• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2013

일반적으로 방사선 선원의 강도는 거리의 역자승 법칙을 따른다. 그러나 방사선 선원과 검출기와의 거리가 가까울수록 거리의 역자승 법칙 실험은 이론과 실험의 일치하지 못하는 오류를 가져오게 된다. 본 연구에서는 방사선 선원과 검출기와의 거리에 따른 거리의 역자승 법칙이 실제 실험에서는 정확하게 성립하지 않는 이유를 실험적으로 확인하였다. 그리고 이 문제를 해결하기 위하여 측정된 방사능을 보정하기 위하여 보정계수를 실험적으로 얻었다. 측정에 사용한 검출기는 $2^{{\prime}{\prime}}{\times}2^{{\prime}{\prime}}{\phi}$ NaI(Tl) 신틸레이션 검출기를 사용하였고, 방사선에너지의 변화에 따른 효과를 확인하기 위하여 감마선 선원 $^{60}Co$(1.174 MeV, 1.333 MeV)와 $^{137}Cs$(0.662 MeV)에 대한 실험도 병행하였다. 측정에서 얻어진 거리의 역자승 법칙의 결과들을 보정계수를 이용하여 측정값들을 보정한 결과 거리의 역자승 법칙과 매우 일치하는 경향을 보였고, 오류에 대한 원인을 실험적으로 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 유한한 체적을 가진 검출기를 사용하여 방사선의 강도가 거리의 역자승에 반비례하는 실험을 할 경우 모두 해당되는 문제이므로 본 연구의 결과는 방사선계측 분야에 매우 유용하게 사용되어질 것으로 사료된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.967-971
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• 1994

The stability constants, log K of the 1 : 1 complexation for IA ions, $Ag^+$, and $Tl^+$ with a series of podands having different aromatic end-groups (I-IV) have been determined conductometrically in methanol at 25.0 $^{\circ}$C. Exceptionally the equivalent conductivity, ${\lambda}_{eq}\;of\;Li^+\;and\;Na^+$ were increased by the addition of I, because the complexed ions are less mobile than solvated ions. The order of log K values for I was $Ag^+{\gg}Tl^+>K^+>Na^+>Rb^+>Cs6+>Li^+$. The log K sequence of the podands for the certain cations was I>II>III${\geq}$IV. And every podands except IV showed the maximum selectivity for $Ag^+$ among the cations. These results were discussed in terms of the aromatic end-group effects, such as hetero-donor atoms or conformational changes by ${\pi}-{\pi}$ stacking interactions. The detailed conformations of ${\pi}-{\pi}$ stacking were also discussed by the observations of upfield shifts of some aromatic protons upon complexation from $^1H$ NMR spectra.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.3043-3050
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• 2022

In Korea, all nuclear power plants (NPPs) participate in annual performance tests including in vivo measurements using the FastScan, a stand type whole body counter (WBC), manufactured by Canberra. In 2018, all Korean NPPs satisfied the testing criterion, the root mean square error (RMSE) ≤ 0.25, for the whole body configuration, but three NPPs which participated in an additional lung configuration test in the fission and activation product category did not meet the criterion. Due to the low resolution of the FastScan NaI(Tl) detectors, the conventional peak analysis (PA) method of the FastScan did not show sufficient performance to meet the criterion in the presence of interfering radioisotopes (RIs), ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs. In this study, we developed an artificial neural network (ANN) to improve the performance of the FastScan in the lung configuration. All of the RMSE values derived by the ANN satisfied the criterion, even though the photopeaks of ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs interfered with those of the analytes or the analyte photopeaks were located in a low-energy region below 300 keV. Since the ANN performed better than the PA method, it would be expected to be a promising approach to improve the accuracy and precision of in vivo FastScan measurement for the lung configuration.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.475-481
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 감마선 검출 시스템을 개발하여 평행구멍형 조준기와 바늘구멍 조준기를 이용하여, 각각 소동물용 감마영상 획득과 환경 방사선 검출 영상을 획득하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 크기가 $50{\times}50mm$ 이며, 6 mm 두께의 CsI(Tl) 섬광체와 $50{\times}50mm$ 크기의 Hamamatsu H8500C 위치민감형 광전자증배관, 저항분배회로, 전치증폭기, 성형증폭기, NIM 모듈 및 아날로그 디지털 변환기로 구성된 감마카메라를 개발하였다. 또한. 바늘구멍 감마카메라와 전하결합소자 카메라를 결합하여 환경모니터링에 적용할 수 있는 장비를 개발하였다. 본 연구 결과는 평행 구멍형 조준기와 바늘구멍 조준기를 이용한 감마카메라를 각각 소동물용 감마영상 획득과 환경방사선 측정에 적용 할 수 있음을 보여주었다. 이 시스템은 소 동물전용 감마카메라와 환경방사선 측정 시스템으로 활용 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.257-261
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• 2004

핀홀 감마카메라의 민감도를 향상시키기 위하여 픽셀화된 CsI(Tl) 섬광체와 위치민감형 광증배관을 이용하여 부호화 구경 감마카메라를 개발하였다. Rounded-hole로 이루어진 $13{\times}11$ 픽셀구조의 개조된 uniformly reductant array (URA) 가 계측기의 공간해상도를 고려하여 부호화된 마스크로 선택되었다. 부호화된 구경 카메라와 핀홀 카메라의 성능을 비교하기 위하여 Tc-99m 소스의 여러 가지 형태를 이용하여 테스트 하였으며, 신호 대 잡음비 또는 민감도의 향상에 대한 카메라의 성능을 분석하였다. 그 결과 공간해 상도에 있어서 약간의 저하가 있었으나 영상의 질은 매우 향상되었다. 비록 카메라의 개발과 테스트가 저에너지 영역에서 이루어졌지만, 부호화 구경 카메라의 구상은 방사성 물질 감시 그리고 다른 응용들에 있어서도 효과적으로 사용되어질 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2017

