Since the first proposal by Paczynski, great efforts to detect Galactic dark matter by detecting light variations of stars located in the Magellanic Clouds and Galactic bulge caused by gravitational microlensing have been and are being carried out and more than 1,000 events have been successfully detected. In this paper, we review the progress in the theoretical and experimental progresses in microlensing. We begin with basics of microlensing and summarize the results obtained from the last 8 year observations along with the implications of the results. We also discuss the usefulness of microlensing in other fields of astronomy such as the stellar atmosphere, Galactic binary systems, and extra-solar planets. We finally discuss the problems of the current experiments and the new types of observations that can overcome these problems.

The lens mass determined from the photometrically obtained Einstein time scale suffers from large uncertainty due to the lens parameter degeneracy. The uncertainty can be substantially reduced if the mass is determined from the lens proper motion obtained from astrometric measurements of the source image centroid shifts, δθc δθc , by using high precision interferometers from space-based platform such as the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM), and ground-based interferometers soon available on several 8-10m class telescopes. However, for the complete resolution of the lens parameter degeneracy it is required to determine the lens parallax by measuring the parallax-induced deviations in the centroid shifts trajectory, Δδθc Δδθc aloe. In this paper, we investigate the detectabilities of δθc δθc and Δδθc Δδθc by determining the distributions of the maximum centroid shifts, f(δθc,max) f(δθc,max) , and the average maximum deviations, (<Δδc,max>) (<Δδc,max>) , for different types of Galactic microlensing events caused by various masses. From this investigation, we find that as long as source stars are bright enough for astrometric observations it is expected that f(δθc) f(δθc) for most events caused by lenses with masses greater than 0.1 M⨀ M⨀ regardless of the event types can be easily detected from observations by using not only the SIM (with a detection threshold but also the δθth\~3μas) δθth\~3μas) but also the ground-based interferometers (withδθth\~3μas) (withδθth\~3μas) . However, from ground-based observations, it will be difficult to detect Δδθc Δδθc for most Galactic bulge self-lensing events, and the detection will be restricted only for small fractions of disk-bulge and halo-LMC events for which the deviations are relatively large. From observations by using the SIM, on the other hand, detecting Δδθc Δδθc will be possible for majority of disk and halo events and for a substantial fraction of bulge self-lensing events. For the complete resolution of the lens parameter degeneracy, therefore, SIM observations will be essential.

가공열처리에 의한 결정립계조절 개념을 이용하여 Alloy 600 재료의 결정립계특성과 부식특성을 조사하였다. 가공열 처리에 따른 결정립계특성 변화를 EBSP로 분석하였으며, 결정립계특성 변화가 입계부식 및 응력부식균열 거동에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 가공열처리 반복에 따른 각 단계에서의 CSL 입계의 분율 변화가 두드러지지는 않았으나, 상용재료에 비하여 CSL 분율이 약 10% 이상 향상된 결과를 얻었다. 결정립계특성 변화에 따라 입계부식 저항성이 현저하게 증가하였으나, 1차측 응력부식균열 특성에 있어서는 가공열처리를 반복할수록 파단시간과 최대하중이 감소하고 평균 균열성장속도가 증가하였으며 2차 균열이 억제되는 결과를 얻었다. 결정립계의 'fine tuning' 기구가 이러한 부식거동변화에 작용한 것으로 해석할 수 있었다.

Current searches for gravitational microlensing events are being carried out only by a photometric method. In this review paper, we demonstrate that the nature of Galactic lenses can be significantly better constrained with the additional astrometric observations of microlensng events. First, by astromerically observing lensing events, one can resolve the lens parameter degeneracy, and thus the lens mass can be determined with improved precision. Second, by being free from the blending problem, astrometric observations of lensing events will allow one to improve the uncertainties in the determined Einstein time scales. Third, the lens brightness, which could not be measured photometrically, can be measured from the astrometric observations of lensing events, and thus the nature of lens matter can be better constrained. Finally, with the help of astrometric followup observations of a binary-lens event, one can uniquely determine the solution of lens parameters, allowing one to obtain important astronomical information about the source star and the lens itself.

가압 경수로형 원전에 사용되는 Alloy 600 증기발생기 전열관재료의 입계응력부식균열 거동에 미치는 냉간변형의 영향을 1차 냉각수 모사조건에서 정속인장시험방법으로 조사하였다. 인장 냉간변형은 응력부식균열을 크게 가속화 시키지는 않았으며 변형량이 25%이상인 경우에는 응력부식균열이 발생하지 않았다. 이 현상은 냉간 변형량 및 형태에 따른 미소변형 및 응력의 불균질성에 영향을 받는 것으로 사려되며 응력의 크기는 직접적인 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 보인다. 국부적인 큰 응력구배가 존재하는 경우 균열의생성 및 성장이 현저히 가속화되었는데 이는 원전 1차측 응력부식균열 기구가 응력구배에 의존하는 과정과 연관되어 있다는 증거이다. Hump 시편을 이용한 정속인장시험방법은 짧은 실험기간내에 원전 1차측 응력부식균열 특성을 평가할 수 있는 방법이었다.

