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An Application of Hilbert-Huang Transform on the Non-Stationary Astronomical Time Series: The Superorbital Modulation of SMC X-1

  • Hu, Chin-Ping;Chou, Yi;Wu, Ming-Chya;Yang, Ting-Chang;Su, Yi-Hao
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.79-82
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    • 2013
  • We present the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) analysis on the quasi-periodic modulation of SMC X-1. SMC X-1, consisting of a neutron star and a massive companion, exhibits superorbital modulation with a period varying between ~40 d and ~65 d. We applied the HHT on the light curve observed by the All-Sky Monitor onboard Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) to obtain the instantaneous frequency of the superorbital modulation of SMC X-1. The resultant Hilbert spectrum is consistent with the dynamic power spectrum while it shows more detailed information in both the time and frequency domains. According to the instantaneous frequency, we found a correlation between the superorbital period and the modulation amplitude. Combining the spectral observation made by the Proportional Counter Array onboard RXTE and the superorbital phase derived in the HHT, we performed a superorbital phase-resolved spectral analysis of SMC X-1. An analysis of the spectral parameters versus the orbital phase for different superorbital states revealed that the diversity of $n_H$ has an orbital dependence. Furthermore, we obtained the variation in the eclipse profiles by folding the All Sky Monitor light curve with orbital period for different superorbital states. A dip feature, similar to the pre-eclipse dip of Her X-1, can be observed only in the superorbital ascending and descending states, while the width is anti-correlated with the X-ray flux.

Development of Remote Control System for KNUO 16 (공주대학교 천문대 16인치 반사망원경의 원격 제어 시스템 구축)

  • Kim, Chil-Young;Chung, Jung-In;Kim, Jong-Hun;Kim, Hyouk;Jang, Bi-Ho;Kim, Hee-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.456-466
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    • 2003
  • We developed a remote control system for the 16" reflecting telescope at KNUO (Kongiu National University Observatory). This system is a close loop system. The electronic control part used TCS-196 of the Korea Astronomy Observatory, the mechanical part was developed directly in this research. The pointing accuracy of this system was ${\pm}$50" in the hour angle direction, ${\pm}$40" in the declination direction after mount modeling. The tracking accuracy was about 1"/min. This pilot test result means that this system is suitable for research or education of astronomical fields.

CCD Photometry of the Asteroid 55 Pandora (소행성 55 Pandoro의 CCD 측광 연구)

  • Kwon, Sun-Gill;Kim, Seung-Lee;Lee, Ho;Jeon, Young-Beom;Park, Hong-Suh
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.491-496
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    • 2007
  • We performed R band time-series CCD photometric observations of the 55 Pandora for 2 nights using the 0.6 m telescope equipped with 2K CCD camera at SOAO (Sobaeksan Optical Astronomical Observatory). From the observation we determined its rotation period $P=0.^d2007=4.^h8168$, and maximum amplitude $0.281\;{\pm}\;0.001$. We also derived the pole position ${\lambda}_p(^o)=342$, ${\beta}_p(^o)=64$, and the shape parameter a/b = 1.27, b/c = 1.31 by applying Amplitude-Magnitude method.

Turbulent-image Restoration Based on a Compound Multibranch Feature Fusion Network

  • Banglian Xu;Yao Fang;Leihong Zhang;Dawei Zhang;Lulu Zheng
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.237-247
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    • 2023
  • In middle- and long-distance imaging systems, due to the atmospheric turbulence caused by temperature, wind speed, humidity, and so on, light waves propagating in the air are distorted, resulting in image-quality degradation such as geometric deformation and fuzziness. In remote sensing, astronomical observation, and traffic monitoring, image information loss due to degradation causes huge losses, so effective restoration of degraded images is very important. To restore images degraded by atmospheric turbulence, an image-restoration method based on improved compound multibranch feature fusion (CMFNetPro) was proposed. Based on the CMFNet network, an efficient channel-attention mechanism was used to replace the channel-attention mechanism to improve image quality and network efficiency. In the experiment, two-dimensional random distortion vector fields were used to construct two turbulent datasets with different degrees of distortion, based on the Google Landmarks Dataset v2 dataset. The experimental results showed that compared to the CMFNet, DeblurGAN-v2, and MIMO-UNet models, the proposed CMFNetPro network achieves better performance in both quality and training cost of turbulent-image restoration. In the mixed training, CMFNetPro was 1.2391 dB (weak turbulence), 0.8602 dB (strong turbulence) respectively higher in terms of peak signal-to-noise ratio and 0.0015 (weak turbulence), 0.0136 (strong turbulence) respectively higher in terms of structure similarity compared to CMFNet. CMFNetPro was 14.4 hours faster compared to the CMFNet. This provides a feasible scheme for turbulent-image restoration based on deep learning.

