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Could There Be a Unified Spectral Model for Black Holes and Neutron Stars?

  • Bhattacharjee, Ayan;Chakrabarti, Sandip K.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.64.1-64.1
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    • 2021
  • Accretion flows around black holes and neutron stars emit high energy radiation with varying spectral and timing properties. Observed timing variations, both short and long-term, point to the existence of a mechanism, dictated by the flow dynamics, and not by the stellar surface or magnetic fields, that is common in both. Spectral energy distributions of multiple sources indicate that the Comptonization process, the dominant mechanism for changing states in X-ray, takes place inside the flow that has similar physical properties in both the objects. In a series of observational and numerical studies, we enquire about the following: 1. Is there a steady state configuration for accreting matter around black holes that can explain spectral and timing properties? 2. Could a similar formalism explain spectral and timing properties of accretion around neutron stars? 3. Could there be a generalized flow configuration for accreting matter around such compact objects? Furthermore, we show that a unified spectral model can be constructed based on the generalized flow configuration, common to black holes and neutron stars.

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A Study on the Characteristics of the Repairs for the Conservation of the Historic Architectures in 1910~1916 - Focused on the Relations with the Activities of the Societies for Historical Property Conservations - (일제강점기 초기 역사적 건조물 보존수리의 특징에 관한 연구 - 고적보존회 활동과의 관련성을 중심으로 -)

  • Seo, Dongchun
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2018
  • The society for conservation of local historical properties in Korea originated in Japan. It was transplanted by Joseon Governor-General to represent their positions in the field of the conservations of the cultural properties. Also the society for conservation of local historic properties represented the positions of the provincial government office because the representatives of that societies were the chief of local government offices. At that time, the fundamental concept of the historical property conservations was not settled, so they accomplished the conservation activities as the necessary way for themselves.They often made a proposal about repairs for conservation of historical building and suggested a application for the national budget. And they contributed to carry out the repair works of the historical properties in the early Japanese colonial period. But they was usually used to invigorate the tourism and to publicize the regional characteristics through the historical properties. Although the societies were privately-managed as a matter of form, they were governmentally-managed as a matter of fact. It was the limits of the societies for conservation of local historical properties at that time.

THE EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE ON GRAIN STRUCTURES AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Pd(Pt/Co/Pt) MODULATED MULTILAYERS

  • Xiao, Ying;Xu, Jun-Hao;Wittborn, Jesper;Yu, Seong-Cho;Rao, K.V.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.716-719
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    • 1995
  • Pd/(Pt/Co/Pt) modulated multilayer films have been deposited on various substrates with Pd/Pt buffer layers. Films grown at different temperatures have very distinct magnetic properties and surface microstructures. Atomic force(AFM) and scanning tunneling (STM) microscopies studies of these films reveal that films deposited at room temperature have small grain structures with an average grain size of about $140\;{\AA}$. However, much larger grains of about $1200\;{\AA}$ in size are observed in the films grown on buffer layers which were deposited at $500^{\circ}C$. These large grains are found to actually consist of smaller grains of about $170{\AA}$ in diameter. SQUID magnetic and Kerr hysteresis loop measurements indicate that multilayer films with large grains exhibit high magnetic coercivities of around 5 kOe. A subgrain growth model is proposed to understand the observed grain structures in the multilayers.

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A Study on the Expression Method of Immateriality in Contemporary Architectural Space - Kengo Kuma and Herzog & De meuron - (현대건축공간에 나타나는 비물성 표현방식에 관한 연구 - 쿠마겐코와 헤르조그&드뮤론을 중심으로 -)

  • Yoo, Jong-Ho;Lee, Jung-Wook
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.3-13
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    • 2014
  • After The Industrial Revolution in 18th century, constructions were done with universal material (concrete) in everywhere instead of using materials that are produced in each country because of development of industry material and transportation. This change caused the buildings to become trite with no local characteristics. Hereupon, the study intends to understand the essence of matter and restore various construction methods of each matter with the topic of 'Immateriality'. Immateriality is the revealed concept based on Materiality. Consequently the process and characteristics of immateriality shown on the works of Kuma Kengo and Herzog & de Meuron, three kinds of features can be found of immateriality expression mode. They are as in the following. First, there is a mode of transforming the shape and properties in physical or psychological way by observer. Second, there is a mode of conflating the shape and properties in physical or psychological way by observer. Third, there is a mode of mixing the shape and properties in physical or psychological way by observer.

Potential Application of Environmental Tracer in Hydrogeochemistry Using Sorption Properties (환경 추적자의 흡착 특성을 이용한 수리지화학적 활용 가능성 고찰)

  • Choung, Sungwook;Chang, Seeun;Kim, Minkyung;Kim, Sungpyo;Um, Wooyong
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2012
  • This study provided sorption properties of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and elucidated potential application of CFC sorption data in hydrogeochemistry. Prior sorption studies were reviewed for hydrophobic organic compounds similar to the CFCs, because there were only few CFC sorption studies. The CFCs are regarded as relatively conservative chemicals in groundwater environments based on their moderate hydrophobicity. However, thermally altered carbonaceous matter (TACM) can significantly increase sorption capacity and nonlinearity for hydrophobic organic compounds such as CFCs, compared to general soil organic matter. CFC sorption behavior are close to the sorption for reviewed organic chemicals. Therefore, the CFC sorption data can be used for determining hydrogeochemical properties and predicting transport of organic contaminants in TACM-containing aquifer environments.

