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Isotope Measurement of Uranium at Ultratrace Levels Using Multicollector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

  • Oh, Seong-Y.;Lee, Seon-A.;Park, Jong-Ho;Lee, Myung-Ho;Song, Kyu-Seok
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.54-57
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    • 2012
  • Mass spectrometric analysis was carried out using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) for the precise and accurate determination of the isotope ratios of ultratrace levels of uranium dissolved in 3% $HNO_3$. We used the certified reference material (CRM) 112-A at a trace level of 100 pg/mL for the uranium isotopic measurement. Multiple collectors were utilized for the simultaneous measurement of uranium isotopes to reduce the signal uncertainty due to variations in the ion beam intensity over time. Mass bias correction was applied to the measured U isotopes to improve the precision and accuracy. Furthermore, elemental standard solution with certified values of platinum, iridium, gold, and thallium dissolved in 3% $HNO_3$ were analyzed to investigate the formation rates of the polyatomic ions of $Ir^{40}$ $Ar^+$, $Pt^{40}$ $Ar^+$, $Tl^{40}$ $Ar^+$, $Au^{40}$ $Ar^+$ for the concentration range of 50-400 pg/mL. Those polyatomic ions have mass-to-charge ratios in the 230-245 m/z region that it would contribute to the increase of background intensity of uranium, thorium, plutonium, and americium isotopes. The effect of the polyatomic ion interference on uranium isotope measurement has been estimated.

Analysis of Factors Influencing the Measurement Error of Ground-based LiDAR (지상기반 라이다의 측정 오차에 영향을 미치는 요인 분석)

  • Kang, Dong-Bum;Huh, Jong-Chul;Ko, Kyung-Nam
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.25-37
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    • 2017
  • A study on factors influencing measurement error of Ground-based LiDAR(Light Detection And Ranging) system was conducted in Kimnyeong wind turbine test site on Jeju Island. Three properties of wind including inclined angle, turbulence intensity and power law exponent were taken into account as factors influencing the measurement error of Ground-based LiDAR. In order to calculate LiDAR measurements error, 2.5-month wind speed data collected from LiDAR (WindCube v2) were compared with concurrent data from the anemometer on a nearby 120m-high meteorological mast. In addition, data filtering was performed and its filtering criteria was based on the findings at previous researches. As a result, at 100m above ground level, absolute LiDAR error rate with absolute inclined angle showed 4.58~13.40% and 0.77 of the coefficients of determination, $R^2$. That with turbulence intensity showed 3.58~23.94% and 0.93 of $R^2$ while that with power law exponent showed 4.71~9.53% and 0.41 of $R^2$. Therefore, it was confirmed that the LiDAR measurement error was highly affected by inclined angle and turbulence intensity, while that did not much depend on power law exponent.

An Empirical Study on Real-Time Temperature and Concentration Measurement Through Optical Absorption Characteristic Analysis of Gas in a Large Combustion System (가스의 광 흡수 특성 분석을 통한 대형 연소시스템 내 실시간 온도 및 농도 계측에 관한 실증 연구)

  • Park, Jiyeon;So, Sunghyun;Park, Daeguen;Ryu, Changkook;Lee, Changyeop;Yoo, Miyeon
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 2020
  • It is practically difficult to accurately measure the temperature and concentration of a large combustion systems at industrial sites in real time. Temperature measurement using thermocouple, which are mainly used, is a point-measuring method that is less accurate and less reliable to analyze the wide area range of inner combustion system, and has limitations to internal accessibility. In terms of concentration analysis, most measurement methods use sampling method, which are limited by the difficulty of real-time measurement. As a way to overcome these limitations, laser-based measurement methods have been developed continuously. Laser-based measurement are line-average measurement methods with high representation and precision, which are beneficial for the application of large combustion systems. In this study the temperature and concentration were measured in real time by water vapor and oxygen generated during combustion using Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS). The results showed that the average temperature inside the combustion system was 1330℃ and the mean oxygen concentration was 3.3 %, which showed similar tendency with plant monitoring data.

