Currently, Japan is undertaking a nationwide project to measure and map radioactive contamination around Fukushima, as part of the efforts to restore normalcy following the nuclear accident. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) manages the Fukushima Environmental Safety Center, located approximately 20 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Minamisōma City, Fukushima Prefecture. In collaboration with the JAEA, this study involved conducting comparison experiments and analyses with radiation detectors in high radiation environments, a challenging task in Korean environments. Environmental radiation surveys were conducted using three types of detectors: CZT, NaI(Tl), and LaBr3(Ce), across two contaminated areas. Dose rate values were converted using dose rate conversion factors for each detector type, and dose rate maps were subsequently created and compared. The detectors yielded similar results, demonstrating their feasibility and reliability in high radiation environments. The findings of this study are expected to be a crucial reference for enhancing the verification and supplementation of procedures and methods in future radiation measurements and mobile surveys in high-radiation environments, using these three types of radiation instruments.
Airborne surveys are an essential analysis method for rapid response and contamination identification in the early event of a radiation emergency. On the other hand, airborne surveys are far from the ground, so it is necessary to convert the dose rate at a height of 1 m above the ground. In order to improve the accuracy of the analysis value, a lot of analysis of the measurement data is required. In our previous research, we developed MARK-A1, an instrument for rapid radiation aerial survey in high radiation environment, and MARK-M1, a multipurpose instrument for radiation detection. In this study, a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used to conduct airborne surveys using three types of detectors in the Jeju Island environment. The NaI(Tl) detector uses one 3-inch scintillator (38 mm φ × 38 mm H), and the LaBr3 detector uses two 2-inch scintillators (25 mm φ × 25 mm H). The CZT detector uses a detector with dimensions of (15 mm × 15 mm × 7.5 mm). The UAV has a payload of 15 kg (J10, JCH systems Inc. Seoul, Korea). Three different detectors were operated at a constant height of 20 m, 30 m, and 50 m. The flight experiments were performed in the west near Jeju City. Dose rate conversion factors were used to convert the dose rate from the measured spectra, and hovering flights were conducted between 1 and 50 meters to derive altitude correction factors. In this paper, the data measured with each detector in the same area were compared and the differences were derived.
To obtain the gamma-ray energy spectrum of artificial radionuclides which is difficult to obtain practically, virtual gamma-ray energy spectrum simulator program was developed. It can be applied for the predetermined measurement condition for which the database was developed through computational simulation and actual measurement of background radiation. For gamma spectrometry training for KHNP HPGe detectors using this program, the database for KNPG HPGe detectors was developed. First, the geometry of the detector in the simulation was adjusted to resemble the real structure by comparing the actually measured net counts rate at the main gamma peak with the value simulated by MCNP6. The Certified Reference material (CRM) of 137Cs and 60Co were used for verification. The comparison was made with respect to the situation where CRM was attached to the top and side of the detection part of the considered detector. The geometry structures of detectors were simulated by reflecting the design drawing of the products, and the simulation was performed for several thicknesses of the Ge/Li dead layer in consideration of the change in the thickness over time. As the results, the simulation geometry was tuned so that the results for 137Cs showed a difference within 10% for all detectors. At this time, in some detectors, the result for 60Co shows a 10% higher error, which is estimated to be due to the random summing. It was not considered in tuning the simulation geometry, but it was found that improvements were needed to reflect the coincidence summing when construction the virtual spectrum in the future. The determined simulation geometry was applied to generate theoretical gamma-ray energy spectra of representative artificial radionuclides. In order to create a virtual spectrum similar to the real one, the background spectrum was measured for each detector without a source, and the simulation results were calculated in the form of having the same energy channel as the background spectrum. The background spectrum and theoretical spectra of artificial radionuclides for each detector were databased so that virtual spectra could be generated under desired conditions. The virtual spectrum was generated by adding a background spectrum and a spectrum obtained by multiplying the spectrum of the desired nuclide by the concentration of the nuclide. The validity of generated virtual spectra was verified using the pre-developed gamma spectrometry program. As a results of gamma spectrometry of virtual spectra, the virtual spectra was verified by showing a difference within 20% from the radioactivity value input when generating the virtual spectra.
본 연구에서는 원자력 사고 또는 방사선 비상 시 지표면에 침적될 수 있는 감마선방출 핵종의 방사능을 신속하게 평가하기 위해 이용될 수 있는 NaI(Tl), LaBr3(Ce) 및 CeBr3 섬광검출기의 성능을 비교 평가하였다. 검출성능은 최소검출가능방사능 (MDA, Minimum Detectable Activity)을 통해 평가하였으며, 각 검출기의 지표면 침적 감마선방출 핵종에 대한 검출효율은 수학적 모델링과 점선원을 이용하여 반실험적으로 산출하였다. MDA 평가를 위한 백그라운드 감마선에너지스펙트럼은 비교적 넓고 평탄한 초지에서 측정되었으며, 원자력 사고 시 방출될 수 있는 주요 핵종에 대한 각 검출기의 MDA를 산출하였다. 그 결과 일반 환경방사능 준위에서 지표면 침적 감마핵종에 대한 각 검출기의 MDA 크기는 대체로“NaI(Tl)> LaBr3(Ce)> CeBr3”로 평가되었으며, 백그라운드 준위가 유사한 에너지 영역에서는 분해능이 가장 우수한 LaBr3(Ce)에서 최소 값을 보였다. 이는 관심 핵종의 감마선에너지 영역에 대한 각 검출기의 자체 및 측정 환경 백그라운드, 측정 효율, 그리고 에너지 분해능 특성을 바탕으로 비교 분석되었다.
