본 연구는 지난 10여년간 고려대학교 및 한국과학기술연구원(KIST)에서 AMS를 이용하여 측정된 우주선유발 동위원소 10 Be의 준비 및 측정 과정을 다룬 보고서이다. 총 2 4세트의 표준물질과 107개의 Blank시료가 분석되었으며, 2017년 이후 표준물질의 측정 재현성이 크게 향상되어 국제적인 주요 실험실의 결과와 비교할 만한 수준의 성과를 보였다. 그러나 Blank 값은 사용된 9 Be 캐리어의 종류 및 석영 추출 과정과 AMS 측정 세팅 등 실험 조건에 따라 영향 을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 잠재적인 오염원을 체계적으로 추적하고 관리할 필요성을 시사한다. 본 연구는 10 Be Background 값을 줄이는 것이 우주선유발 동위원소 연구의 범위를 넓히는 데 중요한 역할을 함을 강조한다. 낮은 Background 값은 상대적으로 최근에 형성된 지형이나 오랜 시간 매몰되어 방사성 핵종이 상당량 감소한, 저준위 10 Be 지형의 연대측정을 가능하게 한다. 향후 연구에서는 실험 과정을 개선하고 가중평균 계산법 등의 새로운 통계적 방법을 도입하여 측정 오차를 최소화하는 데 중점을 둘 예정이다. 본 연구는 다양한 시간적 및 공간적 규모에서 지구표면과학 연구를 발전시키기 위한 우주선유발 동위원소 분석의 기반을 제공한다.

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a key component in the biogeochemical cycling in freshwater ecosystem. However, it has been rarely explored, particularly complex river watershed dominated by natural and anthropogenic sources, such as various effluent facility and livestock. The current research developed a new analytical method for TOC/TN (Total Organic Carbon/Total Nitrogen) stable isotope ratio, and distinguish DOM source using stable isotope value (δ13C-DOC) and spectroscopic indices (fluorescence index [FI] and biological index [BIX]). The TOC/TN-IR/MS analytical system was optimized and precision and accuracy were secured using two international standards (IAEA-600 Caffein, IAEA-CH-6 Sucrose). As a result of controlling the instrumental conditions to enable TOC stable isotope analysis even in low-concentration environmental samples (<1 mgC L-1), the minimum detection limit was improved. The 12 potential DOM source were collected from watershed, which includes top-soils, groundwater, plant group (fallen leaves, riparian plants, suspended algae) and effluent group (pig and cow livestock, agricultural land, urban, industry facility, swine facility and wastewater treatment facilities). As a result of comparing characteristics between 12 sources using spectroscopic indices and δ13C-DOC values, it were divided into four groups according to their characteristics as a respective DOM sources. The current study established the TOC/TN stable isotope analyses system for the first time in Korea, and found that spectroscopic indices and δ13C-DOC are very useful tool to trace the origin of organic matter in the aquatic environments through library database.

Deuterium is a crucial clean energy source required for nuclear fusion and is a future resource needed in various industries and scientific fields. However, it is not easy to enrich deuterium because the proportion of deuterium in the hydrogen mixture is scarce, at approximately 0.016%. Furthermore, the physical and chemical properties of the hydrogen mixture and deuterium are very similar. Therefore, the efficient separation of deuterium from hydrogen mixtures is often a significant challenge when using modern separation technologies. Recently, to effectively separate deuterium, studies utilizing the ‘Kinetic Quantum Sieving Effect (KQS)’ of porous materials are increasing. Therefore, in this review, two different strategies have been discussed for improving KQS efficiency for hydrogen isotope separation performance using nanoporous materials. One is the gating effect, which precisely controls the aperture locally by adjusting the temperature and pressure. The second is the breathing phenomenon, utilizing the volume change of the structure from closed system to open system. It has been reported that efficient hydrogen isotope separation is possible using these two methods, and each of these effects is described in detail in this review. In addition, a specific-isotope responsive system (e.g., 2nd breathing effect in MIL-53) has recently been discovered and is described here as well.