• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.333-344
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• 2011

An optical tracking system has advantages for observing geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellites relatively over other types of observation system. Regular surveying for unidentified space objects with the optical tracking system can be an early warning tool for the safety of five Korean active GEO satellites. Two strategies of positioning on the observed image of Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite 1 are tested and compared. Photometric method has a half root mean square error against streak method. Also eccentricity method for initial orbit determination (IOD) is tested with simulation data and real observation data. Under 10 minutes observation time interval, eccentricity method shows relatively better IOD results than the other time interval. For follow-up observation of unidentified space objects, at least two consecutive observations are needed in 5 minutes to determine orbit for geosynchronous orbit space objects.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2014

The Earth is not perfectly spherical and its rotational axis is not fixed in space, and these geophysical and kinematic irregularities work as dominant perturbations in satellite orbit propagation. The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) provides the Conventions as guidelines for using the Earth's model and the reference time and coordinate systems defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). These guidelines are directly applied to model orbital dynamics of Earth satellites. In the present work, the effects of the latest conventions released in 2010 on orbit propagation are investigated by comparison with cases of applying the previous guidelines, IERS Conventions (2003). All seven major updates are tested, i.e., for the models of the precession/nutation, the geopotential, the ocean tides, the ocean pole tides, the free core nutation, the polar motion, and the solar system ephemeris. The resultant position differences for one week of orbit propagation range from tens of meters for the geopotential model change from EGM96 to EGM2008 to a few mm for the precession/nutation model change from IAU2000 to IAU2006. The along-track differences vary secularly while the cross-track components show periodic variation. However, the radial-track position differences are very small compared with the other components in all cases. These phenomena reflect the variation of the ascending node and the argument of latitude. The reason is that the changed models tested in the current study can be regarded as small fluctuations of the geopotential model from the point of view of orbital dynamics. The ascending node and the argument of latitude are more sensitive to the geopotential than the other elements. This study contributes to understanding of the relation between the Earth's geophysical properties and orbital motion of satellites as well as satellite-based observations.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.737-743
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• 2004

120∼180 GHz 대역의 고정 튜닝방식을 사용한 SIS(Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor) 접합 믹서를 개발 하였다. 이 믹서는 노베야마 전파천문대에서 제작된 6개 직렬 연결 Nb/Al-A1$_2$O$_3$/Nb SIS 접합 소자를 사용하였으며 석영유리 기판에 제작된 이 SIS 칩은 전 주파수 대역에서 입력신호 결합을 향상시키기 위해 half-height 도파관의 중심에 놓여 있다. 본 논문에서 개발된 SIS 믹서는 기계적인 튜닝 장치를 사용하지 않으며 RF 신호와 LO 전력은 냉각된 십자형 방향성 결합기를 통해서 믹서에 공급된다. 또한 IF 신호 손실을 줄이기 위해 SIS 믹서의 IF 출력 임피던스를 IF 증폭단의 50 $\Omega$ 입력 임피던스에 정합 시켰다. SIS 수신기의 측정된 DSB 잡음온도는 120∼180 GHz 대역에서 32∼131 K이며 본 논문에서 개발된 SIS 믹서는 대덕전파천문대의 14 m 전파망원경에 설치되어 전파천문 관측에 사용되고 있다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2011년도 한국우주과학회보 제20권1호
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• pp.23.4-23.4
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• 2011

MIRIS is the main payload of the Science and Technology Satellite-3 (STSAT-3). which is being developed by KASI for infrared survey observation of the Galactic plane at Paschen alpha wavelength. Wideband filters in I and H band will also be used to observe cosmic infrared background. The MIRIS will perform astronomical observations in the near-infrared wavelengths of 0.9~2 ${\mu}m$ using a 256 ${\times}$ 256 Teledyne PICNIC FPA sensor providing a 3.67 ${\times}$ 3.67 degree field of view with a pixel scale of 51.6 arcsec. The flight model of the MIRIS has been recently developed, The system performance tests have been made in the laboratory, including opto-mechanics test, vibration test, thermal vacuum test and passive cooling test down to 200K, using a thermally controlled vacuum chamber. Several focus tests showed good agreements compared to initial design parameters. Recent efforts are being concentrated to improve the system performances, particularly to reduce readout noise level in electronics. After assembly and integration into the satellite bus, the MIRIS will be launched in 2012.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2004

