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STaRS Gen 2: Sejong Radiative Transfer through Raman and Rayleigh Scattering in Dusty Medium

  • Chang, Seok-Jun;Lee, Hee-Won;Seon, Kwang-Il
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.81.2-81.2
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    • 2021
  • Emission features formed through Raman scattering with atomic hydrogen provide unique and crucial information to probe the distribution and kinematics of a thick neutral region illuminated by a strong far-ultraviolet radiation source. We introduce a new 3-dimensional Monte-Carlo code to describe the radiative transfer of line photons subject to Raman and Rayleigh scattering with atomic hydrogen. In our Sejong Radiative Transfer through Raman and Rayleigh Scattering (STaRS) code, the position, direction, wavelength, and polarization of each photon is traced until escape. The thick neutral scattering region is divided into multiple cells. Each cell is characterized by its velocity and density, which ensures flexibility of the code in analyzing Raman-scattered features formed in a neutral region with complicated kinematics and density distribution. We are continuously developing STaRS to adopt the absorption and scattering effect by dust. This presentation introduces STaRS and its current state and study.

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Light Scattering Amplification on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Assembled by Hollyhock-shaped CdS-TiO2 Composites

  • Lee, Ga-Young;Lee, Hu-Ryul;Um, Myeong-Heon;Kang, Mi-Sook
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제33권9호
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    • pp.3043-3047
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    • 2012
  • To investigate the scattering layer effect of a $TiO_2$ multilayer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), we designed a new DSSC system, assembled with a CdS-$TiO_2$ scattering layer electrode. A high-magnification SEM image exhibited hollyhock-like particles with a width of 1.5-2.0 ${\mu}m$ that were aggregated into 10-nm clumps in a hexagonal petal shape. The efficiency was higher in the DSSC assembled with a CdS-$TiO_2$ scattering layer than in the DSSC assembled with $TiO_2$-only layers, due to the decreased resistance in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The short-circuit current density ($J_{sc}$) was increased by approximately 7.26% and the open-circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) by 2.44% over the 1.0 wt % CdS-$TiO_2$ composite scattering layer and the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) in the maximum peak was also enhanced by about 5.0%, compared to the DSSC assembled without the CdS-$TiO_2$scattering layer.

방사선 조사후 골무기질 함량의 변화에 관한 실험적 연구 (An Experimental Study on the Change of Bone Mineral Metabolism After Irradiation)

  • 홍성운;임상무;장자준;이진오;강태웅
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.307-316
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    • 1990
  • Irradiation is widely used for the treatment of malignant diseases, and possibly cause the osteoporosis. The densitometry and bone scintigraphy are valuable when used to monitor the patients longitudinally to access the progression of osteoporosis and risk of osteoradionecrosis. To evaluate the osteoporosis after irradiation of Cobalt-60 gamma ray on the lumbar spines of New Zealand white rabbits, bone densitometry by dual photon absorptiometry and bone scintigraphy were performed weekly. The decrease of bone density began at the first week after irradiation, and were in the nadir at 4-6th week. The osteoblastic activity measured by bone scintigraphy decreased in the first week, and was in the nadir at 4-6th week. The severity of these changes were related to the radiation dose. In conclusion, the osteoporosis before the presentation of the osteoradionecrosis can be diagnosed early with the dual photon absorptionmetry and bone scintigraphy.

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Novel Fabrication of CdS Hollow Spheres Induced by Self-assembled Process

  • Choi, Kyoung-Hoon;Chae, Weon-Sik;Jung, Jin-Seung;Kim, Yong-Rok
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제30권5호
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    • pp.1118-1120
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    • 2009
  • Micro-size CdS spheres of hollow shape were fabricated through the self-assembly of high density arrow-like nanorods. The synthesis of the CdS hollow spheres were accomplished in an aqueous solution of cadmium nitrate and triblock copolymer (Pluronic P123) at low temperature (80 ${^{\circ}C}$) through the slow release of S2- ions from thioacetamide. Morphology of the fabricated CdS hollow spheres was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the arrow-like CdS nanorods are simultaneously grown and attached each other to form the building units that become the spheres with hollow inside as a self-assembled process. The CdS spheres have a diameter of $2{\sim}3 {\mu}m$ and consist of the nanorods with a length of$\sim$800 nm. The nanocrystal building blocks have a hexagonal CdS structure.