For future space IR missions, such as SPICA, it is crucial to establish an experimental method for eval- uating the performance of mid-IR detectors. In particular, the wavelength dependence of the sensitivity is important but difficult to be measured properly. We are now preparing a testing system for mid-IR Si:As/Si:Sb detectors on SPICA. We have designed a cryogenic optical system in which IR signal light from a pinhole is collimated, passed through an optical filter, and focused onto a detector. With this system, we can measure the photoresponse of the detector for various IR light using optical lters with different wavelength properties. We have fabricated aluminum mirrors which are adopted to minimize thermal distortion effects and evaluated the surface figure errors. The total wavefront error of the optical system is 1.3 μm RMS, which is small enough for the target wavelengths (20-37 μm) of SPICA. The point spread function measured at a room temperature is consistent with that predicted by the simulation. We report the optical performance of the system at cryogenic temperatures.
To realize large-format compact array detectors covering a wide far-infrared wavelength range up to 200 μm, we have been developing Blocked-Impurity-Band (BIB) type Ge detectors with the room- temperature surface-activated wafer bonding technology provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. We fabricated various types of p+-i junction devices which possessed a BIB-type structure, and evaluated their spectral response curves using a Fourier transform spectrometer. From the Hall effect measurement, we also obtained the physical characteristics of the p+ layers which constituted the p+-i junction devices. The overall result of our measurement shows that the p+-i junction devices have a promising applicability as a new far-infrared detector to cover a wavelength range of 100-200 μm.
새터민들의 남한사회 적응문제는 경제적 지원만으로 해결할 수 없으며, 이들의 스트레스와 불안한 심리적 측면이 다뤄질 수 있는 통합적 지원대책이 요구된다. 이에 본 연구는 문헌연구를 바탕으로 새터민의 스트레스를 조절하고 예방하는 심리적 개입으로 음악치료접근을 논의하였다. 억압적인 사회체제에서 개인의 욕구나 감정을 표현할 수 없었던 새터민은 스트레스를 말과 행동으로 표현하는데 어려울 수 있다. 따라서 내면의 감정 및 언어적 표현을 쉽게 해주고 내재된 긴장이나 불안을 완화시켜줄 수 있는 치료적 개입이 요구된다. 음악치료는 음악을 매개하여 인간의 정신적, 육체적 갈등과 고통을 완화하고 심리적 안정을 주는 안전한 치료환경을 제공한다. 새터민에게 음악은 감정을 이입시키고 발산하는 치료적 기능으로 활용될 수 있으며, 접근이 쉽다는 점에서 유용하다고 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 스트레스 감소 및 예방으로서 음악 감상, 노래 부르기, 노래 만들기를 제언 하였다.
We have developed superconducting mixer receivers for 129 GHz VLBI observation in Korean VLBI Network (KVN). The developed mixer has a radial waveguide probe with simple transmission line L-C transformer as a tuning circuit to its 5 series-connected junctions, which can have 125 - 165 GHz as the operation radio frequency (RF). For intermediate frequency (IF) signal path a high impedance quarter-wavelength line connects the probe to one end of symmetric RF chokes. The double side band (DSB) receiver noise of the mixer was about 40 K over 4 - 6 GHz IF band, whereas we achieved the uncorrected single side band (SSB) noise temperature of about 70 K and better than 10 dB image rejection ratio in 2SB configuration with 8 - 10 GHz IF band. Insert-type receiver cartridges employing the mixers have been under commission for KVN stations.
Recently as the testing of fire detector used the testing device for fire detector, there are something the matter in the perception function loss of fire detector, structure and form of the testing device for fire detector. The problem at oxidation of emitting smoke ashes hazardous article part and so on that checking person absorbs be. In this paper the problem or the conventional the examination equipment of fire detectors is analysed and researched. To solve these problems after the theoretical study and design and paint drawing of equipment the prototype of composite examination equipment of fire detectors was made. After compared with the conventional, part that improve of composite examination equipment of fire detectors are verified through the examination. In the future it will be useful the operation state and correct operation time of the fire detectors are measured after the research about the quality of the material and transparency of bellows cover is done.
In attempts to detect gravitational waves, the response of some celestial systems such as the earth[l] or binary systems[2] to such waves have been investigated. Following this line of thought, here we study the possibility of excitation of the oscillation modes of a polytropic star by gravitational radiation and calculate the relevant absorption cross sections.