• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.863-875
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• 2006

Intensive visibility monitoring was conducted to investigate physical and chemical characteristics of visibility impairment by airborne pollen. Light attenuation coefficients were optically measured by a transmissometer, a nephelometer, and an aethalometer. Elemental, ionic, and carbonaceous species were chemically analyzed on the filters collected by $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ samplers. Aerosol size distribution was analyzed using a cascade impactor during airborne pollen period. Airborne pollen count was calculated using a scanning electron microscope. Airborne pollen was emitted into the atmosphere in springtime and funker degraded visibility through its scattering and absorbing the light. Average light extinction coefficient was measured to be $211{\pm}36Mm^{-1}$ when airborne pollen was not observed. But it increased to $459{\pm}267Mm^{-1}$ during the airborne pollen period due to increase of average $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ mass concentration and relative humidity and airborne pollen count concentration for $PM_{10}$, which were measured to be $46.5{\pm}29.1{\mu}g\;m^{-3},\;97.0{\pm}41.7{\mu}g\;m^{-3},\;54.1{\pm}11.6%$, and $68.2{\pm}89.7m^{-3}$, respectively. Average light extinction efficiencies for $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ were calculated to be $5.9{\pm}0.9$ and $4.5{\pm}0.8m^2 g^{-1}$ during the airborne pollen period. Light extinction efficiency for $PM_{10}$ increased further than that for $PM_{2.5}$. The average light extinction budget by airborne pollen was estimated to be about 24% out of the average measured light extinction coefficient during the airborne pollen period.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1297-1303
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• 2020

In this study, nuclear radiation shielding and rigidity parameters of Y (0.1-x)B0.6Bi1.8O3La2x glassy system were investigated in order to determine it's suitability for use as nuclear radiation shielding materials. Therefore, a group of bismuth borate glass samples with La₂O₃ additive were synthesized using the technique of melt quenching. According to the results, the increase of the La₂O₃ additive increases the density of the glass samples and the mass attenuation coefficient (μ_m) values, whereas the half-value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) values decrease. The effective atomic number (Z_eff) is also enhanced with an increment of both mass removal cross section for neutron (Σ_R) and absorption neutron scattering cross section (σ_abs). In addition to the other parameters, rigidity parameter values were theoretically examined. The increase of La₂O₃ causes some other important magnitudes to increase. These are the average crosslink density, the number of bonds per unit volume, as well as the stretching force constant values of these glass samples. These results are in concordance with the increase of elastic moduli in terms of the Makishima-Mackenzie model. This model showed an increase in the rigidity of the glass samples as a function of La₂O₃.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.216-224
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• 2006

하계 가막만에서 발생하는 빈산소 수괴의 형성과정과 그 특성을 규명하기 위하여 2005년 6월 17일부터 2005년 9월 12일까지 주 간격으로 조사하였다. 표층 수온은 내만에서 만 입구로 갈수록 낮았으나, 저층 수온은 만 입구와 내만보다 만 중앙에서 높게 나타났다. 수괴의 수직적인 성층은 매우 발달하였으며, 수온약층은 수심 3-5m에서 관측되었다. 저층의 빈산소 수괴는 7월초에 내만 안쪽에서 나타났으며, 8월초에는 만 중앙부까지 확산되었다. 수괴의 평균투명도와 광소멸 계수($K_d$)는 각각 4.0m와 0.47로 나타났다. 저층의 영양염과 클로로필 ${\alpha}$ 농도는 표층보다 유의하게 높았으며, 만 입구보다 내만에서 높게 나타났다. 빈산소 수괴의 저층에서 퇴적물의 산소투과 깊이는 지극히 낮았으며, 산소소모율은 빈산소가 소멸된 수괴에서 보다 낮았다. 빈산소 수괴가 발생하는 기간동안 용존 산소 농도는 저층의 영양염 농도와 유의한 역 상관관계를 보였으나, 표층 영양염 농도와는 유의한 관계를 보이지 않았다. 저층에서 산소 감소의 촉진은 퇴적물에서 산소소모율 증가와 저층 부근에서 미생물에 의한 유기물 분해 때문인 것으로 판단되었다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.127-141
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• 1995

