• 광물과 암석
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.507-520
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• 2022

지질과학 분야에서 암석의 생성 시기, 지각과 맨틀 진화연구의 기초자료로 활용되는 Sr 동위원소비는 열이온화 질량분석기(thermal ionization mass spectrometry, TIMS) 혹은 다검출기 유도결합 플라즈마 질량분석기(multi-collector plasma ionization mass spectrometry, MC-ICP-MS)와 같은 질량분석기를 이용하여 측정할 수 있다. 이 기술보고에서는, Sr 동위원소비 측정시, 원소의 불완전한 화학적 분리가 Sr 동위원소비의 참값 (true value)에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 비교하였다. 실험에는 상업용 레진, NBS987(NIST SRM987) Sr 동위 원소 표준물질 그리고 일본지질조사소의 암석표준시료 JG1a, JB3, JA1를 이용하였다. 비교실험 결과, NBS987 Sr 동위원소 표준시료, 일본지질조사소의 암석표준시료 JG1a, JB3, JA1 모두 불완전한 분리에 의해 Rb이 남아있는 경우 ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr의 측정값이 변하는 것이 명확하게 관찰된다. 이는 질량분석기 특히 MC-ICP-MS로 동위 원소비를 측정하고자 하는 경우, 동종동위원소의 간섭에 대한 보정에도 불구하고 측정값은 참값에서 벗어나므로 완전한 분리가 중요한 인자임을 지시해준다. 그러므로 MC-ICP-MS를 이용한 Sr 동위원소비 측정결과를 보고할 때는, 동종동위원소에 의한 영향을 판단할 수 있도록 Sr의 동위원소 전체의 측정강도와 더불어 ⁸⁵Rb의 측정강도도 함께 보고돼야 할 것이다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.471-487
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• 2013

안정동위원소 분석기법(SIA)은 생태학 및 환경학적 측면에서 유기물의 기원 추적 및 생지화학적인 문제를 해결함에 있어서 유용하기 때문에 그 사용이 꾸준히 증가되고 있다. C, N, S, H, O 등의 원소는 모두 하나 이상의 동위원소를 가지고 있으며, 동위원소 조성비는 질량분석기를 이용하여 매우 정밀하게 측정할 수 있다. 이러한 동위원소 조성비는 물리적, 화학적, 생물학적 반응을 통한 분별작용으로 인하여 예측 가능한 방식으로 변경된다. 더 나아가 안정동위원소 기법은 생태와 환경 학문에서 유기물의 기원을 밝히고, 생태계내 먹이망 구조를 밝히고, 영양염 등의 질산염 순환을 이해하고, 동물의 이동경로를 밝히고, 오염원을 추적하는 등 매우 강력한 도구로서 사용할 수 있다. 그러므로 생태학 및 환경학 분야에서 안정동위원소의 활용이 매우 유용하다.

• 분석과학
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.550-557
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 209종의 PCBs 이성체중 독성등가계수(Toxic Equivalance Factor, TEF)가 제시된 13종의 toxic-PCBs에 대하여 Isotope dilution HRCC/HRMS 방법으로 저니토중의 toxic-PCBs를 분석하였다. 분석결과 surrogate 표준물질의 회수율은 71~99%로 양호하였다. 13종의 toxic-PCBs 농도는 0.84~2.49 ng/g 범위이었으며, 이중 2,2',3,3',4,4',5-HpCB(IUPAC No. 170) 및 2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-HpCB(IUPAC No. 180) 농도가 전체 농도의 50% 정도를 나타내었으며, 2,3,4,4,5-PeCB(IUPAC No. 114)도 10% 정도를 나타내었다. 독성등가계수로 환산한 농도는 0.38~2.63 pg-TEQ/g 범위이었으며, 3,3',4,4',5-PeCB(lUPAC No. 126)가 전체의 50%를 나타내었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.116-124
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• 2020

