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CRE ECPERIMENT OF KITSAT-1 (우리별 1호에서의 SPACE RADIATION 환경 조사)

  • 신영훈;민경욱;최영완;김성헌
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.131-145
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    • 1994
  • The Cosmic Ray Experiment (CRE) is one of the modules flown on board the KITSAT-1 satellite and consistes of two sub-systems: the Total Dose Experiment (TDE) and the Cosmic Particl Experiment(CPE). The purpose of CRE is to characterize the space radiation environment as encountered by an Earth-orbiting spacecraft. KITSAT-1 orbit is dominated by the inner Van Allen radiation belt. This region has a large population of high energy protons which contributes significantly to both long-term and transient radiation effects. The data shows that the inner Van Allen radiation belt is very stable and the solar activity influences the CPE, TDE data and SEU(Single Event Upset) rates. The result also shows that much larger high energy particle flux is recorded than the predictions of the CREME code.

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우주환경 예보를 위한 VAP 데이터 처리 시스템 및 실시간 데이터 표출

  • Lee, JongKil;Lee, Jaejin;Kim, KyungChan
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.65.1-65.1
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    • 2015
  • 근지구 우주환경 예측을 위해서는 태양의 주기, 흑점, 그리고 코로나의 방출과 함께 Van Allen Belt에 붙잡힌 고에너지 입자의 상태 변화가 우주 환경의 예보를 위한 중요 요소가 된다. 이런 고에너지 입자를 측정하기 위해서는 Van Allen Belt를 통과하는 VAP 위성의 데이터를 살펴보는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 한국천문연구원에서 APL과 공동으로 VAP 위성의 실시간 데이터를 송수신하는 시스템을 구축하고, 그 실시간 데이터를 우주환경감시실에서 표출하여 Van Allen Belt의 변화를 바로 알아보는 과정을 기술 하였다. 이를 통해 데이터의 경향성을 바로 파악하여 특정 이벤트의 발생을 알아 낼 수 있을 뿐만아니라 과거의 데이터를 손쉽게 찾아볼 수 있었다. 별도의 프로그램을 개발하여 데이터의 표출 비교를 가능하게 함으로써 다른 위성의 데이터나 태양 이미지를 보지 않아도 자체 비교를 통해 이벤트의 발생을 찾아 볼 수 있게 되었다.

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Preliminary Analysis of Several Storm Events by using the ECT data onboard Van Allen Probes

  • Choi, Eunjin;Hwang, Junga;Kim, Hang-Pyo;Kim, Kyoung-Chan;Park, Young-Deuk;Min, Kyoung-Wook
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.95.2-95.2
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    • 2013
  • The Van Allen Probes were designed to study the Earth's radiation belts on various scales of space and time. The identical two spacecrafts going nearly eccentric orbits lap each other several times over the course of the mission and each probe carries five instrument suites to address the science objectives on the radiation belt. Since Van Allen Probes launched on August 30, 2012, the probes detecte several storm events up to now. To understand the particle acceleration and loss mechanism in the radiation belt, we first focus on the energetic electrons' dynamics detected by ECT (Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma Suite). ECT measures near-Earth space's radiation particles covering the full electron and ion spectra from ~ eV to 10's of MeV with sufficient energy resolution. In this paper, we present the preliminary results of the recent several storm events using electron data from ECT(MagEIS and REPT).

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ESTIMATION OF SEU THRESHOLD ENERGY FROM KITSAT-1 DATA USING AP-8 MODEL (AP-8 모델을 이용한 우리별 1호 SEU 문턱에너지 추정)

  • 김성준;신영훈;김성수;민경욱
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2001
  • KITSAT-1, launched in 1992, passes through Inner Van Allen Radiation Belt in which high energy Protons cause single event upsets(SBUs) in the main memory of KITSAT-1 OBC(On-Board Computer) 186. The present paper compares SEU data from the OBC186 with the AP-8 model of NASA/NSSDC using the Chi-Square method to estimate the SEU threshold energy. Shielding effect by the satellite body has been taken into account to model the proton fluxes at the position of OBC186, and SEUs recorded during the high solar activities have been removed to avoid the spurious result. The result shows that the SEU threshold energy of the main memory of KITSAT-1 OBC186 is estimated to be about $110{pm}10MeV$.