FUSE(Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer)를 이용해 7개의 초기형 별 방향에 존재하는 CO 흡수선을 관측했다. BEFS(Berkeley Extreme and Far-ultraviolet Spectrometer)로 관측한 54개의 초기형 별들 중에서 이번 논문에서는 시선방향으로 1개의 성간운만 존재하는 7개의 별(HD 37903, HD 97991, HD 149881, HD 156110, HD 164794, HD 214080, HD 219188)들을 선택해서 분석했다. CO 분자의 분석을 위해 자외선 영역에서 수소분자의 흡수선에 의해 가려지지 않는 E-X(0-0)($1076{\AA}$) 흡수선이 있는지 확인했으며 그 결과 3개의 별 방향에 존재하는 성간운에 대해서 CO 흡수선이 있는 것을 발견했다. 그 흡수선의 분석을 통해 성간운에 존재하는 CO의 기둥밀도를 구했고, 이번 논문에서의 결과와 이전에 구했던 수소분자의 기둥밀도로부터 CO분자와 수소분자 사이의 비율(CO to $H_2$ ratio)을 계산할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2015

We present a by-product of our long term photometric monitoring of cataclysmic variables. 2MASS J18024395 +4003309 = VSX J180243.9 +400331 was discovered in the field of the intermediate polar V1323 Her observed using the Korean 1-m telescope located at Mt. Lemmon, USA. An analysis of the two-color VR CCD observations of this variable covers all the phase intervals for the first time. The light curves show this object can be classified as an Algol-type variable with tidally distorted components, and an asymmetry of the maxima (the O'Connell effect). The periodogram analysis confirms the cycle numbering of Andronov et al. (2012) and for the initial approximation, the ephemeris is used as follows: Min I. BJD = 2456074.4904+0.3348837E. For phenomenological modeling, we used the trigonometric polynomial approximation of statistically optimal degree, and a recent method "NAV" ("New Algol Variable") using local specific shapes for the eclipse. Methodological aspects and estimates of the physical parameters based on analysis of phenomenological parameters are presented. As results of our phenomenological model, we obtained for the inclination $i=90^{\circ}$, $M_1=0.745M_{\odot}$, $M_2=0.854M_{\odot}$, $M=M_1+M_2=1.599M_{\odot}$, the orbital separation $a=1.65{\cdot}10^9m=2.37R_{\odot}$ and relative radii $r_1=R_1/a=0.314$ and $r_2=R_2/a=0.360$. These estimates may be used as preliminary starting values for further modeling using extended physical models based on the Wilson & Devinney (1971) code and it's extensions

