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NON-DESTRUCTIVE DETECTION FOR FOREIGN MATERIALS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS USING X-RAY SYSTEM

  • Morita, Kazuo;Tanaka, Shun'ichirou;Ogawa, Yukiharu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1996.06c
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    • pp.334-343
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    • 1996
  • Quality evaluation for food and agricultural products have always been one of the most elusive problems associated with the handling , processing and marketing in a food plant production. In order to detect physical foreign materials in food and agricultural products, non-destructive techniques have been developed for many years. Application of X-ray system to detect physical foreign materials in food and agricultural products could be considered to be a high potential method. Especially , it is impossible to detect internal physical foreign materials by visual inspections. In this study, it was tried to be applied for two different X-ray devices. Soft X-ray system with CdTe sensor and X-ray CT scanner were evaluated for advantage of the detection of non-meltallic foreign materials in food and agricultural products . Though the soft X-ray is not a high energy radiation, it is possible to detect small different density in a material. The CdTe sensor has a high resolution for t e soft X-ray energy region. The density characteristics of foods and foreign material were expressed region. The density characteristics of foods and foreign materials were expressed as a soft X-ray energy spectrum. The energy spectrum was analyzed by a personal computer with a multi-channel analyzer. X-ray CT scanner can provide visual image and analyze by three dimensional information inside food and agricultural products. The X-ray CT scanner using as a medical equipment was used to detect a foreign material. The density characteristics of food and foreign materials in food were tried to be detected by the threshold value on the basis of the CT numbers. The soft X-ray absorption characteristics for acrylin plates and distilled water were obtained and could be found the possibility of detecting a small physical foreign materials such as a plastic wrapping film , a stone and grasshopper in food and agricultural products.

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Conceptual Design of Laser Plasma-based Soft X-ray Microscope system for Biomedical Application (레이저 플라즈마 기반의 생물의료용 연 X-선 현미경 설계)

  • 김경우;윤권하
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.690-693
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    • 2003
  • Soft x-ray microscopy provides a unique set of capabilities in-between those of visible light and electron microscopy. It has long been recognized that nature provides a 'water window' spectral region between the K shell x-ray absorption edges of carbon (~290eV) and oxygen (~540eV), where organic materials show strong absorption and phase contrast, while water is relatively non-absorbing. This enables imaging of hydrated biological specimens that are several microns thick with high intrinsic contrast using x-rays with a wavelength of 2.3~4.4nm. Soft X-ray microscopy is therefore well suited to the study of specimens like single biological cells. The most direct advantage of X-ray microscope is their high spatial resolution when compared with visible light microscopes, combined with an ability to image hydrated specimens that are several microns with a minimum of preparation. Our study describes the conceptual design of soft x-ray microscope system based on a laser-based source for biomedical application with high resolution ($\leq$50nm) and short exposure time ($\leq$30sec).

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Development and Characteristics of the Soft x-ray transmission W-target tube (W-target 투과 양극형 Soft x-ray tube의 개발 및 특성분석)

  • Kim, Sung-Soo;Kim, Do-Yun
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.305-310
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    • 2007
  • The x-ray transmission W-target tube was developed and its characteristics were evaluated. The continuous x-ray was emitted at the tube voltage less than 12kV, and the characteristic x-ray was emitted more than 12kV. From the measurement of the energy distribution and dose of x-ray, it was confirmed that our results are a good agreement with the blown ones. Moreover, in comparison with commercial x-ray tube, it was also found that the characteristics of our x-ray tube is better than the commercial one. Therefore we confirmed that the x-ray tube developed in this study is so good that it can be commercialized.

