• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2020

Radiation measurement technology has steadily improved and its usage is expanding in various industries such as nuclear medicine, security search, satellite, nondestructive testing, environmental industries and the domain of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Especially, the simultaneous measurements of gamma rays and neutrons can be even more critical for nuclear safety management of spent nuclear fuel and monitoring of the nuclear material. A semiconductor detector comprising cadmium, zinc, and tellurium (CZT) enables to detect gamma-rays due to the significant atomic weight of the elements via immediate neutron and gamma-ray detection. Semiconductor sensors might be used for nuclear safety management by monitoring nuclear materials and spent nuclear fuel with high spatial resolution as well as providing real-time measurements. We aim to introduce a portable nuclide-analysis device that enables the simultaneous measurements of neutrons and gamma rays using a CZT sensor. The detector has a high density and wide energy band gap, and thus exhibits highly sensitive physical characteristics and characteristics are required for performing neutron and gamma-ray detection. Portable nuclide-analysis device is used on NPP-decommissioning sites or the purpose of nuclear nonproliferation, it will rapidly detect the nuclear material and provide radioactive-material information. Eventually, portable nuclide-analysis device can reduce measurement time and economic costs by providing a basis for rational decision making.

• 센서학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2003

$LiPO_3$에 란탄계열의 원소를 활성체로 첨가하여 '$LiPO_3$:Lanthanides' 유리 섬광체를 제작하였다. 최적의 가열 조건에서 유리 섬광체를 제작하여 광발광(photoluminescence, PL) 특성을 분석하였다. 유리 섬광체의 투명도가 최적이 되는 온도 $950^{\circ}C$, 시간 90분의 조건에서 제작하였으며, 발광스펙트럼 측정 결과 란탄계열의 원소 중 Pr, Nd, Gd, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu은 고유의 발광 스펙트럼이 형성되지 않아 활성체로서의 적용이 불가능한 것으로 나타났다. $Eu^{2+}$와 $Eu^{3+}$의 중심파장은 각각 420 nm, 620 nm이였고, $Ce^{3+}$는 약 380 nm. $Tb^{3+}$는 약 550 nm 이였다. $Bi^{3+}$, $Eu^{2+}$, $Ce^{3+}$를 첨가한 $LiPO_3$ 유리 섬광체에 광전증배관을 결합하여 섬광검출기를 구성하여. Ra-Be 중성자 선원을 이용한 중성자 검출실험을 진행한 결과 $Ce^{3+}$를 첨가한 $LiPO_3$ 유리섬광체가 가장 좋은 효율을 보여주었다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2020

본 데이터 논문에서는 관측기반 농경지 토양수분 추정 기술 개발을 위해 서산과 태안에 2019년 5월에 구축한 테스트 베드에서 2019년 한해동안 얻어진 자료들을 공유하고자 한다. 본 데이터는 기상청에서 운영 중인 자동농업기상관측망 중에 하나인 서산 관측소 주변 밭과 인근 태안의 밭에 구축한 테스트 베드에서 얻어진 다양한 생태수문기상학적인 변수들(토양수분, 증발산, 강수, 복사, 기온, 습도, 식생지수 등)을 포함한다. 해당 데이터의 주목할 만한 사항은 (1) 토양수분관측을 Frequency Domain Reflectometry 및 Time Domain Reflectometry 센서를 이용한 지점관측 뿐만 아니라 COSMIC-ray 중성자 센서로 넓은 공간대표성을 지닌 면적관측을 동시에 수행하여 토양수분의 공간 스케일링 기술 개발 및 평가에 활용될 수 있다는 점, (2) Smart Surface Sensing System을 이용해 작물생육을 함께 감시함으로써 어떻게 토양수분과 작물생육이 상호작용하는지에 대한 이해를 증진시키는데 활용될 수 있다는 점, (3) 에디 공분산 시스템을 이용해 증발산을 함께 실측함으로써 지면 물수지 전반에 대한 평가가 가능하다는 점이다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2023

The high-flux advanced neutron application reactor (HANARO) is a multi-purpose research reactor at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). HANARO has been used in scientific and industrial research and developments. Therefore, stable operation is necessary for national science and industrial prospects. This study proposed an anomaly detection system based on deep learning, that supports the stable operation of HANARO. The proposed system collects multiple sensor data, displays system information, analyzes status, and performs anomaly detection using deep autoencoder. The system comprises communication, visualization, and anomaly-detection modules, and the prototype system is implemented on site in 2021. Finally, an analysis of the historical data and synthetic anomalies was conducted to verify the overall system; simulation results based on the historical data show that 12 cases out of 19 abnormal events can be detected in advance or on time by the deep learning AD model.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.185-193
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• 2018

Jang Bogo Station (JBS), the second Korean Antarctic research station, was established in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica ($74.62^{\circ}S$ $164.22^{\circ}E$) in February 2014 in order to expand the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) research capabilities. One of the main research areas at JBS is space environmental research. The goal of the research is to better understand the general characteristics of the polar region ionosphere and thermosphere and their responses to solar wind and the magnetosphere. Ground-based observations at JBS for upper atmospheric wind and temperature measurements using the Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) began in March 2014. Ionospheric radar (VIPIR) measurements have been collected since 2015 to monitor the state of the polar ionosphere for electron density height profiles, horizontal density gradients, and ion drifts. To investigate the magnetosphere and geomagnetic field variations, a search-coil magnetometer and vector magnetometer were installed in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Since JBS is positioned in an ideal location for auroral observations, we installed an auroral all-sky imager with a color sensor in January 2018 to study substorms as well as auroras. In addition to these observations, we are also operating a proton auroral imager, airglow imager, global positioning system total electron content (GPS TEC)/scintillation monitor, and neutron monitor in collaboration with other institutes. In this article, we briefly introduce the observational activities performed at JBS and the preliminary results of these observations.