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2007

소백산 천문대의 0.6m 광학망원경과 2K CCD 카메라를 이용하여 소행성 55 Pandora에 대한 R 필터 시계열 측광관측을 수행하였다. 관측으로부터 소행성의 자전 주기($P=4.^h8168$)와 진폭(${\Delta}R=0.281{\pm}0.001$란 구하였고, Amplitude-Magnitude 방법을 이용하여, 소행성 55 Pandora의 자전축 방향 ${\lambda}_p((^o)=342$, ${\beta}_p(^o)=64$와 세 축의 비는 a/b=1.27, b/c=1.31인 형태로 자전하고 있음을 알아내었다.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.585-600
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 프랑스 왕실 과학원이 18세기의 유럽의 중국지도 제작에 미친 영향을 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 먼저 1685년 루이 14세가 예수회 선교사를 왕실수학자로 임명하여 중국에 파견한 역사적 배경을 살펴보았는데, 세계 지도 제작을 위한 지리좌표 측정이 선교사 파견 원인임을 확인하였다. 둘째, 카시니는 선교사들에게 경도측량법을 전수하였고, 선교사들은 과학원의 통신회원으로 활동하며, 과학원에 탐사결과를 보고하였다. 셋째, 선교사들의 초반 관측 기록은 중국의 전반적인 지도를 수정할 정도로는 충분하지 않았다. 그렇지만 1700년 이후의 지도에서는 프톨레마이오스의 전통에서 벗어나서 베이징의 좌표를 이전에 비해 약 $20^{\circ}$ 정도 서쪽으로 이동시켜 지도상에서 중국의 너비의 폭을 축소하였다. 넷째, 파견된 선교사들이 참여하여 제작한 "황여전람도"는 프랑스로 전달되었으며, 당빌에 의해 "신중국지도첩"으로 제작되었다. 그리고 이 지도는 이후 100년이 넘게 유럽의 중국 표준지도로 사용되었다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.353-381
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• 2019

The general world model for homogeneous and isotropic universe has been proposed. For this purpose, we introduce a global and fiducial system of reference (world reference frame) constructed on a (4+1)-dimensional space-time, and assume that the universe is spatially a 3-dimensional hypersurface embedded in the 4-dimensional space. The simultaneity for the entire universe has been specified by the global time coordinate. We define the line element as the separation between two neighboring events on the expanding universe that are distinct in space and time, as viewed in the world reference frame. The information that determines the kinematics of the geometry of the universe such as size and expansion rate has been included in the new metric. The Einstein's field equations with the new metric imply that closed, flat, and open universes are filled with positive, zero, and negative energy, respectively. The curvature of the universe is determined by the sign of mean energy density. We have demonstrated that the flat universe is empty and stationary, equivalent to the Minkowski space-time, and that the universe with positive energy density is always spatially closed and finite. In the closed universe, the proper time of a comoving observer does not elapse uniformly as judged in the world reference frame, in which both cosmic expansion and time-varying light speeds cannot exceed the limiting speed of the special relativity. We have also reconstructed cosmic evolution histories of the closed world models that are consistent with recent astronomical observations, and derived useful formulas such as energy-momentum relation of particles, redshift, total energy in the universe, cosmic distance and time scales, and so forth. The notable feature of the spatially closed universe is that the universe started from a non-singular point in the sense that physical quantities have finite values at the initial time as judged in the world reference frame. It has also been shown that the inflation with positive acceleration at the earliest epoch is improbable.

• 천문학논총
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2017

The extragalactic background suggests half the energy generated by stars was reprocessed into the infrared (IR) by dust. At z~1.3, 90% of star formation is obscured by dust. To fully understand the cosmic star formation history, it is critical to investigate infrared emission. AKARI has made deep mid-IR observation using its continuous 9-band filters in the NEP field ($5.4deg^2$), using ~10% of the entire pointed observations available throughout its lifetime. However, there remain 11,000 AKARI infrared sources undetected with the previous CFHT/Megacam imaging (r ~25.9ABmag). Redshift and IR luminosity of these sources are unknown. These sources may contribute significantly to the cosmic star-formation rate density (CSFRD). For example, if they all lie at 1< z <2, the CSFRD will be twice as high at the epoch. We are carrying out deep imaging of the NEP field in 5 broad bands (g, r, i, z, and y) using Hyper Suprime-Camera (HSC), which has 1.5 deg field of view in diameter on Subaru 8m telescope. This will provide photometric redshift information, and thereby IR luminosity for the previously-undetected 11,000 faint AKARI IR sources. Combined with AKARI's mid-IR AGN/SF diagnosis, and accurate midIR luminosity measurement, this will allow a complete census of cosmic star-formation/AGN accretion history obscured by dust.