• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.67-78
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• 1995

An introduction to the first CCD camera system in Bohyunsan Optica1 Astronomy Observatory(CCD#l) is presented. The CCD camera adopts modular dewar design of IfA(Institute for Astronomy at Hawaii University) and SDSU(San Diego State University) general purpose CCD controller. The user interface is based on IfA design of easy-to-use QUI program running on the NeXT workstation. The characteristics of the CCD#l including Gain, Charge Transfer Efficiency, rms Read-Out Noise, Linearity and Dynamic range is tested and discussed. The CCD#l shows 6.4 electrons RON and gain of 3.49 electrons per ADU, and the optimization resulted in about 27 seconds readout time guaranteeing charge transfer efficiency of 0.99999 for both direction. Linearity test shows that non-linear coefficient is $6{\times}10^{-7}$ in the range of 0 to 30,000 ADU.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.13 no.1 s.14
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• pp.65-73
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• 1998

We installed windscreen at the BOAO 1.8m telescope dome, in order to reduce the degradation of image Quality under strong wind larger than 8m/sec. The windscreen was designed on the basis of that installed at the MSSSO 2.3m telescope dome in Australia. We developed control system (remote control and user program) of the windscreen, being able to operate the windscreen at observation room. We tested the performance of the windscreen under strong wind of 6-15m/see. Tracking error of the telescope, especially in altitude-axis, was greatly decreased when the windscreen was used. Standard deviation of the error was estimated to be less than 0.3arcsec, which has little effect on image quality.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.58.2-58.2
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• 2016

FU Orionis 형 별들은 폭발 현상(outburst)을 일으키며 급작스럽게 변광 하는 전주계열(PMS) 변광성의 한 부류(class)이다. 원형(prototype)인 FU Orioins를 비롯하여 이와 비슷한 분광 특성을 갖는 이 그룹은 FUors로 알려져 왔다. 이와 같은 유형의 별들이라도 주변 환경 및 원반의 활동에 따라서 광학 분광선들의 모양이나 특징은 다르게 나타난다. 2013년 2월부터 2016년 3월까지 보현산 천문대의 BOES 분광기로 6개의 FUors (FU Ori, V1057 Cyg, V1515 Cyg, HBC 722, V582 Aur, 2MASS J06593158-0405277)에 대한 고분산 스펙트럼을 얻었다. 발머선을 포함한 여러 파장대의 선들을 비교 분석 하였으며 주요 분광선의 변화 양상을 나타내고 그 변화 원인을 유추하고자 한다.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.81-86
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• 2003

We tested the characteristics of the newly made Long Slit Spectrograph (LSS) of the BOAO which replaced the Medium Dispersion Spectrograph (MDS) in the year of 2003. Performance test results on the spectrogram shift by gravity direction variation, slit illumination function, efficiency and the precision of the radial velocity measurements show the capabilities of the LSS are much improved in every respect comparing with those of the MDS.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.20 no.1 s.24
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• pp.117-124
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• 2005

We plan to install the polarimetric optics in the AGU(acqusition and guiding unit) of the 1.8 m telescope at the BOAO(Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory). With this, the spectropolarimetric observations with the resolution of 45,000 and 60,000 in 4,000 to $8,000{\AA}$ ange could be done by the BOES(BOao Echelle Spectrograph). If we use the precision radial velocity measurement capability of the BOES, the accuracy of the magnetic field intensity measurements with this new BOES stokesmeter will be much increased. We present here the design concept of the BOES stokesmeter. Some details on the optics, mechanical parts, fiber parts and the lab test procedures of this stokesmeter are explained.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.47-54
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• 2004

We present the detailed description on the fiber techniques adopted in the BOES: the design concepts and manufacturing of the v grooves, the procedures of the fiber polishing, adhering of the fibers to the v grooves, and the axis alignment of the fiber input and exit. The high efficiency and throughput of the BOES imply that the adopted fiber arts and the other optical components were well designed and properly treated. We learned that the relatively low efficiency of the 80 micron fiber comparing with the 200 and 300 micron fibers comes from the seeing and the guiding effects not from the poor fiber handling.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 2004

Observation environment of the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory(BOAO) has been examined using various statistical data including real observation times versus allocated times and seeing statistics. The data have been collected from the observation logs of the 1.8m telescope in the period 1998 - 2004. New criteria have been set up to calculate a more realistic observation efficiency of the observatory. The new statistical analysis based on the new criteria gives the overall observation efficiency of BOAO as $38.6\%$, that is equivalent to 115.8 observable nights out of 300 allocatable nights. The seeing statistics shows that the mean seeing measured at the focal images is 2".3. The present study of the observation environment of BOAO suggests that differential photometry and spectroscopy should be preferred modes of observation to maximize the productivity of BOAO.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.149.1-149.1
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• 2011

보현산 천문대의 근적외선 카메라시스템인 KASINICS(KASI Near Infrared Camera System)를 사용하여 다주기 변광성 BL Cam을 관측하였다. BL Cam(${\alpha}=03^h47^m19^s$, ${\delta}=+63^{\circ}22'7"$[J2000.0], V=13.10, ${\Delta}V$=0.33mag)은 광학적 쌍성으로 SX Pheoenics 변광성 중 하나이며 0.03 - 0.08day의 짧은 주기를 갖는 다주기 변광성으로 알려져 있다. 대상 천체의 적외선 관측을 위하여 한국천문연구원에서 개발한 지상 망원경용 근적외선 카메라 시스템 KASINICS를 사용해 J, H, Ks filter로 시계열 관측을 하였다. 대상 천체의 가시광 파장대에서의 관측 자료와 적외선 파장대에서의 관측 자료를 비교 분석함으로써 천체의 외곽층에서 발생하는 상호작용에 대해 알아볼 수 있다.

• Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.147-161
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• 1996

The development of universal CCD camera control software for all BOAO CCD camera systems is proposed. The new software, running under Sun SPARCstation and motif based X window system with SunOS 4.1.3 operating system, replaces existing control software based on NeXTstation color and NeXTstep 2.1 operating system which is no more produced now. Several new features of the new software is introduced, some of which are 1) the image contrast is enhanced by color manipulation and display, 2) image zooming and trimming, 3) any size of image can be displayed in the scrolled window, and 4) the offset between telescope pointing position and CCD center is easily calculated by alt-azi map. Along with the above new features, the new software has advantages including ease of maintenance and upgrading and elimination of risk caused by hardware damage. Since September 1, the software beta version is being used by observers and there is not seen severe problem regarding the software itself, but several requests to equip more features to the software will be mirrored to future release.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.42.2-42.2
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• 2011

2010년 10월 28일 근일점을 통과한 103P/Hartley 2 혜성의 분광학적 특징을 연구하고자 11월 6일과 11일 양일간 보현산 천문대의 고분산 에셀 분광기 BOES(R~30,000)로 관측을 하였다. 우리는 Hartley 2 혜성의 고분산 분광자료를 Hwang et al.(2009)의 Machholz(C/2004Q2)혜성 가시광 영역($4800{\sim}8100{\AA}$) 고분산 분광 자료와 비교 분석하였고 그 결과 C2, CN, NH2,H2O+의 방출선 뿐만 아니라 다수의 미확인 분광선을 발견하였다. 또한 발견된 미확인 분광선을 설명하기 위하여 향상된 NH2방출선과 OH 방출선 등의 후보 물질을 이용하여 미확인선의 원인 물질을 제시하고자 한다. 이 발표에서는 지금까지의 분석 결과를 소개한다.