• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3824-3832
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• 2022

Prompt capture gammas are an important part of the fission reactor gamma field. Because some of the structural materials after neutron capture can emit photons with high energies forming the dominant component of the gamma spectrum in the high energy region, the following study of the high energy capture gamma was carried out. High energy gamma radiation may play a major role in areas of the radiation sciences as reactor dosimetry. The HPGe measurements and calculations of the high-energy aluminum capture gamma were performed at two moderator levels in the VR-1 pool-type reactor. The result comparison for nominal levels was within two sigma uncertainties for the major 7.724 MeV peak. A larger discrepancy of 60% was found for the 7.693 MeV peak. The spectra were also measured using a stilbene detector, and a good agreement between HPGe and stilbene was observed. This confirms the validity of stilbene measurements of gamma flux. Additionally, agreement of the wide peak measurement in 7-9.2 MeV by stilbene detector shows the possibility of using the organic scintillators as an independent power monitor. This fact is valid in these reactor types because power is proportional to the thermal neutron flux, which is also proportional to the production of capture gammas forming the wide peak.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2016

In this paper, a full-wave rectifier (FWR) with a simple vibration detector suitable for use with vibrational energy harvesting systems is presented. Conventional active FWRs where active diodes are used to reduce the diode voltage drop and increase the system efficiency are usually powered from the output. Output-powered FWRs exhibit relatively high efficiencies because the comparators used in active diodes are powered from the stable output voltage. Nevertheless, a major drawback is that these FWRs consume power from the output storage capacitor even when the system is not harvesting any energy. To overcome the problem, a technique using a simple vibration detector consisting of a peak detector and a level converter is proposed. The vibration detector detects whether vibrational energy exists or not in the input terminal and disables the comparators when there is no vibrational energy. The proposed FWR with the vibration detector is designed using a $0.35-{\mu}m$ CMOS process. Simulation results have verified the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. By using the proposed vibration detector, a decrease in leakage current by approximately 67,000 times can be achieved after the vibration disappears.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.3421-3430
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• 2021

Spherical NaI(Tl) detectors are used in gamma-ray spectrometry, where the gamma emissions come from the nuclei with energies in the range from a few keV up to 10 MeV. A spherical detector is aimed to give a good response to photons, which depends on their direction of travel concerning the detector center. Some distortions in the response of a gamma-ray detector with a different geometry can occur because of the non-uniform position of the source from the detector surface. The present work describes the calibration of a NaI(Tl) spherical detector using both an experimental technique and a numerical simulation method (NSM). The NSM is based on an efficiency transfer method (ETM, calculating the effective solid angle, the total efficiency, and the full-energy peak efficiency). Besides, there is a high probability for a source-to-detector distance less than 15 cm to have pulse coincidence summing (CS), which may occur when two successive photons of different energies from the same source are detected within a very short response time. Therefore, γ-γ ray CS factors are calculated numerically for a ¹⁵²Eu radioactive cylindrical source. The CS factors obtained are applied to correct the measured efficiency values for the radioactive volumetric source at different energies. The results show a good agreement between the NSM and the experimental values (after correction with the CS factors).

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2016

In this paper, a new sag and peak voltage detector is proposed for a single-phase inverter using delta square operation. The conventional sag detector is from a single-phase digital phase-locked loop (DPLL) that is based on d-q transformations using an all-pass filter (APF). The d-q transformation is typically used in the three-phase coordinate system. The APF generates a virtual q-axis voltage component with a 90° phase delay, but this virtual phase cannot reflect a sudden change in the grid voltage at the instant the voltage sag occurs. As a result, the peak value is drastically distorted, and it settles down slowly. A modified APF generates the virtual q-axis voltage component from the difference between the current and the previous values of the d-axis voltage component in the stationary reference frame. However, the modified APF cannot detect the voltage sag and peak value when the sag occurs around the zero crossing points such as 0° and 180°, because the difference voltage is not sufficient to detect the voltage sag. The proposed algorithm detects the sag voltage through all regions including the zero crossing voltage. Moreover, the exact voltage drop can be acquired by calculating the q-axis component that is proportional to the d-axis component. To verify the feasibility of the proposed system, the conventional and proposed methods are compared using simulations and experimental results.

