• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.114-118
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• 1991

Particle Induce X-Ray Emission (PIXE) analysis is one of the most useful methods which can determine the elemental concentration of aerosol particles in nano-gram range. The main purpose of this paper is to establish the measurement system and the procedure of PIXE analysis. The standard samples were prepared to calibrate the PIXE analysis by three different techniques. The linear relationships between the peak counts from PIXE spectra and the mass density from RBS spectra were obtained for each standardized element under the applied measurment geometry and conditions. The sensitivity curves for PIXE analysis were determined from these relationships.

• 분석과학
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.386-394
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• 1997

PIXE 분석법의 검량선 작성을 위해 단일 원소 및 S, Cl 원소의 화학종별 표준시료 용액을 사용하였다. 희석된 표준용액 시료는 non-hole nuclepore film 위에서 건조시켜 검량용 시료를 작성하였다. 표준시료 중 Ca, Cr, Co, Cu, Se, Sr의 6원소의 경우 분석치가 이론치에 거의 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 PIXE 분석시 시료의 질량 두께는 특성 X선의 시료 자체에 의한 흡수손실 등을 고려하여 질량 두께가 $100{\mu}g/cm^2$이하로 작성하는 것이 좋다.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2014

Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) is a MeV ion beam analysis method for use with particle accelerators. PIXE uses low-energy charged particles as an excitation mechanism to generate characteristic x-ray emission from each element in a target. In PIXE analysis, the beam current used is from a few nA to several tens of nA. Chosun University (Cyclotron Research Center) designed a $50{\mu}A$ beam line from the 13 MeV cyclotron for use with a PIXE analysis system, as well as performing beam transport line optimization research. In this study, the beam line operation conditions for the optimization process of beam transport and beam characteristics are shown.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.206.2-206.2
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• 2014

Recently, particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis system was installed at the 2MV ion acceleration system in Korea institute science and technology (KIST). This installation is for complement to low atomic resolution of heavy atoms at Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) system. For quantitative analysis, a mass calibration of the PIXE set-up has been done with thin film standards and. The GUPIX software package has been used to process the PIXE spectra and the results are compared with the values from RBS system. Therefore, the instrumental constant H (solid angle and correction factor) is determined relying completely on the GUPIX data base (cross-sections, fluorescence and Coster-Kronig probabilities, stopping powers and attenuation coefficients) for a large set of elements. These H values can be used in future analysis.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 1990

PIXE(Proton Induced X-ray Emission)법을 수도물, 적포도주, 소변 및 흑분시료의 미량원소분석에 적용하여 보았다. SNU 1.5-MV 탄뎀 반데 그라프 가속기에서 얻은 1.202 MeV 양성자빔을 시료에 조사시켰으며 X-선 스펙트럼은 Si(Li) 스펙트로미터로 측정하였다. 분석의 감도를 높이기 위해 수도물은 증발법을 사용하여 농축하였다. 표준시료로서 흑분에는 Ni가루를 섞었고 다추 시료에는 yttrium용액을 첨가하였다. PIXE 스펙트럼은 AXIL(Analytical X-ray Analysis by Iterative Least-squares) 컴퓨터 프로그램을 사용하여 분석하였는데, 최소자승법은 Marquardt 알고리즘에 기초하고 있다. 수도물에서는 Mg, Al, Si, Ti, Fe, Zn등과 같은 원소들이 ppm이하의 함량으로 분석되었다 농축을 하지 않은 적포도주 시료에서는 Ti 원소가 3 ppm의 함량으로 검출되었다. 결론적으로 표준시료를 쓴 상대측정법에 의한 수용액시료분석에 PIXE법이 적합함을 입증할 수 있었으며, 정확한 X-선 발생단면적을 사용하고 시료준비기술을 개발하면 이 분석법을 향상시킬 수 있으리라 기대한다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.523-528
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• 1996

Aerosol Particles were collected in a heaby traffic region in pusan. Samples were collected in two size fractions with a two-stage sampler during the day and the night. Elemental concentrations of these aerosol particles were determined by a PIXE(Proton Induced X-ray Emission) analysis method. The results suggest that the elements originating mainly from natural sources such as Si, Ca, Fe, Cl, and K are dominent in the coarse fraction, but the elements such as S, Pb, Br, and Zn are dominent in the fine fraction. Br/Pb ratio are evaluated in both coarse and fine size fraction, and which are mainly emitted automobile sources. The study further also discussed other Br/Pb ratio related works described elsewhere. Sulfur in the fine fraction was continuously increased during the sampling period without time variation.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제17권E1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2001

