Special Issue on Technology 2004 : Reviews & Forecasts

Preface to Special Issue on "Technology 2004 : Reviews & Forecasts"

Y. Sakai 1

Special Issue Review

Technology 2004: Reviews and Forecasts

Y. Ohki 2

Is Earthquake Prediction Possible by Means of Electromagnetic Phenomena ?

M. Hayakawa 3

Computational Electromagnetics Applied to Design and Modeling of Photonic Crystal Fibers

M. Koshiba 5

Microplasma as a New Science and Technology

S. Ishii 7

A Globalized Trend Towards EMC Technology

O. Fujiwara 9

Development of Pulsed Power Technology and Its Wide Applications

K. Yatsui 11

Technology of Electrical Discharges Ranging from Nanometer Scale to Mega-meter Scale

M. Yumoto 13

Technology on Light Application and Visual Science

S. Sekine 15

High Resolution Optical Sampling Oscilloscope of 1 THz

M. Sekine 18

Dielectric and Insulating Technology 2004 : Review & Forecast

T. Okamoto 20

Metal and Ceramics Technology 2004 : Review & Forecast

Y. Tanaka 23

Magnetics Technology 2004 : Review & Forecast

H. Matsuki 26

Reevaluation of Japan's Highly Developed Technology

Y. Suematsu 29

Review

Advances in Radar Signal Processing Techniques

M. Sekine & S. Sayama 31

Special Issue Paper

Application of Perfectly Matched Layer Absorbing Boundary Conditions for Propagation of Surface Wave on the Long Plasma Cable

S. Ahmad, K. Baba, K. Nakamura, & S. Ikezawa 35

Detection of Aircraft Embedded in Ground Clutter by Means of Non-Doppler Radar

S. Sayama & M. Sekine 42

Modification of Graphite Surface by Intense Pulsed Ion-beam Irradiation

K. Kashine, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang, & K. Yatsui 47

Developments of Optical Frequency Standards for Wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) Optical Fiber Communication Systems

K. Nakagawa & A. Onae 52

Application of an Acousto-optic Laser Deflector to Interferometric Measurement of Discharges in Air

T. Fukuchi, K. Nemoto, K. Matsumoto, & K. Uchino 56

FRC Formation Process of Two Colliding Spheromaks with Counterhelicity

Y. Ono & K. Umeda 62

Numerical Aspects in the Calculation of the Transient Lightning Electromagnetic Radiation Over Lossy Ground

A. Tsuji & M. Hayakawa 67

Natural Electromagnetic Phenomena and Electromagnetic Theory : A Review

M. Hayakawa, K. Hattori, & Y. Ando 72

Early Stage of Pulsed High Current Discharge with Copper Powder

T. Yokoyama, T. Kuraoka, K. Takano, S. Ibuka, K. Yasuoka, & S. Ishii 80

Heavy Ion Beam Illumination Uniformity in Heavy Ion Beam Inertial Confinement Fusion

T. Someya, A. Ogoyski, S. Kawata, & T. Sasaki 85

Fabrication of a Common-mode Noise Filter for Balanced-mode Signal Transmission using Mn-Zn Ferrite Particle/Polyimide Composite Thick Film

T. Sato, T. Kokai, M. Moroishi, K. Yamasawa, T. Sakuma, H. Karasawa, & K. Hirasawa 91

Effects of Ultraviolet Photon Irradiation on the Dielectric Properties of Polyimide

A. Yamaguchi & Y. Ohki 98

Special Issue Letter

Space Charge Measurements of Polyimide Films

K. Fukunaga & T. Maeno 104

Report of Overseas Residence A Report of JICA Volunteer in UABC, Mexico

...................................S. Takaya 106

Special Issue on the 2003 Annual Conference of Fundamentals and Materials Society, IEE Japan

Special Issue Review

The Evolution of Blue Light-Emitting Devices and Nitride Semiconductors

...................................I. Akasaki 107

Special Issue Paper

Measurement of Complex Refractive Index of Tungsten by Using Ellipsometry

A. Sato, S. Sekine, & M. Ohkawa 114

Artificial Muscle using Conducting Polymers

M. Onoda, Y. Kato, H. Shonaka, & K. Tada 120

Electron-Molecule Collisional Processes in Insulating Gas Mixtures-- Investigation of Synergy Mechanism --

...................................T. Ishigaki, Y. Hirochi, H. Sugawara, & Y. Sakai 126

Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Detection of Higher Harmonic Current Component in Resin Molded Sensor for Power Factor in Power Distribution System

T. Furukawa, M. Ohchi, & Y. Watanabe 132

Fast-Multipole Surface-Charge-Simulation Method using Minor Iterative Preconditioning Technique

S. Hamada 139

Influence of Soot Particles and Electrode Forms of Barrier Discharge on Treatment of Diesel Exhaust

Y. Ehara, T. Ito, & J. W. Hoard 146

Fast Magnetic Reconnection with the Current-Sheet Ejection in the TS-3 Merging Experiment

D. Hirota, Y. Ono, & K. Arimoto 152

Laser Spectroscopy of the Ar(1s3,5) and CH in Ar + CH4 DBD for a-C:H Deposition System

Y. Yoshizaki, M.- A. Bratescu, Y. Sakai, Y. Suda, & H. Sugawara 158

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Magnetic Reconnection Flow with Neutral Particles

Y. Murata & Y. Ono 164

Micro-measurement of Plasma Near the Dielectric Surface in a Barrier Discharge

T. Sakurai, O. Shimomura, K. Sugimoto, H. Takahashi, & Y. Murata 170

Magnetic and Electric Properties of Fe/Bi System Multilayered Thin Films Prepared by IBS Method

T. Hiroi, K. Niizuma, & Y. Utsushikawa 176

Fabrication and Evaluation of Thin Ca, Sr-doped-LaCrO3 Film Electric Heaters

K. Wakisaka, H. Kado, & S. Yoshikado 182

The Effects of Si Addition on Electrical Degradation of ZnO Varistors

Y. Satoi, H. Hirai, H. Yoshino, & S. Yoshikado 189

Paper

Synchronized Generation of Positive Creeping Streamer Discharges in Atmosphere

Y. Kashiwagi, M. Chiba, & H. Itoh 196

Ion-migration Polarity Change and 3D Shape Evaluation in the WDT Method

C. Tang, K. Mitobe, & N. Yoshimura 202

Comparative Studies on Magnetic Flux Relaxations of Varied Spherical Toroids Produced by Co-helicity Merging

M. Tsuruda, Y. Ono, & M. Katsurai 209

Letter

Ion Doppler Spectroscopic Measurement with a Multi-channel PMT on Spheromak Plasmas

M. Nagata & T. Uyama 217

Paper

Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission Coefficient of Plane Target in Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation

...................................K. Nakamura, M. Ando, & H. Sugai 223

Analysis of Polarization Plane Rotation Property in 2D Photonic Crystal Waveguide with Chiral Medium by Condensed Node Spatial Network

H. Satoh, N. Yoshida, & Y. Miyanaga 229

DC Voltage Ratio Self-calibration by Build-up Method using Reference Voltages of 10 V and 100 V

K. Hanaoka, S. Matsuzawa, K. Kudou, H. Maruyama, Y. Ito, & Y. Sakamoto 236

Adaptation of Condensed Node Spatial Network for Vector and Scalar Potentials to Analysis of Near Field caused by Changing Charges with Discharge Process

N. Yoshida 243

Influence of the Waveform on the Propagation Model of the Rectilinearly Channelled Negative Surface Discharge

S. Segawa & M. Endo 249

Preparation of Hf-Si-O Thin Films by Simultaneous Deposition and Reaction Process using Pulsed Ion-Beam Evaporation

T. Nagahama, T. Arikado, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang, & K. Yatsui 255

Measurement of the Dynamic Magnetic Loss Parameter in Ferrites

H. Saotome & D. Uramoto 260

Mechanical Properties of Permalloy Thin Films Deposited by Sputtering

H. Shimizu & Y. Hoshi 265

Effects of Atmospheric Pressure on Insulation Breakdown of Gamma-ray Irradiated Polyphenylene Oxide

B. Du 271

Life-Cycle-Cost Evaluation on Degradation Diagnosis for Cables

T. Shimakage, K. Wu, T. Kato, T. Okamoto, & Y. Suzuoki 277

Study of Proximity Lithography Simulations Using Actual Measurements of Dissolution Rates in Thick Resist Films

Y. Sensu, M. Isono, A. Sekiguchi, M. Kadoi, T. Matsuzawa, & Y. Minami 286

Photoluminescence and Surface Plasmon Emission Light in Kretschmann Configuration of Nanostructured Rhodamine B LB Films