유방암에서 CT planning를 이용한 치료계획 (Radiotherapy Treatment Planning using Computed Tomography in Breast Cancer)

  • 김성규;신세원;김명세
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 1992
  • 유방암은 여성암 가운데 세계에서 가장 빈도가 높으며, 한국에서도 세번째로 많은 것으로 보고하고 있다. 유방암에서 방사선치료는 photon beam를 이용하여 tangential field로 치료하거나 electron beam를 이용하여 치료하는 것이 보편적이다. 치료범위 내부의 밀도와 tumor까지의 깊이는 방사선치료에서 선량분포를 결정하는 중요한 요소들이다. CT planning를 이용하면 이러한 요소들을 정확하게 산출하여 선량과 선량분포를 결정하는데 이용할 수 있다. 저자들이 유방암 환자 65명중 전자선으로 치료를 받은 45명을 분석한 결과 cheast wall의 두께와 internal mammary lyphnode의 깊이가 1.5cm 이하인 경우에는 6MeV의 에너지가 적적함을 보여 주었으며, 1.5cm에서 2.0cm까지는 9MeV의 에너지가, 2.0cm에서 2.5cm까지는 12MeV의 에너지가 적절함을 보였다.

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The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. VII. Optimal selection for faint quasars at z ~ 5 and preliminary results

  • Shin, Suhyun;Im, Myungshin;Kim, Yongjung;Hyun, Minhee
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.75.1-75.1
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    • 2019
  • The universe has been ionized in the post-reionization by several photon contributors. The dominant source to produce the hydrogen ionizing photons is not revealed so far. Faint quasars have been expected to generate UV photon budgets required to maintain ionization state of universe. Observational limits, however, hinder to discover them despite their higher number density than bright one. Consequently, the influence of faint quasars on post-reionization are not considered sufficiently. Therefore, a survey to find faint quasars at z ~ 5 is crucial to determine the main ionizing source in the post-reionization era. Deep images from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC SSP) allow us to search for quasar swith low luminosities in the ELAIS-N1 field. J band information are obtained by the Infrared Medium-deep Survey (IMS) and the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) - Deep ExtragalacticSurvey (DXS). Faint quasar candidates were selected from several multi-band color cut criteria based on simulated quasars on color-color diagram. To choose the reliable candidates with possible Lyman break, we have performed medium-bands observations. Whether a candidate is a quasar or a dwarf star contamination was decided by results from chi-square minimization of quasar/dwarf model fitting. Spectroscopic follow-up observations confirm three quasars at z ~ 5. 100% spectral confirmation success rate implies that the medium-band observations effectively select faint quasars with strong Lyman alpha emission.

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빛의 내부산란의 효과적인 표현을 위한 밀도 추정기법 (Density Estimation Technique for Effective Representation of Light In-scattering)

  • 민승기;임인성
    • 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.9-20
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    • 2010
  • 3차원 공간에 존재하는 반투명 물질을 물리 기반으로 렌더링하기 위해서 빛의 진행 경로를 작은 구간으로 나눈 후, 각 구간에 대하여 빛의 직접적인 영향, 산란으로 인한 영향, 반투명 물질안에서의 소멸 및 물질의 발광으로 인한 영향 등을 고려한 빛의 에너지를 계산하여 누적하는 방식을 사용한다. 이중 빛의 산란은 연속 공간에서 매우 복잡한 방식으로 작용하기 때문에 이의 시뮬레이션을 위해서 상당한 노력이 필요하다. 빛의 산란을 효과적으로 계산하기 위해 여러근사 방법들이 고안되었는데, 그중 볼륨 포톤매핑 기법은 빛이 간섭매체 내부에서 산란되는 효과를 단순화된 시뮬레이션으로 미리 계산하여두고 이를 검색해 효율적으로 렌더링 하는 방법을 사용한다. 이 방법은 주변에서 검색한 시뮬레이션 정보를 이용하기 위해서 밀도추정방법을 적용하는데, 시뮬레이션자료의분포에 따라서 검색에 따른 편차가 있을 수 있게된다. 또한 시뮬레이션된 자료만을 이용하여 산란효과를 반영하기 때문에 고밀도이지만 시뮬레이션이 충분하지 못한 위치에 대해서 방향성 있는 위상함수에 대한 특징을 잘 표현하지 못한다는 문제가있다. 이러한 문제를해결하고자 하는 노력의 일환으로, 본 논문에서는 입자형태로 시뮬레이션된 볼륨데이터에 대해 밀도추정방법의 하나인 커널스무딩을 이용하여 표현한 산란효과를 반투명물질 자료구조에 저장하고 이를 복원하는 방법을 제안하고, 실험결과 분석을 통하여 장단점을 분석한다.