For the purpose of collecting fog droplets as a function of size a new sampling method was developed in this study. Formation of 100$\pm$10㎛ thickness of polymeric water absorbent film (PWAF) on a nuclepore filter could be successfully realized. Also applicability of particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method to the chemical analysis of size-segregated fog droplets collected on PWAF was examined experimentally with synthetic fog droplets generated from a nebulizer. Absorption capacity of S-PAAS polymeric water absorbent shows marked decreases in the range less than 1 wt% and slight decrease between 1 and 3.5 wt% of every salt concentration. Dependency of absorption capacity on pH shows the maximum at pH 7. No apparent peak which can influence the quantitative analysis of elements dissolved and suspended in fog droplets was found at PIXE spectrum of PWAF blank. PWAF kept the original shape without rupture under the PIXE analytical conditions of beam intensity for 10 to 60 nA and irradiation time of 4∼5 min. It should be said that the proposed new technique in the work is helpful to get more detailed information of fog droplets, to clarify the fog formation processes, and to develop a model of acid deposition process.

• 분석과학
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2023

Trace elements (TEs) have significant effects on both dental health and human health. Toxic effects are caused by deficiency or excess of TEs. This study was performed to determine levels of toxic and trace elements in incisor and molar teeth sampled from male and female participants residing in the north and south regions of Sudan. The tooth enamel of 18 extracted human teeth was analyzed using particle-induced x-ray emission (µ-PIXE) to determine its elemental profile and distribution. GeoPIXEII software package was used for the analysis of µ-PIXE data. The main elements determined were Na, Mg, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Zn, Co, and Sr which were homogeneously distributed in the areas of the tooth enamel mapped with micro-PIXE.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2017

Quantifying the trace elements in infinitesimal ambient liquid samples (e.g., single raindrop, cloud/fog water, and the soluble fraction extracted from the particles collected for a short time) is an important task for understanding formation processes, heating/cooling rates, and their health hazards. The purpose of this study is to employ an in-air micro PIXE system for quantitative analysis of the trace elements in a thimbleful of reference liquid sample. The bag type liquid sample holder originally designed with $10{\mu}m$ thick $Mylar^{(R)}$ film retained the original shape without any film perforation and apparent peaks of film blank by the end of the analysis. As one of tasks to be solved, the homogeneity of the elemental distribution in liquid reference species was verified by the X-ray line profiles for several references. It was possible to resolve the significant peaks for whole target elements corresponding to the channel number of micro-PIXE spectrum. The calibration curves for the six target elements (Si, S, Cl, Fe, Ni, and Zn) in standard solutions were successfully plotted by concentration (ppm) and ROI of interest net counts/dose (nC).

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2001

FeMr에 의해 교환 바이어스된 synthetic antiferromagnet(CoFe/Ru/CoFe)을 가진 Top Ta/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/Ru/CoFe/FeMn/Ta 스핀 밸브 구조를 마그네트론 스퍼터링법에 의해 증착하였다. 이러한 스핀 밸브에서는 자유층, 구속층등의 두께 및 조성이 층간 결합력의 세기를 비롯한 자성특성에 영향을 미치게 된다 후방산란법은 두께 및 조성에 대한 절대정량이 가능하며 비파괴 분석법이라는 장점을 지니고 있으나, 원자번호가 20번 이상인 주기율표상의 인접원소로 이루어진 자성박막을 분석하는데 있어서 신호의 중첩현상으로 인해 분석이 불가능하였다 본 연구에서는 element-specific 한 분석기술인 양성자 여기 X선 검출법과, 절대 정량이 가능하고 깊이분해능을 현저히 향상시킨 grazing-exit 후방산란법 (RBS : Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry)을 동시에 사용하여 상호 보완적인 분석을 함으로써 스핀밸브에 대한 성분 및 두께에 대한 정량분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 먼저 spin valve 구조에서 자성층인 NiFe, CoFe, FeMn 단일층이 증착된 시료에 대한 표준화를 수행함으로써 spin valve 구조에서 grazing-exit 후방산란 스펙트럼 상의 중첩된 신호를 Simulation을 통하여 분리가 가능하였으며, 특히 Ru층의 두께는 단위의 정확도로 측정이 가능 하였다