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Electrostatic upper-hybrid waves and energetic electrons in the Earth's radiation belt

  • Hwang, Junga;Shin, Dae-Kyu;Yoon, Peter H.;Kurth, William S.;Lee, Dae-Young
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.42.2-43
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    • 2016
  • Electrostatic fluctuations near upper-hybrid frequency, which are sometimes accompanied by multiple-harmonic electron cyclotron frequency bands above and below the upper-hybrid frequency, are common occurrences in the Earth's radiation belt, as revealed through the twin Van Allen Probe spacecraft. In the literature upper-hybrid emissions are used for estimating the background electron density, which in turn can be used to determine the plasmapause locations, but the role of energetic electrons in generating such fluctuations has not been discussed. The present paper carries out detailed analyses of data from the Waves instrument, which is part of the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) suite onboard the Van Allen Probes. Combined with theoretical calculation, it is demonstrated that the peak intensity associated with the upper-hybrid fluctuations is predominantly determined by tenuous but energetic electrons, and that denser and less energetic background electrons do not contribute much to the peak intensity. This finding shows that upper-hybrid fluctuations detected during quiet time are useful not only for the determination of the electron density, but also they contain information on the ambient energetic electron population as well.

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Empirical Modeling of the Global Distribution of Magnetosonic Waves with Ambient Plasma Environment using Van Allen Probes

  • Kim, Kyung-Chan
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2022
  • It is suggested that magnetosonic waves (also known as equatorial noise) can scatter radiation belt electrons in the Earth's magnetosphere. Therefore, it is important to understand the global distribution of these waves between the proton cyclotron frequency and the lower hybrid resonance frequency. In this study, we developed an empirical model for estimating the global distribution of magnetosonic wave amplitudes and wave normal angles. The model is based on the entire mission period (approximately 2012-2019) of observations of Van Allen Probes A and B as a function of the distance from the Earth (denoted by L*), magnetic local time (MLT), magnetic latitude (λ), and geomagnetic activity (denoted by the Kp index). In previous studies the wave distribution inside and outside the plasmasphere were separately investigated and modeled. Our model, on the other hand, identifies the wave distribution along with the ambient plasma environment-defined by the ratio of the plasma frequency (fpe) to the electron cyclotron frequency (fce)-without separately determining the wave distribution according to the plasmapause location. The model results show that, as Kp increases, the dayside wave amplitude in the equatorial region intensifies. It thereby propagates the intense region towards the wider MLT and inward to L* < 4. In contrast, the fpe/fce ratio decreases with increasing Kp for all regions. Nevertheless, the decreasing aspect differs between regions above and below L* = 4. This finding implies that the particle energy and pitch angle that magnetosonic waves can effectively scatter vary depending on the locations and geomagnetic activity. Our model agrees with the statistically observed wave distribution and ambient plasma environment with a coefficient of determination of > 0.9. The model is valid in all MLTs, 2 ≤ L* < 6, |λ| < 20°, and Kp ≤ 6.

A study on the radiation effect of silicon solar cells in a low Earth orbit satellite by using high energy electron beams (고에너지 전자빔을 이용하여 저궤도 인공위성의 실리콘 태양센서의 내방사선 특성 연구)

  • Chung, Sung-In;Lee, Jae-Jin;Lee, Heung-Ho
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2008
  • This paper analyzes on the radiation effect of silicon solar cells in a low Earth orbit satellite by using high energy electron beams. Generally, the satellite circling round in a low orbit go through Van Allen belt, in which electronic components are easily damaged and shortened by charged particles moving in a cycle between the South Pole and the North Pole. For example, Single Event Upset (SEU) by radiation could cause electronic devices on satellite to malfunction. From the ground experiment in which we used the high energy electron beam facility at Knrea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), we tried to explain sun sensor degradations on orbit could he caused by high energy electrons. While we focused on the solar cells used for light detectors, We convince our research also contributes to understand the radiation effect of solar cells generating electric powers on satellites.

