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Alan Schier

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Development for a metrology system for the Arcus MIDEX mission

Jacob Hohl, Peter Cheimets, Casey DeRoo, Edward Hertz, Moritz Gunther, Kristin Madsen, Jenna Samra, Alan Schier, Randall Smith, Stephen Walker

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182107 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594671

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Metrology, Cameras, Motion measurement, Imaging systems, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image resolution, Target detection, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Commissioning the polarimetric modes of the Robert Stobie spectrograph on the Southern African Large Telescope

S. Potter, Ken Nordsieck, Encarni Romero-Colmenero, Steve Crawford, Petri Vaisanen, Éric Depagne, David Buckley, Anthony Koeslag, Janus Brink, Christian Hetlage, Keith Browne, Lisa Crause, Alan Schier, James Allington

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99082K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232391

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Beam splitters, Calcite, Spectrographs, Large telescopes, Received signal strength, Imaging spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Spectrographs, Polarization, Prisms, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Transmission and opto-mechanical performance of the liquid lens coupling in the Robert Stobie Spectrograph on SALT

Ockert Strydom, Éric Depagne, Darragh O'Donoghue, Martin Wilkinson, Wouter Lochner, Jonathan Love, Lisa Crause, Janus Brink, Kenneth Nordsieck, J. Alan Schier

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99123D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232243

KEYWORDS: Liquid lenses, Absorption, Liquids, Spectrographs, Received signal strength, Collimators, Reflectivity, Ultraviolet radiation, Ocean optics, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Project status of the Robert Stobie spectrograph near infrared instrument (RSS-NIR) for SALT

Marsha Wolf, Mark Mulligan, Michael Smith, Douglas Adler, Curtis Bartosz, Matthew Bershady, David Buckley, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, J. Christopher Clemens, Harland Epps, Kristine Garot, Briana Indahl, Kurt Jaehnig, Ron Koch, William Mason, Gregory Mosby, Kenneth Nordsieck, Jeffrey Percival, Sujit Punnadi, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, J. Alan Schier, Andrew Sheinis, Stephen Smee, Donald Thielman, Mark Werner, Theodore Williams, Jeffrey Wong

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056736

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Near infrared, Diffraction gratings, Beam splitters, Optical filters, Collimators, Received signal strength, Spectroscopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Ultraviolet compatibility tests of lens coupling fluids used in astronomical instrumentation

Kenneth Nordsieck, Frenk Nosan, J. Alan Schier

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773582 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858281

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Cameras, Absorption, Bladder, Spectrographs, Collimators, Received signal strength, Polyurethane, Large telescopes, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

The prime focus imaging spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: structural and mechanical design and commissioning

Michael Smith, Kenneth Nordsieck, Eric Burgh, Jeffrey Percival, T. Williams, Darragh O'Donohue, James O'Connor, J. Alan Schier

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62692A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672415

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Wave plates, Actuators, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Imaging spectroscopy, Motion models, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 1999 Paper

Assembly and testing of the ESI camera

Andrew Sheinis, Brian Sutin, Harland Epps, J. Schier, David Hilyard, Jeffrey Lewis

Proceedings Volume 3786, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363822

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Aluminum, Temperature metrology, Optical components, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Curium, Spectrographs, Optical design, Polyurethane

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

New telescope encoder

J. Schier, Oscar Rodriguez, Brett Sandberg

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176244

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Cameras, Telescopes, Line scan image sensors, Imaging systems, Image processing, Tolerancing, Spatial resolution, Digital signal processing, Charge-coupled devices

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