• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2661-2668
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• 2021

Gamma radiation shielding features for three series of binary alloys identified as (Pb-Sn), (Pb-Zn), and (Zn-Sn) have been investigated. The mass attenuation coefficients (µ/ρ) for the selected alloys were simulated using the MCNP-5 code in the energy range between 0.01 and 15 MeV. Moreover, the (µ/ρ) values were computed using WinXCOM database in the same energy range to validate the simulation results. Results reveal a good agreement between the simulated and computed values. The half value layer (HVL), mean free path (MFP), effective atomic number (Z_eff) and exposure buildup factor (EBF) were evaluated for the selected binary alloys. Results showed that the PS1, PZ1, and ZS2 alloys have the best shielding parameters and better than the commercially standard and available radiation shielding materials. Therefore, the investigated alloys can be used as effective radiation shielding materials against gamma ray with energies between 0.01 and 15 MeV.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2009

교육적 목적으로 감마선 검출기 계통의 특성에 대한 정보를 세밀하게 얻기 위하여, Delphi코드를 이용하여 전 에너지 흡수 피크 스펙트럼을 편리하게 분석할 수 있는 그래픽 사용자 인터페이스 방식의 컴퓨터 프로그램을 개발하였다. 피크는 4개의 비선형 모양함수를 사용하여 최소제곱법으로 적합하였다. 이들 4개의 비선형함수 속에 들어있는 12개의 계수값들을 사용자 인터페이스 화면에서 결정하는 과정을 상세히 서술하였다. 개발된 프로그램을 HPGe 검출기에서 측정된 1 $\mu$Ci 밀봉 점선원 $^{137)Cs$ 661KeV 감마선의 피크분석에 적용하여 계수값 탐색의 예를 예시하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.15
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• pp.375-378
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• 2002

There has recently been a great deal of interest in amorphous selenium for application of digital x-ray image sensor. The initial number of the electron-hole induced by interaction a-Se with x-ray photons and the collection efficiency to surface of generated charges are important parameters for x-ray sensitivity of the a-Se. Therefore, in this paper, we analyzed that thickness of a-Se film and electric field is affected on the initial number of electron-hole and the collection efficiency. The experimental value of x-ray induced charge about the various thickness and the electric field is compared with estimated absorbed energy through MCNP 4C code to analyze the mechanism x-ray induced signal of a-Se. The experimental results showed that the electric field depends on initial escape coefficient and the thickness depends on collection coefficient than escape efficient.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.320-330
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• 1996

The streaming rays(SR) method is improved and extended to multigroup, anisotropic scattering, and three-dimensional angular space(x-y-z(infinite))problems. This method is applied to the shielding problems in which the ray effect occurs seriously. For verification, the results of MORSE-CG code are used as reference solution and the results of TWODANT code are compared. The results show that solutions of the SR method are much better than those of the TWODANT code and are in good agreement with those of the MORSE-CG code. Also, to reduce computing time, two acceleration algorithms are implemented in the SR method : the standard coarse-mesh rebalance and a new angular two-grid acceleration.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.529-535
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• 2020

Geant4는 C++ 언어사용에서 windows 운영체계와 호환이 가능해져, DICOM이나 소프트웨어를 연계하는 인터페이스 기능이 가능해졌다. 기하학적 고형물에 의해 인체 장기를 나타내는 팬텀은 치료나 진단에서 선량 계획과 같은 의학 용도에 널리 사용된다 방사선 방호 목적을 위해서는 에너지가 몇 keV의 일때 설명의 유효성을 보여주는 것일 여전히 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 Geant4 시뮬레이션을 통해 저 keV부터 고 keV까지 다양하게 에너지를 선택하여 인간 팬텀중 일부분을 선택하여 광자 병렬 평면 필드에서 조사했을 때 그 장기에 대한 방사선량을 구하고 Zankl의 승인된 방법에 의해 얻은 결과에 대해 결과를 비교 검증하고자 한다. 몬테카롤로 코드를 사용하여 장기 선량을 평가하는 것의 중요성은 시뮬레이션의 다양한 묘사 및 특성에 의해 중성자, 양성자, 파온 등과 같은 빔의 여러 가지 유형의 입자와 Gev와 같은 높은 에너지에도 적합하다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1035-1039
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• 2010

고에너지 X-ray를 투시 방사선원으로 사용한 컨테이너 화물검색시스템에서 생성되는 광중성자에 의해 주변 콘크리트 차폐벽에서 발생되는 방사화생성물을 평가하였다. 몬테카를로 전산해석 코드인 MCNPX2.5.0을 사용하였으며, 참조시스템은 국내 주요 항만에 설치된 9MeV X-ray 고정식 양방향 컨테이너 화물검색시스템이다. 9MeV X-ray 조사에 따라 생성되는 광중성자의 (n,$\gamma$) 반응에 의한 방사화생성물 재고량을 계산하고 이에 따라 야기되는 방사선 피폭선량을 계산하였다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2006

