• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2018

본 논문은 GPU를 이용한 소프트웨어(SW) 디지털 필터의 성능개선에 대해 기술한다. 기존에 개발한 SW 디지털 필터는 CPU 기반에서 동작하여 속도가 느린 문제점이 있었는데, EAVN 관측데이터의 디지털 필터링을 위해 GPU를 도입하여 연산속도를 개선하였고, 필터링을 통하여 다른 관측국과의 데이터 처리가 가능하도록 하였다. SW 디지털 필터의 연산속도를 개선하기 위해 Tensor Core가 내장된 NVIDIA Titan V GPU 보드를 사용하였으며, 2Gbps (512 MHz BW, 1-IF)의 95초 관측데이터를 필터링하는데 관측시간의 약 1.1배, 1Gbps (16MHz BW, 16-IF)로 필터링하는데 약 0.78배 처리속도를 각각 달성하였다. 또한 KVN으로 1, 2Gbps 동시관측한 데이터에 대해 2Gbps 데이터를 디지털 필터링하여 기존 1Gbps와 비교한 결과, 교차전력스펙트럼, 위상, SNR 등이 유사한 값을 얻어 본 연구에서 개발한 SW 디지털 필터를 활용한 데이터 처리와 분석을 수행하는데 유효함을 확인하였다. 향후에는 여러 개의 GPU 보드를 사용하기 위한 소스 코드의 분산처리 최적화를 수행할 경우 실시간으로 관측데이터를 필터링할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.60.1-60.1
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• 2010

한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network, KVN)을 이루는 21m 망원경의 수신기에는 전파세기를 모니터링하기 위한 장치가 있으나, 회로잡음, 이득, 그리고 DC offset 등의 개선을 위하여 전파세기 시험용 측정기를 설계하였다. 이 장치는 입력신호의 전압에 대하여 주파수로 출력되는데, 선형성과 신호잡음특성이 중요하다. 이러한 회로 특성 파악과 개선을 위하여, 차동입력 증폭, 단일입력 증폭, 그리고 1:1앰프출력 등으로 입력신호에 대하여 다양한 실험을 할 수 있게 하였고, 샘플링 주파수도 1 MHz와 4 MHz를 선택할 수 있게 전파세기 시험용 측정기를 설계하였다. 시제품을 제작하여 DC 입력 시험, 0 전압입력 시험, 노이즈 제너레이터를 이용한 동작 시험, 그리고 KVN연세전파천문대의 수신기에 직접 연결한 실험을 통하여, 최종 이득안정도의 잡음스펙트럼 ~1.5 X $10^{-4}\;dG/G(Hz^{-1/2})$@1Hz를 얻었다. 이번 실험 결과를 바탕으로 KVN의 전파세기측정기를 새로 제작할 예정이다. 이에 전파세기 시험용 측정기의 설계 결과를 소개하고자 한다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.67.2-67.2
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• 2019

We present the results of KVN and ALMA observations toward WX Psc (IRC+10011) which is a long-period variable OH/IR star. The SiO masers of v=1 and v=2, J=5-4, and the SiO thermal emission of v=0, J=5-4 were observed together with H2O v2=1 (232.6 GHz) and continuum emission at ALMA Band 6 in October 2017 (Cycle 5). This observation aims to investigate the physical association between the inner and outer parts of the circumstellar envelope (CSE) swept by the stellar winds, which is very crucial to understand the asymmetric outward motions developed during the evolutionary phases from the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars to the planetary nebulae (PNe). The strong SiO maser features and thermal emissions are detected together with the continuum emission in ALMA observation, which imply the elongated morphology of the CSE of WX Psc. While the spatial resolution of about 20 mas in ALMA observation cannot clearly resolve the detailed characteristics of the inner part of the CSE, the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) observations show the spatial distributions of the v=1 J=1-0, J=2-1, J=3-2 SiO masers emitted from the inner regions of CSE, which are the complementary to the ALMA results. Therefore, we expect these results reveal how the bipolar features of the 22 GHz H2O maser are connected to the innermost region of CSE through the dust condensation region, which is closely related to the enormous mass ejection of the evolved stars.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 대전상관기의 전체 성능을 달성하기 위해 새로운 방식의 상관자료 수집장치의 구축과 시험결과에 대해 소개한다. 최근 한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network, KVN)의 최대 관측규격인 8Gbps 속도의 관측이 수행되고 있으며, 대전상관기를 이용한 상관처리도 요구되고 있기 때문에 노후 장치를 대체하여 최대 상관처리 속도에 대응하기 위한 새로운 상관자료 수집장치의 도입이 필요하게 되었다. 대전상관기의 최대 상관결과 출력속도는 25.6ms 적분시간에 대해 초당 1.4GB/sec이다. 기존에 도입한 상관자료 수집장치는 대전상관기의 최대 상관출력 속도에 대응하지 못해 출력속도를 1/4로 제한하여 활용되었다. 즉, 대전상관기의 입력포트 4개 중에 관측속도 1Gbps에만 대응하도록 3개의 입력은 제한하였다. 이번에 도입한 장치는 스토리지 시스템에서 활용되고 있는 여러 최신의 기술 중에서 Gluster 파일 시스템을 사용하고 있으며, 대전상관기의 최대 출력속도인 1.4GB/sec를 만족하는 시험에서 광 출력 4개에 대해 각각 350MB/sec, 총 1.4GB/sec의 결과를 얻었다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.51.2-51.2
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• 2010

