• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2002

The angular correlation effect was investigated for Co-60 ${\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy by using HPGe detector and the effective angular correlation was theoretically calculated by considering the finite detector solid angle. For the calculation of effective angular correlation, the detection efficiency as a function of ${\gamma}$-ray incident direction was obtained by using Monte Carlo method and the first interaction model. The results and the methods used in the calculation are discussed.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.190-194
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• 2009

울진원자력발전소 주변의 환경시료 해조류에서 검출된 766 keV 감마선에너지 피크를 여러 연구기관에서 $^{95}Nb$ 핵종에서 방출된 것으로 해석하고 있다. 그러나 원전의 액체폐기물 처리설비의 장치개선으로 $^{95}Nb$ 배출량이 현격히 감소하였음에도 불구하고 지속적으로 환경시료에서 $^{95}Nb$ 핵종이 검출되고 있는 현상에 대해서 보다 더 정밀한 기술적인 검토가 필요하였다. 이에 측정 스펙트럼을 정밀 분석한 결과, 766 keV 감마선에너지 피크와 $^{234}Th-^{234}mPa$ 붕괴 계열의 다른 감마선에너지 피크(63, 92 및 1001 keV)들이 동시에 같이 검출되고 있으며, 이들 4종의 감마선에너지 피크 계수율의 시간에 대한 변화로부터 계산된 반감기가 $^{234}Th-^{234}mPa$ 붕괴 계열의 방사평형시 방사능반감기 24.1 일과 매우 비슷한 값을 나타내었다. 또한 766 keV 와 1001 keV 피크의 상대적인 계수율의 비가 $^{234}mPa$의 감마선방출율의 상대적인 비 0.35와 매우 비슷한 값을 나타내었다. 따라서 이러한 점에서 지금까지 $^{95}Nb$ 핵종에서 방출된 것으로 판단했던 766 keV 감마선에너지 피크는 자연방사성핵종인 $^{234}mPa$ 핵종에서 방출된 것으로 판단된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.3784-3789
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• 2021

We report a simple technique for direct neutron spectroscopy using pure LaCl₃ crystals. Pure LaCl₃ crystals exhibit considerably better pulse shape discrimination (PSD) capabilities with relatively good energy resolution as compared with Ce-doped LaCl₃ crystals. Single crystals of pure and Ce-doped LaCl₃ were grown using an inhouse-developed Bridgman furnace. PSD capabilities of these crystals were investigated using ²⁴¹Am and ¹³⁷Cs sources. Fast neutron detection was tested using a²⁵²Cf source and three separate bands corresponding to electron, proton, and alpha were observed. The proton band induced by the ³⁵Cl(n,p)³⁵S reaction can be used for direct neutron spectroscopy because proton energy is proportional to incident neutron energy. Owing to good scintillation performance and excellent PSD capabilities, pure LaCl₃ is a promising candidate for space detectors and other applications that necessitate gamma/fast neutron discrimination capability.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2019

This paper is a part of the series on positron annihilation spectroscopy of two-phase diffuse gas-and-dust aggregates, such as interstellar medium and the young remnants of type II supernovae. The results obtained from prior studies were applied here to detect the relationship between the processes of the annihilation of the K-shell electrons and incident positrons, and the effects of these processes on the optical spectra of their respective atoms. Particular attention was paid to the Doppler broadening of their optical lines. The relationship between the atomic mass of the elements and the Doppler broadening, ${\Delta}{\lambda}_D$ (${\AA}$), of their emission lines as produced in these processes was established. This relationship is also illustrated for isotope sets of light elements, namely $^3_2He$, $^6_3Li$, $^7_3Be$, $^{10}_5B$ and $^{11}_5B$. A direct correlation between the ${\gamma}-line$ luminosity ( $E_{\gamma}=1.022MeV$) and ${\Delta}{\lambda}_D$ (${\AA}$) was proved virtually. Qualitative estimates of the structure of such lines depending on the positron velocity distribution function, f(E), were made. The results are presented in tabular form and can be used to set up the objectives of further studies on active galactic nuclei and young remnants of type II supernovae.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1718-1733
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• 2023

