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Dependence of solar proton events on their associated activities: solar and interplanetary type II radio burst, flare, and CME

  • Park, Jinhye;Youn, Saepoom;Moon, Yong-Jae
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.80.2-81
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    • 2016
  • We investigate the dependence of solar proton events (SPEs) on solar and interplanetary type II bursts associated with solar flares and/or CME-driven shocks. For this we consider NOAA solar proton events from 1997 to 2012 and their associated flare, CME, and type II radio burst data with the following subgroups: metric, decameter-hectometric (DH), and meter-to-kilometric (m-to-km) type II bursts. The primary findings of this study are as follows. First, about half (52%) of the m-to-km type II bursts are associated with SPEs and its occurrence rate is higher than those of DH type II bursts (45%) and metric type II bursts (19%). Second, the SPE occurrence rate strongly depends on flare strength and source longitude, especially for X-class flare associated ones; it is the highest in the central region for metric (46%), DH (54%), and m-to-km (75%) subgroups. Third, the SPE occurrence rate is also dependent on CME linear speed and angular width. The highest rates are found in the m-to-km subgroup associated with CME speed 1500 kms-1: partial halo CME (67%) and halo CME (55%). Fourth, in the relationships between SPE peak fluxes and solar eruption parameters (CME linear speed, flare flux, and longitude), SPE peak flux is mostly dependent on SPE peak flux for all three type II bursts (metric, DH, m-to-km). It is noted that the dependence of SPE peak flux on flare peak flux decreases from metric to m-to-km type II burst.

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE 5GHZ CONTINUUM RECEIVER SYSTEM (5GHZ대 연속 전파 수신 시스템의 개발)

  • Byeon, Do-Yeong;Choi, Han-Gyu;Lee, Jeong-Won;Gu, Bon-Cheol
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.109-123
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    • 1996
  • We have developed a 5GHz continuum receiver system. The receiver is a direct type receiver. In order to reduce the noise due to the fluctuation of the gain in the amplifiers, the system employs the Dicke switching method. We made the 5GHz low-noise amplifier and the bandpass filter. The low-noise amplifier gives ${\sim}35dB$ gain and has ${\sim}210K$ noise temperature. The bandpass filter has a passband between 4.3 and 5.4GHz. We also made switch driver, video amplifiers, phase detector, and integrator. Using a 1.8 meter offset parabolic antenna, we measured the efficiency of the system. Since the antenna does not have a driver to track objects, observations were performed with the antenna fixed. The measured noise temperature of the system is ${\sim}650K$. From the observation of the blank sky, noise level was measured. It was found that the systematic noise(${\sim}0.5K$: peak to peak value) is much larger than the thermal noise. The systematic noise is possibly related to the stability of the DC power supplied to the receiver system. Besides the noise of the system, it was found that the airplanes are the very serious noise sources. We measured the radio flux of the Sun using the developed system. The observed radio flux of the Sun is ${\sim}10^6Jy$, which is close to the known value of the quiet Sun. The test observation of the Sun shows that the angular beam size of the antenna is ${\sim}2.2^{\circ}$.

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Development of UV-IR Camera using IR Module and Improved UV Filter Transmittance (투과율 향상 UV 필터와 IR 모듈을 이용한 자외선-적외선(UV-IR) 카메라 개발)

  • Kim, Young-Seok;Shong, Kil-Mok;Bang, Sun-Bae;Kim, Chong-Min;Choi, Myeong-Il;Kim, Woo-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.26 no.12
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2012
  • UV-IR diagnostic technology is being used for predictive maintenance of high voltage equipment together with IR-thermography and ultrasonic devices. In this paper, the UV-IR camera design, fabrication, and perform a simple test to be take advantage of the diagnostic equipment. UV-IR camera developed a $6.4^{\circ}{\times}4.8^{\circ}$ of the field of view as a conventional camera to diagnose a wide range of slightly enlarged, and power equipment to measure the distance between the camera and the distance meter has been attached. In a distance of 5m with the UV-IR it is possible to detect partial discharge with a PD level of 2.5 pC and a RIV(Radio Influence Voltage) level of $3.6dB{\mu}V$.

