Abstract:
Decoder for feeding an irregular array of m (being three or more) pairs of diametrically opposite loudspeakers, each loudspeaker being disposed at an equal distance r from a common reference point. The decoder incorporates a WXY circuit (10) for producing output signals (W, X, Y and -jW) from the input signals, and shelf filters (12, 14, 16 and 22) and high-pass filters (18, 20 and 24) for producing output signals (W', X', Y' and -jW//c). In addition the decoder includes an amplitude matrix circuit (26) which is such that the sum of the signals (S//c and S//c fed to the loudspeakers of each pair is the same of all pairs of loudspeakers and (FORMULA) where (FORMULA) M being the 2 x m matrix (FORMULA) K being the mx 2 matrix (FORMULA) I being the 2 x 2 identity matrix, and X being a positive real constant which may be frequency dependent. A decoder is also provided for feeding a three-dimensional loudspeaker layout. Thus the outputs of the loudspeakers may be adapted to irregular positioning of the loudspeakers which may be dictated by room geometry.
Abstract:
An electrically-operable fluid pressure control device (10) in which the valve elements are magnetically susceptible discs (51, 52) operable by pot-coil electromagnets (63, 64) to close or not close at separate or simultaneous times respective ports (41, 44). When not closing these ports the discs can close other ports (42, 43) but not both at one time by the opposition of a link member (7) which is also effective to aid the unseating of one disc from the respective port of 42 and 43 when the other disc approaches. The speed and reliability of operation are obtained from this construction by relatively simple and non-critical manufacture. The fluid can be gas or liquid e.g. water/hydraulic oil as no close-tolerance sliding surfaces exist.
Abstract:
A fluorimetric detector comprises a radionuclide source e.g. a sNi or sPm source, as the fluorescence excitation source; and when adapted for use with flowing liquid systems, especially liquid chromatography systems, comprises a passageway for liquid flow and a monitoring system for monitoring fluorescent radiation, in which the monitoring system is located outside the liquid passageway the walls of which are transparent at least in part. Also a method for detection and determination of a species, either a fluorescent species or a species which quenches fluorescence, by fluorescence measurements comprises exposing liquid comprising the species to fluorescence exciting radiation from a radionuclide source, monitoring fluorescence thereby produced and comparing this with the fluorescence of the same liquid in the absence of the species. The use of a radionuclide as the fluorescence exciting source overcomes problems of instability of excitation of prior art visible radiation excitation fluorescence detectors.
Abstract:
In apparatus for conditioning crops such as grass, one or more conditioning devices engage crop passing through a passage and condition the crop by relative movement between the conditioning device and the crop. Preferably each conditioning device is a brush (10) having a multiplicity of stiff, resilient, elongated elements (10) which are of stiff, resilient, elongated elements (10) which are yieldable in more than one plane in response to engagement by the crop by bending of the elements. One brush may form a rotary conveying device (12) for conveying crop through the passage, and another brush (10, 37) may accelerate or retard the crop relative to the first brush. The second brush may be stationary (10) or may be another rotary brush (37). The conditioning apparatus may be mobile or stationary, and when mobile may include cutting means (22) For cutting crop to be conditioned.
Abstract:
Measurement of small oscillatory movements of an irregular surface (12) involves the production of a speckle pattern therefrom by coherent light illumination, and the arrangement of a photodetector (14) for direct response to such pattern, variations in photodetector output component at the frequency of the surface movement representing that movement. Another, stationary, illuminated irregular surface (13) can be involved to produce a speckle interference pattern for response of the photodetector (14) thereto and, in the case where the two surfaces (12, 13) are closely adjacent, a single beam can be used to illuminate the first and other surfaces predominantly and by stray light, respectively. This common beam illumination can be used in prior speckle interferometry. The first surface (12) can be an eardrum oscillated by a sound wave, suitably of swept frequency or impulse form, with detection of the photodetector variations respectively being in synchronous manner or by Fourier analysis, respectively.
Abstract:
Deux traces de signaux sont affichees simultanement par un affichage electro-optique tel qu'un affichage a cristaux liquides. L'affichage peut avoir un format cartesien possedant m electrodes X et n electrodes Y, les electrodes X possedant dans ce cas une forme en bande tandis que chaque electrode Y comprend deux ou plusieurs composants Ya, Yb interfolies. Chaque intersection XY peut ainsi etre adressee au moyen d'une tension 0 en XYa, ou XYb avec des tensions superieures au seuil partout ailleurs. Une serie de n formes d'ondes codees differentes sont produites et chaque forme differente est appliquee a chaque electrode X. Les deux traces sont echantillonnees et converties en valeurs d'echantillons numeriques. Des formes d'ondes codees sont produites et appliquees a chaque electrode Ya Yb simultanement a celles appliquees aux electrodes X; les codes produits sont selectionnes a partir des m codes differents et se referent a la position des electrodes Y et a la valeur de l'echantillon a afficher. Les formes d'ondes codees peuvent etre des codes binaires tels que des codes pseudoaleatoires. Un encodeur de priorite attribue une priorite aux valeurs d'echantillons des deux signaux de traces.
