atom or a splitting off substitutent; and R.sub.9, R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 each is a hydrogen atom or a substituent provided that two or three groups represented by R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which is improved in stability of cyan dye image formed therein. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing oleophilic dispersed particles. The particles comprises a cyan coupler represented by the following Formula I, an organic solvent selected from phthalic esters having a dielectrical constant of not more than 6.0 and a polymer compounds which is insoluble in water and soluble in a organic solvent: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a ballast group, R.sub.2 is an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms and Z.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of splitting off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material improved in fastness to light of the color image formed thereon. The photographic material comprises a support and a silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler, a compound represented by the following Formula I, and a compound represented by the following Formula II: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a straight of branched chain alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 5 to 18 carbon atoms or a straight of branched chain alkenyl group having 5 to 18 carbon atoms; and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 each represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having a support and, provided thereon, photographic component layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less tha 90 mole % and having been subjected to gold sensitization, said photographic component layer containing a gelatin of which isoelectric point being 4.0 to 5.0 and the film pH of said photographic component layer being not more than 6.0.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a specific magenta coupler and a heterocyclic mercapto compound is disclosed. The photographic material is raised in its resistivity to magenta fogging caused by contamination of developer with bleaching solution, without degradation of color reproducibility. The photographic material is comprised of a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light-sensitive layer and the emulsion layer contains a magenta coupler represented by the following Formula I and at least one of the emulsion layer and the non-light-sensitive layer contains a compound represented by the following formula S.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which has excellent characteristics peculiar to pyrazoloazole type magenta couplers and yet good suitability to rapid processing, and shows improvement in the gradiation in respect of softening at the toe portion of characteristic curve thereof without impairment of the image preservability and other photographic properties. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a silver halide grain having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mole %, a compound represented by the following Formula I, and a compound capable of deactivating the oxidized product of a color developing agent with a relative reaction rate of not less than 1.6; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.