...................................K. Wakui, H. Hatakeyama, Y. Ohdaira, K. Shinbo, K. Kato, F. Kaneko, T. Kawakami, & T. Wakamatsu 293

Special Issue on Recent Development of Thermoelectric Materials and Devices with High Efficiency

Special Issue Review

Innovative Development of Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation

T. Kajikawa 303

Special Issue Paper

Thermoelectric Properties of Amorphous Ge/Au and Si/Au Thin Films

A. Miyata, M. Abe, Y. Okamoto, T. Kawahara, J. Morimoto, & N. Inoue 307

Improved Thermoelectric Properties in Structure Controlled Ag-Sb-Te System

S. Yoneda, Y. Ohno, E. Ohta, N. Yuhashi, I. Shiota, Y. Shinohara, H. T. Kaibe, I. J. Ohsugi, & I. A. Nishida 312

Special Issue Letter

Electrode Bonding of Chromium Disilicide Thermoelectric Elements with Solid Diffusion-Sintering Method

T. Kajikawa, S. Suzuki, T. Yokoyama, & H. Takazawa 317

Thermoelectric Properties of Mn-Ni Substituted Magnetite

H. Ozaki, Y. Nakada, N. Koseki, A. Sato, Y. Oikawa, K. Inoue, Y. Beppu, Y. Nakano, A. Usami, & K. Tanaka 319

Paper

NOx Treatment Using Inductive-Energy-Storage Pulsed Power Generator

F. Endo, W. Jiang, K. Yatsui, & N. Shimizu 321

Viewing Angle Characteristics in Homeotropically Aligned Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

J. S. Jo, M. Ozaki, & K. Yoshino 326

The Application of Novel Polypropylene to the Insulation of Electric Power Cable (3)

K. Kurahashi, Y. Matsuda, Y. Miyashita, T. Demura, A. Ueda, & K. Yoshino 331

PTC Characteristics of (TiC/ Polyethylene ) Conductive Composites in Relation to their Particle-filled Structures

M. Kataoka & T. Masuko 337

Letter

How to Compute the Plasma Particles Movement using a Special-Purpose Computer for Gravitational Many-Body Problems

...................................Y. Mizuno, Y. Cao, K. Yamamoto, H. Inuzuka, Y. Liu, & K. Yazawa 344

Review

NOx Removal from Flue Gases Using Non-Thermal Plasma

...................................K. Takaki 351

Trend of Simulator for Analysis of Electromagnetic Field

..... Y. Suzuki & M. Taki 356

Paper

Proposal of Measuring DC Biomedical Signals using a New Modulation Type of Capacitive Electrode with Capacitive Coupling

Y. Okazaki, K. Harada, M. Hotta, & J. Nakazoe 360

Evaluation of Instantaneous Power by Aspectum on Theory of Natural Observation Method

K. Okubo & N. Takeuchi 367

Estimation of Damaged Area of Nerve Fiber by Neural Magnetic Stimulation

K. Yamada & O. Hiwaki 375

A Method to Estimate the Condition of the Path of a Nerve by Measuring Neural Generation of Magnetic Fields

T. Hayami & O. Hiwaki 381

Drift Velocity of Electron Swarm in Configuration Space

A. Takeda & N. Ikuta 387

Numerical Analysis of High-beta Spherical Tokamaks with Varied Elongation

T. Ogawa, T. Kimura, & Y. Ono 393

Distinctive Flow Properties of Liquid-Jet Generated by EHD Pump and Conical Nozzle

R. Hanaoka, H. Nakamichi, S. Takata, & T. Fukami 399

Characteristics of the Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers of Composites Made of Ni-Zn Ferrite and Isolated SiO2 Particles

H. Kusunoki, K. Hiraki, T. Kondo, K. Takada, & S. Yoshikado 407

High Efficiency White Electrophosphorescence Mechanism with Two Phosphorescent Dopants

Y. Sato, K. Goushi, H. Sasabe, J. J. Brown, M. Saito, & C. Adachi 414

AC Magnetic Characteristics of Bulk High Tc Superconductor with Numerical Analysis and Evaluation of Exothermic Phenomenon

K. Fukuoka & M. Hashimoto 421

EMTP Analysis for Potential Distribution around Stator End-winding with Nonlinear Potential Grading Layer in High Voltage Rotating Machine

T. Moriyama, K. Itoh, S. Ohtsuka, E. Haginomori, K. Kimura, & M. Hikita 427

Static Properties of Magnetic Force Control Device using Lamination of Magnetostrictive and Piezoelectric Materials

