• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.292-297
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• 2005

Steam generator of a nuclear power plant has important rolls for the heat transfer and the isolation of radioactive materials. So bursting of the steam generator tube is directly related to the accident of nuclear power plants. Incone1600 has been used for the steam generator tube material. The material shows non-magnetic and metallic properties, eddy current NDT method has been employed for defects detection. In this work, a differential type of eddy current probe was developed to improve resolution of defect detection. To verify properties of the developed differential type eddy current probe, we have made reference material with SUS304 which has similar magnetic and electrical properties of Inconel600. Using the developed differential type eddy current probe, we can detect defect size of 0.25 mm in diameter and 0.2 mm in depth (volume of $1{\times}10^{-3}\;mm^3$) with the reference material.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.387-397
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• 2014

This work aims at estimating global warming potentials (GWP) of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a among green house gases. It has been reported that they have much higher GWP than $CO_2$ in the atmosphere. $CF_3Br$, halon 1301 which is well known to be a fire extinguisher, as one of the bromine-containing halons has been banned since 2003 due to destruction of ozone. HFCs, a kind of chiller which replaced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are one of greenhouse gases regulated by the Kyoto Protocol. In this study, we produced GWPs of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a by calculating a life time and measuring an absorption cross section to obtain a radiative forcing (RF). Their absorption cross sections were measured by using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTS) with a gas cell filled with their certified reference materials at room temperature. As a result, the RFs of $CF_3Br$ and HFC-134a were 0.32 and $0.168Wm^{-2}ppb^{-1}$, respectively and the GWPs were calculated as 7989, 6076, 3903 for $CF_3Br$ and 3855, 1300, 656 for HFC-134a for the time horizon of 20, 100, 500 years, respectively. Overall, uncertainty of the estimated GWPs can be estimated to be about 2.6%. Our results were compared with those proposed by the previous studies (IPCC, 2007; WMO, 1999).

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.83.1-83.1
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• 2015

세계전파통신회의 (WRC; World Radiocommunication Conference)회의는 국제전기통신연합 (ITU)에서 규정하는 국제 전파법 제개정을 위해, 3-4년 간격으로 개최되는 전파통신 관련 최고회의이다. 2015년 11월 2일-27일에 개최되는 WRC-15 본회의에서 다루는 28개 의제에 대해서는 의제별 주파수대역별로 공유/양립성/보호 연구결과가 제시되어야 한다. 따라서 2015년 3월 23일-4월 2일에는 스위스 제네바에서 190여개 ITU회원국의 국가대표 1,000여명이 모여서 의제별 최종연구결과보고서를 작성하며(CPM-15 2차회의, Conference Preparatory Meeting), 그 결과는 11월의 WRC회의에서 중요한 잣대 역할을 하게 된다. 동 회의에서 다루는 의제 가운데, 과학업무 연구반에서 다루는 주요 의제들은 다음과 같다. 1) 7145-7250 MHz 대역의 지구탐사위성(지구대우주)업무의 1순위 분배연구, 2) 8,700~10,500MHz대역의 지구탐사위성업무의 신규 SAR용대역(연속 1.2GHz) 분배방안 연구, 3) 우주선 근거리통신용 410-420MHz 대역 규제 철폐 관련 검토, 4) 윤초 삭제 또는 개정 방안 연구가 있다. 그리고 모바일 광대역 응용 실현을 위한 이동통신업무 추가 분배 및 IMT 추가 지정 연구, 나노 위성 및 피코 위성 규제 관련 연구들이 있다. 따라서 본 발표에서는 3월에 개최된 CPM-15 2차회의의 과학업무 의제 관련 최종결과를 소개하고, WRC-15회의에 대비하여 국내 전파천문업무 보호를 위해 준비가 필요한 주요 이슈에 대해 소개를 하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.231-231
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• 2012