RECENT PROGRESS ON LASER DRIVEN ACCELERATORS AND APPLICATIONS

  • LEEMANS W. P.;ESAREY E.;GEDDES C.G.R.;SCHROEDER C. B.;TOTH CS.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제37권5호
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    • pp.447-456
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    • 2005
  • Laser driven accelerators promise to provide an alternative to conventional accelerator technology. They rely on the excitation of large amplitude density waves in a plasma by the photon pressure of an intense laser. The density oscillations in which electrons and ions are separated, result in extremely large longitudinal electric fields that can be several orders of magnitude larger than those that are used in today's radio-frequency accelerators. Whereas this principle had been demonstrated experimentally for nearly two decades, it was not until 2004 that the production of high quality electron beams around 100 MeV was demonstrated. Analysis, aided by particle-in-cell simulations, as well as experiments with various plasma lengths and densities, indicate that tailoring the length of the accelerator, together with loading of the accelerating structure with beam, are the keys to production of mono-energetic electron beams. Increasing the energy towards a GeV and beyond will require reducing the plasma density and design criteria are discussed for an optimized accelerator module. The current progress and future directions are summarized through comparison with conventional accelerators, highlighting the unique short and long term prospects for intense radiation sources and high energy accelerators based on laser-drivenplasma accelerators.

Experimental investigation of zinc sodium borate glass systems containing barium oxide for gamma radiation shielding applications

  • Aboalatta, A.;Asad, J.;Humaid, M.;Musleh, H.;Shaat, S.K.K.;Ramadan, Kh;Sayyed, M.I.;Alajerami, Y.;Aldahoudi, N.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권9호
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    • pp.3058-3067
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    • 2021
  • Sodium zinc borate glasses doped with dysprosium and modified with different concentrations of barium oxide (0-50 mol %) were fabricated using the melting quenching technique. The structural properties of the prepared glass systems were characterized using XRD and FTIR methods. The absorption spectra of the prepared glasses were measured to determine their energy gap and their related optical properties. The density of the glasses and other physical parameters were also reported. Additionally, with the help of Photon Shielding and Dosimetry (PSD) software, we investigated the radiation shielding parameters of the prepared glass systems at different energy values. It was found that an increase in the density of the glasses by increasing the concentration of BaO significantly improved the gamma ray shielding ability of the samples. For practical results, a compatible irradiation set up was designed to check the shielding capability of the obtained glasses using a gamma ray source at 662 keV. The experimentally obtained results strongly agreed with the data obtained by PDS software at the same energy. These results demonstrated that the investigated glass system is a good candidate for several radiation shielding applications when comparing it with other commercial shielding glasses and concretes.

Optimal Density Assignment to 2D Diode Array Detector for Different Dose Calculation Algorithms in Patient Specific VMAT QA

  • Park, So-Yeon;Park, Jong Min;Choi, Chang Heon;Chun, Minsoo;Han, Ji Hye;Cho, Jin Dong;Kim, Jung-in
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제42권1호
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2017
  • Background: The purpose of this study is to assign an appropriate density to virtual phantom for 2D diode array detector with different dose calculation algorithms to guarantee the accuracy of patient-specific QA. Materials and Methods: Ten VMAT plans with 6 MV photon beam and ten VMAT plans with 15 MV photon beam were selected retrospectively. The computed tomography (CT) images of MapCHECK2 with MapPHAN were acquired to design the virtual phantom images. For all plans, dose distributions were calculated for the virtual phantoms with four different materials by AAA and AXB algorithms. The four materials were polystyrene, 455 HU, Jursinic phantom, and PVC. Passing rates for several gamma criteria were calculated by comparing the measured dose distribution with calculated dose distributions of four materials. Results and Discussion: For validation of AXB modeling in clinic, the mean percentages of agreement in the cases of dose difference criteria of 1.0% and 2.0% for 6 MV were $97.2%{\pm}2.3%$, and $99.4%{\pm}1.1%$, respectively while those for 15 MV were $98.5%{\pm}0.85%$ and $99.8%{\pm}0.2%$, respectively. In the case of 2%/2 mm, all mean passing rates were more than 96.0% and 97.2% for 6 MV and 15 MV, respectively, regardless of the virtual phantoms of different materials and dose calculation algorithms. The passing rates in all criteria slightly increased for AXB as well as AAA when using 455 HU rather than polystyrene. Conclusion: The virtual phantom which had a 455 HU values showed high passing rates for all gamma criteria. To guarantee the accuracy of patent-specific VMAT QA, each institution should fine-tune the mass density or HU values of this device.