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EXCITED-STATE INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON TRANSFER IN DICOUMAROL, A $CH_2$-BRIDGED DIMER OF 4-HYDROXYCOUMARIN

  • Cho, Dae-Won
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 1995
  • The steady-state emission spectra of dicoumarol (DC) in ethanol and EPA have been examined at various temperatures (77-298 K). At room temperature, a fluorescence spectrum of DC in ethanol shows a emission maximum at 350 nm. In EPA a Stokes-shifted emission band appears around 470 nm in addition to the 350 nm emission, and its intensity is enhanced as temperature decreases. This emission is attributed to a zwitterionic tautomer of DC formed by a single excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) along the internal hydrogen-bonding. The fluorescence lifetimes have been measured at 350 and 450 nm as a function of temperature. The fluorescence decay at 350 nm is single exponential at any temperature, whereas the one at 450 nm becomes biexponential at temperatures below 250 K. These results are discussed in terms of a conformational change followed by the ESIPT. The activation energy barrier for the conformational change has been determined to be 3.7 $\pm$ 0.2 kJ/mole.

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Reactive Ion Scattering Study of Ice Surfaces. Proton Transfer and H/D Exchange Reactions

  • Mun, Ui-Seong;Kim, Su-Yeon;Gang, Heon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.08a
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    • pp.64-64
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    • 2010
  • Ice film surfaces were examined by using the reactive ion scattering (RIS) of low energy (<35 eV) cesium ion beams. Neutral molecules (X) on the surface were detected in the form of cesium-molecule ion clusters (CsX+). Ionic species on the surface were desorbed from the surface via a low energy sputtering (LES) process below the threshold energy of secondary ion emission. The RIS and LES methods allowed us to study the H/D exchange reactions between H2O and D2O molecules on the surface and the associated proton transfer mechanisms. Specifically, H/D exchange kinetics was examined for D2O ice films (~10 BL) covered with a small amount of H2O (<0.5 BL), in the presence or absence of HCl adsorbates which provided excess protons on the surface.

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Preparation of Proton Conducting Anhydrous Membranes Using Poly(vinyl chloride) Comb-like Copolymer (Poly(vinyl chloride) 빗살형 공중합체를 이용한 무가습 수소이온 전도성 전해질막의 제조)

  • Kim, Jong-Hak;Koh, Joo-Hwan;Seo, Jin-Ah;Ahn, Sung-Hoon;Zeng, Xiaolei
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.89-95
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    • 2009
  • A comb-like copolymer consisting of a poly(vinyl chloride) backbone and poly(hydroxy ethyl acrylate) side chains, i.e. PVC-g-PHEA, was synthesized through atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). This comb-like copolymer was crosslinked with 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid (IDA) via the esterification of the -OH groups of PHEA in the graft copolymer and the -COOH groups of IDA. Upon doping with phosphoric acid (PA, $H_3PO_4$) to form imidazole-PA complexes, the proton conductivity of the membranes continuously increased with increasing PA content. A maximum proton conductivity of 0.011 S/cm was achieved at $100^{\circ}C$ under anhydrous conditions. The PVC-g-PHEA/IDA/PA complex membranes exhibited good mechanical properties, i.e. 575 MPa of Young's modulus, as determined by a universal testing machine (UTM). Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the membranes were thermally stable up to $200^{\circ}C$.

Radiography with Low Energy Protons Generated from Ultraintense Laser-plasma Interactions

  • Choi, Chang-Il;Lee, Dong-Hoon;Kang, Byoung-Hwi;Kim, Yong-Kyun;Choi, Il-Woo;Sung, Jae-Hee;Kim, Chul-Min;Kim, I-Jong;Yu, Tae-Jun;Lee, Seong-Ku;Pae, Ki-Hong;Hafz, Nasr;Jeong, Tae-Moon;Ko, Do-Kyeong;Lee, Jong-Min
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.28-32
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    • 2009
  • In order to obtain high quality images of thin objects, we performed an experiment of proton radiography by using low energy protons generated from the interaction of an ultrashort ultraintense laser with solid targets. The protons were produced from a thin polyimide target irradiated by the laser pulse, and their maximum energy was estimated at up to 1.8 MeV. A CR-39 nuclear track detector was used as a proton radiography screen. The proton images were obtained by using an optical microscope and the spatial resolution was evaluated by a Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). We have achieved about $10\;{\mu}m$ spatial resolution of images. The obtained spatial resolution shows about $4{\sim}5$ times better value than the conventional X-ray radiography for inspection or non-destructive test (NDT) purpose.

