• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.35.2-35.2
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• 2021

Blue straggler stars (BSs) are "rejuvenated" main sequence stars first recognized by Allan Sandage from his observation of the prominent northern globular cluster M3 in the year of 1953. BSs are now known to be present in diverse stellar environments including open clusters, globular clusters, dwarf galaxies, and even the field populations of the Milky Way. This makes them a very useful tool in a wide range of astrophysical applications: Particularly BSs are considered to have a crucial role in the evolution of stellar clusters because they affect on the dynamics, the binary population, and the history of the stellar evolution of the cluster they belong to. Here we report a part of the preliminary results from our ongoing research on the BSs in the two metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), Hodge 11 and NGC1466. Using the high precision multi-band images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Survey (ACS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we extract time-series photometry to search for the signal of periodic variations in the luminosity of the BSs. Our preliminary results confirm that several BSs are intrinsic "short period (0.05 < P < 0.25 days)" variable stars with either pulsating or eclipsing types. We will discuss our investigation on the properties of those variable BS candidates in the context of the formation channels of these exotic main sequence stars, and their roles in the dynamical evolution of the host star clusters.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.49.5-50
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• 2021

We report the optical follow-up observations of three long γ-ray burst events, GRB 201020A, GRB 201103B and GRB 210104A by the network of telescopes in the SomangNet project. We show light curves, color evolution and SED evolution, and fit them to a single power law function to derive decay index and compare their properties with other long GRBs samples. Also, we show a good observational example that 0.4-1m class telescopes in SomangNet have potential to catch dim light from high red shift object (R>22 mag) by deep imaging. In conclusion, we found that three GRBs have optical afterglow properties of long GRB and our results are consistent with the reports of high energy analysis.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.35.1-35.1
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• 2021

RR Lyrae stars are sensitive probe for the precision stellar astrophysics and also for the cosmic distance scale thanks to their well-defined near-infrared Period-Luminosity relations (PLRs). These horizontal branch variables can be used for primary calibration of the first-rung of population II distance ladder providing an evaluation of the ongoing tension between Cepheid-Supernovae based Hubble constant and the Planck results. Therefore, absolute calibration of RR Lyrae PLRs is now crucial to complement or test the tip of the red giant branch based distances, and in turn, population II star based Hubble constant measurements. While the pulsation models of RR Lyrae can reproduce most observables, they predict a significant metallicity effect on their JHKs-band PLRs that is inconsistent with so-far limited observational studies. We remedy this inconsistency of metallicity dependence in RR Lyrae PLRs by combining their near-infrared observations in the globular clusters of different mean-metallicities with the new parallaxes from the Gaia early data release 3 (EDR3). Our empirical results on Period-Luminosity-Metallicity (PLZ)relations are consistent with theoretical predictions but the precision of absolute calibrations is still affected by the parallax uncertainties and the systematic zero-point offset present in the Gaia EDR3.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.80.1-80.1
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• 2021

Intensive Monitoring Survey of Nearby Galaxies (IMSNG) is a program monitoring nearby galaxies with a high cadence within a day. The main goal of the project is to constrain the SNe explosion mechanism and properties of their progenitors by catching the early lights from the shock-heated cooling emission. The observation campaign began in 2014 with two 1-m class telescopes in the northern hemisphere. Now more than ten telescopes are monitoring galaxies with 60 IMSNG targets, which have a high probability of supernova explosion every night all around the world. Since the project started, the following observations have been carried out on 14 SNe Ia(including -pec), 27 core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe), and around 40 transients in other types. In this poster, we present the current status of IMSNG SNe data first and then focus more on the CCSNe. CCSNe are the explosion of massive stars, more massive than eight times of the Sun. They have been studied for more than a half decades but still have key questions to be solved, such as distinct types, the characteristics driving their diversity, and so on. Here, we show our ongoing studies of CCSNe in IMSNG, focusing on their usefulness as distance indicators and properties of early light curves.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.32.1-32.1
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• 2021

We present the magnetic field strengths of CTA 102 using multi-frequency data at 2.6-343.5 GHz in order to study the physical origins of radio flares. The observations at 22 and 43 GHz were conducted using the single-dish radio telescopes of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN) from December 2012 until May 2018 (MJD 56200-58400). We used multi-frequency data obtained from the Effelsberg 100-m, OVRO 40-m, Metsähovi 14-m, IRAM 30-m, SMA, ALMA, and VLBA telescopes. During the period of the observations, two major flares (R1 and R2) are seen clearly at 15 and 37 GHz during MJD 57500-57800 and MJD 58000-58300, respectively. The source shows typical variability with time-scales ranging from 20-161 days at 15 GHz. The variability Doppler factor is in the range of 11.51-31.23. The quasi-simultaneous radio data are used to investigate the synchrotron spectrum of the source, finding that the synchrotron radiation is self-absorbed. The turnover frequency and the peak flux density of the synchrotron self-absorption (SSA) spectra are in ranges of 38.06-167.86 GHz and 1.49-10.38 Jy, respectively. From the SSA spectra, magnetic field strengths are estimated to be < 10 mG. The equipartition magnetic field strengths are larger than the SSA magnetic field strengths by a factor of > 100. This indicates that the radio flares may be related to a particle energy-dominated emission region.

• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.665-669
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• 2015

The Kepler mission has shown that small planets are extremely common. It is likely that nearly every star in the sky hosts at least one rocky planet. We just need to look hard enough-but this requires vast amounts of telescope time. MINERVA (MINiature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array) is a dedicated exoplanet observatory with the primary goal of discovering rocky, Earth-like planets orbiting in the habitable zone of bright, nearby stars. The MINERVA team is a collaboration among UNSW Australia, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Penn State University, University of Montana, and the California Institute of Technology. The four-telescope MINERVA array will be sited at the F.L. Whipple Observatory on Mt Hopkins in Arizona, USA. Full science operations will begin in mid-2015 with all four telescopes and a stabilised spectrograph capable of high-precision Doppler velocity measurements. We will observe ~100 of the nearest, brightest, Sun-like stars every night for at least five years. Detailed simulations of the target list and survey strategy lead us to expect $15{\pm}4$ new low-mass planets.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2020

망원경의 성능 유지를 위해서 중요한 것 중 하나가 미러의 재코팅이다. 미러에 코팅된 금속은 빛을 반사시키는 역할을 하며 반사율이 떨어지게 되면 망원경의 성능이 저하되므로 주기적으로 재코팅을 해야 한다. 군 무기체계로 개발되는 망원경은 성능 뿐만 아니라 임무 수행을 위한 무기체계 가용도와 장기간 사용을 위한 운용유지비 관점에서도 미러의 재코팅 주기를 예측하고 정비계획을 수립하는 것이 필요하다. 그러나 대부분 천문 연구용으로 사용되는 유사 망원경들은 예측이 아닌 경험치와 운용 환경에 따라 재코팅 주기를 결정한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 시뮬레이션을 활용하여 무기체계로 개발되는 망원경 미러의 세척 주기와 재코팅 주기를 예측하였다. 첫째, 국내외 천문연구원들의 유사 사례를 분석 및 코팅의 필요성과 코팅 주기 예측의 필요성을 확인하였다. 둘째, 데이터 분석과 모델링을 통해 미러 세척 빈도와 코팅 주기를 예측하는 시뮬레이션을 설계하였다. 마지막으로 성능을 만족하기 위한 반사율 감소 조건을 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%로 설정하고, 세척 조건 3개월, 6개월, 1년, 2년 단위로 다양화 하여 해당 조건 별 세척 주기 및 재코팅 주기를 예측하였다. 이를 통해 본 연구는 군 무기체계로서 망원경을 개발하며 정비계획을 수립하는 데 참고할 수 있는 기준을 제시하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.442-448
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• 2002

지상용 천문 망원경에서 대기의 영향으로 인해 발생하는 오차를 실시간으로 보상해주는 적응 광학을 이용하면 지상용 망원경으로도 막대한 비용이 드는 우주용 망원경에 버금가는 이미지를 얻을 수 있다. 일반적으로 적응 광학계에서는 대기에 의한 파면 오차를 제거하기 위하여, 변형 거울을 변형시켜 각 부분의 파면 오차를 보정하는 방법을 이용하므로, 변형 거울을 효과적으로 변형시키기 위한 구동기의 특성과 구동기의 배열에 대한 연구가 필수적이다. 하나의 구동기론 작동하여 거울을 변형시킬 때, 변형된 거울면의 형태를 영향 함수라고 정의하며, 이러한 영향 함수를 이용하여 변형 거울을 효과적으로 모형화하고 설계할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 유한요소해석을 이용하여 계산된 변형 거울의 실제 영향 함수를 가우시안 함수 형태로 단순화하고, 추가로 구동기들 사이의 영향을 고려한 커플링 계수를 도입하여, 주어진 구동기 배열에 대한 영향 함수를 결정하였다. 또한 변형 거울에 사용되는 구동기들 사이의 적절한 커플링 계수를 결정하기 위하여, 커플링 계수 변화에 따른 변형거울의 성능 변화를 해석하였다. 이와 같이 구성된 영향 함수를 이용하석, 구동기가 삼각형과 사각형 형태와 같이 등간격으로 배치되어 있을 때의 구동기 간격에 따른 변형 거울의 성능을 해석하고 효과적인 배열을 제안하였다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.81.3-81.3
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• 2015

Carbon Fiber Re-enforced Polymer (CFRP) has replaced steel, especially for mobile devices. As CFRP is stiff and light-weight, it has been applied to airplane, sport car, golf clubs, semiconductor transporter, satellites, etc. In the telescope, the plastic material was introduced to the supporting tubes or rods connecting the primary mirror assembly and the secondary mirror structure. Nowadays, even the mirror itself is produced by CFRP. In this poster, material properties and production of CFRP telescopes are presented, and pros and cons are discussed.

• 천문학회보
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.57.2-57.2
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• 2015

We have proposed a deep observing program to survey more than 3,000 sq. degree of southern sky with the KMTNet telescopes to search for ultra-faint dwarf galaxies. Recently, the test observations for our survey were made in B, V, R, I-band. We will report the performance of the KMTNet camera system and our detailed strategy in both of observations and analysis for the three-year survey.