• 천문학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2013

We develop a radio receiver system operating at ${\lambda}{\sim}1.3$ mm for the 6 m telescope of Seoul Radio Astronomy Observatory. It consists of a dual polarization receiver, a couple of IF processing units, two FFT spectrometers, and associated software. By adopting sideband-separating superconductor mixers with image band terminated to waveguide load at 4.2 K, we achieve $T_{RX}{\leq}100$ K and $T_{sys}$ less than 150 K at best weather condition over 210-250 GHz frequency range. The intermediate frequency signal of 3.5-4.5 GHz is down converted to 0-1 GHz and fed into the FFT spectrometers. The spectrometer covers 1 GHz bandwidth with a spectral resolution of 61 KHz. Test observations are conducted toward several radio sources to evaluate the performance of the system. Aperture and beam efficiencies measured by observing planets are found to be typically 44 ~ 59% and 47 ~ 61%, respectively over the RF band, which are consistent with those measured at 3 mm band previously.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.695-700
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• 2006

변광성 TU UMi의 변광 유형의 분류를 위하여 소백산 천문대 0.6m광학 망원경과 2K CCD 카메라를 이용하여 B, V, I 필터를 이용한 시계열 측광 관측을 수행하였다. 변광성의 분류를 위하여 V 필터와 I 필터로부터 얻은 광도 곡선의 진폭의 비$({\Delta}i/{\Delta}v)$, 색의 변화$({\Delta}(b-v),\;{\Delta}(v-i))$로 부터 TU UMi가 W UMa형 식쌍성임을 확인하였으며, 우리의 관측 자료에서 2개의 극심 시각(UJD 2453848.04456, HJD 2453848.23088)을 구하였고, 새로운 광도 요소(Min I=HJD 2452500.1344+0.37708907${\times}$E)를 결정하였다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2007

소백산 천문대의 0.6m 광학망원경과 2K CCD 카메라를 이용하여 소행성 55 Pandora에 대한 R 필터 시계열 측광관측을 수행하였다. 관측으로부터 소행성의 자전 주기($P=4.^h8168$)와 진폭(${\Delta}R=0.281{\pm}0.001$란 구하였고, Amplitude-Magnitude 방법을 이용하여, 소행성 55 Pandora의 자전축 방향 ${\lambda}_p((^o)=342$, ${\beta}_p(^o)=64$와 세 축의 비는 a/b=1.27, b/c=1.31인 형태로 자전하고 있음을 알아내었다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.67-82
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• 2007

The basic building block of solar filaments/prominences is thin threads of cool plasma. We have studied the spectral properties of velocity threads, clusters of thinner density threads moving together, by analyzing a sequence of $H{\alpha}$ images of a quiescent filament. The images were taken at Big Bear Solar Observatory with the Lyot filter being successively tuned to wavelengths of -0.6, -0.3, 0.0, +0.3, and +0.6 ${\AA}$ from the centerline. The spectra of contrast constructed from the image data at each spatial point were analyzed using cloud models with a single velocity component, or three velocity components. As a result, we have identified a couple of velocity threads that are characterized by a narrow Doppler width($\Delta\lambda_D=0.27{\AA}$), a moderate value of optical thickness at the $H{\alpha}$ absorption peak($\tau_0=0.3$), and a spatial width(FWHM) of about 1". It has also been inferred that there exist 4-6 velocity threads along the line of sight at each spatial resolution element inside the filament. In about half of the threads, matter moves fast with a line-of-sight speed of $15{\pm}3km\;s^{-1}$, but in the other half it is either at rest or slowly moving with a line-of-sight velocity of $0{\pm}3km\;s^{-1}$. It is found that a statistical balance approximately holds between the numbers of blue-shifted threads and red-shifted threads, and any imbalance between the two numbers is responsible for the non-zero line-of-sight velocity determined using a single-component model fit. Our results support the existence not only of high speed counter-streaming flows, but also of a significant amount of cool matter either being at rest or moving slowly inside the filament.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.129-140
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• 2004

한국천문연구원 GPS 그룹은 iRTK(inverted Real Time Kinematic)기 법을 이용한 준실시각 정밀측위 시스템을 개발한 바 있다. 이 연구는 중저가형 L1 반송파 수신기를 이용하여 측위 정확도를 향상시키기 위해 시스템의 자료처리능력을 개선시켰다. 이를 위해 시스템 자료 처리부에 확장 칼만 필터 방법을 적용하여 측위 정확도를 검증하였다. 실험은 30m 초단기선에서부터 20km 단기선까지 이루어졌다. 10km이내 기선에서 1분 관측시간으로 1m 수준을, 약 20km 기선에서 2분 관측으로 1m 수준의 측위결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이는 이전의 3m 수준에 비해 약 70%정도 향상된 것이다. 이 시스템을 이용하면 지적물 위치파악이나 물류시스템과 같은 준실시각 정밀측위 분야에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2016

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are too compact to be resolved by any existing optical telescope facility, making it difficult to understand their structure and the emission processes responsible for their huge energy output. However, variability, one of their characteristic properties, provides a tool to probe the inner regions of AGN. Blazars are the best candidates for such a study, and hence a considerable amount of effort is being made to investigate variability in these sources across the electromagnetic spectrum. Here, using the Mt. Abu infrared observatory (MIRO) blazar monitoring program, we present intra-night, inter-night, and long term aspects of the variability in S5 0716+71, 3C66A, and OJ 287. These stars show significant variability on short (a few tens of mins, to a few hours, to a few days) to long term (months to years) timescales. Based on the light travel time argument, the shortest variability timescales (micro-variability) provide upper limits to the size of the emission region. While S5 0716 shows a very high duty cycle of variability (> 80 %), 3C66A shows a much lower intra day variability (IDV) duty cycle (< 20 %). All three show rapid variations within 2.5 to 3.5 hr, which, perhaps, are generated near the vicinity of black holes. Assuming this, estimates of the masses of the black holes are made at ~10⁹, 8×10⁸, and 2.7×10⁹ M_⨀ for S5 0716+71, 3C66A, and OJ 287, respectively. Multi-wavelength light-curves for the blazar PKS 1510-089 are discussed to infer the emission processes responsible for the recent flaring episodes in this source.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.148.1-148.1
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• 2011