전자빔원으로 탄소나노튜브에 기초를 두고 있는 고휘도 마이크로빔 X선원용 타첫이 설계되었다. X-선원은 다음과 같은 제원을 따른다. $1\times10^{11} phs/s.mm^2.mrad^2$. 고휘도, 5 mm의 빔의 크기, $20\~40keV$ 평균 X-선 에너지. 제원을 만족시키기 위해서 구성, 물질, 타겟의 두께와 필요한 빔전류와 같은 타켓의 설계 변수들은 MCNPX code를 통해서 최적화되었다. 설계 변수들은 투과형 타겟 구조를 위해 X-선원의 스펙트럼과 세기의 분포의 계산으로부터 결정되었다 진공압력과 국소화된 열의 누적을 견디기 위한 투과형 타겟 구조를 위해서 구조적인 안정성과 온도 분포도 또한 고려되었다. 타겟 물질은 몰리보덴으로 선택되었고 최적화된 두께는 2mm로서 150mm 두께의 베릴륨이 붙여져 있다 부가적으로 투과형 타겟의 최대 온도가 안정적인 작동의 한계 내에서 유지될 수 있다는 것을 계산을 통하여 알게 되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.1966-1973
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• 2023

Virtual reality technology has been widely used in the field of nuclear and radiation safety, dose rate computing in virtual environment is essential for optimizing radiation protection and planning the work in radioactive-controlled area. Because the CPU-based gamma dose rate computing takes up a large amount of time and computing power for voxelization of volumetric radioactive source, it is inefficient and limited in its applied scope. This study is to develop an efficient gamma dose rate computing code and apply into fast virtual simulation. To improve the computing efficiency of the point kernel algorithm in the reference (Li et al., 2020), we design a GPU-based computing framework for taking full advantage of computing power of virtual engine, propose a novel voxelization algorithm of volumetric radioactive source. According to the framework, we develop the GPPK(GPU-based point kernel gamma dose rate computing) code using GPU programming, to realize the fast dose rate computing in virtual world. The test results show that the GPPK code is play and plug for different scenarios of virtual simulation, has a better performance than CPU-based gamma dose rate computing code, especially on the voxelization of three-dimensional (3D) model. The accuracy of dose rates from the proposed method is in the acceptable range.

• 천문학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.139-154
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• 2015

We carry out three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of the supernova remnants (SNRs) produced inside molecular clouds (MCs) near their surface using the HLL code (Harten et al. 1983). We explore the dynamical evolution and the X-ray morphology of SNRs after breaking through the MC surface for ranges of the explosion depths below the surface and the density ratios of the clouds to the intercloud media (ICM). We find that if an SNR breaks out through an MC surface in its Sedov stage, the outermost dense shell of the remnant is divided into several layers. The divided layers are subject to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability and fragmented. On the other hand, if an SNR breaks through an MC after the remnant enters the snowplow phase, the radiative shell is not divided to layers. We also compare the predictions of previous analytic solutions for the expansion of SNRs in stratified media with our onedimensional simulations. Moreover, we produce synthetic X-ray surface brightness in order to research the center-bright X-ray morphology shown in thermal composite SNRs. In the late stages, a breakout SNR shows the center-bright X-ray morphology inside an MC in our results. We apply our model to the observational results of the X-ray morphology of the thermal composite SNR 3C 391.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2008

Single-mode propagation conditions of X-ray waveguides are investigated by numerical calculations in order to understand the importance of waveguide design parameters, such as core thickness and the optical constants of waveguide materials, on the transmission and coherence properties of the waveguide. The simulation code for mode analyzing is developed based on a numerical solution of the parabolic wave equation. The initial boundary value problem is solved numerically using a finite-difference scheme based on the Crank-Nicolson scheme. The E-field intensities in a core layer are calculated at an X-ray energy of 8.0 keV for air and beryllium(Be) core waveguides with different cladding layers such as Pt, Au, W, Ni and Si to determine the dependence on waveguide materials. The highest E-field intensity radiated at the exit of the waveguide is obtained from the Pt cladded beryllium core with a thickness of 20 nm. However, the intensity from the air core waveguide with Pt cladding reaches 64% of the Be-Pt waveguide. The dependence on the core thickness, which is the major parameter used to generate a single mode in the waveguide, is investigated for the air-Pt, and Be-Pt waveguides at an X-ray energy of 8.0 keV. The mode profiles at the exit are shown for the single mode at a thickness of up to 20 nm for the air-Pt and the Be-Pt waveguides.