The virtual Frisch-grid method for room-temperature radiation detectors has been widely used because of its simplicity and high performance. Recently, side electrodes were separately attached to each surface of the detectors instead of covering the entire detector surface with a single electrode. The side-electrode structure enables the measurement of the three-dimensional (3D) gamma-ray interaction in the detector. The positional information of the interaction can then be utilized to precisely calibrate the response of the detector for gamma-ray spectroscopy and imaging. In this study, we developed a 3D position-sensitive 5 × 5 × 12 mm³ cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detector and applied a flattening method to correct detector responses. Collimated gamma-rays incident on the surface of the detector were scanned to evaluate the positional accuracy of the detection system. Positional distributions of the radiation interactions with the detector were imaged for quantitative and qualitative evaluation. The energy spectra of various radioisotopes were measured and improved by the detector response calibration according to the calculated positional information. The energy spectra ranged from 59.5 keV (emitted by ²⁴¹Am) to 1332 keV (emitted by ⁶⁰Co). The best energy resolution was 1.06% at 662 keV when the CZT detector was voxelized to 20 × 20 × 10.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2013

Rotation-powered pulsars are excellent laboratories for studying particle acceleration as well as fundamental physics of strong gravity, strong magnetic fields and relativity. Particle acceleration and high-energy emission from the polar caps is expected to occur in connection with electron-positron pair cascades. I will review acceleration and gamma-ray emission from the pulsar polar cap and associated slot gap. Predictions of these models can be tested with the data set on pulsars collected by the Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope over the last four years, using both detailed light curve fitting, population synthesis and phase-resolved spectroscopy.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1998년도 추계학술발표회요약집
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• pp.317-317
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• 1998

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

Poly-${\gamma}$-glutamic acid (${\gamma}$-PGA)는 청국장이 발효할 때 생성되는 점질성 물질의 하나로, monomer glutamic acid의 ${\alpha}$-아미노기와 ${\gamma}$-카르복실기 사이의 amide linkage에 의해 결합된 D(-)와 L(-) glutamic acid repeat units로 이루어진 homopolymer이다. 주로 Bacillus sp.에 의해 생산된다. ${\gamma}$-PGA는 수용성, 음이온성, 무독성, 생분해성, 생체적 합성, 식용 등의 다양한 특성을 가지고 있기 때문에 여러 분야에서 응용되고 있다. 본 실험에서 ${\gamma}$-PGA를 생산하는 균주를 우리나라의 전통발효식품인 청국장으로부터 분리하였다. 분리균주의 형태 및 배양학적, 생리학적 특성, API kit 및 16S rRNA 서열을 사용하여 동정한 결과, 분리균주 GS-2는 B. subtilis와 가장 유사하여 B. subtilis GS-2로 명명하였다. 분리 정제된 ${\gamma}$-PGA의 동정은 TLC, HPLC, FTIR 그리고 $^1H$-NMR spectroscopy를 통하여 확인하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1060-1063
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• 2003

ESR spectroscopy를 이용하여 방사선 조사된 수입산 향신료 3종에서 생성된 ESR 신호 크기에 조사선량과 저장기간이 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수입산 향신료 3종(겨자, 오레가노, 월계수)를 0, 1, 5 및 10kGy의 Co-60 감마선을 조사한 후, 이를 시료로 Bruker-EPR spectrometer를 이용하여 ESR 신호를 측정하였다. 실험결과 조사 직후 감마선 조사된 겨자와 월계수는 조사시료에서 특유의 신호를 나타내어 비조사시료와 뚜렷이 구별할 수 있었고 오레가노는 비조사시료에서 single- line을 보였으나 조사시료와 비교하여 신호 크기가 매우 커서 비조사시료와 쉽게 구별할 수 있었다. 모든 적용선량$(1{\sim}10kGy)$의 범위에서 조사선량이 증가함에 따라 ESR 신호 크기가 증가하였으며, 조사선량과 생성된 ESR 신호 크기와의 상관계수인 $R^2$ 값은 $0.9939{\sim}0.9993$의 높은 값을 나타내었다. 또 상온에서 12주 후에도 ESR spectroscopy를 이용하여 방사선 조사의 여부를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2000

A series of laboratory experiments was conducted to investigate the fixation characteristics of poly(vinylalcohol)-poly(methacrylic acid)(PVA-PMAA) mixed solution on the soluble ${\gamma}$- radionuclides. Using the potentiometric titration technique, it was found out that the PVA and PMAA in a solution form intermacromolecular complex. The mobilized portion of each radionuclide by water from sand surface treated with a fixative was measured by ${\gamma}$-ray spectroscopy. The mobilized portion of minor radionuclides such as 241Am, 154Eu, 155Eu and 144Ce were higher than those of 134Cs and 137Cs. The capability of PVA-PMAA system was better among the candidate solutions for the fixation of total ${\gamma}$-radioactivity. 134,137Cs which is composed of more than 85 % of total ${\gamma}$-radioactivity could be fixed effectively by the PVA-PMAA solution.