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ACCRETION-JET MODEL FOR THE HARD X-ray Γ - LX CORRELATION IN BLACK HOLE X-ray BINARIES

  • YANG, QI-XIANG;XIE, FU-GUO;YUAN, FENG;ZDZIARSKI, ANDRZEJ A.;GIERLINSKI, MAREK;HO, LUIS C.;YU, ZHAOLONG
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.565-568
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    • 2015
  • In this work, we study the correlation between the photon index (${\Gamma}$) of the X-ray spectrum and the 2-10 keV X-ray luminosity ($L_X$) for black hole X-ray binaries (BHBs). The BHB sample is mainly from the quiescent, hard and intermediate states, with values of $L_X$ ranging from ${\sim}10^{30.5}$ to $10^{37.5}$ erg $s^{-1}$. We find that the photon index ${\Gamma}$ is positively or negatively correlated with the X-ray luminosity $L_X$, for $L_X$ above or below a critical value, ${\sim}10^{36.5}$ erg $s^{-1}$. This result is consistent with previous works. Moreover, when $L_X{\leq}{\sim}10^{33}$ erg $s^{-1}$, we found that the photon index is roughly independent of the X-ray luminosity. We interpret the above correlations in the framework of a coupled hot accretion flow - jet model. Besides, we also find that in the moderate-luminosity region, different sources may have different anti-correlation slopes, and we argue this diversity is caused by the different value of ${\delta}$, which describes the fraction of turbulent dissipation that directly heats electrons.

Increase of Visual sensitivity by Zinc, Taurine, and Hypothermic-effect in Bullfrog's Eye (황소개구리 안구에서의 아연, 타우린, 저온효과에 의한 시각 감수성 증진)

  • Kim, Hyun Jung
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2007
  • It has been reported high concentrations of zinc and taurine in ocular tissue, especially the retina-choroid, and the presence of physiological levels of zinc and taurine in these tissues seem essential for their normal function. In addition, several studies have reported temperature as another effector to the visual sensitivity. But, in spite of many studies, there are still remained many questions about their function and correlation in visual adaptation system. The purpose of present study was to clarify these points using electroretinogram(ERG) recording and absorption spectra scanning, before and after zinc and taurine treatments and hypothermic-effect in bullfrog(Rana catesbeiana) which is one of the poikilothermal animal. The optimal zinc concentration used in this study was determined $10^{-4}M$ while the optimal taurine concentration was 10-5 M, and temperature change for hypothermic-effect went through '$25^{\circ}C {\rightarrow}0^{\circ}C{\rightarrow}25^{\circ}C$'. In ERG recording, it is obtained that dark-adapted threshold became elevated and b-wave amplitudes was increased with zinc and taurine treatment and hypothermic-effect. In absorption spectra scanning, there is distinct absorbance increment over the whole spectral range(400~750 nm) after zinc and taurine treatment and hypothermic-effect. Furthermore there are some synergism effects between zinc and taurine as well as between zinc and hypothermic-effect as a result of co-treatment, respectively.

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Magnetic Anisotropy Behavior in Antiparallely Coupled NiFe/Ru/NiFe Films (반자성으로 커플링된 NiFe/Ru/NiFe 박막에서의 자기이방성의 변화)

  • Song, Oh-Sung;Jung, Young-Soon;Lee, Ki-Yung
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 2003
  • Synthetic ferrimagnetic layer (SyFL) with structure NiFe/Ru/NiFe which can be applied high density TMR device in free layer were prepared by an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) helicon-sputter. We proposed a model of predicting coercivity (H$\_$c/), spin-flopping field (H$\_$sf/), and saturation field (H$\_$s/) as a function of Ru thicknesses, from the equilibrium state of energies of Zeeman, exchange, and uniaxial anisotropy. We fabricated the samples of Ta(50 ${\AA}$)/NiFe(50${\AA}$)nu(4∼20${\AA}$)NiFe(30 ${\AA}$)/Ta(50${\AA}$), and measured the M-H loops with a superconduction quantum interference device (SQUID) applying the external field up to ${\pm}$ 15 kOe. The result was well agreed with the proposed model, and reveal K$\_$u = 1000 erg/㎤, J$\_$ex/ =0.7 erg/$\textrm{cm}^2$. We report that H$\_$c/ below 10 Oe is available, and R$\_$u/ thickness range should be in 4-10 ${\AA}$ for MRAM application. Our result implies that permalloy layers may lead to considerable magnetostriction effect in SyFL and intermixing in NiFe/Ru interfaces.

