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Photometric Reverberation Mapping with SQUEAN: A Test Study using Medium Bands

  • Taak, Yoon Chan;Im, Myungshin;Choi, Changsu
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.71.1-71.1
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    • 2016
  • Photometric reverberation mapping is an effective alternative to time consuming spectroscopy. It usually employs narrow bands to track the luminosity variations of broad emission lines, such as Balmer lines, and broadbands for the continuum variability. Here, we investigate the feasibility of substituting these for medium bands, with 50nm widths, that are currently being used on the SED Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse (SQUEAN) installed on the 2.1m Otto Struve Telescope at McDonald Observatory. Three targets with recent variability and/or short expected time lags were selected, and observed for 15 minutes each in the medium band containing $H{\alpha}$, and the two adjacent bands for continuum subtraction afterwards. Analysis shows that for one of the objects, SDSS J0350+0037, the pure $H{\alpha}$ emission line flux has a S/N ~ 12, so that variabilities up to ~ 8% are detectable. Thus, future observations using these medium bands on SQUEAN seem to be practical.

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A Study of Enemy Aptitude of Pistol Sound Source for Space Estimation (공간평가를 위한 피스톨음원의 적정성에 관한 연구)

  • Shon, Jang-Ryul;Kim, Jung-Joong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.15 no.3 s.96
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    • pp.320-328
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    • 2005
  • Last target of architectural acoustics is that people wish to convey voice effectively from the space adaptively in use purpose in building. But, how exactly through space sound (sound source) that wish to deliver from indoor can be passed method to do quantification and evaluate quantity of sound by method to serve indoor architectural acoustics estimation summer period and methods to estimate definition propose. This Study searches special quality of sound source about MLS signal that is occurred short-answer sound source (pistol sound source) and nondirectional speaker among indoor sound estimation method, and measure and analyzed reverberation time (RT60), definition (C80, D50) by regulation of each ISO 3382 in age place (classroom, hall, gymnasium). Analysis result and sound factor among could know that d of two sound sources converges in measurement error extent about reverberation time (RT60) of analysis incidental and sound factors and value shows change irregularly about sound factor of D50, C80, pistol sound source judged there is problem. Also, could know that problem is happened in deflection except reverberation time is in deflection analysis with wave that measure each in fixed distance in branch. Finally, when differ size of sound source and measure about change of sound pressure level in case measure sound pressure level giving difference about 10 dB, sound factor could know that there is no different effect.

A study of the estimation for sound property in the classroom (강의실에서의 음향특성 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Chai-Bong
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2007
  • In order to establish the environmental condition of sounds in the classroom, we measured the impulse response in cases of using and not-using PA(Public-Address). By calculating the physical index of acoustics, I examined the differences between the two cases. The degree of improvement in listening with the help of PA has also been studied by testing the voice articulation with the use of the measured impulse response. As a result, I found that the clearness is enhanced by increasing the sound pressure level in the case of short reverberation. However, it was not the case when the reverberation time was long.

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The Application of 1-Dimensional Diffusers in Classroom Acoustics (1차 단순 확산체를 적용한 교실음향설계)

  • Choi, Young-Ji
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.3-11
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the effect of treating 1-dimensional diffusers on the classroom acoustics was investigated to determine if the diffuser are beneficial for performing the preferred acoustical conditions for speech. A 1/10 scale model of a classroom was used to measure the acoustical parameters, T30, $C_{50}$, STI and SNR in that room. The room acoustical conditions were varied by treating diffusers either on the front or side walls of the classroom. When the diffusers were treated on the side walls around the student's areas, a shorter reverberation time at low frequencies was obtained and resulted in performing uniform reverberation times across the frequency bands. The $C_{50}$ values at mid- and high-frequencies were increased by treating the diffusers either on front or side wall surfaces. The highest STI and SNR values were obtained when the diffuser was treated on the front wall around the teacher's areas. It is found that diffusers are beneficial to increase the intelligibility of speech for the rear seats of the rooms.