T. Ueno & T. Higuchi 435

Letter

Surface Treatment of Polymer Powder by Superimposed Discharge and it's Effect on Charging Characteristics

T. Ohaga, K.-S. Choi, & Y. Murata 441

Proposal of Open-PEA Space Charge Measurement System

T. Maeno 443

Special Issue on Frontier of Pulsed Power and Plasma Applications

Special Issue Review

Compact Pulsed Power Generators for Industrial Applications

W. Jiang & K. Yatsui 451

Special Issue Paper

Experimental Demonstration of Mode Change in a Q-Band Oversized Backward Wave Oscillator due to Corrugation Number

K. Ogura, R. Yoshida, K. Komiyama, M. Sakai, & H. Yamazaki 456

Micro Electron Bunch Acceleration and Trapping by Intense Short Laser Pulse in Vacuum

S. Miyazaki, Q. Kong, K. Miyauchi, S. Kawata, & J. Limpouch 461

Characteristics of High Energy Ions Produced in Plasma Focus

K. Masugata, Y. Kawaguchi, & I. Kitamura 467

Inactivation of Chlorine-Resistant Microorganisms by a Pulsed Discharge in Water

T. Obo, S. Kunitomo, & K. Suda 471

Cherenkov and Slow Cyclotron Instability in Periodically Corrugated Cylindrical Waveguide with Low Magnetic Field Region

H. Yamazaki, O. Watanabe, Y. Yamashita, M. Iwai, Y. Suzuki, & K. Ogura 477

Research of Chain Plasmochemical Synthesis of Superdispersed Silicon Dioxide by Pulsed Electron Beam

G. E. Remnev & A. I. Pushkarev 483

The Intense Pulsed Ion Beam Treatment and the Titanium Nitride Coating of Hard Alloy for Cutting Tool

G. E. Remnev & V. A. Tarbokov 487

High-current Pulsed Accelerator with Matching Transformer : Construction and Exploitation Characteristics

G. E. Remnev, E. G. Furman, A. I. Pushkarev, N. A. Kondratiev & D. V. Goncharov 491

Oxidation Resistance of Cr-N-O Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

J. Inoue, H. Asami, M. Hirai, T. Suzuki, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang, & K. Yatsui 496

Diagnostics and Investigations of the Plasma and Field Properties in Pulsed-Plasma Configurations

K. Tsigutkin, E. Kroupp, E. Stambulchik, D. Osin, R. Doron, R. Arad, A. Starobinets, Y. Maron, I. Uschmann, E. Forster, & A. Fisher 501

Characteristics of Diode Perveance and Output Microwave Power in Coaxial Virtual Cathode Oscillator

K. Y. Sung, W. Jeon, Y. Jung, & E. H. Choi 509

Measuring the Evolution of Electron Density Profile in a Small Gas-puff z-pinch

X. Zou, X. Wang, C. Luo, Z. Liu, & M. Han 515

Study on the Optimum Conditions of the Third Continuum of Argon Pumped by Electron Beam

...................................Z. Yongpeng, W. Qi, & L. Jincheng 519

Numerical Simulation of the Closing Process in a Gas Peaking Switch

...................................X. Wang, X. Song, G. Li, & J. Yuan 523

Special Issue on 2003 Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Electrical Discharge and High Voltage Engineering (2003 J-K Symp. on ED & HVE)

Special Issue Review

Electric Power Demand and Emerging Technology in Highly-sophisticated Electric Power Systems

S. Matsumoto & M. Hikita 529

Special Issue Paper

Estimation of Position of On-line Partial Discharge on Hydrogenerator Stator Windings using Acoustic Emission Detection Techniques

T. Kaneko, A. Takemura, O. Takenouchi, Y.-M. Sung, M. Otsubo, C. Honda, Y. Tsuruta, A. Fukura, & K. Tanaka 534

Electric Potential near a Tip of a Local Discharge on an Electrolytic Solution

H. Matsuo, T. Yamashita, T. Fujishima, H. Oniki, & K. Kawamura 541

Particle-initiated Breakdown Characteristics around Spacer under Lightning Impulse Voltage Superimposed on Pre-stressed DC

Y. Khan, S. Okabe, J. Suehiro, & M. Hara 547

MC-PIC Simulation for Surface Discharge Inception Phenomena by Electrificated Charge

S. Tashiro & M. Endo 553

Insulation Design of Prefab Insulating Covers in Overhead Distribution Lines Concerning the Protection from Animal Contacts and Surges

