• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 1990

방사선치료에 가장 널리 사용하고 있는 Co-60 감마선과 6, 10 MV X-선등 다양한 에너지와 2 Gy 에서 10 Gy 의 조사선량 범위에 대한 정확한 선량측정은 방사선치료효과를 더욱 높힐수 있고 휴유증에 대한 선량평가에 도움을 줄 수 있다. 지금까지 방사선치료 범위에 속하는 방사선 계측은 주로 전리함을 사용하였으며 Build up cap 이나 팬텀을 이용하여 노출선량을 계측하고 계측된 값에 에너지에 따른 흡수선량 변환계수 , 측정기의 구성물질에 대한 저지능등 많은 변수를 고려해야하는 복잡성이 있으며 인체내의 선량분포측정이 어려웠다. 본실험에 사용한 Alanine 측정기는 아미노산의 일종인 유기물질로서 인체조직과 등가이고 부피가 작으므로 (0.5$\times$1cm) 조직내에 많이 삽입하여 방사선을 동시에 측정할 수 있었다. 방사선에 노출된 Alanine 은 구성분자의 일부분이 전리되어 장기간 Free radical 상태로 존재하며 마이크로파를 투과시키면 전자의 고유진동수와 일치된 전파를 흡수하는 전자스핀공명(Electron spin resonance) 이 일어나고 흡수된 전파의 강도를 측정함으로서 흡수선량을 추측할 수 있다. 방사선흡수선량 측정은 Co-60 원격치료장치의 선원에서 80cm 거리에 3개의 Alanine 측정기를 Build up holder 에 넣어 고정시키고 방사선치료 선량범위인 0.1Gy 에서 100 Gy 까지 조사하였으며 이때 ESR Spectra 의 진폭은 흡수선량에 비례하였고 선량 균일성의 표준편차는 2 Gy 에서 1% 이었으며 4 Gy 이상에서는 0.5% 이었다. 조직내 선량분포를 측정하기 위하여 인체구성과 같은 Rando phantom 내에 Alanine 측정기를 삽입하고 조사면과 에너지에 따른 방사선 흡수선량분포및 섬부율을 측정한 결과 표준 심부율과 일치하였다. 특히 Alanine 측정기는 온도 습도에 대한 변화가 적고 시간 경과에 대한 변화도 거의 없었으며 (년간 약 1% 감소 ) 에너지에 따른 변화도 없었기 때문에 치료방사선 영역의 선량 측정과 조직내 선량분포에 적당한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2012

Tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III); $Alq_3$ has been frequently used as an electron transporting layer in organic light-emitting diodes. Either Ba with a low work function or Au with a high work function was deposited on $Alq_3$ layer in vacuum. And then, the behaviors of electron transition at the $Alq_3$/Ba and $Alq_3$/Au interfaces were investigated by using the near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. In the each interface, the energy levels of unoccupied obitals were assigned as ${\pi}^*$(LUMO, LUMO+1, LUMO+2 and LUMO+3) and ${\sigma}^*$. And the relative intensities of these peaks were investigated. In an oxygen atom composing $Alq_3$ molecule, the relative intensities for a transition from K-edge to LUMO+2 were largely increased as Ba coverage (${\Theta}_{Ba}$, 2.7 eV) with a low work function was in-situ sequentially increased on $Alq_3$ layer. In contrast, the relative intensities for the LUMO+2 peak were reduced as Au coverage (${\Theta}_{Au}$, 5.1 eV) with a high work function were increased on $Alq_3$ layer. This means that the electron transition by photon in oxygen atom which consists in the unoccupied orbitals in $Alq_3$ molecule, largely depends on work function of a metal. Meanwhile, in the case of electron transition in a carbon atom, as ${\Theta}_{Ba}$ was increased on $Alq_3$, the relative intensity from K-edge to ${\pi}_1{^*}$ (LUMO and LUMO+1) was slightly decreased, and from K-edge to ${\pi}_2{^*}$ (LUMO+2 and LUMO+3) was somewhat increased. This rising of the energy state from ${\pi}_1{^*}$ to ${\pi}_2{^*}$ exhibits that electrons provided by Ba would contribute to the process of electron transition in the $Alq_3$/Ba interfaces. As shown in above observation, the analyses of NEXAFS spectra in each interface could be important as a basic data to understand the process of electron transition by photon in pure organic materials.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.256-261
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• 2014

