• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2010

최근 방사선 조사는 식품의 발아억제, 살충, 살균 및 숙도조절을 위한 화학약품 처리 등의 대체방안 뿐만 아니라 식품의 저장 및 가공기술로서 인정받고 있으며, 우리나라를 비롯한 약 40개국에서 상업적인 조사식품을 생산하고 있어 이에 대한 정확한 정보를 제공하기 위한 신뢰성 있는 검지기술이 요구되고 있다. 방사선 조사식품 검지법 대상 식품 중 건조향신료 19품목에 방사선 조사 최대 허용선량인 10 kGy까지 $^{60}Co$ 감마선을 단계별로 조사하고 이를 광자극발광법(Photostimulated Luminescence, PSL)을 이용하여 검지특성을 확인하였다. PSL 측정 결과, 건조향신료 19품목 중 14품목은 1 kGy 조사된 시료에서, 1 품목은 5 kGy에서 조사시료(positive)의 threshold value인 5000 이상의 photon count/60 sec로 측정되어 방사선 조사여부의 확인이 가능하였다. 하지만 후추류, 육두구, 계피의 경우는 특이적으로 PSL 측정에 낮은 감도를 보이거나 미네랄 함량이 낮아서 최대 허용선량인 10 kGy 조사시료에서조차 방사선 조사여부의 확인이 불가능하였으며, 이 품목의 경우 열발광분석법(Thermoluminescence, TL) 등을 이용한 방사선 조사여부의 판정이 필요하였다. 또한 식물의 잎을 이용하는 향신료는 비조사 시료와 1 kGy 및 10 kGy 조사시료를 혼합하였을 때, 1 kGy 선량으로 조사된 시료가 1% 혼합된 시료에서도 방사선 조사여부의 확인이 가능하였다.

• 청정기술
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 2016

세슘 동위원소, ¹³⁴Cs와 ¹³⁷Cs는 대기 핵실험 및 원자력발전소의 배출물로부터 기인하는 인공방사성 핵종 연구에 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 최소검출방사능(minimum detection activity, MDA)을 낮추기 위해 ¹³⁷Cs 및 화학적, 환경적 거동이 동일한 ¹³⁴Cs를 이용하여 환경측정실험실 절차서에 따른 일반적인 환경방사능 분석을 수행하였다. 원자력발전소 주변 고산지대 환경토양을 채취하였고, 세슘 동위원소를 화학적으로 추출·농축하기 위한 방법으로 세슘동위원소와 흡착특성이 높은 Ammonium Molybdophosphate (AMP) 공침법을 토양 전처리 과정에 도입하였다. 방사능 농도는 감마선 분광광도법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 감마 에너지 스펙트럼에서 ⁴⁰K 방사능 농도가 증가함에 따라 ¹³⁴Cs 및 ¹³⁷Cs의 MDA가 증가하였다. 따라서 토양으로부터 자연방사성 핵종이 제거된다면 세슘의 MDA가 줄어들 것이고, 환경토양에서 ¹³⁷Cs의 농도를 효과적으로 측정할 수 있다. 한국원자력안전기술원의 표준 토양 실험에서는 ⁴⁰K의 방사능 농도가 평균 84% 이상 제거되었고, ¹³⁴Cs의 MDA는 2배 줄어들었다. ¹³⁷Cs의 방사능 농도는 82% 이상 회수되었다. 한편 환경토양을 이용한 시료에서는 AMP 공침법이 직접법에 비해 ⁴⁰K는 최대 180배 제거되었고, 또한 ¹³⁴Cs의 MDA는 5배 감소하였다. ¹³⁷Cs의 회수율은 54.54%에서 70.26%를 나타내었다. MDA와 회수율을 고려할 때 AMP 공침법은 매우 낮은 농도의 세슘분석에 효과적이다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.2729-2735
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• 2013

국제적으로 해운물류의 안전과 보안이 강화되고 있다. 이에 맞추어 국내에서 해운물류의 안전과 보안을 위한 기술에 대한 연구가 꾸준히 진행되고 있다. 관련한 기술 중에 컨테이너 검색의 강화에 따라 휴대용 방사선 검출장치의 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 Cortex-A9을 기반으로 한 휴대용 방사선 검출 장치의 구현에 관한 연구와 온도보상 알고리즘의 적용으로 결과의 정확도를 향상하는 연구를 제안하고자한다. 센서의 신호를 아날로그 보드를 통해서 준석에 용이하도록 변형시키고 Cortex-A9 플랫폼에서는 신호를 받아 분석하고 결과를 출력한다. 추가로 온도보상 알고리즘을 적용하여 온도가 변해도 같은 결과를 나타낼 수 있도록 한다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2003

As a consequence of tissue culture of rice, RAPD analysis was peformed to determine whether extended culture periods as undifferentiated calli affected the subsequent genetic constancy, and whether any resulting DNA rearrangements could be detected between sibling plants produced from the same callus. Somaclonal variation was induced at the initial stage of tissue culture and it increased with the length of culture maintenance. Of the 192 total bands, the number of polymorphic bands was 22 (11.5%), 33 (17.2%), and 49 (25.5%) in the callus of 1,3, and 6 months culture, respectively. A significantly higher level of genotypic polymorphisms between regenerants from two different somaclones was also detected, although all the regenerants were derived from a single genotype. In comparison of DNA polymorphisms between regenerants from non-irradiated and from irradiated calli, a scope of variation spectrum by gamma ray irradiation was larger than that by tissue culture. Consideration must be given to this genomic variation where attempts are to be made to use desirable somaclonal variants for plant breeding purpose and in genetic engineering program.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2317-2323
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• 2024

