• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.321-328
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 원자력 사고 또는 방사선 비상 시 지표면에 침적될 수 있는 감마선방출 핵종의 방사능을 신속하게 평가하기 위해 이용될 수 있는 NaI(Tl), $LaBr_3$(Ce) 및 $CeBr_3$ 섬광검출기의 성능을 비교 평가하였다. 검출성능은 최소검출가능방사능(MDA, Minimum Detectable Activity)을 통해 평가하였으며, 각 검출기의 지표면 침적 감마선방출 핵종에 대한 검출효율은 수학적 모델링과 점선원을 이용하여 반실험적으로 산출하였다. MDA 평가를 위한 백그라운드 감마선에너지스펙트럼은 비교적 넓고 평탄한 초지에서 측정되었으며, 원자력 사고 시 방출될 수 있는 주요 핵종에 대한 각 검출기의 MDA를 산출하였다. 그 결과 일반 환경방사능 준위에서 지표면 침적 감마핵종에 대한 각 검출기의 MDA 크기는 대체로"NaI(Tl)> $LaBr_3$(Ce)> $CeBr_3$"로 평가되었으며, 백그라운드 준위가 유사한 에너지 영역에서는 분해능이 가장 우수한 $LaBr_3$(Ce)에서 최소 값을 보였다. 이는 관심 핵종의 감마선에너지 영역에 대한 각 검출기의 자체 및 측정 환경 백그라운드, 측정 효율, 그리고 에너지 분해능 특성을 바탕으로 비교 분석되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.743-746
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• 1998

The Belousov-Zhabotinskii (BZ) reaction, which is composed of a bromate-organic acid-metal catalyst and an acidic solution is a commonly employed chemical oscillating reaction system. Cyclohexanedione (CHD) has been used as an initial organic substrate in oscillation systems. We studied each system of 1,4-CHD/BrO3-/Ce4/H+ and 1,3-CHD/BrO3-/Ce4+/H+ oscillating reactions, and studied the control of oscillating characters in a CHD/BrO3-/Ce4+/H+ batch system using a mixed substrate of 1,4-CHD and 1,3-CHD under a fixed total CHD concentration. In the mixed reactions, 1,4-CHD was used as a main substrate and small amounts of 1,3-CHD were used in order to vary the oscillatory behaviours by changing the mixing amount ratio of two substrates.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2018

Background: A variety of inorganic scintillators have been developed and improved for use in radiation detection and measurement, and in situ gamma-ray spectrometry in the environment remains an important area in nuclear safety. In order to verify the feasibility of promising scintillators in an actual environment, a performance test is necessary to identify gamma-ray peaks and calculate the radioactivity from their net count rates in peaks. Materials and Methods: Among commercially available scintillators, $LaBr_3(Ce)$ scintillators have so far shown the highest energy resolution when detecting and identifying gamma-rays. However, the intrinsic background of this scintillator type affects efficient application to the environment with a relatively low count rate. An algorithm to subtract the intrinsic background was consequently developed, and the in situ calibration factor at 1 m above ground level was calculated from Monte Carlo simulation in order to determine the radioactivity from the measured net count rate. Results and Discussion: The radioactivity of six natural radionuclides in the environment was evaluated from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry using an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector. The results were then compared with those of a portable high purity Ge (HPGe) detector with in situ object counting system (ISOCS) software at the same sites. In addition, the radioactive cesium in the ground of Jeju Island, South Korea, was determined with the same assumption of the source distribution between measurements using two detectors. Conclusion: Good agreement between both detectors was achieved in the in situ gamma-ray spectrometry of natural as well as artificial radionuclides in the ground. This means that an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector can produce reliable and stable results of radioactivity in the ground from the measured energy spectrum of incident gamma-rays at 1 m above the ground.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 $Cs_2NaCeBr_6$ 엘파소라이트 단결정의 섬광 및 열형광 특성에 대하여 조사하였다. $Cs_2NaCeBr_6$의 형광스펙트럼은 $Ce^{3+}$ 이온의 $4f{\rightarrow}5d$ 천이에 따라 파장범위가 300 ~ 450 nm, 피이크 파장은 377 nm 및 400 nm이었다. 형광감쇠시간 특성은 140 ns의 빠른 시간 특성 성분(94%)과 880 ns의 느린 성분(6%)의 2개로 구성된다. 잔광에 기여한 포획준위의 물리적 변수를 열형광측정법에서 측정한 결과, 포획준위의 활성화에너지, 발광차수 및 주파수 인자는 각각 0.67 eV, 1.71 및 $2.51{\times}10^8s^{-1}$이었으며, 이는 여기된 전자의 재포획율보다는 재결합율이 더 우세하기 때문인 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.240-244
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• 2002

$Gd_2O_3,\;CeO_2$ 및 $NH_4Br$ 분말을 사용하여 GdOBr:Ce 형광체를 고상 반응으로 합성하였다. GdOBr:Ce 형광체는 370nm UV 여기 하에 410∼430nm의 영역에서 청색 발광스펙트럼을 보였으며, 2mol%의 Ce 농도에서 최대 발광특성을 나타냈다. FED용 형광체로의 응용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 GdOBr:Ce 형광체의 음극서 발광(CL)을 측정하였다. CL의 경우 PL과 동일한 영역인 410∼430nm에서 발광을 나타냈으며, Ce 농도가 1mol%일 때 발광의 최대치를 보였다. CL에서의 degradation 효과를 보기 위해 전자선을 10분간 조사하여 상용형광체와 비교하였다. 이로부터 GdOBr:Ce 형광체를 FED용 청색 형광체로 응용할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.1045-1051
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• 2023