A Study on Measurement of Voltage Parameters using TEO&DESA in Auto-synchronizer (TEO&DESA를 활용한 Auto-synchronizer의 전압 파라미터 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Hoon-Chul;Han, Soo-Kyeong;Lyu, Joon-Soo;Cho, Soo-Hwan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.67 no.7
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    • pp.816-823
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    • 2018
  • The Auto-synchronizer is essential equipment for synchronizing a generator to the power system. It is performing that measurement of the magnitude, frequency and phase of the voltage signal of the power system and generator. It is important to select the appropriate measurement algorithm for preventing various problem such as mechanical stress and Electrical problem. Teager Energy Operator(TEO) and Discrete separation algorithm(DESA) is measurable the instantaneous parameters of a sine wave using 5 samples and can be measured at a fast and with a simple operation. Therefore it has many advantages in measuring the parameters. In this paper, it confirmed measurement results using matlab simulations when there are synchronized in order of frequency, magnitude. Also it presented methods using digital filters and sample intervals to improve accuracy.

Study on the Evaluation Method of Electrical Isolation Property for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle in Post Crash (수소연료전지자동차의 충돌시 절연성능 평가방법에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Kiyeon;Gil, Hyoungjun;Kim, Dongook;Kim, Dongwoo;Kang, Daechul
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.612-618
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, in order to prevent electric shock of high voltage system of HFCV after crash test, insulation performance measurement methods were studied. Under conditions of in-use, insulation performance tests can be divided into measurement method using the vehicle's own RESS as DC voltage source and measurement method using DC voltage from off-vehicle sources. However, these tests can not be applied after a post-crash because parts of high voltage system cover should be removed, and insulation performance can be influenced during these tests. Therefore, we proposed post-crash insulation performance test methods for preventing electric shock through problem analysis of previous post-crash insulation performance tests. Also, test equipment which can measure voltage absence and total energy was developed. We verified performance of the equipment through experiments with vehicle test.

Assessment of Radiation Dose from Radioactive Wedge Filters during High-Energy X-Ray Therapy

  • Back, Geum-mun;Park, Sung Ho;Kim, Tae-Hyung
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.45-48
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    • 2017
  • This paper evaluated the amount of radiation generated by wedge filters during radiation therapy using a high-energy linear accelerator, and the dose to the worker during wedge replacement. After 10-MV photon beam was irradiated with wedge filter, the wedge was removed from the linear accelerator, and the dose rate and energy spectrum were measured. The initial measurement was approximately 1 uSv/h, and the radiation level was reduced to 0.3 uSv/h after 6 min. The effective half-life derived from the dose rate measurement was approximately 3.5 min, and the influence of AI-28 was about 53%. From the energy spectrum measurements, a peak of 1,799 keV was measured for AI-28, while the peak for Co-58 was not measured in the control room. The peaks for Au-106 and Cd-105 were found only measurement was done without wedge removement from the linear accelerator. The additional doses received by the radiation worker during wedge replacement were estimated to be 0.08-0.4 mSv per year.

An ionization Chamber for a Steel Sheet Thickness Measurement

  • Kim, Han-Soo;Park, Se-Hwa;Kim, Yong-Kyun;Ha, Jang-Ho;Cho, Seung-Yeon
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.149-153
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    • 2006
  • An ionization chamber is still widely used in many fields by virtue of its' simple operational characteristics and the possibility of its' various shapes. A parallel type of an ionization chamber for a steel sheet thickness measurement was designed and fabricated. High pure xenon gas, which was pressurized up to 6 atm, was chosen as a filling gas to increase the current response and sensitivity for a radiation. A high pressure gas system was also constructed. The active volume and the incident window size of the fabricated ionization chamber were $30\;cm^3\;and\;12\;cm^2$, respectively. Preliminary tests with a 25 mCi $^{241}Am$ gamma-ray source and evaluation tests in a standard X-ray field were performed. The optimal operation voltage was set from the results of the collection efficiency calculation by using an experimental two-voltage method. Linearity for a variation of the steel sheet thickness, which is the most important factor for an application during a steel sheet thickness measurement, was 0.989 in this study.