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Floor Impact Sound Pressure Level Characteristics by the Change of Reverberation Time in Mock-up Test Rooms (수음실 잔향시간 변화에 따른 중량 충격음 레벨 특성 - 실험실 환경을 중심으로 -)

  • Jeong, Jeong Ho;Lee, Byung Kwon;Yeon, Jun Oh;Jeon, Jin Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.339-347
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    • 2014
  • Floor impact sound in high-rise apartment building became one of social problems. A lot of civil complaints on floor impact sound occur continuously and the number of disputes between neighbors in small and aged apartment buildings is increasing. Interests on heavy-weight impact sound pressure level measurement and evaluation method is increased. Previous study reported that heavy-weight impact sound level was changed by the sound field condition of receiving reverberation chamber. In this study, heavy-weight impact sound pressure level change by the receiving sound field condition was measured in standard test facility and mock-up test room. These two experimental conditions were designed to simulate averaged living room of common apartment units. By the change of sound absorption power in receiving room, heavy-weight impact sound pressure level in most of frequency bands were changed in standard test facility and mock-up room. Normalized maximum sound pressure level regulated in ISO 16032 showed wider range of heavy/soft impact sound pressure level. Heavy/soft impact sound pressure level change was became smaller by the application of standardized maximum sound pressure level and ISO/CD 10140-3 Amd 2 method. In the case of standardized maximum sound pressure level, absolute sound pressure level changed. From these results, receiving sound field correction method regulated in ISO/CD 10140-3 Amd 2 is needed for the precision measurement and evaluation of heavy-weight impact sound.

Simulation Software for Instrument Placement on Stage Based on the Acoustic Properties of Concert Halls (연주홀 특성을 적용한 악기 무대 배치 시뮬레이션 소프트웨어 제작)

  • Kim, Wan-Jung;Yoo, Won-Dae;Kim, Keun-Hyung;Lee, Ki-Beom;Yeo, Woon-Seung
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.960-972
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, we present a software for placing instruments on stage based on the acoustic properties of the concert hall. In order to simulate the changes in sound depending on the positions of the instruments, we incorporated the idea of location-based reverberation effect which can be realized through the convolution of instrument sounds with the impulse responses from the respective instrument positions. And we developed a software with a real-time convolution engine which enables the user to conveniently simulate the resulting sound of various instrument placements. The software was tested with the impulse response data measured at two concert halls of the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts and Korean traditional instrument sounds. Results of these experiments show that simulated reverberation effects properly represent the spatial placement of instruments on stage.

Improvement of Field Uniformity in the Reverberation Chamber Using Diffusers Filled with Dielectric Material (유전체로 충진된 확산기를 이용한 전자파 잔향실 내의 전자기장 균일도 향상 연구)

  • Kim Hye-Kwang;Rhee Joong-Geun;Lim Wook-Chae
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.16 no.12 s.103
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    • pp.1222-1228
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    • 2005
  • Analysis on the field uniformity inside of a reverberation chamber was done at 2.45 GHz which is an operating frequency of MWO(Microwave Oven). The Schroeder's Quadratic Residue Diffuser was designed for the chamber, and 3 different types of diffusers have been investigated using the finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) method for the field characteristics of each type. Type 2 and 3 diffusers were filled with dielectric material, and the size of these could be designed smaller than Type 1, without degradation of field characteristic. Type 3 diffuser shows better results among the three types of diffusers in view of increased test region and better field uniformity.

Speech Quality Estimation Algorithm using a Harmonic Modeling of Reverberant Signals (반향 음성 신호의 하모닉 모델링을 이용한 음질 예측 알고리즘)

  • Yang, Jae-Mo;Kang, Hong-Goo
    • Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.919-926
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    • 2013
  • The acoustic signal from a distance sound source in an enclosed space often produces reverberant sound that varies depending on room impulse response. The estimation of the level of reverberation or the quality of the observed signal is important because it provides valuable information on the condition of system operating environment. It is also useful for designing a dereverberation system. This paper proposes a speech quality estimation method based on the harmonicity of received signal, a unique characteristic of voiced speech. At first, we show that the harmonic signal modeling to a reverberant signal is reasonable. Then, the ratio between the harmonically modeled signal and the estimated non-harmonic signal is used as a measure of standard room acoustical parameter, which is related to speech clarity. Experimental results show that the proposed method successfully estimates speech quality when the reverberation time varies from 0.2s to 1.0s. Finally, we confirm the superiority of the proposed method in both background noise and reverberant environments.