• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.200-210
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• 2016

The neutron radiography reactor (NRAD) is a 250 kW Mark-II Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, USA. The East Radiography Station (ERS) is one of two neutron beams at the NRAD used for neutron radiography, which sits beneath a large hot cell and is primarily used for neutron radiography of highly radioactive objects. Additional fuel elements were added to the NRAD core in 2013 to increase the excess reactivity of the reactor, and may have changed some characteristics of the neutron beamline. This report discusses characterization of the neutron beamline following the addition of fuel to the NRAD. This work includes determination of the facility category according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards, and also uses an array of gold foils to determine the neutron beam flux and evaluate the neutron beam profile. The NRAD ERS neutron beam is a Category I neutron radiography facility, the highest possible quality level according to the ASTM. Gold foil activation experiments show that the average neutron flux with length-to-diameter ratio (L/D) = 125 is $5.96{\times}10^6n/cm^2/s$ with a $2{\sigma}$ standard error of $2.90{\times}10^5n/cm^2/s$. The neutron beam profile can be considered flat for qualitative neutron radiographic evaluation purposes. However, the neutron beam profile should be taken into account for quantitative evaluation.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2014

Lincomycin is one of the major species among the Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) detected from the four major rivers in Korea. The structure characterization was performed of six degradation products of lincomycin formed under the irradiation of electron beam, and the degradation efficiency as a function of the various irradiation dose and sample concentration was investigated. Electron beam (10 MeV, 0.5 mA and 5 kW) experiments for the structural characterization of degradation products that are fortified with lincomycin, were performed at the dose of 10 kGy. The separation of degradation products and lincomycin was carried out using a C18 column ($2.1{\times}100$ mm, $3.5{\mu}m$), using gradient elution with 20 mM ammonium acetate and acetonitrile. The structures of six degradation products of lincomycin were proposed by interpretation of mass spectra and chromatograms by LC-MS/MS. The mass fragmentation pathways of mass spectra in tandem mass spectrometry were also proposed. Experiments were performed of the degradation efficiency as a function of the irradiation dose intensity and the initial concentration of lincomycin in an aqueous environment. In addition, increased degradation efficiency was observed with a higher dose of electron beam and lower concentration.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2023

Circularly polarized (CP) emission can be achieved by integrating emissive materials into chiral metasurfaces. Such CP light sources in integrated device platforms are desirable for important potential applications. However, the exact characterization of the polarization state in CP emission may include some errors because of the unwanted polarization distortion caused by optical components (e.g., beam splitter) in the optical setup. Here, we consider CP emission measurements from chiral metasurfaces and characterize the polarization distortion caused by the beam splitter. We first detail the procedures for the Stokes parameters and Mueller matrix measurements. Then, we directly measure the Mueller matrix of the beam splitter and retrieve the original polarization state of CP emission from our metasurface sample. Using the measured Mueller matrix of the beam splitter, we specifically identify what contributes to polarization distortion in CP emission. Our work may provide useful guidelines for the characterization and compensation of polarization distortion in general Stokes parameter measurements.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2012

The present paper gives an overview about the Atom Probe Tomography technique and its application to powder materials. The preparation of needle-shaped Atom Probe specimens from a single powder particle using focused-ion-beam milling is described. Selected experimental data on mechanically alloyed (and sintered) powder materials are presented, giving insight into the atomic-scale elemental redistribution occurring under powder metallurgical processing.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2018

A successful transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis is closely related to the preparation of the TEM specimen and should be followed by the suitable TEM specimen preparation depending on the purpose of analysis and the subject materials. In the case of the Si-based anode material, lithium atoms of formed Li silicide were removed due to ion beam and electron beam during TEM specimen preparation and TEM observation. To overcome the problem, we proposed a new technique to make a TEM specimen without the ion beam damage. In this study, two types of test specimens from the Si-based anode material of Li-ion battery were prepared by respectively adopting the only focused ion beam (FIB) method and the new FIB-ultramicrotome method. TEM analyses of two samples were conducted to compare the Ga ion damage of the test specimen.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2009년도 동계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.449-450
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• 2009