Correct determination of the interface locations is critical for the calibration of the depth scale and measurement of layer thickness in SIMS depth profiling analysis of multilayer films. However, the interface locations are difficult to determine due to the unwanted distortion from the real ones by the several effects due to sputtering with energetic ions. In this study, the layer thicknesses of Si/Ge and Si/Ti multilayer films were measured by SIMS depth profiling analysis using the oxygen and cesium primary ion beam. The interface locations in the multilayer films could be determined by two methods. The interfaces can be determined by the 50 at% definition where the atomic fractions of the constituent layer elements drop or rise to 50 at% at the interfaces. In this method, the raw depth profiles were converted to compositional depth profiles through the two-step conversion process using the alloy reference relative sensitivity factors (AR-RSF) determined by the alloy reference films with well-known compositions determined by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS). The interface locations of the Si/Ge and Si/Ti multilayer films were also determined from the intensities of the interfacial composited ions (SiGe+, SiTi+). The determination of the interface locations from the composited ions was found to be difficult to apply due to the small intensity and the unclear variation at the interfaces.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.84-91
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• 2005

We measured the pitch of one-dimensional (ID) grating specimens using a metrological atomic force microscope (M-AFM). The ID grating specimens a.e often used as a magnification standard in nano-metrology, such as scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thus, we need to certify the pitch of grating specimens fur the meter-traceability in nano-metrology. To this end, an M-AFM was setup at KRISS. The M-AFM consists of a commercial AFM head module, a two-axis flexure hinge type nanoscanner with built-in capacitive sensors, and a two-axis heterodyne interferometer to establish the meter-traceability directly. Two kinds of ID grating specimens, each with the nominal pitch of 288 nm and 700 nm, were measured. The uncertainty in pitch measurement was evaluated according to Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. The pitch was calculated from 9 line scan profiles obtained at different positions with 100 ㎛ scan range. The expanded uncertainties (k = 2) in pitch measurement were 0.10 nm and 0.30 nm for the specimens with the nominal pitch of 288 nm and 700 nm. The measured pitch values were compared with those obtained using an optical diffractometer, and agreed within the range of the expanded uncertainty of pitch measurement. We also discussed the effect of averaging in the measurement of mean pitch using M-AFM and main components of uncertainty.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.403-415
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• 1999

To properly assess air pollution levels, application of quality assurance and quality control(QA/QC) is believed to be an essential step. In order to cope with such scientific principle, a field study was designed with an aim of comparing: 1) the methods of calibration for airborne pollutants and 2) the protocols developed for their measurements. Measurements were made at Han Yang University, Seoul during 29 May through 1 June 1998 under the management of the Division of Measurements and Analysis(DMA) of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment(KOSAE). In this work, we report our results of intercomparative measurements on several gaseous criteria pollutants that were investigated mainly by the two institutes-Seoul National University(SNU) and the Korean Research Institute for Standards and Science(KRISS). Although measurements of major gaseous pollutants had been made routinely by many scientific institutes and organizations in Korea, most scientists involved in those studieswere obliged to do their experiments on the basis of their own procedural steps spaning from the preparation of gaseous standards to the methodological selections for the calibration. Hence, this campaign offered a unique opportunity to examine many important aspects on the measurements of these important gaseous pollutants. In the course of our study, we investigated the compatibility of data sets obtained by the two institutes in concert with reference data sets collected concurrently from a government-managed monitoring station. On the basis of our study, we conclude that different data sets made by different participants during this campaign agree well within the reasonable range of uncertainties.low, which indicated that during this period the potential acidity of precipitation was high but the neutralizing capacity was low. For Spring, pAi was very low but pH was slightly high. This was likely due to the large amount of $CaCO_3$ in the soil particles transported over a long range from the Chinese continent that were incorporated into the precipitation, and then neutralized the acidifying species with its high concentraton.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.54.3-55
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• 2015