Assessing Organic Matter and Organic Carbon Contents in Soils of Created Mitigation Wetlands in Virginia

  • Ahn, Changwoo;Jones, Stacy
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.151-156
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    • 2013
  • Several soil properties were studied from three young created mitigation wetlands (<10 years old), which were hydrologically comparable in the Piedmont region of Virginia. The properties included soil organic matter (SOM), soil organic carbon (SOC), pH, gravimetric soil moisture, and bulk density ($D_b$). No significant differences were found in the soil properties between the wetlands, except SOM and SOC. SOM and SOC indicated a slight increase with wetland age; the increase was more evident with SOC. Only about a half of SOC variability found in the wetlands was explained by SOM ($R^2$ = 0.499, p < 0.05). The majority of the ratios of SOM to SOC for these silt-loam soils ranged from 2.0 to 3.5, which was higher than the 1.724 Van Bemmelen factor, commonly applied for the conversion of SOM into SOC in estimating the carbon storage or accumulation capacity of wetlands. The results may caution the use of the conversion factor, which may lead to an overestimation of carbon sequestration potentials of newly created wetlands. SOC, but not SOM, was also correlated to $D_b$, which indicates soil compaction typical of most created wetlands that might limit vegetation growth and biomass production, eventually affecting carbon accumulation in the created wetlands.

Water Addition Ratio Affected Texture Properties of Cooked Rice (취반 가수율에 따른 품종별 쌀밥의 텍스쳐 특성)

  • 이수정
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.810-816
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    • 1996
  • This study was conducted to measure the hydration characteristics at $20^{\circ}C$ and investigated the effect of water to rice ratio(v/w) on the texture properties of cooked rice of ten different varieties based on maturity. Water absorptions during soaking were completed between 30min and 35min at $20^{\circ}C$. The ranges of equilibrium moisture content were between 0.3247g $H_2O/g$ dry matter and 0.3577g H201g dry matter. During the cooking process, the water content of cooked rice increased 6~7% with increased the ratio of water to rice from 1.4 to 1.6(v/w). The hardness(H) of cooked rice decreased, while the stickiness(-H) and -H/H ratio increased with increased ratio of water to rice.

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The Soil Properties and Microbial Numbers of soil Samples Collected from Polluted and Unpolluted Areas in Korea (오염지역과 비오염지역의 토양의 특성과 토양 미생물의 분포)

  • 심재욱;이민순;이상선;이태수;이민웅
    • Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 1998
  • A total of 112 soil samples collected from polluted and unpolluted areas in Korea were investigated for physical properities (such as soil moisture, organic matter and soil pH) and biological properties (such as microbial numbers). The results of organic matter and soil pH showed a great variation(p=0.01) in the four areas, whereas soil moisture and organic matter were similar among three plant vegetations. There was a significant relationship(p=0.01 or 0.05) between soil pH and microbial number These results imply some variations in soil environment and may lead to unfavorable changes of plant vegetation in soil. Presumably, the above results appear to be resulted from soil acidification caused by an acidic rain.

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Wear Particulate Matters and Physical Properties of Silica filled ENR/BR Tread Compounds according to the BR Contents

  • Ryu, Gyeongchan;Kim, Donghyuk;Song, Sanghoon;Lee, Hyun Hee;Ha, Jin Uk;Kim, Wonho
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.56 no.4
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    • pp.243-249
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    • 2021
  • The demand for truck bus radial (TBR) tires with enhanced fuel efficiency and wear resistance have grown in recent years. In addition, as the issue of particulate matter and air pollution increases, efforts are being made to reduce the generation of particulate matter. In this study, we investigated the effect of varying the content of butadiene rubber (BR) on the properties of the rubber compounds and the amount of particulate matter in the TBR tire tread compound. Furthermore, we utilized carbon black in the NR/BR blend compounds owing to its excellent compatibility, and we used silica in the ENR-25/BR blend compounds because it can interact chemically with epoxide groups. The NR/BR blend compounds and the ENR-25/BR blend compounds were evaluated by varying their BR content between 20 phr and 30 phr. The results showed that the ENR-25/BR blend compounds had superior wear resistance than the NR/BR blend compounds. This was caused by the interaction between silica and ENR. In addition, it was confirmed that the increased wear resistance as the BR content increased. Furthermore, compared to the NR/BR blend compounds, ENR-25/BR blend compounds exhibited a lower tan 𝛿 value at 60℃ because silica was used as filler. This indicates a higher fuel efficiency. The measurement results for wear particulate matter showed that as increasing the BR content resulted in generation of less wear particulate matter. This was caused by the increased wear resistance. Moreover, the ENR-25/BR blend compounds with excellent filler-rubber interaction exhibited lower quantities of generated wear particulate matters as compared to the NR/BR blend compounds.

Distribution Characteristics of Organic Matter and Heavy Metal of Sediment in Daecheon Port (대천항 퇴적물의 유기물 및 중금속 분포 특성)

  • Shin, Woo-Seok;Lim, Ji-Yoon;Yoon, Young-Gwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water Science and Technology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.43-51
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    • 2018
  • In order to systematically and scientifically manage the organic and heavy metals against sediment at Daecheon Port, this study conducted particle composition, organic materials and heavy metals irradiation studies of sediments. Analysis of the grain size composition of sediments in the target study area showed the distribution characteristics of the mix of sand, silt and clay. That is, Station C (Stn. C) showed superior by fine-grained sediment, Station A and B (Stn. A and B) showed superior by coarse-grained sediment. The organic matter(COD, TOC, and IL) of Stn. C was appeared to be heavily polluted more than Stn. A and B. These data for the spatial properties in sediment showed that organic matter was related positively to the sediment silt-clay content. Also, in the case of heavy metals contamination in surface sediments, Stn. C was higher than Stn. A and B. Particularly, at the Stn. C, high organic matter concentration and C/N ratio value( >10) indicated that the sediment was composed highly of land-derived organic matter. From these results, it considered that the correlation analysis among to silt-clay, organic matter and heavy metal was found to have a good interrelationship.