위그너 분포 함수 측정을 통하여 진행하는 laser beam의 상관함수와 진행 특성들을 연구하였다. 위그너 분포 함수는 진행하는 laser beam의 total degree of coherence, beam quality parameter, 그리고 근접장 및 원거리장의 정보들을 보여준다. 위그너 분포 함수를 이용하여 공간상관 함수와 방향상관 함수를 구할 수 있으며, 이를 Schmidt mode decomposition을 이용하여 분석하면 laser beam의 보다 여러가지 특성들을 분석 할 수 있다. 이렇게 분석된 eigenmode들은 진행하는 laser beam의 보다 정확한 coherence 특성을 이해하게 해준다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 1994년도 추계 학술발표 강연 및 논문 개요집
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• pp.24-24
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• 1994

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.337-346
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• 2019

The present paper tries to contribute fill the gap of application of the component method to tubular connections. For this purpose, one typical joint configuration in which just one component can be considered as active has been studied. These joints were selected as symmetrically loaded welded connections in which the beam width was the same as the column width. This focused the study on the component 'side walls of rectangular hollow sections (RHS) in tension/compression'. It should be one of the main components to be considered in welded unstiffened joints between I beams and RHS columns. Many experimental tests on double-sided I-beam-to-RHS-column joint with a width ratio 1 have been carried out by the authors and a finite element (FE) model was validated with their results. Then, some different analytical approaches for the component stiffness and strength have been assessed. Finally, the stiffness proposals have been compared with some FE simulations on I-beam-to-RHS-column joints. This work finally proposes the most adequate equations that were found for the stiffness and strength characterization of the component 'side walls of RHS in tension/compression' to be applied in a further unified global proposal for the application of the component method to RHS.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권10호
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• pp.1241-1248
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 CW 레이저 조사에 의한 실리콘 웨이퍼의 손상을 평가하는 것이다. 먼저, 레이저 조사에 의한 온도 및 응력 변화를 3 차원 유한요소해석 모델을 이용하여 예측하였다. 해석 결과, 93 $W/cm^2$의 레이저 빔이 조사되었을 때, 실리콘 웨이퍼의 표면의 응력은 약 140 MPa 까지 증가하였으며 균열이 발생할 것으로 예측되었다. 레이저 강도가 더욱 증가하여 186 $W/cm^2$ 일 때에는 실리콘 웨이퍼의 표면의 온도는 $1432^{\circ}C$까지 증가하였으며 표면부가 용융될 것으로 예상되었다. 실험 결과, 102 $W/cm^2$ 의 레이저 빔이 실리콘 웨이퍼 표면에 조사되었을 때 표면부에 균열이 발생하였고, 레이저 빔의 강도가 더욱 증가하여 140 $W/cm^2$ 일때 표면부에서 용융이 발생하였다. 용융이 발생하는 레이저 빔의 강도는 유한요소해석 결과보다 낮은 값이었으며 이는 표면부에서 생성된 균열에 의해 레이저 빔의 다중반사와 다중흡수가 일어나 레이저 빔의 흡수량이 증가하였기 때문이다.

• 분석과학
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.292-299
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• 2014

X-선 조형제인 이오프로마이드는 하천수에서 비교적 높은 검출 농도와 높은 검출 빈도로 검출되는 의약물질이다. 이오프로마이드를 전자선에 노출시킨 후 생성된 생성물의 화학 구조를 예측하였고 분해 효율을 측정하였다. 이오프로마이드를 소량 첨가시킨 수용액 시료를 전자선(UELV-10-10S, klysotrn, 10 MeV, 1 mA and 10 kW)에 노출시켰으며, LC/ESI-MS/MS 분석 후 질량스펙트럼을 해석함으로써 분해산물인 I_D_665와 I_D_663에 대한 화학적 구조 규명을 수행하였으며, 직렬식 질량분석에 의한 질량스펙트럼 토막이온의 생성 경로도 제안하였다. 0.3~5 kGy에 노출 시켰을 때 흡수선량의 증가에 따라서 30.5~98.4%가 분해되었으며, $0.5{\sim}100{\mu}g/kg$의 농도에서 0.3 kGy의 전자선으로 조사하였을 경우 97.8~30%가 분해되었다. 전자선량이 높을수록 그리고 분석물질이 낮은 농도일수록 전사선 조사에 의한 이오프로마이드의 분해효율은 증가하였다.