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Proton Temperature Anisotropy vs Parallel Beta in the Solar Wind

  • Yoon, Peter H.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.92.2-92.2
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    • 2011
  • In view of the planned NASA's and ESA's Solar Probe Plus and Solar Orbiter missions, respectively, to probe the inner heliosphere and the Sun's corona, it is timely to investigate outstanding problems associated with the solar wind. Among them is the temperature anisotropy problem. As the solar wind expands into the interplanetary space, the density and magnetic field decreases radially, thus leading to temperature anisotropy ($T_{\parallel}{\gg}T_{\perp}$). However, the measured temperature anisotropy can at times be characterized by $T_{\perp}$ > $T_{\parallel}$, while at other times the measured $T_{\parallel}/T_{\perp}$ is much milder than predicted by adiabatic theory. Physical reasons remain poorly understood. This notwithstanding, it is known from plasma physics that for $T_{\perp}$ > $T_{\parallel}$ electromagnetic ion-cyclotron (EMIC) and mirror instabilities are excited, while for $T_{\parallel}$ > $T_{\perp}$, fire-hose instability is excited. By constructing the threshold conditions for various instabilities, one may construct a closure relation that may be useful for modeling the solar wind. In the present paper we discuss theoretical construction of the anisotropy-beta relation by means of quasi-linear theories of these instabilities. The present work complements previous efforts on the basis of linear theory, hybrid simulations, and empirical fits of observations.

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FISS Observations of Shocks in the Solar Chromosphere

  • Chae, Jong-Chul;Park, Hyung-Min;Yang, Hee-Su;Park, Young-Deuk;Nah, Ja-Kyoung;Cho, Kyung-Suk;Jang, Bi-Ho;Ahn, Kwang-Su;Cao, Wenda;Goode, Philip R.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.88.1-88.1
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    • 2011
  • Shocks are thought to be important in the dynamics and heating of the solar chromosphere. The observational determination of shock parameters, however, has been hardly done because of the difficulty of observation at a high spatial, temporal and spectral resolution, and the lack of an effective method of inferring physical parameters from spectral data. Our inversion of the spectral data of the $H{\alpha}$ and Ca II 854.2 nm lines simultaneously taken from an intranetwork area, produced temporal profiles of temperature as well as line-of-sight velocities, from which we infer that three-minute chromospheric oscillations prevailing in the upper chromosphere are in fact trains of strong shocks with a strength of about two and a propagation speed of 20 km s-1 that carry a mechanical energy flux of 500 W m-2 upward. Our result supports the notion that shocks dominate the heating of the upper chromosphere, and probably the corona as well, at least in intranetwork regions of the quiet sun.

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Frequency Spectrum Analysis of Electromagnetic Waves Radiated by Electric Discharges

  • Park, Dae-Won;Kil, Gyung-Suk;Cheon, Sang-Gyu;Kim, Sun-Jae;Cha, Hyeon-Kyu
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.389-395
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we analyzed the frequency spectrum of the electromagnetic waves radiated by an electric discharge as a basic study to develop an on-line diagnostic technique for power equipment installed inside closed-switchboards. In order to simulate local and series arc discharges caused by an electric field concentration and poor connections, three types of electrode systems were fabricated, consisting of needle and plane electrodes and an arc generator meeting the specifications of UL 1699. The experiment was carried out in an electromagnetic anechoic chamber, and the measurement system consisted of a PD free transformer, a loop antenna with a frequency bandwidth of 150 kHz-30 MHz, an ultra log periodic antenna with a frequency bandwidth of 30 MHz-2 GHz, and an EMI test receiver with a frequency bandwidth of 3 Hz-3 GHz. According to the experimental results, the frequency spectra of the electrical discharges were widely distributed across a range of 150 kHz-400 MHz, depending on the defects, while commonly found between 150 kHz and 10 MHz. Therefore, considering the ambient noise and antenna characteristics, the best frequency bandwidth for a measurement system to monitor abnormal conditions by detecting electromagnetic waves in closedswitchboards is 150 kHz-10 MHz.