T. Yamashita, K. Tachiwana, T. Fujishima, H. Matsuo, Y. Hori, H. Nishikawa, & M. Furuta 559

A Novel Sputter System with Dynamically Controlled Plasma

Y.-M. Sung, S. Atsuta, J.-H. Yang, M. Otsubo, & C. Honda 565

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Light Scattering Phenomena in Index-ellipsoid

T. Yoshida, K. Makishima, T. Yamada, M. Sone, & Y. Murooka 571

Positive Nanosecond Surface Discharge and Wave-Front Steepness

N. Narita, T. Yoshimura, K. Okumura, & Y. Murooka 577

Miniature Optical Pressure Sensor for Gas Circuit Breaker

K. Iwamoto, T. Nakamoto, & H. Ikeda 582

More Accurate Breakdown Voltage Estimation for the New Step-up Test Method for Various Probability Distribution Models

H. Hirose 587

Effects of Irradiation Conditions of Laser Beam on Deposition Rate of LaNiO3 Thin Films at Pulsed Laser Deposition

T. Fujishima, H. Sugita, T. Yuki, T. Yamashita, & H. Matuo 593

Fabrication of Functionally Graded Epoxy Resin with Alumina Fillers and its Simulation by Using a Centrifugal Method

N. Hayashi, S. Tsuru, T. Onoda, Y. Sakamoto, & M. Hara 598

Paper

Matching Repetitive Pulsed Power to Industrial Processes

E. J. M. van Heesch, K. Yan, A. J. M. Pemen, S. A. Nair, G. J. J. Winands, & I. de Jong 607

Pulsed Laser's Influence on the Readout Characteristics of a CAD Type MSR Disk

Y. Suzuki, H. Noguchi, S. Sumi, & S. Tanemura 613

Thermoelectric Properties of Ce Based Filled Skutterudite Phosphides

R. Giri, C. Sekine, I. Shirotani, I. Inagawa, A. Yamamoto, C.-H. Lee, & T. Yagi 617

Effects of Additives, Photodegradation, and Water-tree Degradation on the Photoluminescence in Polyetylene and Polypropylene

...................................T. Ito, N. Fuse, & Y. Ohki 624

Special Issue on History of Electrical Engineering Message to Younger Generation

S. Yanabu 631

Special Issue Paper

History of the Research and Development of Extra High Voltage Puffer Type GCB by Hitachi's Own Ability

Y. Yoshioka, K. Hirasawa, & M. Tsukushi 632

Historical and Future Trends of Electric Power System Simulation Technology

M. Goto 641

Historical Trends and Interactive Relationship in Establishment of the Method of Symmetrical Coordinates and AC Network Analyzer

M. Goto 647

Growth Patterns and Tasks of Power Electronics Apparatuses

S. Saito, H. Konishi, & A. Kaga 653

Review of Surge Arresters for Power Systems and Transition of their Standards

S. Shirakawa & S. Kojima 661

Study of SLF Interruption that led the Development of SF6 Circuit Breaker

T. Ushio, T. Ito, & F. Mori 669

History of Elevators and Related Research

S. Abe & E. Watanabe 679

History of Circuit Breakers and Expectations of Japanese Original Development

Y. Yoshioka, K. Yoshinaga, & S. Yanabu 688

The History of Television

H. Kuno & K. Kamemoto 695

History of Rotating Machine Development and Foresight

M. Tari, S. Nagano, S. Amemori, & T. Aso 705

Historical Review of Electric Household Appliances using Induction-Heating and Future Challenging Trends

I. Hirota, H. Yamashita, H. Omori, & M. Nakaoka 713

History of Research on Swithching Theory in Japan

A. Yamada 720

History Study on the Construction of Pumped Storage Power Stations in Japan

H. Kaminosono & F. Arakawa 727

Paper

Propagation Characteristics of Leaky Lamb Waves in Layered Substrate and Operation Performances of Interdigital Transducer

T. Fujita & K. Toda 733

Effect of NO Initial Concentration on NOx Removal Using Pulsed Power

D. Wang, T. Namihira, S. Katsuki, & H. Akiyama 741

Electrode Area Effect on Breakdown Field Strength of Vacuum Gaps under Non-Uniform Field

S. Sato & K. Koyama 747

Letter

Improvement of Corona Charging System for High Speed Electrophotography

...................................S. Nakamura, K. Choi, & Y. Murata 754

Review

Cryogenic Electrical Insulation and its Advantage

...................................M. Nagao 759

Paper

Calculation of Magnetic Near-Field Generated by the Contact Discharge of an ESD-gun