현재 사용되고 있는 물리적 확인시험법인 광자극발광법(PSL), 열발광분석법(TL), 전자스핀공명법(ESR)을 이용하여 4종의 시료에 대해 감마선과 전자선에 의한 확인시험법의 판별 특성을 확인하였다. PSL 측정 결과 고춧가루, 바질, 파슬리 시료는 선원 및 선량에 관계없이 조사된 시료는 photon count 값(PCs)이 5,000 이상인 7,004-70,519의 PCs로 측정되어 조사여부의 판정이 가능하였다. 하지만 조사된 후춧가루에서는 선원에 관계없이 threshold value가 5,000 이하인 442-1,572 PCs로 중간값 및 음성값을 나타냄에 따라 조사여부 확인이 어려웠다. TL 측정 결과에서는 고춧가루, 바질, 파슬리, 후춧가루 4종 모두 선원 및 선량에 관계없이 조사된 시료는 $150-250^{\circ}C$ 사이에서 최대 glow curve peak가 나타났다. 또한 TL ratio값이 0.1 이상인 0.101-0.889을 나타내어 조사여부 판정이 가능하였다. ESR 측정 결과에서는 고춧가루만이 cellulose 유래의 signal을 보이면서 방사선 조사여부를 판정할 수 있었다. 다른 3종 시료에서는 single line signal을 나타내어 ESR 판정이 어렵다는 것이 확인되었다. 따라서 전자선조사 향신료에서도 현행 물리적 판별방법으로 조사 여부 확인이 가능하였으며, false 값에 대한 이유를 밝히는 연구가 추가적으로 수행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.251-256
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• 2004

Phoswich 검출기를 제작하기 위하여 무기 섬광체인 CsI(Tl), $CdWO_4(CWO),\;Bi_4Ge_3O_{12}(BGO)$와 $Gd_2SiO_5:Ce(GSO)$의 특성을 연구하였다. CsI(Tl), CWO, BGO 및 GSO 섬광체의 radioluminescence 중심파장은 550 nm, 475 nm, 490 nm 및 440 nm이였고, neutral filter를 사용하여 측정한 CsI(Tl), CWO, BGO 및 GSO 섬광체의 절대광량은 각각 54890 phonon/MeV, 17762 phonon/MeV, 8322 phonon/MeV 및 8932 phonon/MeV이였으며, single photon method로 측정한 형광감쇠시간은 각각 $1.3{\mu}s,\;8.17{\mu}s$, 213 ns 및 37 ns이였다. 플라스틱 섬광체와 CsI(Tl) 섬광체를 사용하여 phoswich 검출기를 제작하였고 PSD(pulse shape discriminator) 방법으로 ${\beta}$ 입자와 ${\gamma}$ 선을 구별하며 각각의 방사선에 대한 파고 스펙트럼을 측정하였다.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2002년도 정기총회 및 추계학술연구발표회
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• pp.5-6
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• 2002

The new spectrometer for X-ray Induced Electron Emission Spectroscopy (XIEES) .has been recently developed in KRISS in collaboration with PTI (Russia). The spectrometer allows to perform research using the XAFS, SXAFS, XANES techniques (D.C.Koningsberger and R.Prins, 1988) as well as the number of techniques from XIEES field(L.A.Bakaleinikov et all, 1992). The experiments may be carried out with registration of transmitted through the sample x-rays (to investigate bulk samples) or/and total electron yield (TEY) from the sample surface that gives the high (down to several atomic mono-layers in soft x-ray region) near surface sensitivity. The combination of these methods together give the possibility to obtain a quantitative information on elemental composition, chemical state, atomic structure for powder samples and solids, including non-crystalline materials (the long range order is not required). The optical design of spectrometer is made according to Johannesson true focusing schematics and presented on the Fig.1. Five stepping motors are used to maintain the focusing condition during the photon energy scan (crystal angle, crystal position along rail, sample goniometer rail angle, sample goniometer position along rail and sample goniometer angle relatively of rail). All movements can be done independently and simultaneously that speeds up the setting of photon energy and allows the using of crystals with different Rowland radil. At present six curved crystals with different d-values and one flat synthetic multilayer are installed on revolver-type monochromator. This arrangement allows the wide range of x-rays from 100 eV up to 25 keV to be obtained. Another 4 stepping motors set exit slit width, sample angle, channeltron position and x-ray detector position. The differential pumping allows to unite vacuum chambers of spectrometer and x-ray generator avoiding the absorption of soft x-rays on Be foil of a window and in atmosphere. Another feature of vacuum system is separation of walls of vacuum chamber (which are deformed by the atmospheric pressure) from optical elements of spectrometer. This warrantees that the optical elements are precisely positioned. The detecting system of the spectrometer consists of two proportional counters, one scintillating detector and one channeltron detector. First proportional counter can be used as I/sub 0/-detector in transmission mode or by measuring the fluorescence from exit slit edge. The last installation can be used to measure the reference data (that is necessary in XANES measurements), in this case the reference sample is installed on slit knife edge. The second proportional counter measures the intensity of x-rays transmitted through the sample. The scintillating detector is used in the same way but on the air for the hard x-rays and for alignment purposes. Total electron yield from the sample is measured by channeltron. The spectrometer is fully controlled by special software that gives the high flexibility and reliability in carrying out of the experiments. Fig.2 and fig.3 present the typical XAFS spectra measured with spectrometer.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.534-536
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• 2002