A Design of Solar Proton Telescope for Next Generation Small Satellite

  • Sohn, Jongdae;Oh, Suyeon;Yi, Yu;Min, Kyoung-Wook;Lee, Dae-Young;Seon, Jongho
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.343-349
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    • 2012
  • The solar proton telescope (SPT) is considered as one of the scientific instruments to be installed in instruments for the study of space storm (ISSS) which is determined for next generation small satellite-1 (NEXTSat-1). The SPT is the instrument that acquires the information on energetic particles, especially the energy and flux of proton, according to the solar activity in the space radiation environment. We performed the simulation to determine the specification of the SPT using geometry and tracking 4 (GEANT4). The simulation was performed in the range of 0.6-1,000 MeV considering that the proton, which is to be detected, corresponds to the high energy region according to the solar activity in the space radiation environment. By using aluminum as a blocking material and adjusting the energy detection range, we determined total 7 channels (0.6~5, 5~10, 10~20, 20~35, 35~52, 52~72, and >72 MeV) for the energy range of SPT. In the SPT, the proton energy was distinguished using linear energy transfer to compare with or discriminate from relativistic electron for the channels P1-P3 which are the range of less than 20 MeV, and above those channels, the energy was determined on the basis of whether silicon semiconductor detector (SSD) signal can pass or not. To determine the optimal channel, we performed the conceptual design of payload which uses the SSD. The designed SPT will improve the understanding on the capture and decline of solar energetic particles at the radiation belt by measuring the energetic proton.

Spectroscopic Properties of Flavonoids in Various Aqueous-Organic Solvent Mixtures

  • Park, Hyoung-Ryun;Daun, Yu;Park, Jong Keun;Bark, Ki-Min
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.211-220
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    • 2013
  • The characteristic fluorescence properties of quercetin (QCT) and apigenin (API) were studied in various $CH_3OH-H_2O$ and $CH_3CN-H_2O$ mixed solvents. The structure of QCT is completely planar. API is not planar at the ground state but becomes nearly planar at the excited state. If the molecules are excited to the $S_1$ state in organic solvents, QCT exhibits no fluorescence due to excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) between the -OH and the carbonyl oxygen, but API shows significant fluorescence because ESIPT occurs slowly. If the molecules are excited to the $S_2$ state, both QCT and API exhibit strong $S_2{\rightarrow}S_o$ emission without any dual fluorescence. As the $H_2O$ composition of both solvents increases, the fluorescence intensity decreases rapidly due to the intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction. The theoretical calculation further supports these results. The change in fluorescence properties as a function of the solvatochromic parameters was also studied.

우주방사선폭풍탐사선 탑재체 PD (Proton Detector, 양성자 검출기)의 개념 설계

  • Son, Jong-Dae;Lee, Yu;O, Su-Yeon;Min, Gyeong-Uk;Lee, Dae-Yeong
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.213.1-213.1
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    • 2012
  • 우주방사선폭풍탐사선 (Space Radiation Storm probe: SRSP)에 탑재할 과학측정 장비들 중의 하나로 추진 중인 PD는 우주방사선 환경에서의 태양활동에 따른 고에너지 하전입자들 특히 proton의 에너지와 flux에 대한 정보를 획득하고 더불어 다른 고에너지 입자의 효과까지 포함하는 Linear Energy Transfer (LET)을 측정하기 위한 탑재체이다. 본 연구팀은 PD의 사양을 결정하기 위해서 GEANT4를 사용하여 전산모사를 수행하였으며, proton의 경우 우주 방사선 환경에서의 태양활동에 따른 고에너지 영역을 고려하여 0.1 ~ 1000 MeV 범위에서 전산 모사를 수행하였다. 본 연구팀은 특히 PD의 에너지 범위를 0 MeV ~ 5 MeV, 5 MeV ~ 10 MeV, 10 MeV ~ 20 MeV, 20 MeV ~ 35 MeV, 35 MeV ~ 52 MeV, 52 MeV ~ 72 MeV, 72 MeV 이상으로 총 7개의 channel를 결정하고 Al의 blocking material을 사용하여 검출하려는 에너지 범위를 조절한다. 또한 최적의 채널을 결정하여 silicon detector를 사용한 탑재체의 개념 설계를 실시하였다. 설계된 PD로부터 방사선대에서의 proton를 측정함으로써 태양기원 고에너지 입자에 대한 포획 및 쇠퇴에 대한 이해를 도울 것이다.

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Preparation and Characterization of Proton Conducting Membranes by Blending PVC-g-PHEA and PVA

  • Koh, Jong-Kwan;Choi, Jin-Kyu;Seo, Jin-Ah;Zeng, Xiaolei;Kim, Jong-Hak
    • Korean Membrane Journal
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2009
  • This work reports the preparation of proton conductive crosslinked polymer electrolyte membranes by blending poly(vinyl chloride)-g-poly(hydroxyl ethyl acrylate) (PVC-g-PHEA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The PHEA chains of the graft copolymer were crosslinked with PVA using sulfosuccinic acid (SA) via the esterification reaction between -OH of polymer matrix and -COOH of SA. The PVC-g-PHEA graft copolymer was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using direct initiation of the secondary chlorines of PVC backbones. Ion exchange capacity (IEC) continuously increased with increasing concentrations of SA, due to the increasing portion of charged groups in the membrane. However, the water uptake increased up to 20.0 wt% of SA concentration above which it decreased monotonically. The membrane exhibited a maximum proton conductivity of 0.026 S/cm at 20.0 wt% of SA concentration, which is presumably due to competitive effect between the increase of ionic sites and the crosslinking reaction.