This study aims to identify the characteristics of organic matter and pollutant sources using water quality and stable isotope ratios (δ¹⁵N, δ¹³C) of the two inflow tributaries (Gulpo (GP) and Anyang (AY) streams). Water samples were analyzed in June and September 2018, and the results showed that the concentrations of nutrients, such as TN and NO₃-N, were increased at GP4, which is located at the downstream of sewage treatment facilities(STFs). TOC and TN ratios showed a strong positive correlation (R² = 0.77, p<0.01) at all points except for GP4. The results of GP's stable isotope ratio analysis do not appear to be a constant cluster compared to AY because GPs with large amounts of pollutants from the industry (metal processing companies, etc.) have less tributary, shorter waterway and significantly different external sources. This could be attributed to different sources of external inflow despite its smaller number of tributaries and shorter waterways than AY. In the first half of the year, the δ¹⁵5N of GP4 was affected by discharge of STFs, while AY3 seemed to have an influence of tributary than the discharge of STFs. Consequently, using water quality, stable isotope ratio and C/N, the sources of contamination in two streams with different contaminants were identified and origin was estimated.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.140-144
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• 2018

Isotopic analyses of plutonium and low-enriched uranium mixtures with particle sizes of $0.6-3.3{\mu}m$ were performed using thermal ionization mass spectrometry with a continuous heating method to verify its effectiveness for the accurate analysis of minor isotopes without sample pretreatment. The mixed particles used in this study were prepared from a mixed solution of plutonium (SRM 947) and uranium (U010, $^{235}U$ 1% enriched) reference materials. The isotope ratios for plutonium in the individual mixed particles, including $^{238}Pu/^{239}Pu$, $^{241}Pu/^{239}Pu$ as well as $^{240}Pu/^{239}Pu$, and $^{242}Pu/^{239}Pu$, were in good agreement with the certified values despite the isobaric interference of $^{238}U$ and $^{241}Am$. The isotope ratios for uranium in the mixed particles also agreed well with the certified values within the range of error. However, the isotope ratios for minor isotopes, such as $^{234}U$ and $^{236}U$, in the particles with diameters of less than approximately $1.8{\mu}m$ could not be measured because numbers of $^{234}U$ and $^{236}U$ atoms in analyzed particles are too low. These results indicate that thermal ionization mass spectrometry with a continuous heating method is applicable for the analysis of trace amounts of plutonium isotopes, including $^{238}Pu$ and $^{241}Pu$, despite the presence of the respective isobars $^{238}U$ and $^{241}Am$ in the microsamples.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.41-44
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• 2016

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a promising tool to measure isotope ratios of individual uranium particles in environmental samples for nuclear safeguards. However, the analysis requires prior identification of a small number of uranium particles that coexist with a large number of other particles without uranium. In the present study, this identification was performed by scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive X-ray analysis with automated particle search mode. The analytical results for an environmental sample taken at a nuclear facility indicated that the observation of backscattered electron images with × 1000 magnification was appropriate to efficiently identify uranium particles. Lower magnification (less than × 500) made it difficult to detect smaller particles of approximately 1 μm diameter. After identification, each particle was manipulated and transferred for subsequent isotope ratio analysis by SIMS. Consequently, the isotope ratios of individual uranium particles were successfully determined without any molecular ion interference. It was demonstrated that the proposed technique provides a powerful tool to measure individual particles not only for nuclear safeguards but also for environmental sciences.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2015

Quadruple magnet is an essential component for the accelerator, and the field uniformity in the good field region reflects the quality of quadruple magnet. In this paper, the total magnetic field B was separated into the coil-induced magnetic field $B_s$ and the iron-induced magnetic field $B_c$ to explain why the total magnetic field B has some inhomogeneity. Using Fourier analysis, harmonic components of $B_s$, $B_c$ and B have been analyzed at good field region, respectively. The harmonics of multipole magnet and Fourier analysis are helpful to show the uniformity of magnetic field. Several geometries of yoke and coils were defined to analyze the effect on field uniformity of an HTS quadruple magnet. By the analysis, it was found that the sixth harmonics which is the main factor of field inhomogeneity can be reduced to zero. It means that the sixth harmonics of the magnetic field B can be removed by adjusting the geometry of the magnet pole and the position of coils. We expect that this result can effectively improve the uniformity of an HTS quadruple magnet.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2003년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.502-507
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• 2003