IMAGING SIMULATIONS FOR THE KOREAN VLBI NETWORK(KVN) (한국우주전파관측망(KVN)의 영상모의실험)

  • Jung, Tae-Hyun;Rhee, Myung-Hyun;Roh, Duk-Gyoo;Kim, Hyun-Goo;Sohn, Bong-Won
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2005
  • The Korean VLBI Network (KVN) will open a new field of research in astronomy, geodesy and earth science using the newest three Elm radio telescopes. This will expand our ability to look at the Universe in the millimeter regime. Imaging capability of radio interferometry is highly dependent upon the antenna configuration, source size, declination and the shape of target. In this paper, imaging simulations are carried out with the KVN system configuration. Five test images were used which were a point source, multi-point sources, a uniform sphere with two different sizes compared to the synthesis beam of the KVN and a Very Large Array (VLA) image of Cygnus A. The declination for the full time simulation was set as +60 degrees and the observation time range was -6 to +6 hours around transit. Simulations have been done at 22GHz, one of the KVN observation frequency. All these simulations and data reductions have been run with the Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS) software package. As the KVN array has a resolution of about 6 mas (milli arcsecond) at 220Hz, in case of model source being approximately the beam size or smaller, the ratio of peak intensity over RMS shows about 10000:1 and 5000:1. The other case in which model source is larger than the beam size, this ratio shows very low range of about 115:1 and 34:1. This is due to the lack of short baselines and the small number of antenna. We compare the coordinates of the model images with those of the cleaned images. The result shows mostly perfect correspondence except in the case of the 12mas uniform sphere. Therefore, the main astronomical targets for the KVN will be the compact sources and the KVN will have an excellent performance in the astrometry for these sources.

HYPER SUPRIME-CAMERA SURVEY OF THE AKARI NEP WIDE FIELD

  • Goto, Tomotsugu;Toba, Yoshiki;Utsumi, Yousuke;Oi, Nagisa;Takagi, Toshinobu;Malkan, Matt;Ohayma, Youichi;Murata, Kazumi;Price, Paul;Karouzos, Marios;Matsuhara, Hideo;Nakagawa, Takao;Wada, Takehiko;Serjeant, Steve;Burgarella, Denis;Buat, Veronique;Takada, Masahiro;Miyazaki, Satoshi;Oguri, Masamune;Miyaji, Takamitsu;Oyabu, Shinki;White, Glenn;Takeuchi, Tsutomu;Inami, Hanae;Perason, Chris;Malek, Katarzyna;Marchetti, Lucia;Lee, HyungMoK;Im, Myung;Kim, Seong Jin;Koptelova, Ekaterina;Chao, Dani;Wu, Yi-Han;AKARI NEP Survey team;AKARIAll Sky Survey Team
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.225-230
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    • 2017
  • The extragalactic background suggests half the energy generated by stars was reprocessed into the infrared (IR) by dust. At z~1.3, 90% of star formation is obscured by dust. To fully understand the cosmic star formation history, it is critical to investigate infrared emission. AKARI has made deep mid-IR observation using its continuous 9-band filters in the NEP field ($5.4deg^2$), using ~10% of the entire pointed observations available throughout its lifetime. However, there remain 11,000 AKARI infrared sources undetected with the previous CFHT/Megacam imaging (r ~25.9ABmag). Redshift and IR luminosity of these sources are unknown. These sources may contribute significantly to the cosmic star-formation rate density (CSFRD). For example, if they all lie at 1< z <2, the CSFRD will be twice as high at the epoch. We are carrying out deep imaging of the NEP field in 5 broad bands (g, r, i, z, and y) using Hyper Suprime-Camera (HSC), which has 1.5 deg field of view in diameter on Subaru 8m telescope. This will provide photometric redshift information, and thereby IR luminosity for the previously-undetected 11,000 faint AKARI IR sources. Combined with AKARI's mid-IR AGN/SF diagnosis, and accurate midIR luminosity measurement, this will allow a complete census of cosmic star-formation/AGN accretion history obscured by dust.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR CONDITIONS FOR INFRARED OBSERVATIONS AT KOREAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES (국내 천문대 상공의 수증기량 조건과 적외선 관측)

  • Lee, Sung-Ho;Baek, Jeong-Ho;Moon, Bong-Kon;Jin, Ho;Cho, Jung-Ho;Cha, Sang-Mok;Cho, Seoung-Hyun;Park, Yung-Sik;Yuk, In-Soo;Nam, Uk-Won;Pak, Soo-Jong
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.339-348
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    • 2007
  • KASINICS (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute Near Infrared Camera System) is equipped with a InSb array which can observe $1-5\;{\mu}m$ bands in near-infrared. The absorption and emission by telluric water vapor becomes serious in the bands longer than $3\;{\mu}m$. We measured PWV (precipitable Water Vapor) levels above Bohyusan Optical Astronomy Observatory and Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory from July 2006 to August 2007 using the GPS PWV measurement system of KASI. We found that monthly averaged PWVs are lower than the prediction using dew-point temperature and as low as above Kitt Peak from September to February.