• 센서학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1995

반지름이 1.25 cm인 구형 BGO 섬광 검출기의 감마선 검출 특성을 결정하기 위하여 감마선 에너지 deposition 스펙트럼을 Monte Calro법으로 계산하였다. 이때 계산에 이용된 감마선 에너지 deposition 스펙트럼 계산 code는 personal computer 에서 사용할 수 있도록 qbasic을 이용하여 작성하였다. 또한 직접 제작된 구형 BGO 섬광 검출기를 이용하여 방사성 선원 $^{22}Na$, $^{137}Cs$ 및 $^{207}Bi$ 의 감마선 에너지 스펙트럼도 측정하였다. 이 측정 감마선 에너지 스펙트럼의 광전 peak을 Gauss함수로 fitting하여, 광전 peak의 표준편차를 구하고, 이를 Nardi의 경험식을 이용하여 $X^{2}$ fitting하므로서 2000 keV이하의 감마선 에너지에서 구형 BGO 섬광 검출기의 분해능에 대한 에너지 의존성도 조사하였다. 이를 이용하여 에너지 deposition 계산 스펙트럼을 펼치므로서 $^{22}Na$ 및 $^{137}Cs$의 측정 에너지 스펙트럼과 비교하였다. 또한 감마선 에너지 deposition 스펙트럼 계산 code를 이용하여 반지름이 1.25 cm인 구형 BGO 검출기에 대한 절대효율과 고유 peak 효율도 계산하였다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.557-563
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• 2018

동시 합성 보정 효과는 검출기의 효율이 향상할 때 그리고 선원과 검출기 사이의 거리가 가까울수록 크게 나타나는 것으로 알려져 있다. 점 선원($^{60}Co$)을 사용하여 검출기 중심축 방향 및 방사상 방향에서 거리에 따른 변화를 주어 P/T 비를 구하여 동시합성 보정을 하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 중심축 및 방사상 방향에서 동시합성 보정한 값들을 혼합부피선원(450 mL CRM source)에 적용하여 P/T에 따른 전체 피크효율 변화를 Geant4과 비교하였다. 또한 검출기와 시료가 아주 밀착된 상태에서 맵핑법에서 구한 효율을 환경시료 중에서 해양 시료인 미역에 적용하여 P/T 비의 적합성을 평가하고자 한다. 500 keV 이상의 효율의 영향을 받는 에너지 영역에 1,836 keV로 보정한 효율을 적용한 결과 측정값과 보정값의 상대오차는 3.2 % peak 효율이 보정되어 잘 일치하였다. 450 mL CRM source처럼 부피가 커질수록 P/T 비는 ${\pm}5%$까지 감소하였다. 이것은 검출기로부터 선원이 멀어짐에 따라 방출된 감마선의 산란이 많아지기 때문이며, 이처럼 P/T 변화는 동시합성 보정 피크 효율에 영향을 줌을 확인하였다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 13.56 MHz 반송주파수를 사용하며, ISO1443 A타입/B타입, 15693을 만족하는 RFID 리더기용 송수신기를 설계하였다. 수신기에서 자동적으로 비교전압을 생성하기 위해서 양과 음의 두 피크전압을 검출할 수 있는 음의 피크검출기와 양의 피크검출기와 수신된 신호의 세기에 따라 기준전압의 결정 레벨(decision level)을 가변 할 수 있는 데이터 슬라이서를 사용한 회로를 제안하였다. 송신기는 15693 표준 스펙을 만족시키기 위해서는 큰 출력스왕 및 전류가 필요하게 된다. 이런 이유로 고정된 부하에서도 전원 전압이상의 출력스윙이 가능하고，큰 전류를 흐릴 수 있는 코일부하를 사용하면서 세 가지 표준 모두 만족시킬 수 있었다. 또한 각 표준에 따라 출력전류는 5 mA~240 mA, 변조율은 100%, 30%~5%까지 조정 가능하도록 하였다. 13.56 MHz RFID 리더기는 CM0S $0.18\;{\mu}m$ 공정과 3.3V 단독전압을 사용하였다. 패드 제외한 칩 면적은 $1.5\;mm\;{\times}\;1.5mm$ 이다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.651-658
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• 2017