A Study on the Removal of Electrostatic using Transmitted Ions Generated Soft X-ray with Compressed Air (기류방출형 연X선 조사에 의한 정전기 제거 장치에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Sung-Yul;Lee, Dong-Hoon;Choi, Jae-Wook;Seo, Min-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.27-31
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    • 2010
  • It is a well known fact that the LCD and Semiconductor Devices are a central part of IT industry which is important in the present and the future. But the biggest problem of Semiconductor and LCD manufacturing is maintaining a cleaning room environment. For this reason, the soft X-ray type Ionizer was used as the electrostatic reducer device, which protects damage of the product against electrostatic discharge in the manufacturing process. Therefore it is a essential important factor during Semiconductor and LCD production process. But the soft X-ray has a intrinsic problem with harmful to human being in case of soft X-ray exposure. That's reason we have the research to solve above problem and made an apparatus that it was covered with shielding structure to protect X-ray radiation to outside. And besides, it has a possibility to eliminate the charged electrostatic in the narrow space through the slot for Ion emissions with dual soft X-ray sources on the both side. It is also not make the particles from itself when it has been operated.

Use of Soft X-ray Photography for Studying Seed Quality in Grass and Tree (초류(草類) 및 목본식물(木本植物)의 몇가지 종자형질(種子形質)에 대(對)한 Soft X-ray의 이용(利用))

  • Kim, Oue Ryong;Kim, Chung Suk;Kim, Jai Saing
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.55 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 1982
  • Soft X-ray photography was used to study some characters of seeds, such as fullness, damage by blight and harmful insects and degree of mechanical damages, degree of development of embryos and endosperms, size and position of cotylendons, existence and position of twin seed. Thirty nine species of woody plants (31 angiosperms and 8 gymnosperms)and four species of herbs were examined in this study. The results showed that through the mechanism of the selective sensitivity of seed structure of soft X-ray, seed characters mentioned above could be recognized regardless of size of seeds and thickness of seed coat. We concluded that it is possible to use soft X-ray photography reliably to find out the various characters of seeds.

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Development of a soft X-ray microscopy system for Biological Application (생물의료용 연 X-선 현미경 시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Gyeong-U;Gwon, Yeong-Man;Kim, Gyu-Gyeom;Min, Jong-Hwan;Park, Jeong-Gwon;Im, Jong-Hyeok;Nam, Gi-Yong;Yun, Gwon-Ha;Min, Jin-Yeong
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2005.02a
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    • pp.264-265
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    • 2005
  • In this paper the conceptual design and development of a compact vertical type soft x-ray microscope is described. This x-ray microscope operates in the water window wavelength region(2.3 ${\sim}$ 4.4nm), where natural contrast between carbon(protein) and oxygen(water) allows imaging of unstained biological material their natural, hydrated environment. Until now, operational x-ray microscopes are based on synchrotron radiation sources, which limit their accessibility. Many biologists would benefit from having the x-ray microscope as a tool among other tools in their own laboratory, For this purpose we introduced the compact vertical type soft X-ray microscope with 50 nm resolution for biomedical application. The compact vertical type soft x-ray microscope is based on a laser plasma x-ray source, doubled ellipsoidal condenser reflective optics, diffractive zone plate optics and MCP coupled with CCD to record an x-ray image.

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A Study for Development and Characteristics of Electrostatic Eliminator Suitable for the Super Clean Room Less than Class 100(I) (공기 청정지역(Class 100 이하)에 적합한 정전기 제거장치의 개발 및 특성에 관한 연구(I) - LCD 제조 공정을 중심으로 -)

  • Jung, Yong-Chul;Park, Hoon-Kyu;Lee, Dong-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.21 no.4 s.76
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2006
  • It is a well known fact that LCD is a central part of the IT industry which is important in the present and the future. But the biggest problem of LCD manufacturing is maintaining a cleaning room environment and administration. Therefore the purpose of this study is to first, prevent the yield depreciation and damage of products, and second, protect the worker ftom accidental electrostatic discharge during LCD manufacture. The soft x-ray ionizer is a type of electrostatic reducer device. It protects against electrostatic discharge in the cleaning room environment and is a necessary environmental factor during LCD production. The positive aspects of the soft x-ray are its shorter time and wider angle of exposure. But the negative aspect of the soft x-ray is its need for several shielding of protection from the harmful x-ray exposure. On this study, the development of the Air Nozzle-type ionizer to amend and refine some problems. For example, examined the electrostatic reduce device of a soft x-ray type and discovered the ion did not go inside well. also workers to be free from danger. An Air Nozzle-type ionizer is comprised of soft x-ray radiation and ionized air production. Air is injected through the nozzle after being ionized from radiation. It supplies air keeping the same pressure into the end foundation of ion production. The soft x-ray is the structure which radiates ionized air through the nozzle (21 holes) having micro holes of the ionizable radiation after ionizing the inside air by the ion production. A worker does not need a cover to protect against x-rays and the Air Nozzle-type ionizer is easy to set up and is more effective at eliminating electrostatic.

