• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2007년도 한국우주과학회보 제16권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2007

전기 추진시스템은 저렴한 개발비와 높은 신뢰성을 제공하는 추진 장치로 많은 분야에서 응용 되어 왔다. 특히 최근에 발사된 SMART-1과 MUSES-C는 우리에게 시사하는 바가 크다. 각각 European Space Agency(ESA)와 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)에서 개발한 행성 탐사선으로, SMART-1은 달 탐사를 목적으로 하고 MUSES-C는 소행성 Itokawa의 토양을 채취해오는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이 두 탐사선에는 각각 Hall effect thruster와 Micro wave ion engine이 탑재되었는데, 작고 저렴한 비용의 탐사선을 이용해서 충분히 행성 탐사가 가능하다는 좋은 선례를 남겼다. 현재 개발되고 있는 과학기술위성 3호(STSAT-3)에도 전기추진 장치가 탑재되는데, SMART-1에 탑재 되었던 것과 유사한 Hall effect thruster가 인공위성 연구센터와 KAIST 물리학과의 GDPL과 공동으로 개발되고 있다. 성능이 좋은 전기 추력 장치를 개발하기 위해 추력기 내부에서 발생하는 플라즈마의 물리적 특성을 파악하는 것은 매우 중요한 일이다. 이 논문에서는 이러한 플라즈마의 특성을 모사하는 방법으로 Particle In Cell 모사와 더불어 독립적인 개개 입자의 운동을 기술하는 입자모사(particle simulation)를 이용하는 방법을 제시 하고자 한다. 이러한 접근 방법은 실제 전기추력장치를 설계하고 실험하는 담당자에게 플라즈마 운동에 대한 명료한 지식을 제공해 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제36회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.85.1-85.1
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• 2009

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.292-300
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• 2024

Kinetic simulations have been performed on an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IECF) device. These simulations were performed using the particle-in-cell (PIC) method to analyze the behavior of ions in an IEC device and the effects of some parameters on the Confinement Time (CT). CT is an essential factor that significantly contributes to the IEC's performance as a nuclear fusion device. Using the PIC method, the geometry of a two-grided device with variable grid radius, the number of cathode grid rings, variable pressure and different dielectric thickness for the feed stalk was simulated. In this research, with the development of previous works, the interaction of particles was simulated and compared with previous results. The simulation results are in good agreement with the previous results. In these simulations, it was found that with the increase of the dielectric thickness of the feed stalk, the electric field was weakened and as a result, the confinement time was reduced. On the other hand, with the increase of the cathode radius, the confinement time increased. Using the results, an IEC device can be designed with higher efficiency and more optimal CT for ions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 1996

Submicron-sized polymeric particles (SSPP) were used to remove nucleic acids and endotoxins from cell lysates. The positively charged SSPP selectively adsorb nucleic acids and endotoxins and form complexes with them. The complexes can be easily removed by sedimentation or centrifugation. The removal of nucleic acids and endotoxins using SSPP also can be accomplished in the presence of cell and cell debris. Therefore, nucleic acids and endotoxins can be removed in an initial step of the down-stream processes. In bakers yeast and E. coli lysate systems, the level of DNA could be reduced more than three orders of magnitudes and endotoxins more than seven orders of magnitudes concurrently willi the cell debris removal process using SSPP.

• 정보저장시스템학회논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2010

The interest in acquiring high efficiency solar cells has been steadily increasing due to various advantages such as low-cost installation, pollution free and everlasting energy generation. In order to raise the cell efficiency, there has been a lot of effort to develop effective anti-reflection coatings. In this work, the main objective was to investigate the effects of particle size and annealing temperature of silica anti-reflection coatings to maximize the cell efficiency as well as reliability. It was shown that the light transmittance could be increased by a few percent over a certain range of wavelength using the silica coating. Also, the tribological properties of the coating could be improved through the annealing process, which led to better reliability of the coating.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.119-137
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• 1989

Turtle bladder의 상피조직(上皮組織)과 세포막(細胞膜) 투과성(透過性)을 분석하기 위하여 동결절단법(凍結切斷法)을 적용(適用)하여 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡) 관찰을 하였으며 그 결과 다음과 같이 요약(要約)된다. 1. 방광상피(膀胱上皮)의 3가지 주요세포형(主要細胞形)은 granular-cell, ${\alpha}$ 및 ${\beta}$형(形)의 CA-rich cell로서 구분된다. 2. 과립성세포(顆粒性細胞)의 주요기능(主要機能)은 $Na^+$ 재흡수(再吸收)이며, 두 단계(段階)의 수송과정(輸送過程)으로 설명되며 정단세포막(頂端細胞膜)을 통한 $Na^+$의 세포내(細胞內) 확산이동(擴散移動)과 그후 기저막(基底膜)에 위치한 $Na^{+}\;-K^{+}$ 펌프에 의한 능동수송과정(能動輸送過程)이다. 3. ${\alpha}$ 및 ${\beta}$형(形) CA-rich cell은 $Na^+$ 수송(輸送)에 관여하지 않으며, ${\alpha}$형(形)의 CA-cell은 정단세포막(頂端細胞膜)의 proton펌프를 이용하여 proton 분필(分泌)에 관여한다. 또한 ${\beta}$형(形)의 CA-cell는 정단세포막(頂端細胞膜)을 통한 $HCO_{3}^-$ 분필수송(分泌輸送)의 기능을 가지고 있다. 4. 동결절단법(凍結切斷法)의 적용하에 세포막표면(細胞膜表面)의 특성(特性)을 관찰한 바, ${\alpha}$형(形)의 CA-cell의 정단세포막(頂端細胞膜)은 proton펌프를 함유하는 것으로 보이는 intramembrane particle이 다수 관찰되고 있으며, ${\beta}$형(形) CA-cell은 기저세포막(基底細胞膜)에서 이와같은 intramembrane particle이 나타나고 있다. 5. 상술(上述)한 두 type의 CA-cell에서 수송특성(輸送特性)의 차이는 proton 및 $HCO_{3}^-$ 분필수송(分泌輸送)이 서로 반대의 방향으로 일어나는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2005

