Mr. Brian Mack Profile

Brian Mack

Fimeche at Royal Greenwich Observatory

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Active optics at UKIRT

Antonio Chrysostomou, Nicholas Rees, Timothy Hawarden, Timothy Chuter, Charles Cavedoni, Donald Pettie, Richard Bennett, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Colin Humphries, Brian Mack

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319304

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Active optics, Wavefronts, Image quality, Thermal effects, Spherical lenses, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Upgraded UKIRT

Timothy Hawarden, Nicholas Rees, Charles Cavedoni, Timothy Chuter, Antonio Chrysostomou, Donald Pettie, Richard Bennett, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, John Harris, Brian Mack, Eckhart Pitz, Andreas Glindemann, Stefan Hippler, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Karl Wagner

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319306

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Tin, Mirrors, Ions, Stars, Diffraction, Actuators, Monochromatic aberrations, Domes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

Progress of the UKIRT Upgrades Program

Timothy Hawarden, Charles Cavedoni, Timothy Chuter, Ivan Look, Nicholas Rees, Donald Pettie, Richard Bennett, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, John Harris, Colin Humphries, Brian Mack, Eckhart Pitz, Andreas Glindemann, Stefan Hippler, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Karl Wagner

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269048

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Control systems, Domes, Wavefronts, Diffraction, Active optics, Cooling systems, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 1995 Paper

Initial proposal for the ORM 8-m telescope control system design

Nicolas Sosa, Heidi Moreno-Arce, Juan Gonzalez, Peter Hammersley, Carlos Martin-Diaz, Jose Rodriguez-Espinosa, Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Brian Mack

Proceedings Volume 2479, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211433

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Local area networks, Mirrors, Control systems design, Stars, Optical instrument design, Operating systems, Computer programming, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Active-passive correction of wind buffeting deformation on large thin meniscus mirrors

Javier Castro, Brian Mack, Antonio Cruz-Lopez, Juan Gonzalez, Carlos Martin-Diaz, German Pescador, Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, Nicolas Sosa, Mark Williams

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176175

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Signal attenuation, Monochromatic aberrations, Distortion, Protactinium, Device simulation, Telescopes, Wind measurement, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Distributed control system for active mirrors

Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Mark Williams, Javier Castro, Antonio Cruz-Lopez, Juan Gonzalez, Brian Mack, Carlos Martin, German Pescador, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, Nicolas Sosa

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176176

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Control systems, Telescopes, Servomechanisms, Optical calibration, Electronics, Disk lasers, Human-machine interfaces, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

UKIRT upgrades program: preparing for the 21st century

Timothy Hawarden, Charles Cavedoni, Nicholas Rees, Timothy Chuter, Donald Pettie, Colin Humphries, Richard Bennett, E. Etad, John Harris, Brian Mack, Eckhart Pitz, Andreas Glindemann, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176215

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Sensors, Domes, Imaging systems, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Wavefront sensors

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