Abstract: A particle beam therapy apparatus has a position and posture setter that moves a movable body, that is at least one of the irradiation nozzle and the treatment table. A movement path of the movable body is determined when adapting the positional posture of the movable body from one condition among a plurality of prescribed conditions to another condition. An evaluation value is obtained for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each of a plurality of prescribed conditions. This evaluation value is for a case of moving the movable body according to the movement path. A setting order is determined for adapting the positional posture of the movable body to each prescribed condition based on the evaluation value; and the positional posture of the movable body is adapted to each of the plurality of prescribed conditions by moving the movable body according to the determined movement path.

Abstract: An optical fiber bundle structure includes: plural optical fiber core wires; a crossing preventing member; and a grasping member. Further, the crossing preventing member has slits and the widths of the slits positioned at the respective sides are each equal to or larger than a difference between: a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at a hindmost end portion of the slits at the trailing end; and a length of one side of a polygon circumscribing the plural optical fiber core wires at the leading end.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first storage device and a processor. The processor causes a server device to register the electronic apparatus by transmitting a first signal including identification information for identifying the first storage device, transmits, to the server device, a second signal including identification information of the first storage device and inquiring whether or not it is registered in the server device that data stored in the first storage device is to be erased, and erases the data stored in the first storage device when the electronic apparatus receives a third signal instructing erasure of the data stored in the first storage device. The third signal is transmitted when the identification information of the first storage device matches the identification information of the first storage device and it is registered in the server device that the data stored in the first storage device is to be erased.

Abstract: A satisfaction level calculation device (10) acquires environmental data detected by each of a plurality of environment sensors (20). The satisfaction level calculation device (10) sets each of a plurality of indexes about a space environment as a target index. The satisfaction level calculation device (10) calculates, from the environmental data acquired by measuring the target index, an individual satisfaction level, which is a satisfaction level of the target index. The satisfaction level calculation device (10) calculates, from the individual satisfaction level about each of the plurality of indexes, an overall satisfaction level, which is an overall satisfaction level about the space environment.

Abstract: In a plating method for mounting a tubular workpiece having openings at both ends in an axial direction thereof on a power feeding clip and immersing the tubular workpiece in a circulated plating solution to plate the tubular workpiece, the mounting of the tubular workpiece on the power feeding clip is performed by inserting the power feeding clip into the tubular workpiece from one of the openings of the tubular workpiece. The power feeding clip is configured by a folded metal plate, and includes a plurality of elastic contact pieces that can elastically contact the inner surface of the tubular workpiece to hold the tubular workpiece and supply power to the tubular workpiece, and a restraining part that is located inside the tubular workpiece and restrains flow of the plating solution in the axial direction.

Abstract: A roll press rolls each including an upper roll and a lower roll that are supported by a main bearing at both ends and rotate at a predetermined speed, upper and lower bending bearings that are disposed outside each of the main bearings and correct deflection of the press rolls by receiving a bending load, an upper reverse operation bending mechanism provided in the upper roll that operates with hydraulic oil, a lower reverse operation bending mechanism provided in the lower roll, and two upper reverse operation bending mechanisms and two lower reverse operation bending mechanisms being installed in the upper and lower bending bearings, respectively. Deflection occurring in the upper roll and the lower roll is corrected by causing the upper reverse operation bending mechanism or the lower reverse operation bending mechanism to generate downward power or upward power, respectively.

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a plurality of core portions made of glass; and a cladding portion made of glass and configured to surround outer periphery of the plurality of core portions. The cladding portion has tensile stress of 20 MPa or lower in a region on outer periphery side than a core portion that is closest to outer periphery of the cladding portion in the plurality of core portions.

Abstract: A placing table configured to place a substrate on an electrostatic chuck includes a base; the electrostatic chuck placed on a placing surface of the base; and a path formed within the placing table along the placing surface, and configured to allow a heat exchange medium to flow therein from an inlet opening to an outlet opening of the heat exchange medium. A distance between a top surface of the path and the placing surface is constant from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. A cross sectional shape of the path in a direction perpendicular to the top surface is differed depending on a position in the path.

Abstract: A stage includes a base having an accommodation space therein, a dielectric layer provided on a first surface of the base and having a placement surface on which a substrate is placed, the dielectric layer including therein a plurality of heaters, and a heater control board disposed in the accommodation space and configured to drive the plurality of heaters. The base has an inlet in a second surface thereof that is opposite the first surface, the inlet being configured to introduce a coolant into the accommodation space.

Abstract: An optical fiber bundle structure includes: a plurality of optical fiber core wires; and a capillary, wherein each of the optical fiber core wires includes a glass fiber portion including a core and a clad, and a resin coated portion, the glass fiber portions are inserted in the capillary, and d2/d1 is equal to or larger than 0.57 and smaller than 1, where d1 is a diameter of the core of each of the glass fiber portions in a rear end portion of the capillary and d2 is a diameter of the core of each of the glass fiber portions in a distal end portion of the capillary.