The influence of $O_2$ concentration on the generation of $NO_2$ by using the wire-plate reactor (선대 평판형 반응기에서 $NO_2$ 생성에 미치는 $O_2$의 영향)

  • Park, Jae-Youn;Kim, Sung-Jin;Kim, Jong-Dal;Lee, Sun-Jae;Ha, Sang-Tae;Han, Sang-Bo;Lee, Dong-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.07c
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    • pp.2050-2052
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, the effect of $O_2$ concentration on NO removal and $NO_2$ generation by corona discharge from simulated flue gas was measured and estimated for the wire-plate reactor. $NO_2$ removal rate was 0$\sim$30[%] under about 3.4[%] of oxygen concentration, however, it was difficult to remove NOx over 3.4[%] of oxygen concentration. It may be due to generate $NO_2$ from $N_2$ and $O_2$ molecules and converse NO to $NO_2$ by 0 and $O_3$. Magnetic field applied to electric field in plasma was very effective for NOx removal under 2[%] of $O_2$ concentration.

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디지털 전환 시대 미래 혁신 융합기술에 대한 탐색적 연구

  • Kim, Eunjin;Kim, Sun-Tae;Lee, Jong-Suk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2021.10a
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    • pp.627-629
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    • 2021
  • After the outbreak of COVID-19 that hit the world in 2019, the demand for digital transformation is rapidly spreading not only in the field of science and technology, but also in society to prepare for the era of Post Corona. This study explores technical keywords about digital transformation through the analysis for national R&D programs. It is expected that it will be able to provide important implications for the establishment of policies and R&D strategies for the successful implementation of digital transformation.

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A Study on the Impact of Motives for Participating in Gyeongsangbuk-do Experience Tourists on Satisfaction with Experiential Tourism Programs and Intention to Participate (경상북도 체험관광객의 참여 동기가 체험 관광프로그램 만족 및 참여 의사에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sun-Min;Kim, Ho-Suk;Kang, Hee-Seog
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2021
  • In this study, we tried to present suggestions to the Gyeongsangbuk-do tourism officials to satisfy them with experiential tourism resources and to revitalize their participation in the program. Therefore, the implications of this study are as follows. First, research on the satisfaction of experiential tourism programs and the willingness to participate in them is carried out, suggesting that it is a prerequisite for the transformation of the perception of tourists' participation in the Corona era. Second, it is necessary to make it a small experience tourist space that can provide non-face-to-face service utilizing the characteristics of contact technology, and to provide tourists with unique attractions against product discrimination and customer service. Third, through the introduction of non-face-to-face experience programs and expansion of services, the limited and macroscopic environment and social phenomenon of tourism activities in the Corona era, a new perception can be instilled. Fourth, visitors can expect to revitalize the tourism industry through the development and discovery of various programs. Thirdly, it will be possible to revitalize the local economy by giving meaning to the satisfaction of experiential tourism programs to tourists from all over the region's tourism business.

LOW ATMOSPHERE RECONNECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ERUPTIVE SOLAR FLARE

  • MOON Y.-J.;CHAE JONGCHUL;CHOE G. S.;WANG HAIMIN;PARK Y. D.;CHENG C. Z.
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.41-53
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    • 2004
  • It has been a big mystery what drives filament eruptions and flares. We have studied in detail an X1.8 flare and its associated filament eruption that occurred in NOAA Active Region 9236 on November 24,2000. For this work we have analyzed high temporal (about 1 minute) and spatial (about 1 arcsec) resolution images taken by Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Hoc centerline and blue wing ($-0.6{\AA}$) images from Big Bear Solar Observatory, and 1600 ${\AA}$ UV images by the Transition Region and Corona Explorer (TRACE). We have found that there were several transient brightenings seen in H$\alpha$ and, more noticeably in TRACE 1600 ${\AA}$ images around the preflare phase. A closer look at the UV brightenings in 1600 ${\AA}$ images reveals that they took place near one end of the erupting filament, and are a kind of jets supplying mass into the transient loops seen in 1600 ${\AA}$. These brightenings were also associated with canceling magnetic features (CMFs) as seen in the MDI magnetograms. The flux variations of these CMFs suggest that the flux cancellation may have been driven by the emergence of the new flux. For this event, we have estimated the ejection speeds of the filament ranging from 10 to 160 km $s^{-1}$ for the first twenty minutes. It is noted that the initiation of the filament eruption (as defined by the rise speed less than 20 km $s^{-1}$) coincided with the preflare activity characterized by UV brightenings and CMFs. The speed of the associated LASCO CME can be well extrapolated from the observed filament speed and its direction is consistent with those of the disturbed UV loops associated with the preflare activity. Supposing the H$\alpha$/UV transient brightenings and the canceling magnetic features are due to magnetic reconnect ion in the low atmosphere, our results may be strong observational evidence supporting that the initiation of the filament eruption and the preflare phase of the associated flare may be physically related to low-atmosphere magnetic reconnection.