방사선이 존재하는 환경에서 무색, 무미, 무촉의 방사선을 검출하기 위한 계측장비는 매우 중요하며 그동안 방사선 계측장비의 개발에 대한 많은 연구들이 있었다. 특히 방사선을 검출한 이후 측정된 검출신호를 손실 없이 효율적으로 처리하기 위해 검출된 미세전류를 전압형태로 정형하고, 이를 정확하게 판독하는 신호처리 부분은 매우 중요하다. 검출된 방사선 신호파형을 판독할 때, 지금까지는 신호의 전압파형을 짧은 시간 동안 일정한 값으로 유지시켜 파형의 크기를 판독한 후, 그 전기적인 값을 방전하고 다음 파형에 대비하는 피크홀드방식을 사용하였다. 이 연구에서는 방사선 검출기에서 측정된 검출신호 전압파형의 판독을 피크홀드방식이 아닌, 전압신호의 파고 정점에 이르는 시간을 포착하여 그 값을 직접 판독하는 방식을 제안한다. 이 방식에 의하면 전압 파고를 일정한 시간동안 유지하거나, 유지된 전압 파고를 초기상태로 만드는 복잡한 과정을 거치지 않고 검출된 방사선 신호를 정확하게 판독할 수 있다는 장점을 가지며, 실제 시뮬레이션을 통하여 이를 검증하였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2002

The high bias voltage associated with the thick layer (typically 500-1000 ㎛) of selenium required to have an acceptable x-ray absorption in radiography and fluoroscopy applications may have some practical inconvenience. A hybrid x-ray detector with zinc sulfide-amorphous selenium structure has been developed to improve the x-ray sensitivity of a a-Se based flat-panel digital imaging detector. Photoluminescence(PL) characteristic of a ZnS:Ag phosphor layer showed a light emission peak centered at about 450 nm, which matches the sensitivity spectrum of selenium. The dark current of the hybrid detector showed similar characteristics with that of a a-Se detector. The x-ray sensitivity of hybrid and a-Se x-ray detector was 345 pC/㎠/mR and 295 pC/㎠/mR at an applied voltage of 10 V/㎛, respectively. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pertinence of a solution using a thin selenium layer, as a photosensitive converter, with a thick coating of silver doped zinc sulfide phosphor.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.567-572
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• 2011

A sensitivity analysis of the methods used to evaluate the transport properties of a CdZnTe detector was performed using two different radiations (${\alpha}$ particle and gamma-ray) emitted from an $^{241}Am$ source. The mobility-lifetime products of the electron-hole pair in a planar CZT detector ($5{\times}5{\times}2\;mm^3$) were determined by fitting the peak position as a function of biased voltage data to the Hecht equation. To verify the accuracy of these products derived from ${\alpha}$ particles and low-energy gamma-rays, an energy spectrum considering the transport property of the CZT detector was simulated through a combination of the deposited energy and the charge collection efficiency at a specific position. It was found that the shaping time of the amplifier module significantly affects the determination of the (${\mu}{\tau}$) products; the ${\alpha}$ particle method was stabilized with an increase in the shaping time and was less sensitive to this change compared to when the gamma-ray method was used. In the case of the simulated energy spectrum with transport properties evaluated by the ${\alpha}$ particle method, the peak position and tail were slightly different from the measured result, whereas the energy spectrum derived from the low-energy gamma-ray was in good agreement with the experimental results. From these results, it was confirmed that low-energy gamma-rays are more useful when seeking to obtain the transport properties of carriers than ${\alpha}$ particles because the methods that use gamma-rays are less influenced by the surface condition of the CZT detector. Furthermore, the analysis system employed in this study, which was configured by a combination of Monte Carlo simulation and the Hecht model, is expected to be highly applicable to the study of the characteristics of CZT detectors.