Dr. Mark D. Nickerson Profile

Dr. Mark D. Nickerson

at NSFs National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Control and support of 4-meter class secondary and tertiary mirrors for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Dan Blanco, Myung Cho, Larry Daggert, Phil Daly, Joe DeVries, Jonathan Elias, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Ed Hileman, Mark Hunten, Ming Liang, Mark Nickerson, Earl Pearson, Dave Rosin, Mark Sirota, Larry Stepp

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672626

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Active optics, Control systems, Computer programming, Systems modeling, Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Finite element analysis of the Gemini Laser Launch Telescope subjected to random vibration

Mark Nickerson, Robert Meeks, Gordon Pentland

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552056

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Finite element methods, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Modal analysis, Space telescopes, Vibrometry, Off axis mirrors, Failure analysis, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Preliminary optomechanical design and analysis of the Gemini multiconjugate adaptive optics bench

Robert Meeks, Javier Lopez, Mark Nickerson, Gordon Pentland, Craig Smith, Andrew Rakich

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550911

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Tolerancing, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Optical components, Adaptive optics, Finite element methods, Error analysis, Gemini Observatory, Optomechanical design

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