O. Fujiwara, I. Mori, S. Ishigami, & Y. Yamanaka 763

Preparation of Ti-Fe Hydrogen Storage Alloy Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition

S. Suzuki, S. Ogata, M. Hirai, T. Suzuki, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang, & K. Yatsui 769

Axially Extracted Virtual Cathode Oscillator with Annular Cathode

E. H. Choi, K. Y. Sung, W. Jeon, & Y. Jung 773

Analysis of Desorbed Gases from an Insulator Excited by Electron Impact

A. Nomura, Y. Yamano, S. Kobayashi, Tumiran, & Y. Saito 779

Statistical Analysis of Electrical Breakdown in a Micro Gap Using Weibull Distribution and Discussion on its Processes in High Voltage

K. Imai 785

Improvement of the Ozone Generation Efficiency by Silent Dischargeat Cryogenic Temperature

J. Suehiro, M. Takahashi, Y. Nishi, W. Ding, K. Imasaka, & M. Hara 791

Detecting Weld Line of Steel Material through Anticorrosion Paint by an Electromagnetic Induction Probe

K. Koyama, H. Hoshikawa, & Y. Naruse 797

Proposal of Earthing Resistance Measurement Method without Auxiliary Electrodes

K. Murakawa, H. Oohashi, H. Yamane, M. Hattori, S. Kuramoto, M. Machida, & H. Kijima 803

Texture of Graphitized Films Prepared from Polyimide

N. Nishiki, H. Take, K. Watanabe, M. Murakami, S. Yoshimura, & K. Yoshino 812

Properties of Polyethylene Blend as a Non-crosslinked Insulating Material for Power Cable

H. Tamura, H. Ono, M. Ikeda, Y. Yamamoto, & Y. Ohki 817

Mechanism of PLD using Ga-Zn Liquid Alloy Target for Zn-doped GaN Growth

T. Fujii, M. Kiso, Y. Masuyama, & T. Kobayashi 823

A Study on Behavior of Inorganic Impurities in Water-tree

T. Kumazawa, W. Nakagawa, & H. Tsurumaru 827

Effects of Ion Bombardment during a-Si based Film Growth in Plasma CVD

S. Fujikake, A. Takano, & T. Kamoshita 837

Special Issue on Permanent Magnets and their Applications

Special Issue Review

Recent Trend of Permanent Magnets and their Applications

M. Tokunaga & H. Fukunaga 847

Special Issue Paper

Magnetic Properties of Pr-Fe-Co-V-W-Si-B System Exchange Spring Magnets

H. Yamamoto & T. Nakanishi 851

Radially-Anisotropic Rare-Earth Bonded-Magnets Prepared by Molecular Chain Alignment of Self-Organized Binder

F. Yamashita, S. Tsutsumi, H. Toyoda, & H. Fukunaga 857

Energy Boundaries between Single-domain Particle and Particles having Limited Number of Domains in the Sm2Fe17N3 Magnetic Material

K. Kobayashi, A. Saito, & M. Nakamura 863

Measurement and Analysis of AC Loss of NdFeB Sintered Magnet

S. Kanazawa, N. Takahashi, & T. Kubo 869

Effects of the Additives to Co-Zr Alloys on their Magnetic Properties

T. Saito 876

Sm-(Fe,Mn)-N Magnet Powder Made by Reduction and Diffusion Method

T. Ishikawa, T. Iseki, K. Yokosawa, K. Watanabe, & K. Ohmori 881

Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of the Aerosol-Deposited Sm-Fe-N Thick Films

T. Maki, S. Sugimoto, T. Kagotani, K. Inomata, & J. Akedo 887

Magnetic Properties of PLD-made Nd-Fe-B Film Magnets and their Applications to Milli-size Motors

M. Nakano, R. Kato, H. Fukunaga, & F. Yamashita 892

Electrodeposited Co-Pt Thin Films with High Coercivity

M. Nakano, N. Fujita, M. Takase, & H. Fukunaga 897

Paper

Establishment of Space Charge Measurement Technique in Samples with Variation of Temperature