A Study on the Distribution of X-ray according to the Thickness of Soft Tissue in Radiography (X선촬영시(線撮影時) 연부조직(軟部組織) 두께에 따른 선량분포(線量分布)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Park, Soung-Ock
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.3-15
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    • 1988
  • When X-rays were projected into a patient, there occured the phenomena such as penetration, absorption and scattering etc. The penetrating rays were recorded on films as X-ray image used for diagnosis but scattered rays caused the radiation hazard both to the patient, specialist and technicians. The soft tissue includes many organs which are sensitive to the radiation and in may occupy $40{\sim}50%$ of body weight. Therefore X-rays should be carefully projected to the patient and it is strongly recommended to analyse the distribution of X-rays, when ever the patient is exposed to X-rays. In this study, the distribution of X-ray according to the thickness, the radiation field and the tube voltages (kVp) in soft tissue, the following results were obtained: 1. Total transmitted rays which kept the step with X-ray tube voltage (kVp) increased in proportion to the increasing of X-ray tube voltage. 2. The scattered ray rate in the total transmitted ray was not significantly found with X-ray tube voltage. 3. The affecting factors of the scattered ray rate in total transmitted ray were shown through the radiation field and the thickness. 4. The dose of scattered ray by the angle was observed more in direction of primary ray ($0^{\circ}$) and back scattering ($160^{\circ}$) than in direction of $90^{\circ}$. 5. The more the distance from phantom to the patient should be less distribution of scattered ray.

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A Monochromatic Soft X-ray Generation from Femtosecond Laser-produced Plasma with Aluminum

  • Son, Joon-Gon;Hwang, Byung-Jun;Seo, Okkyun;Kim, Jae Myung;Noh, Do Young;Ko, Do-Kyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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    • v.73 no.12
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    • pp.1834-1839
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    • 2018
  • A tabletop ultrafast soft x-ray has been generated from the laser-produce plasma with a femtosecond pulsed Ti:Sapphire laser. The estimated total flux of Al $K{\alpha}$ is of $2.2{\times}10^9photons/sec$ in $4{\pi}$ radian and the parameters related to the optical performance were obtained. The tungsten/silicon multilayer, flat quartz and bent thallium acid phthalate (TLAP) crystal were used for monochromatization of soft x-ray to refine the aluminum $K{\alpha}$ radiation and compared the respective value of $E/{\Delta}E$. To estimate the size of the x-ray source beam generated by a fs laser, the approximation using the FWHM obtained from the x-ray beam scan near the focal point was discussed, and the size of the diameter was about $9.76{\mu}m$.

Conceptual Design of Soft X-ray Microscopy for Live Biological Samples

  • Kim, Kyong-Woo;Nam, Ki-Yong;Kwon, Young-Man;Shim, Seong-Taek;Kim, Kyu-Gyeom;Yoon, Kwon-Ha
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.230-233
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    • 2003
  • This study describes the conceptual design of a soft x-ray microscope system based on a laserbased source for biomedical application with high resolution (${\leq}$50nm). The laboratory scale soft x-ray microscope consists of high power laser plasma x-ray source and grazing incidence mirrors with high reflectivity. The laser plasma source used for developing this system employs Q-switched Nd-YAG pulsed laser. The laser beam is focused on a tantalum (Ta) target. The Wolter type I mirror was used as condenser optics for sample illumination and as objective mirror for focusing on a detector. The fabrication of the Wolter type I mirror was direct internal cutting using ultraprecision DTM. A hydrated biological specimen was put between the two silicon wafers, the center of which was $Si_3N_4$ windows of 100㎚ thickness. The main issues in the future development work are to make a stable, reliable and reproducible x-ray microscope system.