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Open AccessHighest fusion performance without harmful edge energy bursts in tokamak
The path of tokamak fusion and International thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) is maintaining high-performance plasma to produce sufficient fusion power. This effort is hindered by the transient energy...
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Open AccessNonproportionality of NaI(Tl) scintillation detector for dark matter search experiments
We present a comprehensive study of the nonproportionality of NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors within the context of dark matter search experiments. Our investigation, which integrates COSINE-100 data with supp...
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Open AccessExploring coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering using reactor electron antineutrinos in the NEON experiment
Neutrino elastic scattering observation with NaI (NEON) is an experiment designed to detect neutrino-nucleus coherent scattering using reactor electron antineutrinos. NEON is based on an array of six NaI(Tl) c...
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Open AccessAlpha backgrounds in the AMoRE-Pilot experiment
The Advanced Mo-based Rare process Experiment (AMoRE)-Pilot experiment is an initial phase of the AMoRE search for neutrinoless double beta decay of ...
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Open AccessStatus and Performance of the AMoRE-I Experiment on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
AMoRE is an international project to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of \(^{100}\hbox {Mo}\)
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Open AccessA Lab-Scale Experiment for keV Sterile Neutrino Search
We developed a simple small-scale experiment to measure the beta decay spectrum of \(^{3}\) ...
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A sustained high-temperature fusion plasma regime facilitated by fast ions
Nuclear fusion is one of the most attractive alternatives to carbon-dependent energy sources1. Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion in a large reactor scale, however, still presents many scientific challenges de...
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Open AccessBackground modeling for dark matter search with 1.7 years of COSINE-100 data
We present a background model for dark matter searches using an array of NaI(Tl) crystals in the COSINE-100 experiment that is located in the Yangyang underground laboratory. The model includes background cont...
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Open AccessIdentification of new isomers in \(^{228}\) Ac: impact on dark matter searches
We report the identification of metastable isomeric states of \(^{228}\) ...
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Association between body mass index and the risk of falls: a nationwide population-based study
The association of BMI with falls differed between men and women in Korea. Obesity was associated with a greater risk of falls in women, whereas underweight seemed to increase the risk of falls compared with n...
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Relationship between tumor cell infiltration and 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence signals after resection of MR-enhancing lesions and its prognostic significance in glioblastoma
This study investigated the degree of tumor cell infiltration in the tumor cavity and ventricle wall based on fluorescent signals of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) after removal of the magnetic resonance (MR)-e...
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Open AccessDevelopment of ultra-pure NaI(Tl) detectors for the COSINE-200 experiment
The annual modulation signal observed by the DAMA experiment is a long-standing question in the community of dark matter direct detection. This necessitates an independent verification of its existence using t...
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Open AccessFirst results from the AMoRE-Pilot neutrinoless double beta decay experiment
The advanced molybdenum-based rare process experiment (AMoRE) aims to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (\(0\nu \beta \beta \)0νββ) of \(^{100}\)100Mo with \(\sim 100\,\hbox {kg}\)∼100kg of \(^{100}\)100M...
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Open AccessLimits on interactions between weakly interacting massive particles and nucleons obtained with NaI(Tl) crystal detectors
Limits on the cross section for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) elastic scattering on nuclei in NaI(Tl) detectors at the Yangyang Underground Laboratory are obtained from a 2967.4 kg·day data expo...
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Application of the Transition Model of Edge Pedestal Properties in jϕ-α Space to a KSTAR-like Tokamak
We calculated the transition of edge pedestal properties in jϕ-α space for a KSTAR-like plasma and compared the results with those from the analytical transition model. The transition is from a critical equilibri...
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Status of the AMoRE Experiment Searching for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Using Low-Temperature Detectors
The goal of the Advanced Mo-based Rare process Experiment (AMoRE) is to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of \(^{100}\) ...
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Design and Operational Test of Large-sized HTS Magnets with Conduction Cooling System for a 300 kW-class Superconducting Induction Heater
In this paper, we presented design specifications and operational test results of large-sized high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets for Superconducting Induction Heater (SIH). HTS magnets were designe...
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Open AccessBackground model for the NaI(Tl) crystals in COSINE-100
The COSINE-100 dark matter search experiment is an array of NaI(Tl) crystal detectors located in the Yangyang Underground Laboratory (Y2L). To understand measured backgrounds in the NaI(Tl) crystals we have pe...
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Open AccessInitial performance of the COSINE-100 experiment
COSINE is a dark matter search experiment based on an array of low background NaI(Tl) crystals located at the Yangyang underground laboratory. The assembly of COSINE-100 was completed in the summer of 2016 and...
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A randomized controlled clinical and radiological trial about outcomes of navigation-assisted TKA compared to conventional TKA: long-term follow-up
Well balanced knees with good alignment are essential for a well-functioning TKA with long survival of its implants. This prospective randomized study comparing navigation-assisted TKA and conventional TKA re...
