• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.76.1-76.1
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• 2012

One of the main challenges for future 21-cm observations is to remove foregrounds which are several orders of magnitude more intense than the HI signal. We propose a new technique for removing foregrounds of the redshifted 21-cm observations. We consider multi-frequency interferometer observations. We assume that the 21-cm signals in different frequency channels are uncorrelated and the foreground signals change slowly as a function of frequency. When we add the visibilities of all channels, the foreground signals increase roughly by a factor of N because they are highly correlated. However, the 21-cm signals increase by a factor of sqrt{N} because the signals in different channels contribute randomly. This enables us to obtain an accurate shape of the foreground angular power spectrum. Then, we obtain the 21-cm power spectrum by subtracting the foreground power spectrum obtained this way. We describe how to obtain the average power spectrum of the 21-cm signal.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.90.2-90.2
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• 2010

Lunar sodium observations are being prepared by a group of WCU scientists at the Kyung-Hee Observatory. We have been working on 3-D Monte Carlo simulations of the lunar sodium exosphere since 2009, and we need to obtain additional sodium images in order to constrain our models. Using a newly-designed simple coronagraph which is optimized for lunar observations, we plan to make direct sodium image observations. We present the structure of the planned coronagraph, optical-image observation plans, and spectroscopic observation plans of the lunar tail. We will also present updated results from the 3-D Monte Carlo simulations.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.60.1-60.1
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• 2014

The star ${\zeta}$ Ophiuchi (HD 149757) is one of the brightest massive stars in the northern hemisphere and was widely studied in various wavelength domains. We report the analysis results of far ultraviolet (FUV) observations with other wavelengths for around ${\zeta}$ Ophiuchi. We study the correlation of between multi wavelength observations. We have developed a Monte Carlo code that simulates dust scattering of light including multiple encounters. The code is applied to the present Oph HII region to obtain the geometrical information of dust such as distance and thickness. Also We apply three-dimensional photoionization code to model Wisconsin $H{\alpha}$ Mapper observations of the H II region surrounding the star.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.58.1-58.1
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• 2019

Gravitational-wave (GW) sources for the next decades would be in majority binaries consisting of neutron stars and/or black holes reside in the extragalactic environment. For example, GW170817 was the first extragalactic neutron star - neutron star binary found by GW observations and it was proved the power of multi-messenger astronomy (MMA) including the KMTNet observations. With the ever increased sensitivity, the $3^{rd}$ observation run (O3) led by the advanced LIGO and advanced Virgo this year aims to search for more 'standard' populations as well as 'exotic' ones expected by stellar evolution. I will present highlights of on-going efforts by researchers in Korea and those in abroad for estimating physical parameters of a source. Mass, spin, distance, and location are prerequisite information to constrain theoretical understanding of the source formation and evolution. Furthermore, these information are to be shared with the international community for follow-up multi-messenger observations. I will present the observational accuracy expected for the future GW observations and discuss their implications. If time allows, I will make a few remarks on prospects of O3 with KAGRA collaborations, which many domestic researchers are closely involved in.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.53.2-53.2
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• 2006

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.9-9
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• 1993

No Abstract. See Full-text

• Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.19-27
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• 1968

A simple method for solar-lunar calendar conversion is obtained by means of Meton period for the convinience of the date conversion in the study of the old records of astronomical observations in Korea.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.29.1-29.1
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• 2020

I review the status of the concordance (standard) LCDM model of cosmology in light of current observations discussing about the apparent tensions in estimation of the key cosmological parameters. I will also briefly discuss the future of the field at the era of the next generation of the astronomical/cosmological surveys.

• Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.439-446
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• 2004

A critical discussion of our knowledge about extragalactic cosmic rays and magnetic fields is at-tempted. What do we know for sure? What are our prejudices? How do we confront our models with the observations? How can we assess the uncertainties in our modeling and in our observations? Unfortunately, perfect answers to these questions can not be given. Instead, I describe efforts I am involved in to gain reliable information about relativistic particles and magnetic fields in extragalactic space.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2015

The molecular clouds associated with bright optical HII regions Sh 254-258 are studied with the TRAO CO observations and with the WISE near-infrared emission. Based on the morphology of the clouds and the basic physical parameters derived with the LTE analysis, Pieces of evidences for physical interactions with its surroundings are investigated.