국제전기통신연합 (ITU)에서 주관하여 2015년 11월 2일-27일 스위스 제네바에서 개최되는 WRC-15(세계전파 통신회의, World Radiocommunication Conference)회의에서는 28개 의제에 대해서는 의제별 주파수대역별로 국제전파규칙(Radio Regulations)을 개정하게 된다. WRC-15 본회의에는 200여개 ITU회원국의 국가대표 3,000여명이 모여서 회의를 진행하게 되며, 원활한 회의진행과 의견 결정을 위하여 각 국가별 제안서 제출은 지양하고, 해당 지역별 국가들의 공동제안서를 중심으로 논의하게 된다. ITU에는 현재 6개의 지역(유럽, 러시아, 아랍, 북남미, 아프리카 및 아태지역) 공동체가 등록되어 있으며, 아태지역은 아태지역 전파통신협의체(Asia-Pacipic Telecommunity)를 구성하여 WRC 의제에 대응하고 있다. 지난 2015년 7월 27일-8월 1일에는 WRC의제에 대한 아태지역의 공동제안서(PACP)를 작성하기 위한 최종 회의(APG-15 5차회의)가 서울 힐튼호텔에서 개최되었다. 과학업무 의제의 경우, 5개 의제에 대한 공동제안서가 작성되었으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 7145-7250 MHz 대역의 지구탐사위성(지구대우주)업무의 1순위 분배 지지, 2) 9,200~9,300MHz 및 9,900~10,400MHz대역의 지구탐사위성업무의 신규 SAR용 1순위 분배 지지, 3) 우주선 근거리통신용 410-420MHz 대역 관련 거리제한 규정 삭제 지지, 4) 윤초 삭제 지지, 5) 나노 위성 및 피코 위성의 규정개정 연구를 위한 차기 WRC회의 의제 수행 지지를 들 수 있다. 따라서 본 발표에서는 7월에 개최된 APG-15 5차회의의 주요 결과를 소개하고, WRC-15회의에 대비하여 국내 전파천문업무 보호를 위한 주요 이슈에 대해 소개를 하고자 한다.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.86-94
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• 2009

Temperature measurement capability was inter-compared using the transfer standard platinum resistance thermometers(SPRT) among four laboratories of KRISS. The transfer SPRTs were primarily calibrated at the triple point of water and Ga melting point, then used at inter-comparison experiment. Temperature difference of calibration value between temperature laboratory and length laboratory at $20^{\circ}C$ was -0.7 mK and +2.4 mK at density laboratory. Temperature measured near $20^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$ at fluid flow laboratory was deviated by $34.2{\sim}80.4\;mK$ from the calibration values of the transfer SPRT. Ga melting points was inter-compared among three laboratories, and the difference of Ga melting points against the standard Ga melting point of temperature laboratory were $0.03{\sim}0.54\;mK$ at length laboratory and 0.02 mK at density laboratory.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.435-442
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• 2011

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) which have taken much interest recently due to their potential hazardous effects to human body and ecosystem. Many countries and European community prohibits the usage of certain BFRs in electronics and electronic devices (e.g. RoHS). In this perspectives, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has designed and practiced proficiency testing programs based on the ISO/IEC 17043 in order to assist laboratory accreditation activities. The programs for interlaboratory comparisons include congeners of PBDE (PBDE-154, 183, 206, 209) in high impact polystyrene (HIPS). A sample bottle that contains 10 g granular HIPS was distributed to 35 participating laboratories and the test results were calculated by the statistical procedure using z-scores to evaluate performance of each laboratory. The results and the laboratory's performance were discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.26 no.8
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• pp.72-78
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• 2009

We developed a line standards measurement system using an optical microscope and measured two kinds of line standards. It consists of three main parts: an optical microscope module including a CCD camera, a stage system with a linear encoder, and a measurement program for a microscopic image processing. The magnification of microscope part was calibrated using one-dimensional gratings and the angular motion of stage was measured to estimate the Abbe error. The threshold level in line width measurement was determined by comparing with certified values of a line width reference specimen, and its validity was proved through the measurement of another line width specimen. The expanded uncertainty (k=2) was about 100 nm in the measurements of $1{\mu}m{\sim}10{\mu}m$ line width. In the comparison results of line spacing measurement, two kinds of values were coincide within the expanded uncertainty, which were obtained by the one-dimensional measuring machine in KRISS and the line standards measurement system. The expanded uncertainty (k=2) in the line spacing measurement was estimated as $\sqrt{(0.098{\mu}m)^2+(1.8{\times}10^{-4}{\times}L)^2}$. Therefore, it will be applied effectively to the calibration of line standards, such as line width and line spacing, with the expanded uncertainty of several hundreds nanometer.