The HANARO, multi-purpose research reactor, 30 MWth open-tank-in-pool type, is under normal operation since it reached the initial critical in February 1995. The HANARO is used for fuel performance tests, radio isotope productions, reactor material performance tests, silicone semiconductor productions and etc. Specially, the HANARO is planning to produce a fission moly-99 of radio isotopes, a mother nuclide of Tc-99m, a medical isotope and is under developing a target handling tool for loading and unloading those at a flow tube (OR-5). The target should be sufficiently cooled in the flow tube without an interference with the cooling of the others and an induction of extremely vibration. This topic is described an analectic analysis for the cooling characteristics of the fission moly-99 target to find the minimum cooling water. It was confirmed through the analysis results that the minimum cooling water, about 2.717 kg/s flew through the flow tube under the worst case that the guide tube got no perforating holes for cooling water to pass through the holes and that the target was safely cooled under about seventy percent (70%) of the maximum allowable temperature of the target.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.547-555
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• 2023

분석 기기의 발달과 더불어 자연 우라늄 동위원소 비(²³⁸U/²³⁵U)와 분별작용에 대한 연구가 점차 증가하고 있다. MC-ICP-MS을 이용한 우라늄 동위원소의 정밀한 분석이 가능해지면서 137.88의 고정된 값으로 여겨졌던 자연 물질의 ²³⁸U/²³⁵U 비가 우라늄 동위원소 분별작용에 의해 최대 수 퍼밀까지 변화할 수 있다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 본 고찰에서는 우라늄 동위원소의 분석과 표기에 대해 간략하게 설명한 후, 지구 상 주요 물질들의 우라늄 동위원소 값(δ²³⁸U)의 변화와 지구화학적 특징을 살펴본다. 특히, 우라늄 광상의 유형과 특징에 따른 우라늄 동위원소 조성 연구 사례를 소개하고, 상대적으로 큰 δ²³⁸U 범위를 야기하는 우라늄 동위원소 분별작용에 대해 논의한다. 이를 바탕으로 고준위 방사성 폐기물 처분장의 모의 실험을 위한 자연 유사 모델로서 우라늄 광상이 갖는 연구 의의에 대해 고찰한다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2013

Origin authenticity of the animals used as food has always been a major concern to consumers around the world. In the past twenty years, a stable isotope ratio has been used for origin authentication. In this study, pork samples, both local and imported, were collected from the major markets from all around South Korea and analyzed for stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (${\delta}^{15}N$‰) and carbon (${\delta}^{13}C$‰), using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IR-MS). A total of 599 samples with 335 Korean and 264 imported from 13 countries within America and Europe were investigated in accordance to the standard established methods for isotope ratio analysis. The results showed a significant variation related to the origin of the samples, explaining the difference in the feeding styles of the pork in each country. The stable isotope ratio values of carbon (${\delta}^{13}C$‰) were found in the decreasing order of: America ($-15.55{\pm}1.01$‰)>Korea ($-19.62{\pm}0.89$‰)>Europe ($-24.79{\pm}1.35$‰). Canada was having ${\delta}^{13}C$ ratio of $-22.87{\pm}0.92$‰, which is very low in the region of America and very close to Europe (-23.78 to -27.17‰). For nitrogen ${\delta}^{15}N$‰ the order was: America ($4.92{\pm}0.71$‰)>Europe ($4.54{\pm}0.66$‰)>Korea ($3.69{\pm}0.54$‰), with a slight variation among countries in each region studied. From the results it was concluded that the stable isotope ratio of the pork samples from different countries provide enough information about the origin and is therefore a potential tool which can be employed for origin authentication.