RBSP (Radiation Belt Storm Probes) Mission, Space weather and Science Topics

  • Lee, Jae-Jin;Kim, Kyung-Chan;Hwang, Jung-A;Kim, Yeon-Han;Park, Young-Deuk
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.89.2-89.2
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    • 2012
  • Radiation Belt, discovered by Van Allen in 1958, is a region energetic particles are trapped by the Earth's magnetic field. To measure charged particles and fields in the radiation belt, RBSP(Radiation Belt Storm Probes) mission will be launched in September 2012 by NASA. RBSP mission consists of two spacecraft having orbit from 600 km to 30,000 km and rotates the Earth twice a day. This mission is not designed just for scientific purpose but have operational function broadcasting real time data for space weather monitoring. As a program of KASI-NASA cooperation, KASI is constructing RBSP data receiving antenna that will be installed by April in Daejeon. With this antenna system, NASA can receive RBSP data for 24 hours and KASI also get space weather information to protect Korean GEO satellites. In this presentation, we will discuss how we use RBSP data for space weather forecasting. In addition, we will talk about science topics that can be achieved by RBSP mission. Especially we focus on the dusk-side electron precipitation that has been considered as a main mechanism of electron dropout events. We show the dusk-side precipitation is closely associated with radiation belt electron loss with NOAA-POES data, and why RBSP mission is important to understand radiation belt physics.

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Design of Simple Shielding Handkerchief to Protect the Passenger's Thyroid (비행기 이용승객의 갑상선 차폐를 위한 간편한 손수건 고안)

  • Jung, Hongmoon;Jung, Jaeeun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.87-93
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    • 2019
  • Recently, the number of passengers using airplanes is rapidly increasing due to the increase of overseas travelers. Therefore, the probability of exposure to natural radiation due to altitude is increasing due to the increase in flight time. Cosmic-ray penetrates the Earth's magnetic field belt Van Allen, which is located at an altitude of 400 km to 1200 km. Most cosmic rays are blocked at Van Allen belt. However, cosmic-ray could be not completely blocked, and a small amount of cosmic-ray affects the earth. In general, if the altitude was increased by 100m, the natural exposure dose increased by 0.03 mSv on the Earth. In this study, I tried to minimize the exposure to natural radiation in airplanes when boarding airplanes. Especially, I was aimed to minimize radiation exposure by protecting the highly sensitive thyroid gland among human organs. According to the results of the study, the designed shielding handkerchief was able to shield cosmic natural radiation dose by more than 70%. In conclusion, the application of the shielding handkerchief made in this study can be effectively shield natural radiation.

Identifying the plasmapause locations for periods under unusually prolonged and weaker solar conditions

  • Cho, Junghee;Lee, Dae-Young;Shin, Dae-Kyu;Kim, Jin-Hee;Park, Mi-Young;Kim, Thomas Kyoung-Ho
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.93.1-93.1
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    • 2013
  • The Earth's radiation belts consist of an inner belt and an outer belt, being separated by the slot region. It is well known that the variations of the inner edge of the outer belt and the location of the plasmapause (Lpp) are closely related to each other. Different waves exist inside and outside the plasmasphere, playing different roles in the particle dynamics. The plasmapause is well known to be influenced by solar wind conditions and geomagnetic disturbances. Therefore, it is important to precisely determine the location of the plasmapause and develop a prediction scheme. In this study, we identified the location of the plasmapause using the plasma density data from the Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms (THEMIS). The plasmapause is determined by requiring density gradient of a factor of 15 within L-change = 0.5. We statistically determined Lpp as a function of preceding geomagnetic indices. Also, we determined the relations between Lpp and preceding solar wind conditions by estimating correlation coefficients. These relations give us predicting models of Lpp as a function of preceding solar wind parameters and geomagnetic indices. As our database covers a period over the ascending phase from near-sunspot minimum, our statistical results differ somewhat from previous works that cover near-sunspot maximum. Finally, we give some comparative examples obtained from the Van Allen Probes data.

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