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Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Search for Gravitational-Wave Signals Associated with Short Gamma-Ray Bursts

  • Oh, Sang Hoon;Kim, Kyungmin;Harry, Ian W.;Hodge, Kari A.;Kim, Young-Min;Lee, Chang-Hwan;Lee, Hyun Kyu;Oh, John J.;Son, Edwin J.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.107.1-107.1
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    • 2014
  • We apply a machine learning algorithm, artificial neural network, to the search for gravitational-wave signals associated with short gamma-ray bursts. The multi-dimensional samples consisting of data corresponding to the statistical and physical quantities from the coherent search pipeline are fed into the artificial neural network to distinguish simulated gravitational-wave signals from background noise artifacts. Our result shows that the data classification efficiency at a fixed false alarm probability is improved by the artificial neural network in comparison to the conventional detection statistic. Therefore, this algorithm increases the distance at which a gravitational-wave signal could be observed in coincidence with a gamma-ray burst. We also evaluate the gravitational-wave data within a few seconds of the selected short gamma-ray bursts' event times using the trained networks and obtain the false alarm probability. We suggest that artificial neural network can be a complementary method to the conventional detection statistic for identifying gravitational-wave signals related to the short gamma-ray bursts.

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Study on irradiation effect by $Co^{60}$ to the carbon resistor (탄소저항체에 대한 $Co^{60}$조사효과에 관한 연구)

  • 지철근;조성욱
    • 전기의세계
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.7-10
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    • 1973
  • The characteristics of all the instruments and materials used in atomic industry is changed due to radiation damages by the effects of radiation activities. In this study, when the Carbon Resistor, main element of electrical circuits, is irradiated by Gamma-Ray, variations in its electrical properties have been investigated. The following results are obtained: 1) The resistance value in Carbon Resistor is exponentially increased as the quantity of irradiation by Gamma-Ray is increased, but in case of more than 10$^{6}$ R/hr. of quantity of irradiation it has saturated-state value. 2) The rate of change inrestistance value has been independent on the intensity of Gamma-Ray source when Carbon Resistor is irradiated in the same quantity of irradiation. 3) The resistance value in irradiated Carbon Resistor has not been varied with elapse of time. 4) The more the distance from the Carbon Resistor to the Gamma-Ray source the more greatly the resistance value is decreased and that it has been shown that the more quantity of irradiation by Gamma-Ray, the greater the rate of decrease in resistance value. Through the above results it has been concluded that the measurement values obtained by the high-precision instruments in the radiation field have to be corrected with proper consideration to radiation damages.

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Antitumor and Immunological Activities of ${\gamma}$-ray Irradiated Lipopolysaccharide Extracted from proteus vulgaris RH-90 (Proteus vulgaris RH-90에서 추출하여 감마선 조사시킨 Lipopolysaccharide(LPS)의 항암 및 면역활성에 미치는 영향)

  • 류병호;박우열김희숙박종옥
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 1991
  • The aims of this study were investigated the antitumor effects and immunological activities of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) extracted from Proteus vulgaris RH-90 toward sarcoma-180 cells. LPS extracted from Proteus vulgris RH-90 was irradiated with gamma ray for detoxification. The tumor incidence of sarcoma-180 occurs all group which injected with gamma ray irradiated LPS and tumor of sarcoma-180 was necrotized with breeding in the injected group of l0$\mu\textrm{g}$ LPS. The inhibition ratio of tumor growth showed at the highest level of 60.88% when 5$\mu\textrm{g}$ gamma ray irradiated LPS was injected into mice. The prolongation ratio of life showed 20.72% when injected into mice with gamma ray irradiated LPS of 5$\mu\textrm{g}$. In the effect of immunological activity, the number of circurating leucocyte and peritoneal exudate cells were increased significantly in the treatment group than that control group, and dose-dependent response indicated by the increase of weights of immunorgans which revealed the improvement of immunity. The effect of macrophage on phagocytes, there were not found the differences between phagocytic and corrected phagocytic index.

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Antioxidant System-Inducing Effects of Jeju Ground Water in C57BL/6 Mice against Gamma-ray Radiation

  • Kim, A-Reum-Da-Seul;Jee, Young-Heun;You, Ho-Jin;Hyun, Jin-Won
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.55 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2012
  • Recently, we reported that Jeju ground water contains vanadium components and exerts antioxidant effects in vitro and in vivo via the scavenging of reactive oxygen species and enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activities. In the present study, the antioxidant actions of Jeju ground water were compared with those of tap water against gamma-ray radiation in mice. C57BL/6 mice were irradiated with gamma-ray at a dose rate of 2 Gy. The mice were then given tap water or Jeju ground water for 90 days. Jeju ground water compared with tap water enhanced the activities and levels of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in irradiated liver tissues. Jeju ground water also enhanced the levels of intracellular reduced glutathione, which is vital for normal liver function and repair. These results suggest that vanadium-containing Jeju ground water can safeguard against the harmful actions of gamma-ray radiation through the support of hepatic antioxidant processes.