A Study on the theory of cosmos in ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong(黃帝內經)${\lrcorner}$ ("황제내경(黃帝內經)"의 우주론(宇宙論)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) - "황제내경(黃帝內經)"에 나타난 우주본체론(宇宙本體論)과 천체구조론(天體構造論)에 관한 연구-)

  • Kim, Shin-Hyung;Jang, Woo-Chang;Jeong, Chang-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.184-197
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    • 2006
  • ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ described Tae Hue(太虛) cosmos which consist of the Great Gi(大氣) produce ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ which affected by the theory of activity of Gi(氣化說) in the Han period represent that Tae Hue is spring head of Gi(氣), concurrently said the Time and the Space were established by operating of Gi(氣). As of the Theories of heavenly structure, ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ was write in long perod, so it include three branch theory. ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ contained the Hypothesis of Covering Heaven(蓋天說), the Hypothesis of Armillary Sphere(渾天說) and the Hypothesis of Chaosheavens(宣夜說) in the Han perod. The Hypothesis of Covering Heaven(蓋天說) means that the sky is round and the ground falls Square(天圓地方). ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ involve the Hypothesis of Covering Heaven by the fact that it divide heaven and earth by top and bottom. The Hypothesis of Armillary Sphere(蓋天說) is not directly appeared in ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$. But ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ include the Hypothesis of Armillary Sphere by the astronomical observation and understand the universe with interior-exterior viewpoint. ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ describe the circulation of the universe (周天度數) at 365 1/4 terms, the length of daytime and night of the vernal equinox and the autumnal equinox is same and use the The Twenty Eight Constellations by the ecliptic(黃道). It prove that ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ observes the celestial body according to the Hypothesis of Armillary Sphere. The Hypothesis of Chaosheavens(宣夜說) appears most is the theory which lately. ${\ulcorner}$Hwangje-Naegyeong${\lrcorner}$ describe Tae Hue(太虛) infinite outer space and the earth is floating by Gi(氣). This with the Hypothesis of Chaosheavens is similar from like this point.

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Characteristics of Tidal Flow Simulation of Real Tide in West-South Coastal Waters of Korea (실조석에 의한 한국 서남해 연안역에서 해수유동의 재현특성)

  • Jeong, Seung-Myong;Park, Il-Heum
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.531-541
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    • 2020
  • In this study, a computed tide of a real tide was introduced to improve the numerical solutions for tides and tidal flow simulations. The real tide was defined considering the nodal modulation amplitude, phase correction factor, astronomical argument, and tidal harmonic constants of all the constituents. The numerical simulation was performed using the real tide parameters for the west-south coastal waters of Korea, where the observation data for tides, tidal currents, waves, and winds over two seasons exist. The tidal flow simulation of the real tide was simulated successfully. The correlation coefficient between the observed and calculated values was 1.0, which indicated both accurate amplitude and phase. The U- and V-components of the tidal current obtained for the real tide had average valid correlations of 0.83 and 0.936, respectively. The speed error for the residual current was 0.006 m/s on the average, which indicated an insignificant difference, and the directional behavior of the residual current was very similar. In addition, the velocity error was attributed to various weather effects, such as high waves and wind storms. Therefore, this model is expected to improve current solutions provided that weathering forces, such as waves and winds, are considered.

Analysis of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Questions and Lesson Plans in Planning Science Class Utilizing Smart Technology (스마트 테크놀로지 활용 과학 수업 계획 시 발생하는 초등 예비교사의 질문과 수업과정안 분석)

  • Na, Jiyeon
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.162-174
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the types of questions raised by pre-service elementary teachers when planning a science class utilizing smart technology and the characteristics of their lesson plans. For this purpose, lesson plans and questions written by the 96 pre-service teachers were collected. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: (1) Pre-service teachers used simulation apps, information offering apps, clicker evaluation apps, astronomical observation apps. Simulation apps and clicker evaluation apps were used the most in the introduction stage of the class, simulation apps in the development stage, and clicker evaluation apps in the finishing stage. (2) In the lesson plans, the activities that elementary school students use smart technology showed more than those used by teachers, and its characteristics were more prominent in the development stage of the class. (3) As for the content type of smart technology, experience type was the highest, followed by tool type and resource type. In comparison, there were relatively few interaction support types and learning opportunity extensions. (4) There were many cases in which pre-service teachers replaced elementary school students with virtual experiences using experience type instead of providing opportunities to experiment or experience directly. (5) Pre-service teachers asked various questions while planning science class utilizing smart technology, and a total of 25 question types appeared in 7 categories.