Abstract:
To produce image information from an object it is subjected to a continuous static magnetic field along a Z axis and to sets of sequences of gradient G u, G u and G u to the magnetic field. Spins in a selected plane (the X-Z plane) are excited by selective rf pulses of an associated G u gradient and the selected spins are subjected to a reversed G u gradient together with a G u gradient. The G u gradient is then switched off and the direction of the G u gradient is then repeatedly reversed. During the action of reversal of the G u gradient a small G u gradient is provided. Each reversed G u gradient is held constant for a sufficient time for a free induction decay signal to be generated thus providing a multiple echo of the spins in the selected plane. Alternate signals are time-reversed and then both the time-reversed and non time-reversed signals are subject to Fourier transformation.
Abstract translation:为了从物体产生图像信息,它沿Z轴经受连续的静磁场,并且对磁场进行梯度G u,G u和G u u的序列的集合。 在选定的平面(X-Z平面)中的旋转被相关联的G uu梯度的选择性rf脉冲激发,并且所选择的自旋与G u u u梯度一起受到反转的G uu梯度。 然后将G uu u梯度关闭,然后G ux u梯度的方向重复反向。 在反转G ux u梯度的作用下,提供了一个小的G u梯度。 每个反转的G u u u梯度保持恒定足够的时间以产生自由感应衰减信号,从而在所选择的平面中提供自旋的多个回波。 交替信号是时间反转的,然后时间反转信号和非时间反相信号都进行傅里叶变换。
Abstract:
To produce image information from an object it is subjected to a continuous static magnitic field along a Z axis and to sets of sequences of orthogonal gradients Gx, Gy and Gz to the magnetic field. Spins in a selected plane (the X-Z plane) are excited by selective rf pulses and an associated Gy gradient and the selected spins are subjected to all three gradients of which the Gz gradient provides twist or warp to each column of spins extending along the Z axis to phaseencode the columns. The spin-echo signals are read out in the presence of a Gx gradient. In each set of sequences a different value of Z gradient is employed. The Fourier transformed spin-echo signals obtained from each sequence, when arranged in order of increasing Gz gradient and subjected to a second Fourier transform represent the distribution of spin density in the Z direction, thus giving a two-dimensional image of the selected X-Z plane.
Abstract:
Stabilisation against water uptake of hygroscopic salts useful as catalysts by formation of anhydrous adducts with particulate support materials in order to facilitate manipulation and storage. The adducts comprise a particulate support material and a hygroscopic salt of a species of formula R sR sR sR sN, R sR sR sR sP, R sR sR sR sAs, wherein R1-R4 which may be identical or different represent hydrogen or alkyl or aryl groups, or of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, Au, Hg, Ga, In, Tl, Sn, Sb or Pb, the salt anion being fluoride, bromide, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, nitrite, cyanate, thiocyanate, peroxide, hydroxide, acetate, formate or comprises phosphorus and oxygen, the salt being coated on the support material thereby being rendered less hygroscopic; provided that when the species is Na, the anion is other than hydroxide and when the species is Tl the anion is fluoride, bromide or chloride. Adducts of salts useful in catalytic fluorination, e.g. R sR sR sR sN sF s and CsF are of especial interest.
Abstract translation:通过与颗粒状载体材料形成无水加合物,以便于操作和储存,可用作催化剂的吸湿盐水的吸收稳定。 加合物包含颗粒状载体材料和具有式R s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s sP,R s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s其中可以相同或不同的R 1 -R 4表示氢或烷基或芳基,或者Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs, Be,Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba,Cu,Ag,Zn,Cd,Au,Hg,Ga,In,Tl,Sn,Sb或Pb,盐阴离子为氟,溴,氯,硫酸根,硝酸根,亚硝酸根, 氰酸盐,硫氰酸盐,过氧化物,氢氧化物,乙酸盐,甲酸盐或包含磷和氧,所述盐被涂覆在载体材料上,从而变得较少吸湿性; 条件是当物种为Na时,阴离子不是氢氧化物,当物质为T1时,阴离子是氟化物,溴化物或氯化物。 用于催化氟化的盐的加合物,例如 特别感兴趣的是,S sR sR sN s + sF s-s和CsF。
Abstract:
Compositions which are hardenable in the presence of water to form a poly (carboxylate) cement contain a metal salt which accelerates the setting of the composition.