The Effect of Low Temperature Plasma Treatment Condition on the Peel Strength of EVA Foam for Shoe Mid-sole (저온플라즈마 처리조건이 신발 중창용 EVA 발포체의 접착력에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, C.C.;Park, C.Y.
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.296-302
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    • 2000
  • The surfaces of injection and pressure-molded sheets of poly(ethylene-covulylacetate)(EVA) foams used for shoe mid-sole were treated with low temperature plasma to improve adhesion with a water-based polyurethane adhesives. Several experimental variables were considered, such as radio frequency power, treating time, type of gas. gas flow, and distance between electrode and sample. The modificated surface by plasma treatment were characterized using contact angle meter, scanning electron microscopy(SEM), universal testing machine(UTM). Adhesion was tested by T-peel tests of treated EVA foams/polyurethane adhesive joints. The treatment in the low temperature plasma produced a noticeable decrease in contact angle. The peel strength of EVA foams treated with plasma was increased with plasma treating time, and gas flow.

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A Study on the Linear Counting Ratemeter (선형 계수율계에 관한 연구)

  • 이병선
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 1971
  • This paper describes the transistorized linear counting ratemeter which can be uses to indicate on the meter or record the counting rates of the nuclear radiations produced from the atomic reactor or from the radio isotopes. Tte feature of this ratemeter is the use of the transistor chopper for good stabilization. At the input stage of the a. c. amplifier a composite emitter follower buffer stage has been used to give the high input impedance. A hybrid parameter equivalent circuit was modeled for the analysis of this buffer stage. The counting rates can be linearly measured from few CPS up to 100KCPS in 4 ranges. The resolution is less than 0.5$\mu$sec and the output drift at the room temperature with 7-hour continuous operation is in the order of $\pm$0.5$\mu$A.

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A Study on a Proposal for Smart Uniforms for Caddies at Golf Courses, including a Study of Prototypes (골프장 캐디를위한 스마트 유니폼 프로토 타입 제안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sun-Young;Kim, Mi-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.61 no.3
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    • pp.111-121
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    • 2011
  • This paper intends to improve caddies' vocational efficiency, to increase the quality of caddies' services for customers, and further, to widen the application of smart clothes by proposing prototypes of smart uniforms in which caddies' vocational characteristics are reflected. The smart uniforms proposed by this study were restricted to those for spring and fall seasons and three types for a jacket, a turtle neck shirt, pants, and a jumper were proposed. Each design was developed to contain functionality and aesthetic, and also to be transformed subject to weather or other conditions. In addition, the uniforms were designed to carry not only a two-way radio and a remote controller for a cart that caddies necessarily carry, but also i-Pod, a distance meter, and other digital tools by use of solar cells. That is, this paper proposed the designs that can meet with caddies' vocational characteristics and different conditions. This paper is regarded meaningful in that smart clothes, which are forecasted as a future high value-added business, are applied to the uniforms of various job types so they can expand me existing functions of uniforms and further, think about the ways of being used for higher value-added products through the fusion with technologies.

Effect of Particle Contamination of Objective Lens in a CD-ROM Drive on Laser Diode Power and Photo Diode RE Signal (CD-ROM 드라이브의 대물렌즈 입자오염이 레이저 다이오드 파워와 포토 다이오드 RF 신호에 미치는 영향)

  • Pae, Yang-Il;Lee, Jae-Ho;Hwang, Jung-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2004
  • Airborne contaminant particles are intruded into optical disk drive(ODD) due to the flow caused by disk rotation and can be adhered to objective lens, which causes read/write errors. Such a phenomenon can be a serious problem for high-density storage devices. The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of particle contamination of objective lens in a CD-ROM drive on laser diode power and photo diode RF signal. The measurements of laser power and readout RF signal were carried out by using a laser power meter and a time interval analyzer, respectively. The parameters for estimating a readout-signal' distortion were its jitter and amplitude. Alumina(Al$_2$O$_3$) particles were used as test dust particles. The results show that the failure for data access happened as the degree of lens contamination was greater than 20%.

