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Can relativistic electrons be accelerated in the geomagnetic tail region?

  • Lee, J.J.;Parks, G.K.;Min, K.W.;Lee, E.S.;McCarthy, M.P.;Hwang, J.A.;Lee, C.N.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.31.1-31.1
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    • 2008
  • While some observations in the geomagnetic tail region supported electrons could be accelerated by reconnection processes, we still need more observation data to confirm electron acceleration in this region. Because most acceleration processes accompany strong pitch angle diffusion, if the electrons were accelerated in this region, strong energetic electron precipitation should be observed near earth on aurora oval. Even though there are several low altitude satellites observing electron precipitation, intense and small scale precipitation events have not been identified successfully. In this presentation, we will show an observation of strong energetic electron precipitation that might be analyzed by relativistic electron acceleration in the confined region. This event was observed by low altitude Korean STSAT-1, where intense several hundred keV electron precipitation was seen simultaneously with 10 keV electrons during storm time. In addition, we observed large magnetic field fluctuations and an ionospheric plasma depletion with FUV aurora emissions. Our observation implies relativistic electrons can be generated in the small area where Fermi acceleration might work.

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CME propagation and proton acceleration in solar corona

  • Kim, Roksoon;Kwon, Ryunyoung;Lee, Jaeok;Lario, David
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.53.3-54
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    • 2018
  • Solar Proton Events (SPEs) are the energetic phenomena related particle acceleration occurred in solar corona. Conventionally, they have been classified into two groups as the impulsive and gradual cases caused by reconnection in the flaring site and by shock generated by CME, respectively. In the previous studies, we classified these into four groups by analyzing the proton acceleration patterns in multi-energy channel observation. This showed that acceleration due to the magnetic reconnection may occur in the corona region relatively higher than the flaring site. In this study, we analyzes 54 SPEs observed in the energy band over 25 MeV from 2009 to 2013, where STEREO observations as well as SOHO can be utilized. From the multi-positional observation, we determine the exact time at which the Sun-Earth magnetic field line meets the CME shock structure by considering 3-dimensional structure of CME. Also, we determine the path length by considering the solar wind velocity for each event, so that the SPE onset time near the sun is obtained more accurately. Based on this study, we can get a more understanding of the correlation between CME progression and proton acceleration in the solar coronal region.

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A Study on the Estimation Method of the Wheel Acceleration (차륜 가속도 예측방법에 대한 연구)

  • 김중배;민중기
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.120-126
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    • 1997
  • In this study, an effective estimation method of wheel acceleration is presented. The wheel acceleration is mainly used in the ABS(anti-lick brake system) and the TCS(traction control system). The wheel acceleration is a derivative term of the wheel speed which is generally measured by the wheel speed sensors. The results of a simple differentiation of the signal and an observation of the signal by Kalman filter show that Kalman filter has better performance than the simple differentiation. The differentiated sine signal which is contaminated with random noise shows a rugged signal compared with the signal which is filtered by the Kalman filter. The covariance of the differentiated signal is higher than that of the Kalman-filtered signal, too. The presented Kalman filter technique shows an effective way of solution to get the estimated wheel acceleration value which is sufficient to be applied to ABS or TCS control algorithms.

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Performance evaluation of Wave observation system using GPS (GPS를 이용한 파고 관측 시스템의 성능 평가)

  • Huh, Yong;Hwang, Chang-Su;Kim, Dae Hyun;Heo, Sin;Kim, Joo-Youn;Lee, Kee-Wook;Hong, Sung-Doo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.357-362
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    • 2012
  • Despite the Wave observations data is very important information to human life at sea, the technology development and research for wave equipments are lacking. In this study, the wave observation system using GPS was evaluated the quality of wave observation data by comparing of long-term observations. The result of the comparison of the acceleration sensor (Hippy-40) and GPS sensor (Mose-1000), the correlation coefficient of the significant wave height and significant wave periods is 0.997 and 0.990 respectively. Also in case of BIAS, the significant wave height is 0.014 m, the significant wave period is -0.212 sec. It makes no significant differences whether the acceleration sensor (Hippy-40) and GPS sensor (Mose-1000). These results of the wave observation data using GPS quality will be evaluated as very good.

Proposal of Acceleration Time History Prediction Method Based on Seismic Observation Data (관측 자료를 활용한 지진가속도 시간이력 추정방법 제안)

  • Lee, Kyeong-Seok;Ahn, Jin-Hee;Park, Jae-Bong;Choi, Hyoung-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, seismic ground motion generation method based on the observbation data from the Korea Meteorological Administration is proposed to predict the acceleration time history at an arbitrary location after earthquake. The proposed method assumes that the magnitude of the seismic accelrations obtained from the near stations decreases linearly with the distance from the epicenter to the corresponding station and the accelerations measured at the adjacent stations are assumed to have similar maximum acceleration and time shape functions. These two assumptions allow for the prediction of seismic acceleartion motion without geotechnical information where no seismic accelerometer is installed. This study verified the applicability of the prediction method using seismic observation data from Gyeongju Earthquake (2016), Pohang Earthquake (2017) and Sangju Earthuqkae (2019). The comparison results show that the proposed method is effective for predicting the seismic acceleration response spectrum and time history at arbitary locations.