Background: A gamma energy identifying algorithm using spectral decomposition combined with smoothing method was suggested to confirm the existence of the artificial radio isotopes. The algorithm is composed by original pattern recognition method and smoothing method to enhance the performance to identify gamma energy of radiation sensors that have low energy resolution. Materials and Methods: The gamma energy identifying algorithm for the compact radiation sensor is a three-step of refinement process. Firstly, the magnitude set is calculated by the original spectral decomposition. Secondly, the magnitude of modeling error in the magnitude set is reduced by the smoothing method. Thirdly, the expected gamma energy is finally decided based on the enhanced magnitude set as a result of the spectral decomposition with the smoothing method. The algorithm was optimized for the designed radiation sensor composed of a CsI (Tl) scintillator and a silicon pin diode. Results and Discussion: The two performance parameters used to estimate the algorithm are the accuracy of expected gamma energy and the number of repeated calculations. The original gamma energy was accurately identified with the single energy of gamma radiation by adapting this modeling error reduction method. Also the average error decreased by half with the multi energies of gamma radiation in comparison to the original spectral decomposition. In addition, the number of repeated calculations also decreased by half even in low fluence conditions under $10^4$ ($/0.09cm^2$ of the scintillator surface). Conclusion: Through the development of this algorithm, we have confirmed the possibility of developing a product that can identify artificial radionuclides nearby using inexpensive radiation sensors that are easy to use by the public. Therefore, it can contribute to reduce the anxiety of the public exposure by determining the presence of artificial radionuclides in the vicinity.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 무기섬광체와 광섬유를 이용하여 삼중수소 검출용 광섬유 방사선 센서를 제작하였다. 무기섬광체 선택을 위해 $Gd_2O_2S$ : Tb, $Y_3Al_5O_{12}$ : Ce, CsI : Tl을 이용하여 센서팁을 제작한 후, 금속 수소화물 형태의 삼중수소를 이용하여 섬광효율이 가장 좋은 섬광체를 선별하였다. 또한 선정된 섬광체를 사용하여 제작한 센서를 이용하여 삼중수소 선원으로부터 거리에 따른 섬광량을 계측하였고 선원의 방사능 세기에 따른 섬광량을 측정하여 표면 방사능 모니터의 결과와 비교 분석하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.427-431
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• 2017

In this study, a foods radioactivity monitoring sensor was developed as a part of basic research for household radioactivity monitoring, and its performance was evaluated using a calibration source. The prototype of the sensor was based on a CsI:Tl scintillator using a crystal light guide and Si photomultiplier. The light guide was introduced to improve gamma-ray detection efficiency. For quantitative evaluation, tests were conducted using $^{134}Cs$ liquid source. In the performance evaluation, It was confirmed that analysis of $^{134}Cs$: 100 Bq/L(kg) was possible. Thus, result of this study is expected to contribute to research in the development of the household foods radioactivity monitoring system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2640-2645
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• 2021

We report the development of a gamma-ray imaging device, named Large-Area Hybrid Gamma Imager (LAHGI), featuring high imaging sensitivity and good imaging resolution over a broad energy range. A hybrid collimation method, which combines mechanical and electronic collimation, is employed for a stable imaging performance based on large-area scintillation detectors for high imaging sensitivity. The system comprises two monolithic position-sensitive NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors with a crystal area of 27 × 27 cm² and a tungsten coded aperture mask with a modified uniformly redundant array (MURA) pattern. The performance of the system was evaluated under several source conditions. The system showed good imaging resolution (i.e., 6.0-8.9° FWHM) for the entire energy range of 59.5-1330 keV considered in the present study. It also showed very high imaging sensitivity, successfully imaging a 253 µCi ¹³⁷Cs source located 15 m away in 1 min; this performance is notable considering that the dose rate at the front surface of the system, due to the existence of the ¹³⁷Cs source, was only 0.003 µSv/h, which corresponds to ~3% of the background level.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2564-2571
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• 2022

SiPMs are generally coupled into whole columns in gamma energy spectrum measurement, but the relationship between the distribution of whole SiPM columns and the energy resolution of the measured energy spectra is rarely reported. In this work, ∅ 3 × 3 inch NaI scintillator is placed on an 8 × 8 SiPM array, and the energy resolution of the ¹³⁷Cs peak at 662 keV corresponding to the γ-ray is selected as a reference. Each SiPM is switched to explore the influence of the number of SiPM arrays, distribution position, and reflective layer on the energy resolution of SiPMs. Results show that without coupling, the energy resolution is greatly improved when the number of SiPMs ranges from 4 to 32. However, after 32 slices (the area covered by SiPMs relative to the scintillator reaches 25.9%), the improvement in energy resolution and total pulse count is not obvious. In addition, the position of SiPMs relative to the scintillator does not exert much impact on the energy resolution. Results also indicate that by adding a reflective film (ESR), the energy resolution of the tested group increases by 10.38% on average. This work can provide a reference for the design and application of miniaturized SiPM gamma spectrometers.