A halophilic archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum, exhibits phototactic behaviors, by which the organism is guided to red-orange light and evades shorter wavelengths of light. The phototaxis is mediated by two retinal proteins, sensory rhodopsin I and II (SRI and SRII), whose structures are analogous to the cognate protein bacteriorhodopsin, a light-driven proton pump. SRI mediates both attractant and repellent swimming behaviors to orange light and near- UV light, respectively. The two different signaling through the single photoreceptor have been ascribed to the presence of two active structures of SRI (S$\_$373/ and P$\_$520), which are produced upon orange light illumination of SRI and upon subsequent near-UV illumination of S$\_$373/, respectively. In the present study, we have measured the difference FTIR spectra of S$\_$373/ and P$\_$520/ states. In P$\_$520/, the isomeric structure of the chromophore is assignable to all-trans, and the Schiff base of the chromophore is protonated with concomitant deprotonation of Asp76, a combination which allows for the formation of a salt bridge between them. It was suggested that the way of interaction between the Schiff base and the counterion, which is different among SRI$\_$587/, S$\_$373/ and P$\_$520/ and which has been shown to drive the conformational changes in the cognate protein, bacteriorhodopsin, is the key to controlling conformational changes for the attractant and the repellent signaling by SRI.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.723-728
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• 2009

The response property of the CZT detector ($5{\times}5{\times}5\;mm^3$), widely used in photon spectroscopy, was evaluated by considering the charge collection efficiency, which depends on the interaction position of incident radiation, A quantitative analysis of the energy spectra obtained from the CZT detector was also performed to investigate the tail effect at the low energy side of the full energy peak. The collection efficiency of electrons and holes to the two electrodes (i.e., cathode and anode) was calculated from the Hecht equation, and radiation transport analysis was performed by two Monte Carlo codes, Geant4 and MCNPX. The radiation source was assumed to be 59.5 keV gamma rays emitted from a $^{241}Am$ source into the cathode surface of this detector, and the detector was assumed to be biased to 500 V between the two electrodes. Through the comparison of the results between the Geant4 calculation considering the charge collection efficiency and the ideal case from MCNPX, an pronounced difference of 4 keV was found in the full energy peak position. The tail effect at the low energy side of the full energy peak was confirmed to be caused by the collection efficiency of electrons and holes. In more detail, it was shown that the tail height caused by the charge collection efficiency went up to 1000 times the pulse height in the same energy bin at the calculation without considering the charge collection efficiency. It is, therefore, apparent that research considering the charge collection efficiency is necessary in order to properly analyze the characteristics of CZT detectors.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.99-101
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• 2012

Fluorescent yield X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy is useful for analyzing local structure of specific elements in matrices. We developed an XAFS apparatus with a 100-pixel superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) detector array with a high sensitivity and a high resolution for light-element dopants in wide-gap semiconductors. An STJ detector has a pixel size of $100{\mu}m$ square, and an asymmetric layer structure of Nb(300 nm)-Al(70 nm)/AlOx/Al(70 nm)-Nb(50 nm). The 100-pixel STJ array has an effective area of $1mm^2$. The XAFS apparatus with the STJ array detector was installed in BL-11A of High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Photon Factory (KEK PF). Fluorescent X-ray spectrum for boron nitride showed that the average energy resolution of the 100-pixels is 12 eV in full width half maximum for the N-K line, and The C-K and N-K lines are separated without peak tail overlap. We analyzed the N dopant atoms implanted into 4H-SiC substrates at a dose of 300 ppm in a 200 nm-thick surface layer. From a comparison between measured X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectra and ab initio FEFF calculations, it has been revealed that the N atoms substitute for the C site of the SiC lattice.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2012

A fiber-optic radiation sensor was fabricated using a sensing probe, a plastic optical fiber, a photomultiplier tube, and a multichannel analyzer for gamma-ray spectroscopy. As an inorganic scintillator of the sensing probe, a LYSO crystal was used. In this study, we obtained the relationship between the photon counts of the fiber-optic radiation sensor and the activity of the radioactive isotope. In addition, the gamma-ray energy spectra were also measured using a fiber-optic radiation sensor to discriminate species of gamma-ray emitters.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.2671-2676
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• 2011

Nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ spherical particle (NP) with a dimension of 5 ${\times}$ 5.5 nm and several nanorods (NR) with different aspect ratios (diameter ${\times}$ length: 5 ${\times}$ 8.5, 4 ${\times}$ 15, 4 ${\times}$ 18 and 3.5 ${\times}$ 22 nm) were selectively synthesized by a solvothermal process combined with non-hydrolytic sol-gel reaction. With varying the molar ratio of TTIP to oleic acid from 1:1 to 1:16, the NRs in the pure anatase phase were elongated to the c-axis direction. The prepared NP and NRs were applied for the formation of nanoporous $TiO_2$ layers in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Among them, NR2 ($TiO_2$ nanorod with 4 ${\times}$ 15 nm) exhibited the highest cell performance: Its photovoltaic conversion efficiency (${\eta}$) of 6.07%, with $J_{sc}$ of 13.473 mA/$cm^2$, $V_{oc}$ of 0.640 V, and FF of 70.32%, was 1.44 times that of NP with a size of 5 ${\times}$ 5.5 nm. It was observed from the transient photoelectron spectroscopy and the incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) spectra that the $TiO_2$ films derived from NR2 demonstrate the longest electron diffusion length ($L_e$) and the highest external quantum efficiency (EQE).