In this study, we fabricated a liquid light-guide-based radiation sensor with a LaBr₃:Ce scintillator for remote gamma-ray spectroscopy. We acquired the energy spectra of Cs-137 and Co-60 using the proposed sensor, estimated the energy resolutions of the full energy peaks, and compared the scintillation light output variations. The major peaks of the radionuclides were observed in each result, and the estimated energy resolutions were similar to that of a general NaI(Tl) scintillation detector without a liquid light guide. Moreover, we showed the relationships of energy resolution and analog-to-digital channel regarding the number of photoelectrons produced and confirmed the effects of light guide length on remote gamma-ray spectroscopy. The proposed sensor is expected to be utilized to perform remote gamma-ray spectroscopy for distances of 3 m or more and would find application in many fields of nuclear facilities and industry.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.60-70
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• 2015

In this study, we investigated the effects of cordycepin-enriched (CE)-WIB801C, a n-butanol extract of Cordyceps militaris-hypha on collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation. CE-WIB801C dose dependently inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation, and had a synergistic effect together with cordycepin (W-cordycepin) from CE-WIB801C on the inhibition of collagen-induced platelet aggregation. CE-WIB801C and cordycepin stimulated the phosphorylation of VASP ($Ser^{157}$) and the dephosphorylation of PI3K and Akt, and inhibited the binding of fibrinogen to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (${\alpha}IIb/{\beta}3$) and the release of ATP and serotonin in collagen-induced platelet aggregation. A-kinase inhibitor Rp-8-Br-cAMPS reduced CE-WIB801C-, and cordycepin-increased VASP ($Ser^{157}$) phosphorylation, and increased CE-WIB801C-, and cordycepin-inhibited the fibrinogen binding to ${\alpha}IIb/{\beta}3$. Therefore, we demonstrate that CE-WIB801C-, and cordycepin-inhibited fibrinogen binding to ${\alpha}IIb/{\beta}3$are due to stimulation of cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of VASP ($Ser^{157}$), and inhibition of PI3K/Akt phosphorylation. These results strongly indicate that CE-WIB801C and cordycepin may have preventive or therapeutic potential for platelet aggregation-mediated diseases, such as thrombosis, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, and ischemic cerebrovascular disease.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2016년도 추계학술논문요약집
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• pp.473-474
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• 2016

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.543-558
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• 2023

Currently, Japan is undertaking a nationwide project to measure and map radioactive contamination around Fukushima, as part of the efforts to restore normalcy following the nuclear accident. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) manages the Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, located approximately 20 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Minamisōma City, Fukushima Prefecture. In collaboration with the JAEA, this study involved conducting comparison experiments and analyses with radiation detectors in high radiation environments, a challenging task in Korean environments. Environmental radiation surveys were conducted using three types of detectors: CZT, NaI(Tl), and LaBr₃(Ce), across two contaminated areas. Dose rate values were converted using dose rate conversion factors for each detector type, and dose rate maps were subsequently created and compared. The detectors yielded similar results, demonstrating their feasibility and reliability in high radiation environments. The findings of this study are expected to be a crucial reference for enhancing the verification and supplementation of procedures and methods in future radiation measurements and mobile surveys in high-radiation environments, using these three types of radiation instruments.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.355-361
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• 1991

수용액 시료 중 흔적량 수은[Hg(II)]을 공침-부선기술에 의하여 분리-농축하는 방법에 관하여 연구하였다. 물시료 1000ml에 0.1M Ce$^{3+}$ 용액 3.0 ml를 가하고, 1.0M NaOH 용액으로 pH를 11.0으로 되게 조절하여 Hg(II)를 Ce(OH)$_3$와 함께 공침시켰다. 0.1${\%}$ sodium oleate 용액 2.0 ml를 가하여 만든 소수성 침전을 질소기체로 bubbling하여 용액 표면으로 띄웠다. 뜬 침전을 감압 플라스크에 모으고 2.0M HNO$_3$ 5.0 ml 로 녹였다. 탈이온수로 용액을 묽혀 25.00 ml로 정확히 만들었다. Hg(II)의 함량을 냉증기-원자흡수 분광법으로 정량하였다. 정량과정에서 Ag$^+$, Br$^-$, I$^- $ 등의 간섭은 관찰되지 않았다. 고려대학교 서창캠퍼스의 폐수에서 Hg(II)의 분석결과는 1.98 ng/ml 이었고, 이 값에 대한 상대표준편차는 3.6${\%}$이었다. 또 이 폐수에 1.0과 2.0ng/ml의 Hg(II)를 첨가하여 분석한 회수율은 각각 95와 91${\%}$이었다. 이런 결과로부터 본 분석법이 물시료 중 흔적량 Hg(II)의 정량에 꽤 정확하고 재현성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.