Multipaction Sensitivity Analysis of X-band Output Filter for Geostationary Satellite (정지궤도위성 X-대역 출력필터 멀티팩션 민감도 해석)

  • Kim, Joong-Pyo;Lee, Sun-Ik;Lim, Won-Gyu;Kim, Sang-Goo;Lee, Sang-Kon
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.131-136
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, prior to the flight model X-band dual-mode circular cavity filter required for the high power transmission of the observation payload in the geostationary satellite, the development model are designed and analyzed to show the analytical multipactor requirement margin. First of all, the multipaction breakdown power sensitivities were analyzed by changing the iris width and thickness within the filter, and through that the iris width and thickness was selected and then the multipaction threshold powers over the frequencies within the bandwidth were analyzed and the required margin of 8 dB was obtained. Also for the high power transmission filter, another important phenomena known as corona breakdown are analyzed for the iris width and thickness changes. Finally the development model manufactured was tested and the results met the key requirements.

Quantitative estimation of the energy ux during an explosive chromospheric evaporation in a white light are kernel observed by Hinode, IRIS, SDO, and RHESSI

  • Lee, Kyoung-Sun;Imada, Shinsuke;Watanabe, Kyoko;Bamba, Yumi;Brooks, David H.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.67.3-68
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    • 2016
  • An X1.6 flare occurred in AR 12192 on 2014 October 22 around 14:06 UT and was observed by Hinode, IRIS, SDO and RHESSI. We analyze a bright kernel which produces a white light flare (WLF) with continuum enhancement and a hard X-ray (HXR) peak. Taking advantage of the spectroscopic observations of IRIS and EIS, we measure the temporal variation of the plasma properties in the bright kernel in the chromosphere and corona. We found that explosive evaporation was observed when the WLF occurred, even though the intensity enhancement in hotter lines is quite weak. The temporal correlation of the WLF, HXR peak, and evaporation flows indicates that the WLF was produced by accelerated electrons. To understand the white light emission processes, we calculated the deposited energy flux from the non-thermal electrons observed by RHESSI and compared it to the dissipated energy estimated from the chromospheric lines (Mg II triplet) observed by IRIS. The deposited energy flux from the non-thermal electrons is about $3.1{\times}10^{10}erg\;cm^{-2}s^{-1}$ when we assume a cut-off energy of 20 keV. The estimated energy flux from the temperature changes in the chromosphere measured from the Mg II subordinate line is about $4.6-6.7{\times}10^9erg\;cm^{-2}s^{-1}$, 15 - 22 % of the deposited energy. By comparison of these estimated energy fluxes we conclude that the continuum enhancement was directly produced by the non-thermal electrons.

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Silica Enrichment in Mantle Xenoliths Trapped in Basalt, Jeju Island: Modal Metasomatic Evidences (제주도 맨틀포획암내의 실리카 부화작용: 모달 교대작용의 증거)

  • Yu, Jae-Eun;Kim, Sun-Woong;Yang, Kyoung-Hee
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.61-75
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    • 2011
  • Mantle-derived xenoliths, corresponding to spinel harzburgite and lherzolite in alkali basalts from Jeju Island, are metasomatized to various extents. They contain distinctive secondary orthopyroxene, forming corona or poikilitic textures. It clearly indicate that this secondary orthopyroxene has been produced at the expense of olivine along the grain boundaries and margins, suggesting silica-enriched metasomatic melt infiltrated through grain boundaries. Based on the geotectonic characteristics of Jeju Island and textural characteristics and major elements composition of mantle xenoliths, it is suggested that the silica-enriched melt/fluid could have derived from the ancient subducted slab, possibly in the mantle wedge, implying that the high $SiO_2$ activity in the lithospheric upper mantle beneath Jeju Island at that time.