Dr. Dani E. Atkinson Profile

Dr. Dani E. Atkinson

NASA Space Technology Research Fellow at Institute for Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

The Michigan infrared test thermal ELT N-band (MITTEN) cryostat

R. Bowens, E. Viges, M. Meyer, D. Atkinson, J. Monnier, M. Morgenstern, J. Leisenring, W. Hoffmann

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144737 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562995

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Thermography, Infrared radiation, Quantum efficiency, Infrared imaging, Infrared detectors, Mid-IR, Astronomy, Optical sensors, Image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

The SAPHIRA detector: a near-infrared photon counter for astronomy

Dani Atkinson, Donald N. Hall, Shane Jacobson, Ian Baker

Proceedings Volume 10978, 109780A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2519883

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Sensors, Photon counting, Near infrared, Telescopes, Observatories, Avalanche photodiodes, Detector development, Adaptive optics, Defense technologies

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

LASSO: Large Adaptive optics Survey for Substellar Objects using the new SAPHIRA detector on Robo-AO

Maïssa Salama, James Ou, Christoph Baranec, Michael Liu, Brendan Bowler, Reed Riddle, Dmitry Duev, Donald Hall, Dani Atkinson, Sean Goebel, Mark Chun, Shane Jacobson, Charles Lockhart, Eric Warmbier, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Nicholas Law

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070307 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313885

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Infrared cameras, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Infrared radiation, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Observatory deployment and characterization of SAPHIRA HgCdTe APD arrays

Dani Atkinson, Donald Hall, Sean Goebel, Shane Jacobson, Ian Baker

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107091H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311814

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Near infrared, Photon counting, Signal to noise ratio, Interference (communication), Astronomy, Telescopes, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2016 Paper

Performance of the first science grade λc=2.5µm HAWAII 4RG-15 array in the laboratory and at the telescope

Donald N. Hall, Dani Atkinson, Richard Blank, Mark Farris, Sean Goebel, Klaus Hodapp, Shane Jacobson, Markus Loose, Majid Zandian

Proceedings Volume 9915, 99150W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234369

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mercury cadmium telluride, Readout integrated circuits, Optical sensors, Cadmium sulfide, Interference (communication), Space telescopes, Astronomy, Prototyping, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2016 Paper

Next-generation performance of SAPHIRA HgCdTe APDs

Dani Atkinson, Donald N. Hall, Ian Baker, Sean Goebel, Shane Jacobson, Charles Lockhart, Eric Warmbier

Proceedings Volume 9915, 99150N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234314

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Photon counting, Avalanche photodetectors, Near infrared, Readout integrated circuits, Sensors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Astronomy, Measurement devices

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

The Robo-AO KOI survey: laser adaptive optics imaging of every Kepler exoplanet candidate

Carl Ziegler, Nicholas Law, Christoph Baranec, Tim Morton, Reed Riddle, Dani Atkinson, Larissa Nofi

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99095U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231185

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Planets, Laser optics, Exoplanets, Planetary systems, Point spread functions, Neodymium, Binary data, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Evolutionary timescales of AO-produced speckles at NIR wavelengths

Sean Goebel, Olivier Guyon, Donald N. Hall, Nemanja Jovanovic, Dani Atkinson

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990918 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231926

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Speckle, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Stars, Near infrared, Sensors, Photodetectors, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

Observatory deployment and characterization of SAPHIRA HgCdTe APD arrays

Dani Atkinson, Donald Hall, Christoph Baranec, Ian Baker, Shane Jacobson, Reed Riddle

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915419 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056807

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Avalanche photodetectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Telescopes, Observatories, Astronomy, Near infrared, Liquid phase epitaxy, Infrared sensors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Second generation Robo-AO instruments and systems

Christoph Baranec, Reed Riddle, Nicholas Law, Mark Chun, Jessica Lu, Michael Connelley, Donald Hall, Dani Atkinson, Shane Jacobson

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914812 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055552

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Cameras, Infrared cameras, Visible radiation, Mirrors, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the first HAWAII 4RG-15 arrays in the laboratory and at the telescope

Donald Hall, Dani Atkinson, James Beletic, Richard Blank, Mark Farris, Klaus Hodapp, Shane Jacobson, Markus Loose, Gerard Luppino

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84530W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927226

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cadmium sulfide, Astronomy, Interference (communication), Readout integrated circuits, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared telescopes, Prototyping

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