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Development of NIR Camera: Dimm; Test Dewar

I am working with Mike Skrutskie , John Wilson and Srikrishna Kanneganti in The Virginia Astronomical Instrumentation Laboratory; currently involved in the Fan Mountain Infrared Camera Project. Recent Progress , Selected Images

Interstellar Matter: Radiative Transfer

I have been very interested in the interaction between electromagnetic waves and the media through which they propagate. I studied on the scattering properties of dust in the Orion Nebula for my master thesis[1]. To derive scattering properties of interstellar dust in an ionized gas, I analyzed the IUE satellite observations of the scattered stellar continuum of the Trapezium stars. For the analysis I developed a Monte Carlo code, and solved the problem of radiative transfer in anisotropically scattering atmosphere[2].

Interplanetary Particle: Zodiacal Light

I was involved in a research project on the spatial distribution of zodiacal dust with the analysis of zodiacal light[3, 4]. In the project, my job was focused on the reduction of the atmospheric diffuse light which would contaminate the original zodiacal light[5, 6], and on the estimation of the twilight effect by applying a series of Monte Carlo simulation[7].

Infrared Observation: PtSi Array Camera

I took actively part in the development of the PtSi infrared array camera in the Seoul National University during more than one year of my doctoral student period. In the course of the work, I could teach myself about the operation principle of infrared array detector and the image processing of observed data.

Publications

Scattering Properties of Dust in The Orion Nebula, Chan Park 1999, Master Thesis full article
Radiative Transfer in Anisotropically Scattering Medium: A Monte Carlo Approach, Chan Park and S. S. Hong 1999, Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, 14, 23-32 full article
From Night Sky Observations to The Zodiacal Light, S. M. Kwon, S. S. Hong, Chan Park, J. L. Weinberg 2000, Seoul-Kobe Workshop on Small Particles in Space, Paper 4-1 abstract
High Spatial Resolution Distribution of The Total and Polarized ZL Brightness, S. M. Kwon, S. S. Hong, Chan Park, C. Lee, J. L. Weinberg 2000, Seoul-Kobe Workshop on Small Particles in Space, Paper 4-2 abstract
Transfer of Diffuse Astronomical Light and Airglow in Scattering Earth Atmosphere, S. S. Hong, S. M. Kwon, Y. S. Park, Chan Park 1998, Earth Planets Space, 50, 487-491 full article
Atmospheric Scattering of The Astronomical Background and Airglow Continuum, S. S. Hong, Chan Park, S. M. Kwon, J. L. Weinberg 2000, IAU Colloquium 181 & COSPAR Colloquium 11 on Dust in The Solar System and Other Planetary System, Paper 8.27 abstract
Light Scattering in The Twilight Zone, Chan Park 2000, Seoul-Kobe Workshop on Small Particles in Space, Paper 4-3 abstract
Radiative Transfer in A Scattering Spherical Atmosphere, S. S. Hong, Y.-S. Park, S. M. Kwon, Chan Park, and J. L. Weinberg 2002, Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society, 35, 41-57 full article