S. Ishizaki, S. Sato, Y. Tanaka, T. Fukao, & T. Takada 902

Improvement of NOx Removal Rate Using Discharge, Photocatalyst and UV Rays

S. Iwasaki, Y. Murata, D. Ito, Y. Ehara, H. Kishida, & T. Ito 909

Ion Kinetic Effect on the Low-n Toroidal Modes in Compact Torus Plasmas

E. Kawamori, T. Sumikawa, T. Igarashi, & Y. Ono 915

Gas Treatment with Repetitive Pulsed Corona Plasmas: Experiments with Various Geometries

N. Georgescu 921

Physical Design of a 300 kV Double Windings Pulse Transformer

L. Mingjia, K. Qiang, C. Anbi, C. Shaoyun, & Z. Yonghui 927

Review

Insulation Degradation Diagnostic Technology to XLPE Cable

...................................K. Uchida & T. Okamoto 935

Paper

Particle Collection State on the Collecting Electrode of the Collecting Section in 2-stage-type Electrostatic Precipitator

Y. Kawada, A. Zukeran, Y. Kono, K. Yasumoto, S. Kato, Y. Ehara, T. Takahashi, & T. Ito 939

Measurement of the Copper Vapor Density in a Magnetically Stabilized High-current Vacuum Arc by the Laser Absorption Method

S. Takahashi, K. Arai, O. Morimiya, K. Hayashi, & E. Noda 945

Improving Nighttime Visibility of LED Type Outdoor Displays-Optimization of Luminance Contrast by Feeble Background Lighting-

...................................K. Uchida, T. Tanaka, & N. Sugie 954

An Experimental Visualization and Image Analysis of Electrohydrodynamically Induced Vapor-Phase Silicon Oil Flow under DC Corona Discharge

...................................R. Ohyama & M. Fukumoto 961

The Study of Type Wheel as the Impact Type High-speed Computer-printer-The 1st.Report:The Development of Type Wheel Having Superior Wear Resistance and Light Weight for Impact Type High-speed Printer-

...................................M. Takamura & J. Kawada 966

History of Development and Review of Future for Power Transformer

...................................Y. Shirasaka & T. Yanari 971

Analysis of Heat Production in Induction Heating Irons

...................................S. Obata & H. Tomita 979

NO Removal with Repetitive Discharges Caused by Reciprocal Traveling Wave Voltage Pulse in a Coaxial Cable

K. Yamaga, K. Kadowaki, S. Nishimoto, & I. Kitani 987

A Study of Leakage Transformer Type Operating Circuit with Bypass Circuit for a Metal Halide Lamp

H. Miyake, S. Nisijima, & M. Iemura 993

Measurements and Electrical Equivalent Model of Polymer PTC as a Function of Joule Heating Energy

Z. Abubaker & M. Maeyama 1002

Experiments and Numerical Analyses of Charged Particle's Behavior in a Plasma Display Panel

M. Wada, Y. -M. Sung, M. Otsubo, & C. Honda 1007

Occurring Conditions of Atmospheric Electricity Variation during Seismic Wave Propagation

K. Okubo, K. Yamamoto, M. Takayama, & N. Takeuchi 1013

Direct Water-treatment by DC Driven Micro-hollow Cathode Discharge

A. Yamatake, K. Yasuoka, & S. Ishii 1021

Photoionization Current by Vacuum Ultraviolet Light in N2/O2 Mixtures

H. Itoh, S. Suzuki, & N. Ikuta 1027

FDTD Analysis of GHz Current Distribution in Micro Strip Line and Current Identification

T. Doi, N. Masuda, & T. Uchida 1033

Investigation on Dynamic Properties of Magnetic Flux Control Using Laminate Composite of Magnetostrictive and Pirzoelectric Materials

T. Ueno & T. Higuchi 1041

Effect of Far-infrared Radiation on Thermal Cationic Polymerization of Epoxy Resin

S. Kiyokawa, Y. Morita, H. Inoue, H. Hirose, N. Morita, & T. Hara 1047

White Electrophosphorescent Devices having Multi-organic Phosphors Doped Layers

N. Ando, Y. Kawamura, J. J. Brown, H. Sasabe, & C. Adachi 1053

The Manufacture and Characteristics of Graphite X-ray Condenser Devices

N. Nishiki, T. Kawashima, M. Murakami, S. Yoshimura, & K. Yoshino 1059

Preparation and Insulation Properties of Epoxy-Layered Silicate Nanocomposite

T. Imai, F. Sawa, T. Ozaki, T. Nakano, T. Shimizu, & T. Yoshimitsu 1065

Letter

Surface Charge Simulation Method Using Spherical Triangles

S. Sato, S. Sakaguchi, & T. Yokoyama 1073

Special Issue on Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Theory and its Application