We report the result of post-outburst observation of HBC722, the new FU Orionis-like young stellar object (also known as LkHa 188-G4 and PTF 10qpf; A. Miller et al., 2011). We have been monitoring this object since Nov. 2010 with KASINICS (Korean Astronomy and Space Institute Near Infrared Camera System) at Bohyun Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO). The observations were performed two times; the first observation was conducted in Nov. 19, 24, and 25, 2010. And the second one was done in March 22 and 25, 2011. We used three filters: J, H, and Ks band. We did aperture photometry with IRAF packages and standardized the photometric result (instrumental magnitude) with 2MASS data that were used as standard stars. As a result, we have found that the brightness of the target decreased in all bands and its colors reddened: the magnitudes and colors of the target are J=10.37, H= 9.49, Ks=8.59, J-H=0.88, and J-Ks=1.36 on Nov. 19, 2010. And those are J=10.81, H=9.81, Ks=9.28, J-H=1.00, and J-Ks=1.53 on March 25, 2011. The previous study showed the similar decrease of brightness in J and H band except for Ks band., They were J= 10.03, H= 9.14, and Ks= 8.65 on Sept. 2010 and those were J= 10.02, H=9.24, and Ks= 8.59 on Nov. 2010. Consequently, we can conclude that HBC722 is fading out continuously from last November to this March.

• 천문학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.175-192
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• 2016

CCD photometric observations of the globular cluster (GC), M53 (NGC 5024), are performed using the 1.8 m telescope at the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory in Korea on the same nights (2002 April and 2003 May) as the observations of the GC M92 (NGC 6341) reported by Cho and Lee using the same instrumental setup. The data for M53 is reduced using the same method as used for M92 by Cho and Lee, including preprocessing, point-spread function fitting photometry, and standardization etc. Therefore, M53 and M92 are on the same photometric system defined by Landolt, and the photometry of M53 and M92 is tied together as closely as possible. After complete photometric reduction, the V versus B − V , V versus V − I, and V versus B − I color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) of M53 are produced to derive the relative ages of M53 and M92 and derive the various characteristics of its CMDs in future analysis. From the present analysis, the relative ages of M53 and M92 are derived using the Δ(B − V ) method reported by VandenBerg et al. The relative age of M53 is found to be 1.6 ± 0.85 Gyr younger than that of M92 if the absolute age of M92 is taken to be 14 Gyr. This relative age difference between M53 and M92 causes slight differences in the horizontal-branch morphology of these two GCs.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 1992

근접쌍성 AO Can과 AW Cam을 1984년의 관측 계절에 소백산 천문대의 61cm 반사 망원경으로 광전 관측하였다. 이 두별의 관측으로 부터 AO Cam의 채 1 극심시각 l개와 AW Cam익 체 1 극심시각 3 개를 각각 구하였다. 여러 문헌으로 부터 수집한 이 두 별의 극심시각들을 이용하여 최소자송법으로 A0 Cam파 AW Cam의 새로운 광도요소를 구하였다. AO Cam의 공전주기는 1980년 10월(JD 2444520) 부터 1985년 2월 (JD 2446107)까지 일정하였다. 그러나 최근에 Mullis와 Faulkner (1991)가 발표한 AO Cam의 l개의 제2극심시각 (JD 2447864. 7879)은 우리가 새로 구한 광도요소와 약 +4.6분 ( (0.0032일)의 큰 차이가 난다. AO Carn의 극심시각의 앞으로의 관측은 이 별의 공전주기 변화 연구에 중요하다. AW Cam의 공전주기는 지난 1930년대 초 이래 현재짜지 약 60년 동안 P=$0^d.77134645$로 일정하다

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2009년도 한국우주과학회보 제18권2호
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• pp.36.2-36.2
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• 2009

We present GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) far (FUV) and near (NUV) ultraviolet imaging of 34 nearby early-type galaxies from the SAURON representative sample of 48 E/S0 galaxies, all of which have ground-based optical imaging from the MDM Observatory. The surface brightness profiles of nine galaxies (~26 per cent) show regions with blue UV-optical colours suggesting recent star formation. Five of these (~15 per cent) show blue integrated UV-optical colours that set them aside in the NUV integrated colour-magnitude relation. These are objects with either exceptionally intense and localised NUV fluxes or blue UV-optical colours throughout. They also have other properties confirming they have had recent star formation, in particular Hbeta absorption higher than expected for a quiescent population and a higher CO detection rate. This suggests that residual star formation is more common in early-type galaxies than we are used to believe. NUV-blue galaxies are generally drawn from the lower stellar velocity dispersion (sigma_e <200 km/s) and thus lower dynamical mass part of the sample. We have also constructed the first UV Fundamental Planes and show that NUV blue galaxies bias the slopes and increase the scatters. If they are eliminated the fits get closer to expectations from the virial theorem. Although our analysis is based on a limited sample, it seems that a dominant fraction of the tilt and scatter of the UV Fundamental Planes is due to the presence of young stars in preferentially low-mass early-type galaxies.