Study on Structural Safety of Car Securing Equipment for Coastal Carferry: Part I Estimation of Hull Acceleration using Direct Load Approach (국내 연안 카페리 차량 고박 장치 안전성에 관한 연구: 제I부 직접하중계산법을 이용한 선체 운동 가속도 산정)

  • Choung, Joonmo;Jo, Huisang;Lee, Kyunghoon;Lee, Young Woo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.440-450
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    • 2016
  • The capsizing and consequent sinking of a coastal car ferry was recently reported, with numerous human casualties. The primary cause was determined to be a sudden turn with improperly stowed and secured cargo. Part I of this study introduces how long term acceleration components are determined from seakeeping analyses. A carferry with a displacement of 1,633 tonf was selected as the target vessel. Sea data that included the significant wave heights and periods were collected at four observation buoys, some of which were far away from two main voyage routes: Incheon-Jeju and Pusan-Jeju. Frequency response analyses were performed to obtain the linearized radiation force coefficients, hydrostatic stiffnesses, and wave excitation forces. Time response analyses were sequentially performed to produce the motion-induced acceleration processes. The probabilistic distributions of the acceleration components were determined using a peak and valley counting method. Long term extreme acceleration components were proposed as a final result.

Shock Acceleration Model for Giant Radio Relics

  • Kang, Hyesung;Ryu, Dongsu;Jones, T.W.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.36.4-37
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    • 2017
  • Although most of observed properties of giant radio relics detected in the outskirts of galaxy clusters could be explained by relativistic electrons accelerated at merger-driven shocks, a few significant puzzles remain. In some relics the shock Mach number inferred from X-ray observations is smaller than that estimated from radio spectral index. Such a discrepancy could be understood, if either the shock Mach number is nder-estimated in X-ray observation due to projection effects, or if pre-existing electrons with a flat spectrum are re-accelerated by a weak shock, retaining the flat spectral form. In this study, we explore these two scenarios by comparing the results of shock acceleration simulations with observed features of the so-called Toothbrush relic in the merging cluster 1RXS J060303.3. We find that both models could reproduce reasonably well the observed radio flux and spectral index profiles and the integrated radio spectrum. Either way, the broad transverse relic profile requires additional post shock electron acceleration by downstream turbulence.

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Observation of Discharge Plasma of Liquid Propellant PPT

  • Koizumi, Hiroyuki;Ruruta, Yohei;Watanabe, Keiko;Komurasaki, Kimiya;Sasoh, Akihiro;Arakawa, Yoshihiro
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.03a
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    • pp.335-340
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    • 2004
  • On a liquid propellant PPT, the discharge processes that discharge was initiated and plasma was accelerated was observed by using a ultra high speed camera. Liquid propellant PPT is a pulsed plasma thruster using liquid as propellant. Our past study showed the successful operation of liquid propellant PPT and the thruster showed high specific impulse. However, its acceleration mechanism has not been clarified. In this study we observed the plasma acceleration processes in order to deepen our understanding of the acceleration mechanism.

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Analysis of the Diffuse Axonal Injury of the Human Brain using Finite Element Model (유한요소 모델을 이용한 인간 뇌의 미만성 부상에 대한 해석)

  • Kim, Yeong-Eun;Nam, Dae-Hun
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.603-609
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    • 1998
  • To anlyze the diffuse axonal injury of the human brain, 3-D finite element models of the adult, two and three years child were developed. Triangular type acceleration which had its maximum value 200g was applied to investigate the effects of acceleration direction and duration time. The pattern of high shear stress generated at the brain stem, pones and midbrain was similar to the pattern of DAI seen in the clinical observation, especially high maximum shear stress was detected in the brain stem of the six year old child model under flexional acceleration. As the duration of acceleration increased generated pressure and maximum shear stress also increased. For the children's model relatively small pressure was generated regardless of the acceleration direction and continued much longer compared with adult's model. From this analysis maximum shear stress was revealed more proper indicator to predict DAI compared to HIC in case of angular acceleration loading.

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Shock Response Prediction of a Low Altitude Earth Observation Satellite During Launch Vehicle Separation

  • Lee, Dae-Oen;Han, Jae-Hung;Jang, Hae-Won;Woo, Sung-Hyun;Kim, Kyung-Won
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2010
  • Several pyrotechnic devices are employed over the course of satellite's missions, generally for the separation of structural subsystems and deployment of appendages. Firing of pyrotechnic devices results in impulsive loads characterized by high peak acceleration and high frequency content which can cause failures of various flight hardware elements and small components. Thus, accurate prediction of acceleration level in various components of spacecraft due to pyrotechnic devices is important. In this paper, two methods for pyroshock prediction, an empirical model and statistical energy analysis in conjunction with virtual mode synthesis, are applied to predict shock response of a low altitude earth observation satellite during launch vehicle separation. The predicted results are then evaluated through comparison with the shock test results.