Special Issue Review

Special Issue on Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Theory and its Application

M. Hayakawa, M. Matsumoto, & T. Yamasaki 1079

Special Issue Invited Paper

Expressions of Maxwell's Equations by Lattice Structures and their Equivalent Circuits as Generalized Networks

N. Yoshida 1082

Modeling of Photonic Crystal Fibers

M. Koshiba 1088

Scattering by Conducting Bodies in Random Media

M. Tateiba, Z. Q. Meng, & H. El-Ocla 1094

Ultra-Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Emissions Associated with Earthquakes

M. Hayakawa & K. Hattori 1101

Atmospheric Gravity Waves and their Role in the Lithosphere-troposphere-ionosphere Interaction

G. Lizunov & M. Hayakawa 1109

Special Issue Paper

Kramers-Kronig Relation in Complex Form

H. Hosono & T. Hosono 1121

Large-Scale FDTD Computation for Computational Electromagnetics

T. Kashiwa 1129

Application of Multigrid Moment Method to Scattering of a Gaussian Beam by a Dielectric Cylinder

M. Yokota 1135

Electromagnetic Scattering by Multilayered Periodic Arrays of Circular Cylinders -Activity Report

...................................K. Yasumoto, H. Jia, & H. Toyama 1141

Diffraction of Plane Waves by Multielements Grating of the Circular Cylinders

...................................V. Jandieri & K. Yasumoto 1148

Pulse Propagation Characteristics of a Multi-layered Printed Circuit Board with a Via and a Bump

D. Kobayashi, S. Furukawa, & T. Hinata 1154

Analysis of Light Leakage in Liquid-Crystal Devices with In-Plane Switching Electrodes

H. Kawano, A. Matsumoto, J. Hirano, & T. Miyoshi 1159

An Activity Report on Electromagnetic Wave Sensing in Random Media and High Date Rate Satellite Communications, Pursued in a Research Laboratory

M. Tateiba 1165

Amplitude Statistics of Ground Clutter after MTI Processing

S. Sayama & M. Sekine 1171

Applicability of GTD in High-Frequency Asymptotic Analysis of Electromagnetic Scattered Field by a Conducting Strip

T. Kawano & T. Ishihara 1177

Efficient Calculation of Power Bus Impedance using a Fast Algorithm Together with a Segmentation Method

Z. L. Wang, O. Wada, Y. Toyota, & R. Koga 1185

Analysis of Induced Current Density Inside Human Model which Stands on Conductive Ground Layer in Uniform Electric Field

A. Chiba & K. Isaka 1193

Analysis of Photonic-Band Dispersion Characteristics in Photonic Crystal Consisting of Periodic Atoms for Nano-meter Waveguides

T. Innami, Y. Miyazaki, & N. Goto 1198

FDTD Analysis of ELF Wave Propagation for Realistic Subionospheric Waveguide Models

T. Otsuyama & M. Hayakawa 1203

Natural ELF Pulses in the Time Domain : Series with Accelerated Convergence

A.P. Nickolaenko, L.M. Rabinowicz, & M. Hayakawa 1210

3D Modelling Method of VLF Subionospheric Radio Wave Propagation Allowing for a Localized Ionospheric Perturbation

O.V. Soloviev & M. Hayakawa 1216

2-D Finite Difference Analyses of Schumann Resonance and Identification of Lightning Distribution

Y. Ando & M. Hayakawa 1225

An Operational VHF Broadband Digital Interferometer for Lightning Monitoring

T. Morimoto, A. Hirata, Z. Kawasaki, T. Ushio, A. Matsumoto, & L. J. Ho 1232

The Ionospheric Penetration Characteristics of ELF/VLF Waves Radiated from a Dipole Source on the Ground

M. Ozaki, I. Nagano, S. Yagitani, & K. Miyamura 1239

Reduction of Geomagnetic Effects (Periods T�ƒ940 s) from Geoelectric Potential Difference Data

...................................M. Harada, K. Hattori, & N. Isezaki 1245

Special Issue Letter

Evaluation of Induced SAR in the Human Body due to EM Waves Emitted from a Dipole Antenna at 400 MHz Band

T. Fujino, A. Hirata, & T. Shiozawa 1251

Ray-tracing Calculation of VHF Radio Waves Scattered by Field-aligned Irregularities Associated with Equatorial Plasma Bubbles