We have carried out an extensive statistical analysis based on the results of simultaneous observations of SiO and $H_2O$ masers toward 166 known SiO and $H_2O$ maser sources using KVN_Yonsei radio telescope (Kim et al.2010, ApJS submitted). We investigate the distributions of the mean velocities and the intensity ratios between SiO and $H_2O$ maser emission including those between SiO v=1 and v=2,J=1-0 transitions according to type of evolved stars. We also investigate mutual relations between SiO and $H_2O$ maser properties(total flux densities and velocity structures etc.) according to stellar pulsation phases. Most of SiO masers appear around the stellar velocity (80 % within ${\pm}5km\;s^{-1}$), while $H_2O$ masers show a different characteristic compared with SiO masers (69% within ${\pm}5km\;s^{-1}$). In addition, we investigate a correlation between $SiO/H_2O$ maser emission and AKARIFIS flux density as well as the AKARI color characteristics of SiO and $H_2O$ observational results in the AKARIFIS two-color diagram.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.79.2-79.2
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• 2010

We present the results of simultaneous observations of SiO v=1, 2, J=1-0, $^{29}SiO$ v=0, J=1-0, and $H_2O$ $6_{16}-5_{23}$ maser lines performed with the KVN Yonsei 21 m radio telescope from 2009 Nov. to 2010 Jan (ApJ, 719, 126, 2010). We searched for these masers in 47 symbiotic stars and detected maser emission from 21 stars, giving the first time detection from 19 stars. Both SiO and $H_2O$ masers were detected from seven stars of which six stars are D-type symbiotic and one is an S-type star, WRAY 15-1470. In the SiO maser emission, the $^{28}SiO$ v=1 maser was detected from 10 stars, while the v=2 maser detected from 15 stars. In particular, the $^{28}SiO$ v=2 maser emission without the v=1 maser detection was detected from nine stars with its detection rate of 60 %, which is much higher than that of isolated Miras/red giants. The $^{29}SiO$ v=0 maser emission was also detected from two stars, H 2-38 and BF Cyg, together with the $^{28}SiO$ v=2 maser. We conclude that these different observational results between isolated Miras/red giants and symbiotic stars may be related with the presence of hot companions in a symbiotic binary system.

• 천문학회보
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.66.1-66.1
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• 2016

We present our observational results of BL Lacertae(2200+420) obtained at 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz simultaneously during 27 months(2013.Jan ~ 2015.Mar) which includes their two gamma-ray outbursts(2013.Oct & 2015.Mar) to study a connection between the gamma-ray outbursts and the radio activity. We mainly use a Korean VLBI monitoring program, IMOGABA(Interferometric Monitoring Of Gamma-ray Bright AGNs) which is a monthly monitoring program with the KVN(Korean VLBI Network). Overall, our KVN image shows two components in the map, a stationary core at the center and one moving jet component to the south, but almost core only at 86, 129 GHz. The location of the moving jet component in the maps depend on the frequencies that 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz. We have checked light curves, spectral index, kinematics, and radio structure to find differences before and after the gamma-ray outbursts, but there was no significant correlation. We also have derived a decay time scale of ~9 months for the major radio outburst by applying an exponential decay fitting.

• 천문학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2015

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with bright radio jets offer the opportunity to study the structure of and physical conditions in relativistic outflows. For such studies, multi-frequency polarimetric very long baseline interferometric (VLBI) observations are important as they directly probe particle densities, magnetic field geometries, and several other parameters. We present results from first-epoch data obtained by the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) within the frame of the Plasma Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei (PAGaN) project. We observed seven radio-bright nearby AGN at frequencies of 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz in dual polarization mode. Our observations constrain apparent brightness temperatures of jet components and radio cores in our sample to > 10^8.01 K and > 10^9.86 K, respectively. Degrees of linear polarization m_L are relatively low overall: less than 10%. This indicates suppression of polarization by strong turbulence in the jets. We found an exceptionally high degree of polarization in a jet component of BL Lac at 43 GHz, with m_L ~ 40%. Assuming a transverse shock front propagating downstream along the jet, the shock front being almost parallel to the line of sight can explain the high degree of polarization.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2008년도 한국우주과학회보 제17권2호
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• pp.37.2-37.2
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• 2008

Korea-Japan Joint VLBI Correlator (KJJVC), to be used for Korean VLBI Network (KVN) in Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute (KASI), is a high-speed calculator that outputs the correlation results in the maximum speed of 1.4GB/sec.To receive and record this data keeping up with this speed and with no loss, the design of the software running on the data archive system for receving and recording the output data from the correlator is very important. But, the simple kind of programming using just single thread that receives data from network and records it by turns, can cause a bottleneck effect while processing high speed data and a probable data loss, and cannot utilize the merit of hardwares supporting multi core or hyper threading, or operating systems supporting these hardwares. In this talk we summarize the design of the data transfer software for KJJVC and high speed, large capacity data archive system using general socket programming and multi threading techniques, and the pre-BMT(Bench Marking Test) results from the tests of the storage product providers' proposals using this software.

• 천문학회보
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.43.2-43.2
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• 2013

AGN are known for irregular variability on all time scales, down to intra-day variability with relative variations of a few percent within minutes to hours. In the shortest time scale of AGN activity, unexplored territory still exists: first, the existence of a shortest time scale of AGN activity and secondly the shape of high frequency end of AGN power spectrum. Also the spectral variations at the shortest timescale. Here, we present the preliminary results of AGN fast photometry performed with Korean VLBI Network(KVN). Observations were done in a 'anti-correlated' mode using two antennas, with always either one antenna pointing at the target. This results in an effective time resolution of 3 minutes. We used all four KVN frequencies, 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz, in order to trace spectral variability. We have been able to derive high-quality light curves for 3C111 and 3C279 at 22 and 86 GHz observed on 31st of May and 30th of Nov. in 2012. We are currently performing detailed statistical analysis in order to assess the levels of variability or the corresponding upper limits.