Polyethylenimine (PEI) has been used as cationic polymers for efficient gene transfer without the need for endosomolytic agents. Various kinds of PEIs with different molecular weight were tested in order to investigate the effects of the molecular weight of PEI on the transfection efficiency and cell cytotoxicity. The ${\beta}-galactosidase$ expression $(pCMV-{\beta}-gal)$ plasmid was used as a model DNA. Complex formation between PEI and pDNA was assessed by 1% agarose gel electrophoresis method. Particle size and zeta-potential of complexes were determined by electrophoretic light scattering spectrometer. In vitro transfection efficiency was assayed by measuring ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity. Cell cytotoxicity was determined by MTT assay. Particle sizes of the complexes became smaller on increasing molecular weights of PEI and N/P ratios. Surface potential of complexes was increased as the molecular weight of PEI increased. Transfection efficiency of $pCMV-{\beta}-ga1$ on the HEK 293 cells was greatest with PEI 25 K system but having the lowest cell viability. PEI with high molecular weight showed higher transfection efficiency and cell viability than PEI with low molecular weight.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2020

Equatorial noise, also known magnetosonic waves (MSWs), are one of the frequently observed plasma waves in Earth's inner magnetosphere. Observations have shown that wave amplitudes maximize at the magnetic equator with a narrow extent in their latitudinal distribution. It has been understood that waves are generated from an equatorial source region and confined within a few degrees magnetic latitude. The present study investigates whether the MSW instability and saturation amplitudes maximize at the equator, given an energetic proton ring-like distribution derived from an observed wave event, and using linear instability analysis and particle-in-cell simulations with the plasma conditions at different latitudes along the dipole magnetic field line. The results show that waves initially grow fastest (i.e., with the largest growth rate) at high latitude (20°-25°), but consistent with observations, their saturation amplitudes maximize within ±10° latitude. On the other hand, the slope of the saturation amplitudes versus latitude revealed in the present study is not as steep as what the previous statistical observation results suggest. This may be indicative of some other factors not considered in the present analyses at play, such as background magnetic field and plasma inhomogeneities and the propagation effect.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.526-526
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• 2012

DC magnetron discharges were studied using three-dimensional self-consistent particle-in-cell and Monte Carlo collisional (PIC-MCC) simulation codes. Two rectangular sputter sources (120 mm * 250 mm and 380 mm * 200 mm target sizes) were used in the simulation modeling. The number of incident ions to the Cu target as a function of position and simulation time was obtained. The target erosion profile was calculated by using the incident ions and the sputtering yields of the Cu target calculated with SRIM codes. The maximum ion density of the ion density distribution in the discharge was about $10^{10}cm^{-3}$ due to the calculation speed limit. The result may be less than one or two order of magnitude smaller than the real maximum ion density. However, the target erosion profiles of the two sputter sources were in good agreement with the measured target erosion profiles except for the erosion profile near the target surface, in which which the measured erosion width was broader than the simulation erosion width.

• 공업화학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 열전지용 양극활물질로 사용되는 $FeS_2$ (Pyrite) 분말을 볼밀링법으로 분쇄하여 단위전지를 제작하고, 볼밀 전, 후 입자크기변화가 열전지의 전기화학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. $450^{\circ}C$ 시험결과, 분쇄된 $1.46{\mu}m$ $FeS_2$ 분말을 사용한 단위전지가 분쇄 전 $98.4{\mu}m$의 $FeS_2$ 분말을 사용한 단위전지에 비해서 전지용량이 크게 향상되었으며, 내부저항도 감소되었다. 이러한 결과는 볼밀로 인한 비표면적 증가의 영향으로 판단된다. 반면, $500^{\circ}C$에서 방전시 1단계의 Z-phase 반응구간($FeS_2{\rightarrow}Li_3Fe_2S_4$)에서 $1.46{\mu}m$ 분말을 사용한 단위전지 전압 및 저항특성이 우수하였지만, 2단계의 J-phase 반응($Li_3Fe_2S_4{\rightarrow}LiFe_2S_4$)에서는 볼밀된 $1.46{\mu}m$ 분말을 사용한 전지의 전압이 감소하고, 전지 내부저항도 급격하게 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 현상은 $500^{\circ}C$ 방전시 미분화된 $FeS_2$가 Z-phase 영역에서 방전반응과 동시에 열분해에 의한 자가방전($FeS_2{\rightarrow}FeS_{1.14}$ (pyrrhotite))이 일어나 볼밀 전 조대한(coarsen) $FeS_2$ 분말에 비해 용량이 감소하고 내부 저항도 증가되기 때문으로 사료된다.