Medical linear accelerators with an energy of 8 MV or higher are radiated owing to photonuclear reactions and neutron capture reactions. It is necessary to quantitatively evaluate the concentration of radioactive isotopes when replacing or disposing them. HPGe detectors are commonly used to identify isotopes and measure radioactivity. However, because the detection efficiency is generally calibrated using a standard material with a density of 1.0 g/cm³, a self-absorption effect occurs if the density of the measured material is high. In this study, self-absorption correction factors were calculated for tungsten, lead, copper, and SUS-303, which are the main materials of medical linear accelerator head parts, for each gamma-ray energy using MCNP 6.2 code. The self-absorption effect was more pronounced as the energy of the emitted gamma rays decreased and the density of the measured materials increased. These correction factors were applied to the radioactivity measurements of the in-built and portable HPGe detectors. Furthermore, compared to the surface dose rate measured by the survey meter, the accuracy of the measurements of radioactivity improved by an average of 124.31 and 100.53 % for inbuilt and portable HPGe detectors, respectively. The results showed a good agreement, with an average difference of 3.70 and 5.24 %.

• 천문학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2015

We introduce the Lee Sang Gak Telescope (LSGT), a remotely operated, robotic 0.43-meter telescope. The telescope was installed at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, in 2014 October, to secure regular and exclusive access to the dark sky and excellent atmospheric conditions in the southern hemisphere from the Seoul National University (SNU) campus. Here, we describe the LSGT system and its performance, present example images from early observations, and discuss a future plan to upgrade the system. The use of the telescope includes (i) long-term monitoring observations of nearby galaxies, active galactic nuclei, and supernovae; (ii) rapid follow-up observations of transients such as gamma-ray bursts and gravitational wave sources; and (iii) observations for educational activities at SNU. Based on observations performed so far, we find that the telescope is capable of providing images to a depth of R = 21:5 mag (point source detection) at 5-σ with 15 min total integration time under good observing conditions.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 유기절연재료 전자세라믹 방전플라즈마 연구회
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• pp.43-46
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• 2001

Polymers are widely used as insulating materials at various part of power industry. However, electrical properties of these polymers are easily degraded with their working environments, especially radiation areas. In this research, radiation degradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) used as cable insulation was evaluated with thermoluminescence characteristics. LDPE was irradiated with gamma ray up to 1000 kGy at a dose rate of 5 kGy/hr in the presence of air at room temperature. Each of the irradiated samples were carried out thermoluminescence analysis as a function of temperature. Interrelationships between thermoluminescence and dielectric characteristics and volume resistivity are investigated as well. The results of thermoluminescence analysis showed that those would be significant factors for evaluation of radiation degradation.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.443-448
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• 2010

In this work, the scintillation properties of CsI:Na crystal were investigated as radiation detection sensor. This scintillation material was grown by a 2-zone vertical Bridgman method. Under X-ray excitation the crystal shows a broad emission band between 280 nm and 690 nm wavelength range, peaking at 413 nm. Energy resolution for $^{137}Cs$ 662 keV $\gamma$-rays of the crystal was measured to be 6.9 %(FWHM). At room temperature, the crystal exhibits three exponential decay time components. The fast and major component of scintillation time profile of the crystal emission decays with a 457 ns time constant. Absolute light yield of the crystal was estimated to be 53,000 ph/MeV using LAAPD. The sample crystal shows proportionality of 30 % in the measured energy range from 31 to 1,333 keV. And the $\alpha/\beta$ ratio of the crystal was 0.14.

• 천문학회보
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.208.1-208.1
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• 2012

The Ultra Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) pathfinder is a payload system on-board the Russian satellite Lomonosov, scheduled to be launched in 2013. The main purpose of the UFFO pathfinder is to observe the early photons from Gamma-Ray Bursts. It consists of two instruments. The first instrument is the UFFO Burst Alert X-ray Trigger telescope (UBAT) for the fast-trigger and detection of GRB location, and the second is the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) for the observation of the UV/optical afterglow from the GRB located by the UBAT. It will provide the first-ever systematic study of UV/optical emission far earlier than 1 sec after trigger. We will present the design, fabrication and the preliminary performance of the UBAT.

• 천문학회보
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.42.1-42.1
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• 2013

GRB 100205A is a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) which is suspected to be at $11{\leq}Z{\leq}13.5$ due to its very red H-K color ($(H-K)_{vega}=2.1{\pm}0.5$). We observed a field centered at GRB 100205A with the Wide Field Camera (WFCAM) at the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii, so as to find a 11 < z < 13 quasar that could be located around the GRB. The images were obtained in J, H, and K filters covering a square area of 0.75 $deg^2$ to the depths of 22.5, 21.4, and 20.2 in Vega magnitude at $5{\sigma}$, respectively. Also using a z-band image observed by MegaCam in Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), we found 12 candidates that have colors consistent with a quasar at 11 < z < 13 with two criteria; (1) non-detection in z-, J-bands and $(H-K)_{vega}$ > 1.6 (2) only detection in K-band with $(Hlimit-K)_{vega}$ > 1.6. However, we also find 627 red ($(H-K)_{vega}$ > 1.4) objects that are likely to be old or dusty galaxies at $z{\leq}3$, so the 12 candidates could be these red objects. These red objects are found to be strongly clustered in the Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) fields of UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) than those in the GRB 100205A field. We suggest a lack of a strongly clustered region surrounding an extremely high-redshift GRB with some limitations.