Microstructure and Magneto-Optical Properties of MnSbX(X=PT,Ag) Alloy Films (MnSbX(X=Pt, Ag) 합금막의 미세구조 및 자기광학적 특성)

  • 송민석;이한춘;김택기;김윤배
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 1998
  • Crystal structures and magneto-optical properties of $(Mn_{0.5-Z}Sb_{0.5+Z})_{100-y}Pt_y$ (0$(Mn_{0.5-Z}Sb_{0.5+Z})_{100-y}Ag_y$ (0$^{\circ}C$ are C1b-type with fcc and NiAs-type with hcp, respectively. The MnSbAg films have a texture which the c-axis orientation is perpendicular to the film plane by annealing at 300 $^{\circ}C$ for less than 3 hours. The perpendicular anisotropy constants of the $Mn_{47.4}Sb_{47.5}Ag_{5.1}$ film annealed at 300 $^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours are $K_1=6.6{\times}10^5 \; erg/cm^3\;and\;K_2=1.9{\times}10^5\; erg/cm^3$. The Kerr rotation angle of MnSbPt films increases but that of MnSbAg film decreases by decreasing incident wavelength within the range of 700$\leq$ λ$\leq$1000 nm. High polar Kerr angles of 1.7$^{\circ}$ (λ =700 nm) and 0.6$^{\circ}$ (λ =1000 nm), 0.2$^{\circ}$ (λ =700 nm) and 0.97$^{\circ}$ (λ =1000 nm) have been obtained from $Mn_{41.1}Sb_{44,9}Pt_{14.0}$ and $Mn_{47.4}Sb_{47.5}Ag_{5.1}$ alloy films, respectively.

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Magnetization Switching of MTJs with CoFeSiB/Ru/CoFeSiB Free Layers (CoFeSiB/Ru/CoFeSiB 자유층을 갖는 자기터널 접합의 스위칭 자기장)

  • Lee, S.Y.;Lee, S.W.;Rhee, J.R.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.124-127
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    • 2007
  • Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), which consisted of amorphous CoFeSiB layers, were investigated. The CoFeSiB layers were used to substitute for the traditionally used CoFe and/or NiFe layers with an emphasis given on understanding the effect of the amorphous free layer on the switching characteristics of the MTJs. CoFeSiB has a lower saturation magnetization ($M_s\;:\;560\;emu/cm^3$) and a higher anisotropy constant ($K_u\;:\;2800\;erg/cm^3$) than CoFe and NiFe, respectively. An exchange coupling energy ($J_{ex}$) of $-0.003\;erg/cm^2$ was observed by inserting a 1.0 nm Ru layer in between CoFeSiB layers. In the Si/$SiO_2$/Ta 45/Ru 9.5/IrMn 10/CoFe 7/$AlO_x$/CoFeSiB 7 or CoFeSiB (t)/Ru 1.0/CoFeSiB (7-t)/Ru 60 (in nm) MTJs structure, it was found that the size dependence of the switching field originated in the lower $J_{ex}$ using the experimental and simulation results. The CoFeSiB synthetic antiferromagnet structures were proved to be beneficial for the switching characteristics such as reducing the coercivity ($H_c$) and increasing the sensitivity in micrometer size, even in submicrometer sized elements.

Effects of different cardiorespiratory fitness response to exercise training on cardiovascular disease and adipocytokine in abdominal obesity women (운동 트레이닝을 통한 심폐체력 반응의 차이가 복부비만 여성의 심혈관계 위험요인과 아디포싸이토카인에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, S.H.
    • Exercise Science
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.111-120
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of different cardiorespiratory fitness response to exercise training on cardiovascular disease and adipocytokine release and gene expression in abdominal obesity women. forty eight middle-age women were divided to a exercise-responder (n=34) group (ERG) and a exercise-nonresponder (n=14) group (ENRG) based on cardiorespiratory fitness after exercise training (12weeks, 1200 kcal/week, moderate-vigorous intensity, walking and jogging). Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured using maximal oxygen uptake with metabolic gas analysis and body composition was determined by bioelectrical impedance. We measured lipid and glucose profiles, blood adipocytokines and adipocytokine genes expression in adipose tissue. Waist girth (p=0.040), and %body fat (p=0.031) were significantly decreased in ERG than ENRG. Triglyceride (p=0.023) and systolic blood pressure (0.046) were significantly decreased in ERG than ENRG. Blood leptin (p=0.022) was significantly decrease in ERG than ENRG but leptin gene expression was decreased both groups (p<0.001). These results show that exercise-responder group improved cardiovascular disease risk factors and adipocytokine more than exercise-nonresponder group after exercise training. Moreover, exercise-nonresponders group show that obese indices and blood leptin and leptin gene expression in adipose tissue were decreased despite the failure to improve fitness. Therefore, regular exercise training seems to give health benefits although the failure to improve fitness.

긴 사슬로 된 분자들의 제 3차 비선형광학 감수율 측정

  • 조창호
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1990.02a
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    • pp.154-156
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    • 1990
  • 긴 사슬로 된 유기분자인 $\beta$-Carotene, Retinal, Retinol 의 제 3차 비선형 광학감수율을 자기유도 타원편광축회전 방법으로 측정하였다. $\beta$-Carotene의 X1221(3)(-w, w, w, -w)값이 32.4X10-14(㎤/erg)였다.