LiOH-H3BO3 용액중에서의 Zircaloy-4 핵연료 피복관의 부식가속과 억제현상을 조사하고 이러한 부식특성에 미치는 Li 및 B의 영향을 해석하기 위하여, 여러 조건의 LiOH-H3BO3</TEX> 용액을 사용하여 350˚C, 165bar의 고온, 고압 조건에서 Zircaloy-4 피복관의 노외 부식시험을 수행하였다. 원전 수화학 모의조건에 대응되는 용액 중에서의 부식속도의 천이는 물 분위기에서 보다 빨리 발생되고 천이후 물 분위기와 거의 유사한 부식속도를 나타내는 천이적 후의 부식거동을 보였다. 한편 pH의 변화는 부식특성에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다. 부식가속과 억제 모의실험으로부터, 산화막내로 침투하는 Li의 양이 용액중 Li 농도에 크게 의존하며, Li 농도가 일정하게 정해진 용액의 경우 B 첨가에 관계없이 산화막내에 일정량의 Li이 농축될수 있다는 가정을 제시하였다. 또한 B 첨가에 의한 부식억제가 B 또는 B-(OH) 화합물의 산화막내 Li 침투 억제에 의한 것이 아니라 일들에 의해 산화막내로 산화성 성분의 이동이 억제되는데 기인할 수 있음을 제시하였다. 부식가속 개시점에 대응되는 산화막 두께측정 결과와 용액내 Li 농도간의 관계로부터, 용액중 Li 농도가 높을수록 부식가속이 얇은 산화막 두께에서 시작됨을 알았다. 특히 노내조건에서의 핵연료 피복관의 부식가속이 산화막내 Li 농축에 의해 일어나는 부식특성으로 해석될 수 있음을 보였다.

This study was carried out to investigate the inhibiting or promoting effect of fetal bovine serum fractionated by the molecular weight and to examine the effect of reconstruction of serum fractions on the development of 1- and 2-cell mouse embryos fertilized in vitro (IVEE) . The serum was separated by ultrafiltration or gel filtration methods and added in m-KRB medium for culture of IVFE. The developemental ability(cavitation and hatching) of embryos following culture of day 4 and 6 was compared among fractions. Small molecular weight fraction( <3 kDa) significantly inhibited the development of 1-and 2-cell IVFE to the blastocyst stages, compared with other fractions. One-cell IVFE were more sensitively damaged than 2-cell embryos by that fraction and arrested mainly at 2~4 cell stages. Moreover, small amount(<3%,v /v) of the inhibiting fraction acted even with protein rich fraction(100~30 kDa) and arrested the embryonic development. On the other hand, 100~30 kDa fraction promoted the embryonic development and no inhibiting effect was observed at the level of 50%(v /v) in culture medium In the experiment of gel filtraton, =30 kDa fraction showed the highest promoting effect on the embryonic development, but <4 kDa fraction inhibited significantly the development. These results suggest that serum contains not only small molecular weight inhibitory component(s) but also promoting one rather than albumin on embryonic development. And serum can be more effectively used in the IVF program after removal of inhibitory component(s) by one of above separation methods.

The objectives of study were to evaluate fish species compositions of trophic guilds and tolerance guilds and apply ecological fish assessment (EFA) models to Bekjae Weir, Keum-River Watershed. The EFA models were Stream Index of Biological Integrity (SIBI) used frequently for running water and Lentic Ecosystem Health Assessment (LEHA) used for assessments of stagnant water. The region of Bekjae Weir as a "four major river project" was originally a lotic ecosystem before the weir construction (2010, BWC) but became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system after the construction (2011, AWC). In the analysis of species composition and ecological bioindicator (fish), fish species with a preference of running water showed significant decreases (p < 0.05), whereas the species with a preference of stagnant water showed significant increases (p < 0.05). After the weir construction, relative abundances of tolerant species increased, and the proportion of insectivores decreased. This phenomenon indicated the changes of biotic compositions in the system by the weir construction. Applications of SIBI and LEHA models to the system showed that the two model values decreased at the same time after the weir construction (AWC), and the region became more like lentic-lotic hybrid system, indicating the degradation of ecosystem health. The model values of SIBI were 19 and 16, respectively, in the BWC and AWC, and the health conditions were both "C-rank". In the mean time, the LEHA model analysis showed that the values was 28 in the BWC and 24 in the AWC, thus the health was turned to be "B-Rank" in the BWC and "C-Rank" in the AWC. indicating a degradation of ecological heath after the weir construction.

The key objective of this study was to evaluate trophic state and empirical water quality models along with analysis of fish trophic guilds in relation to water chemistry (N, P). Trophic state index (TSI), based on total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll-a (CHL), ranged between oligotrophic and hypereutrophic state, by the criteria of Nürnberg(1996), and was lower than the trophic state of total nitrogen (TN). Trophic relations of Secchi depth (SD), TN, TP, and CHL were compared using an empirical models of premonsoon (Pr), monsoon (Mo), and postmonsoon (Po). The model analysis indicated that the variation in water transparency of Secchi depth (SD) was largely accounted (p < 0.001, range of R2 : 0.76–0.80) by TP during the seasons of Mo and Po and that the variation of CHL was accounted (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.70) up to 70% by TP during the Po season. The eutrophication tendency, based on the TSITP vs. TSIN:P were predictable (R2 ranged 0.85–0.90, p < 0.001), slope and y intercept indicated low seasonal variability. In the mean time, TSIN:P vs. TSICHL had a monsoon seasonality in relation to values of TSIN:P during the monsoon season due to a dilution of reservoir waters by strong monsoon rainfall. Trophic compositions of reservoir fish reflected ambient contents of TN, TP, and CHL in the reservoir waters. Thus, the proportions of omnivore fish increased with greater trophic conditions of TP, TN and CHL and the proportions of insectivore fish decreased with greater trophic conditions.