A study on the Immune Response of Salmonella Typhi Inactivated by Gamma Ray (전리방사선(電離放射線)에 의(依)하여 불활화(不活化)된 Salmonella typhi의 면역반응(免疫反應) 연구(硏究))

  • Rhee, Kang-Soon;Min, Bong-Hee;Chang, Chung-Soon
    • The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 1973
  • For the preparation of non-infective vaccine against typhoid fever, the authors had carried out an investigation on the possibilities of using $^{60}Co\;{\gamma}$-ray irradiation for the inactivation of Salmonella typhi Ty 2. The following results were obtained. 1) Chicks shortly after hatching were higher susceptible than mice to intracerebral injection with S. typhi. 2) In safety test on experimental animal, $^{60}Co\;{\gamma}$-ray irradiated vaccines demonstrated no clinical symptom while the phenol treated vaccines revealed several cases of narcosis by intraperitoneal injection in chicks. 3) The rabbit antisera immunized with $^{60}Co\;{\gamma}$-ray irradiated and phenol treated vaccine revealed almost same agglutinin titers to each other. 4) In potency test in chicks, there was no significance in the protective capacity between $^{60}Co\;{\gamma}$-ray irradiated and phenol treated vaccines.

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Livestock Wastewater Treatment by Zeolite Ion Exchange and Gamma-ray Irradiation (제올라이트와 감마선을 이용한 축산 폐수 처리)

  • Lee, Sang-Ryul;Kim, Tak-Hyun;Lee, Myun-joo
    • Journal of Radiation Industry
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2008
  • Livestock wastewater containing high concentrations of organic matters and ammonia-nitrogen has been known as one of the recalcitrant wastewater. It is difficult to treat by conventional wastewater treatment techniques. This study was carried out to evaluate the feasibility of zeolite ion exchange and gamma-ray irradiation treatment of livestock wastewater. The removal efficiencies of $SCOD_{Cr}$ and $NH_3-N$ were significantly enhanced by gamma-ray irradiation after zeolite ion exchange as a pre-treatment. However, the effects of zeolite particle size on the $SCOD_{Cr}$ and $NH_3-N$ removal efficiencies were insignificant. These results indicate that the combined process of zeolite ion exchange and gamma-ray irradiation has potential for the treatment of livestock wastewater.

Surface Graft Polymerization of Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylate onto Kenaf Pulp using Gamma-ray Irradiation (감마선을 이용한 케나프 펄프 표면의 Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylate 그라프트 중합반응)

  • Oh, Doori;Jeun, Joon Pyo;Kang, Phil Hyun
    • Journal of Radiation Industry
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.251-255
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    • 2012
  • Pulp is typically used for paper industry to manufacturing various types of papers. However simply chemical modification makes enable the pulp to a wide range of application in various industrial fields. To bring the polymerization the gamma ray irradiated on the mixture of kenaf and PEGMA in various dose ranges from 20 to 60 kGy. As a results, the graft degree of 20.0% was obtained from 475 g of gamma ray irradiated pulp and PEGMA. After the polymerization, the chemical structure and morphology of the surfaces were examined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscope. Chemical structure of grafted pulp has significantly growth in carbonyl content with increasing the radiation dose. Also surface morphology was distinctly changed with decreased the degree of roughness and increasing the diameter. These results were explained gamma ray irradiation improve performance of graft polymerization efficiency.

Preparation of Cement Composites Containing Kenaf Fiber Has Been Gamma-ray Grafted with Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylate (감마선 조사를 이용하여 Poly(ethylene glycol) Mathacrylate가 그래프팅된 케냐프 섬유를 포함하는 시멘트 복합재료의 제조)

  • Lee, Byoung-Min;Kang, Phil-Hyun;Jeun, Joon Pyo
    • Journal of Radiation Industry
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.49-52
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    • 2014
  • Kenaf fibers have excellent properties and possess the potential to be outstanding reinforcing fillers in cement. The grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) to the kenaf fibers is important in improving the compatibility between the fibers and the cement. PEGMA was grafted onto kenaf fibers using gamma-ray radiation. The radiation dose ranged from 20 to 60 kGy, and the dose rate was $10kGy\;h^{-1}$. The degree of grafting increased with increased radiation doses. FT-IR analysis revealed an increase in PEGMA content after gamma-ray radiation induced grafting, further evincing the attachment of PEGMA to the kenaf fibers. The mechanical properties of the gamma-ray grafted kenaf fiber/cement composites were superior to those of the ungrafted kenaf fiber/cement specimens.

Flexible liquid light-guide-based radiation sensor with LaBr3:Ce scintillator for remote gamma-ray spectroscopy

  • Jae Hyung Park;Siwon Song;Seunghyeon Kim;Taeseob Lim;Jinhong Kim;Bongsoo Lee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.3
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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.

Fabrication and Evaluation of Spectroscopic Grade Quasi-hemispherical CdZnTe Detector

  • Beomjun Park;Kyungeun Jung;Changsoo Kim
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 2024
  • Background: This study focuses on the fabrication and characterization of quasi-hemispherical Cd0.9Zn0.1Te (CZT) detector for gamma-ray spectroscopy applications, aiming to contribute to advancements in radiation measurement and research. Materials and Methods: A CZT ingot was grown using the vertical Bridgman technique, followed by proper fabrication processes including wafering, polishing, chemical etching, electrode deposition, and passivation. Response properties were evaluated under various external bias voltages using gamma-ray sources such as Co-57, Ba-133, and Cs-137. Results and Discussion: The fabricated quasi-hemispherical CZT detector demonstrated sufficient response properties across a wide range of gamma-ray energies, with sufficient energy resolution and peak distinguishability. Higher external bias voltages led to improved performance in terms of energy resolution and peak shape. However, further improvements in defect properties are necessary to enhance detector performance under low bias conditions. Conclusion: This study underscores the efficacy of quasi-hemispherical CZT detector for gamma-ray spectroscopy, providing valuable insights for enhancing their capabilities in radiation research field.