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Modification of Retinal Function by Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

  • Chon, Young-Shin;Kim, You-Young
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.161-167
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    • 2000
  • Temperature-dependent electroretinogram responses were investigated in the dark adapted bullfrog eyes within the physiological temperature range 0-40$\^{C}$. In hypothermic process(25→0→25$\^{C}$), the amplitude of b-and c-wave decreased with lowering the temperature again. Both b-wave amplitude and threshold responses were maximal around 15$\^{C}$ during the temperature increment. Upon warming to room temperature again (25$\^{C}$), the b-wave amplitude was approximately doubled as compared to that of control without temperature changes. During the hyperthermic process (25→40→25$\^{C}$), however, the responses decreased with warming, and the wave amplitude failed to recover by cooling to 25$\^{C}$ again. As describe above, the recoveries of ERG in both processes show the striking difference. The hypothermia induces the amplification of the b-wave, that is, enhances the retinal function with the temperature recovery toward room temperature. While the hypertherima produces the decrease of the b-wave even though recovered to room temperature, which indicates an irreversible retina. The morphological alteration is shown both hypothermic and hyperthermic process, such as an appearance of large vacuoles and degenerating outer segments, more intense in hyperthermia, similar to light induced damage.

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Zur Anwendbarkeit der Dependenzgrammatik im DaF-Unterricht - In Bezug auf die Valenzkonzepte van Kalevi Tarvainen - (DaF-수업에서 의존문법의 이용가능성 - Kalevi Tarvainen의 이론을 중심으로 -)

  • Rhie Jum-Chool
    • Koreanishche Zeitschrift fur Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft
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    • v.9
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    • pp.237-260
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    • 2004
  • Das Ziel dieses Aufsatzes liegt darin, die Valenzkonzepte und Satzmodelle von Kalevi Tarvainen zusammenzustellen, und auf die dependenzielle kontrastive Beschreibung des Deutschen und der Muttersprache des Deutschlernenden einzugehen, und ihre Prinzipien und Probleme kurz zu betrachten. Prinzipiell eignet sich die Dependenzgrammatik ebenso gut fur den muttersprachlichen Unterricht des Deutschen wie $f\"{u}r$ den Unterricht des Deutschen als Fremdsprache. Die Grundkategorien der Dependenzgrammatik, d.h. die hierarchische Dependenzbeschreibung mit dem Verb als Ausgangspunkt, die Valenz, die $Erg\"{a}nzungs- und$ Angabestruktur des Satzes, sind an sich fur den Fremdspracheunterricht gut verwendbar. $Ausl\"{a}ndische$ Deutschlernende haben als Ausgangssprache ihre eigene Sprache, $f\"{u}r$ deren Beschreibung sich die $f\"{u}r$ die Zielsprache verwendete Grammatiktheorie auch eignen muss. $\"{U}berdies$ muss $f\"{u}r$ alle Fremdsprachen, die ein $Sch\"{u}ler$ lernt, dieselbe Grammatiktheorie verwendbar sein. Die Dependenzgrammatik hat gute Voraussetzungen, zu einer allgemeinen Theorie $f\"{u}r$ den Fremdsprachenunterricht zu werden. Beim Vergleich der Sprachen muss man als Tertium comparationis vom 'Gemeinten' ausgehen. Wenn die deutlich detinierbaren Inhalte nicht vorhanden sind, muss man von den Formen ausgehen. Beim Erlernen der deutschen $S\"{a}tze$ $k\"{o}nnen$ die Grundkategorien der Dependenzgrammatik, die Klassitizierung der $Erg\"{a}nzungen$ und die Satzmodelle des deutschen Verbs und Adjektivs dem Deutschlernenden $gro{\ss}e$ Hilfe leisten.

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Usefulness of Chimeric Transcript in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Solid Tumors (소아악성고형종의 진단에 있어서 chimeric transcript의 유용성)

  • Choi, Seung-Hoon
    • Advances in pediatric surgery
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 1999
  • Pediatric solid tumors have many histologic similarity. These tumors contained small round cell types, and cause frequent diagnostic problems in pediatric pathology. An important advance in the differentiation of these small round cell tumors has been the identification of consistent chromosomal translocations associated with several types of tumors. Eighteen patients with soft tissue sarcoma were available for review. Seventeen cell lines were also included in this study. The RNA from the specimens were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). PAX3-FKHR fusion was present in four of five alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and PAX7-FKHR fusion was detected in one of five alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. None of the specimens expressed more than one chimeric transcript. EWS-FLI1 or EWS-ERG fusions were detected in all seven Ewings' sarcoma. No specimens showed EWS-WT1 fusion. These results corresponded well to the histopathologic diagnosis. There were no differences in the histologic appearances of tumors with the more frequent PAX3-FKHR or EWS-FLI1 fusions compared with those containing the variant PAX7-FKHR or EWS-ERG fusions. RT-PCR assay for chimeric transcript is a useful tool for rapid and objective diagnosis of pediatric solid tumors. Through these tools, we can approach genetically to the differential diagnosis of undifferentiated small round tumors.

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