득량만의 키조개 어장의 해양 환경을 알아보기 위하여 1994년 7월 12일(대조기)과 19일(소조기)에 걸쳐 득량만의 수형 분포 특성을 조사하였다. 득량만은 관측 기간중에 대조기와 소조기에 따른 빛의 연직감쇠계수(k)가 0.6인 곳을 경계로 하여 3개 해역으로 구분될 수 있었다. 조석 주기에 따른 k가 0.6인 등치선의 변화는 대조기에는 약 10m인 등수심선, 소조기에는 약 5m인 등수심선과 유사하게 분포하였다. 따라서 득량만의 수심 약 5~10m인 해역은 조석 주기에 따라서 수형의 특성이 뚜렷하게 바뀌는 수역이라고 할 수 있다. 즉, 수심 약 5~10m인 만 중앙 해역은 T-S diagram에서 대조기때는 수심이 얕은 해역의 수형군에 가까이 분포하고, 소조기때에는 수심이 깊은 수형군에 가까이 분포하였다. 그리고 성층 정도를 나타내는 변수인 log 하(10)(H/U 상(3))의 값은 수심 5m와 10인 등수심선에서 약 2.1~2.2의 값을 나타내었다. 특히, 본 연구 기간인 1994년 7월 동안은 혹서와 갈수로 인하여 예년치보다도 기온은 약 2$^{\circ}C$이상 높았으며, 강수량은 예년치보다도 훨씬 낮은 음의 값을 나타내었다. 이러한 영향으로 인하여 득량만의 수괴의 밀도는 관측 기간동안 주로 수온에 의해서 결정되고 있었다. 앞으로는 기상 자료 및 득량만에서의 과거 누년자료를 분석하여, 이상(abnormal) 고수온년에 대한 만내의 물리적인 변동, 조류와 해저 지형에 기인한 내부파의 형성이나 연속 관측에 의한 급조등에 관한 연구도 필요하리라 생각된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.282-293
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• 2021

This paper examines gamma-ray shielding properties of SBC-Bx glass system with the chemical composition of 40SiO₂-10B₂O₃-xBaO-(45-x)CaO- yZnO- zMgO (where x = 0, 10, 20, 30, and 35 mol% and y = z = 6 mol%). Mass attenuation coefficient (µ/ρ) which is an essential parameter to study gamma-ray shielding properties was obtained in the photon energy range of 0.015-15 MeV using PHITS Monte Carlo code for the proposed glasses. The obtained results were compared with those calculated by WinXCOM program. Both the values of PHITS code and WinXCOM program were observed in very good agreement. The (µ/ρ values were then used to derive mean free path (MFP), electron density (N_eff), effective atomic number (Z_eff), and half value layer (HVL) for all the glasses involved. Additionally, G-P method was employed to estimate exposure buildup factor (EBF) for each glass in the energy range of 0.015-15 MeV up to penetration depths of 40 mfp. The results reveal that gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of the SBC-Bx glasses evolves with increasing BaO content in the glass sample. Such that SBC-B35 glass has superior shielding capacity against gamma-rays among the studied glasses. Gamma-ray shielding properties of SBC-B35 glass were compared with different conventional shielding materials, commercial glasses, and newly developed HMO glasse. Therefore, the investigated glasses have potential uses in gamma shielding applications.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1377-1384
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• 2018

Accurate measurement of the absorbed dose and the effective dose is required in dental panoramic radiography involving relatively low energy with a rotational X-ray tube system using long exposures. To determine the effectiveness of measuring the irradiation by using passive dosimetry, we compared the entrance skin doses by using a radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter (RPL) and an optically stimulated luminescence detector (OSL) in a phantom model consisting of nine and 31 transverse sections. The parameters of the panoramic device were set to 80 kV, 4 mA, and 12 s in the standard program mode. The X-ray spectrum was applied in the same manner as the panoramic dose by using the SpekCalc Software. The results indicated a mass attenuation coefficient of $0.008226cm^2/g$, and an effective energy of 34 keV. The equivalent dose between the RPL and the OSL was calculated based on a product of the absorbed doses. The density of the aluminum attenuators was $2.699g/cm^3$. During the panoramic examination, tissue absorption doses with regard to the RPL were a surface dose of $75.33{\mu}Gy$ and a depth dose of $71.77{\mu}Gy$, those with regard to the OSL were surface dose of $9.2{\mu}Gy$ a depth dose of $70.39{\mu}Gy$ and a mean dose of $74.79{\mu}Gy$. The effective dose based on the International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 103 tissue weighting factor for the RPL were $0.742{\mu}Sv$, $8.9{\mu}Sv$, $2.96{\mu}Sv$ and those for the OSL were $0.754{\mu}Sv$, $9.05{\mu}Sv$, and $3.018{\mu}Sv$ in the parotid and sublingual glands, orbit, and thyroid gland, respectively. The RPL was more effective than the OSL for measuring the absorbed radiation dose in low-energy systems with a rotational X-ray tube.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.4130-4136
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• 2021

By polymerization of gadolinium methacrylate (Gd (MAA)₃), lead methacrylate (Pb(MAA)₂) and methyl methacrylate (MMA), Gd and Pb were chemically bonded into polymers. The X-ray shielding performance was evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation method, and the results showed that the more metal functional organic monomer, the better the shielding performance of terpolymers. When the X-ray energy is 65 keV, Gd (MAA)₃-containing polymers have better shielding performance than Pb(MAA)₂-containing polymers. Gd could compensate for the weak absorption region of Pb. Therefore, polymers containing both Gd and Pb enhanced shielding efficiency against X-ray in various low-energy ranges. For obtaining terpolymers with uniform monomer compositions, the relationship between the monomer composition of the terpolymers and the conversion level was optimized by calculating the reactivity ratios. The value of reactivity ratios of r (Gd (MAA)₃/Pb(MAA)₂), r (Pb(MAA)₂/Gd (MAA)₃), r (Gd (MAA)₃/MMA), r (MMA/Gd (MAA)₃), r (Pb(MAA)₂/MMA) and r (MMA/Pb(MAA)₂) was 0.483, 0.004, 0.338, 2.508, 0.255, 0.029. The terpolymers with uniform monomer composition could be obtained by controlling the monomer compositions or conversion levels. The results can provide new radiation protection materials and contribute to the improvement in nuclear safety.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.184-196
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• 2023