A Study of an Efficient ZigBee Address Assignment Scheme for Home Area Networks of Smart Grid

  • Choi, Dongmin;Chung, Ilyong
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.566-576
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    • 2013
  • In Home Area Network (HAN) of the smart grid, Power Line Communication (PLC) technology and ZigBee communication technology can be used in the communication among the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) devices. However, according to performance evaluation results of the PLC technology, we find that using the PLC technology is unsuitable for the remote meter reading service. It is worth noting that some parts of the PLC are converted to the ZigBee communication technology in Jeju, Korea. Compared with PLC, ZigBee has no restriction of the place, where the equipments can be freely set up, due to the advantage of radio communication. However, number of usable devices will impact the network performance which is depended on the address assignment. In addition, due to the restriction of transmission range among devices, it is difficult to apply the ZigBee address assignment method to the practical circumstance. In this paper, we examine the previous ZigBee address assignment schemes and the corresponding routing algorithms, and propose a novel address assignment scheme compared with the existing methods, the performance of the proposed one is improved. In particular, evaluation results show that the proposed scheme reduces the average number of hop count, the transfer time and the processing time.

A Semi-empirical Model for Microwave Polarimetric Radar Backscattering from Bare Soil Surfaces

  • Oh, Yi-Sok
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.17-35
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    • 1994
  • A semi-empirical model for microwave polarimetric radar backscattering from bare soil surfaces was developed using polarmetric radar measurements and the knowledge based on the theoretical and numerical solutions. The microwave polarimetric backscatter measurements were conducted for bare soil surfaces under a variety of roughness and moisture conditions at L-, C-, and X-band frequencies at incidence angles ranging from 10` to 70`. Since the accrate target parameters as well as the radar parameters are necessary for radar scattering modeling, a complete and accurate set of ground truth data were also collected using a laser profile meter and dielectric probes for each surface condition, from which accurate measurements were made of the rms height, correlation length, and dielectric constant. At first, the angular and spectral dependencies of the measured radar backscatter for a wide range of roughnesses and moisture conditions are examined. Then, the measured scattering behavior was tested using theoretical and numerical solutions. Based on the experimental observations and the theoretical and numerical solutions, a semi-empirical model was developed for backscattering coeffients in terms of the surface roughness parameters and the relative dielectric constant of the soil surface. The model was found to yield very good agreement with the backscattering measurements of this study as well as with independent measurements.

Analysis of Wafer Cleaning Solution Characteristics and Metal Dissolution Behavior according to the Addition of Chelating Agent (착화제 첨가에 따른 웨이퍼 세정 용액 특성 분석 및 금속 용해 거동)

  • Kim, Myungsuk;Ryu, Keunhyuk;Lee, Kun-Jae
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2021
  • The surface of silicon dummy wafers is contaminated with metallic impurities owing to the reaction with and adhesion of chemicals during the oxidation process. These metallic impurities negatively affect the device performance, reliability, and yield. To solve this problem, a wafer-cleaning process that removes metallic impurities is essential. RCA (Radio Corporation of America) cleaning is commonly used, but there are problems such as increased surface roughness and formation of metal hydroxides. Herein, we attempt to use a chelating agent (EDTA) to reduce the surface roughness, improve the stability of cleaning solutions, and prevent the re-adsorption of impurities. The bonding between the cleaning solution and metal powder is analyzed by referring to the Pourbaix diagram. The changes in the ionic conductivity, H2O2 decomposition behavior, and degree of dissolution are checked with a conductivity meter, and the changes in the absorbance and particle size before and after the reaction are confirmed by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analyses. Thus, the addition of a chelating agent prevents the decomposition of H2O2 and improves the life of the silicon wafer cleaning solution, allowing it to react smoothly with metallic impurities.