Abstract: A stage includes a base having an accommodation space therein, a dielectric layer provided on a first surface of the base and having a placement surface on which a substrate is placed, the dielectric layer including therein a plurality of heaters, and a heater control board disposed in the accommodation space and configured to drive the plurality of heaters. The base has an inlet in a second surface thereof that is opposite the first surface, the inlet being configured to introduce a coolant into the accommodation space.

Abstract: A stage includes a base having an accommodation space therein, a dielectric layer provided on a first surface of the base and having a placement surface on which a substrate is placed, the dielectric layer including therein a plurality of heaters, and a heater control board disposed in the accommodation space and configured to drive the plurality of heaters. The base has an inlet in a second surface thereof that is opposite the first surface, the inlet being configured to introduce a coolant into the accommodation space.

Abstract: A thermal printer configured to perform printing on a linerless label including an adhesive surface formed on a back surface of the linerless label, the thermal printer comprising a cutter unit that includes: a fixed blade provided on the back surface side of the linerless label; and a movable blade configured to reciprocate between a first position at which the movable blade is opposed to the fixed blade through intermediation of the linerless label, and a second position at which at least a part of the movable blade overlaps the fixed blade and the movable blade forms a cut in the linerless label, wherein the movable blade includes: a first blade edge configured to form the cut in the linerless label; and a groove, which has an edge, and is formed in a sliding surface configured to slide on the fixed blade when the movable blade is at the second position, and wherein the edge includes: an adhesive blocking edge portion formed on the sliding surface along an advancing direction; and an adhesive scraping edge

Abstract: A multicore fiber includes: a plurality of first glass regions each including: a core portion; and a first cladding portion having a lower refractive index than a maximum refractive index of the core portion; and a cladding region formed on outer peripheries of the plurality of first glass regions, wherein compressive stress is applied to the plurality of first glass regions.

Abstract: An optical amplifying fiber includes: at least one core portion including a rare earth element added therein; an inner cladding portion surrounding the at least one core portion, the inner cladding portion having a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of the at least one core portion; and an outer cladding portion surrounding the inner cladding portion, the outer cladding portion having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the inner cladding portion, the inner cladding portion including different refractive index regions each having a refractive index different from a refractive index of a region adjacent to that different refractive index region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transport service method comprises organizing a vehicle group of a plurality of self-driving vehicles in which a parameter value inherent to vehicles falls within a predetermined range, and controlling cooperative travel of the self-driving vehicles in the vehicle group to perform transport service of baggage, persons, animals, and the like.

Abstract: In a plating method for mounting a tubular workpiece having openings at both ends in an axial direction thereof on a power feeding clip and immersing the tubular workpiece in a circulated plating solution to plate the tubular workpiece, the mounting of the tubular workpiece on the power feeding clip is performed by inserting the power feeding clip into the tubular workpiece from one of the openings of the tubular workpiece. The power feeding clip is configured by a folded metal plate, and includes a plurality of elastic contact pieces that can elastically contact the inner surface of the tubular workpiece to hold the tubular workpiece and supply power to the tubular workpiece, and a restraining part that is located inside the tubular workpiece and restrains flow of the plating solution in the axial direction.

Abstract: An optical connection component includes an optical fiber; a high relative refractive-index difference optical fiber that is fusion-spliced to the optical fiber and has a greater relative refractive-index difference to a cladding of a core than the optical fiber; and an accommodating member accommodating the entire length of the optical fiber and the high relative refractive-index difference optical fiber, and has a first end face on which an end face of the optical fiber on the side opposite to the fusion-spliced side is exposed to be substantially flush with the first end face, and a second end face on which an end face of the high relative refractive-index difference optical fiber on the side opposite to the fusion-spliced side is exposed to be substantially flush with the second end face. The optical fiber and the high relative refractive-index difference optical fiber are fixed to the accommodating member.

Abstract: An optical amplifying fiber includes: at least one single core portion doped with a rare-earth element; an inner cladding portion configured to enclose the at least one core portion, the inner cladding portion having a lower refractive index than maximum refractive index of each core portion; and an outer cladding portion configured to enclose the inner cladding portion, the outer cladding portion having a lower refractive index than refractive index of the inner cladding portion, wherein the inner cladding portion includes a plurality of air bubbles.

Abstract: A plasma processing method includes: setting a temperature of a substrate support surface to a first temperature; supplying electric power from an electric power adjuster to a heater; before plasma is generated, when the temperature of the substrate support surface measured by a temperature sensor stabilizes at the first temperature, measuring first electric power supplied to the heater; after the plasma is generated, when the temperature of the substrate support surface measured by the temperature sensor stabilizes at the first temperature, measuring second electric power supplied to the heater; calculating an input heat quantity input from the plasma based on the first electric power and the second electric power; and correcting the first temperature to a second temperature based on the input heat quantity and a thermal resistance between the substrate support and the temperature sensor or between a substrate and the temperature sensor.