Background: Radiation protection is crucial in various fields due to the harmful effects of radiation. Shielding is used to reduce radiation exposure, but gamma radiation poses challenges due to its high energy and penetration capabilities. Materials and Methods: This work investigates the radiation shielding properties of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) samples containing different weight fraction of tungsten carbide (WC), tungsten trioxide (WO₃), and tungsten disulfide (WS₂). Parameters such as the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), half-value layer (HVL), mean free path (MFP), effective atomic number (Z_eff), and macroscopic effective removal cross-section for fast neutrons (Σ_R) were calculated using the Phy-X/PSD software. EpiXS simulations were conducted for MAC validation. Results and Discussion: Increasing the weight fraction of the additives resulted in higher MAC values, indicating improved radiation shielding. PVDF-xWC showed the highest percentage increase in MAC values. MFP results indicated that PVDF-0.20WC has the lowest values, suggesting superior shielding properties compared to PVDF-0.20WO₃ and PVDF-0.20WS₂. PVDF-0.20WC also exhibited the highest Z_eff values, while PVDF-0.20WS₂ showed a slightly higher increase in Z_eff at energies of 0.662 and 1.333 MeV. PVDF-0.20WC has demonstrated the highest Σ_R value, indicating effective shielding against fast neutrons, while PVDF-0.20WS₂ had the lowest Σ_R value. The Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport version 5 (MCNP5) simulations showed that PVDF-xWC attenuates gamma radiation more than pure PVDF, significantly decreasing the dose equivalent rate. Conclusion: Overall, this research provides insights into the radiation shielding properties of PVDF mixtures, with PVDF-xWC showing the most promising results.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.4050-4055
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• 2024

This research intends to utilize melt-quenching technique in order to examine the radiation shielding capability of 10 % Mo, 10 % Na2O, 20 % PbO, and 60 % B₂O₃ glass system, with varying CaO, TiO₂, CuO, Fe₂O₃ or Mo. XCOM and MCNP simulations were utilized to analyze the radiation shielding properties of the fabricated glasses. The results revealed CuO having the superior MAC of 49.91 cm²/g, then Fe₂O₃ with 49.24 cm²/g, followed by CaO with 49.10 cm²/g, and TiO₂ with 48.49 cm²/g as the least. CuO and Fe₂O₃ were confirmed to have least HVL compared to CaO and TiO₂. The value of the lead equivalent thickness showed fluctuation against the gamma energy, where it raisess within the photoelectric region and falls after the photoelectric region. The data reveal that, the lead equivalent thickness at 0.1 MeV were 7.88 cm, 7.86 cm, 7.81 cm and 7.80 cm for TiO₂, Fe₂O₃, CaO, and CuO in the same order, respectively. The transmission factor (TF) raises as the gamma energy raises, having TiO₂ as the highest with 76.068 %, while the radiation protection efficiency dropped as the energy raises.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.25-40
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• 2004

밀장전한 암반발파공에서 화약폭발로 전파되는 초음속 충격파는 암반중에 전파되면서 차자로 저음속 충격파, 소성파, 탄성파로 변화된다. 이 연구는 발파압력파의 최대압력 도달시간 산정에 중점을 두었고 연계된 논문 I (the companion paper)에서는 최대 발파업력 산정에 중점을 두었다. 이 연구에서 최대압력 도달시간을 화약밀도, 단열지수, 폭광파속도, 감쇠지수, 동적항복강도, 소성파속도, 암반밀도, 탄성파속도, Hugoniot 상수의 함수식으로 유도하였다 최대합력 도달시간에 대한 매개변수분석 결과 암반특성치가 화약특성치보다 더 크게 영향을 미쳤다. 최대압력 도달시간의 확률분포는 화약과 암반 특성치의 확률분포로부터 Rosenblueth 확률모델로 조합하여 산출되었다. 화약과 암반특성의 불확정성이 발파진동의 불확정성에 미치는 영향을 수치해석으로 분석하였다. 불확정성 분석결괴 화약특성보다 암반특성의 불확정성이 발파진동에 더 크게 영향을 미쳤다. 수치해석 분석결괴 최대 발파양력과 최대양력 도달시간의 바인 하중재하율이 발파진동에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 화약특성보다 암반특성이 하중재하율에 더 크게 영향을 미쳤다.