Mr. Otger Ballester Profile

Otger Ballester

at Institut de Física d'Altes Energies

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Utilization of a Dynalene chiller system to provide precision, lower risk, telescope top-end thermal control

David Jiménez Mejías, Douglas Neill, Neill Mills, Oliver Wiecha, Jeffrey Barr, Bill Schoening, Edward Hileman, Jordi Arellano Ballestero, Otger Ballester Basols

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121823Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628909

KEYWORDS: Facility engineering, Telescopes, Cameras, Control systems, Observatories, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Paper

The PAU camera carbon fiber cryostat and filter interchange system

Luis Lopez, Cristóbal Padilla, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Otger Ballester, Ferràn Grañena, Ester Majà, Francisco Castander

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99084G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232294

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Carbon, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Cooling systems, Content addressable memory, Charge-coupled devices, Aluminum, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Paper

The PAU camera at the WHT

Cristóbal Padilla, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Jorge Carretero, Ricard Casas, Javier Castilla, Martin Croce, Manuel Delfino, Martin Eriksen, Enrique Fernández, Pablo Fosalba, Juan García-Bellido, Enrique Gaztañaga, Ferràn Grañena, Cales Hernández, Jorge Jiménez , Luis Lopez, Pol Martí, Ramon Miquel, Christian Niessner, Cristóbal Pío, Rafael Ponce, Eusebio Sánchez , Santiago Serrano, Ignacio Sevilla, Nadia Tonello, Juan de Vicente

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99080Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231884

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Control systems, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD cameras, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The Dark Energy Camera readout system

Theresa Shaw, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Javier Castilla, Steve Chappa, Juan de Vicente, Scott Holm, Dave Huffman, Mark Kozlovsky, Gustavo Martínez, Todd Moore, Jamieson Olsen, Vaidas Simaitis, Walter Stuermer

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84532Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926284

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Electronics, Analog electronics, Telescopes, Connectors, Imaging systems, Aluminum nitride, Video

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Paper

PAU camera: detectors characterization

Ricard Casas, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Javier Castilla, Jorge Jiménez, Marino Maiorino, Cristóbal Pío, Ignacio Sevilla, Juan de Vicente

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845326 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924640

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Quantum efficiency, Telescopes, Optical filters, CCD cameras, Manufacturing, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

A motion control networked solution for the PAUCam slow control

O. Ballester, C. Pio, C. Hernández-Ferrer, M. Albareda-Sirvent

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84512O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924880

KEYWORDS: Motion controllers, Control systems, Sensors, Camera shutters, Charge-coupled devices, Actuators, Data acquisition, Cameras, Network security, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Test benches facilities for PAUCam: CCDs and filters characterization

Jorge Jiménez, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Ricard Casas, Javier Castilla, Ferran Grañena, Juan de Vicente, Marino Maiorino, Ignacio Sevilla

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84466N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924883

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Photodiodes, Optical filters, CCD cameras, Cameras, Calibration, Integrating spheres, Sensors, Lamps, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The PAU camera and the PAU survey at the William Herschel Telescope

Francisco Castander, Otger Ballester, Anne Bauer, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Jorge Carretero, Ricard Casas, Javier Castilla, Martin Crocce, Manuel Delfino, Martin Eriksen, Enrique Fernández, Pablo Fosalba, Juan García-Bellido, Enrique Gaztañaga, Ferran Grañena, Carles Hernández, Jorge Jiménez, Luis López, Pol Martí, Ramon Miquel, Christian Neissner, Cristobal Padilla, Cristobal Pío, Rafael Ponce, Eusebio Sanchez, Santiago Serrano, Ignacio Sevilla, Nadia Tonello, Juan de Vicente

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84466D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926234

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Design and implementation of a distributed system for the PAUCam camera control system

O. Ballester, C. Pio, C. Hernández-Ferrer, S. Serrano, N. Tonello

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84510L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924823

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Control systems, Stars, Cameras, Control systems design, Distributed computing, Charge-coupled devices, Satellite communications

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Status of the Dark Energy Survey Camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy Abbott, Robert Angstadt, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Juila Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan de Vincente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Rolando Flores, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Michelle Jonas, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Mark Kozlovsky, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Steve Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Nick Langellier, Andrew Lathrop, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Gustavo Martinez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Eric Neilsen, Brian Nord, Ricardo Ogando, Jamieson Olson, Kenneth Patton, John Peoples, Andres Plazas, Tao Qian, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Marcelle Soares-Santos, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, Santiago Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidas Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, R. Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844611 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926216

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Safety, Lenses, Cameras, CCD cameras, Optical filters, Device simulation, Diffractive optical elements

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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MIRADAS for the Gran Telescopio Canarias: system overview

S. Eikenberry, J. G. Bennett, B. Chinn, H. Donoso, E. Ettedgui, A. Fletcher, Raymond Frommeyer, A. Garner, M. Herlevich, N. Lasso, P. Miller, S. Mullin, C. Murphey, S. Raines, C. Packham, S. Schofield, R. Stelter, F. Varosi, C. Vega, C. Warner, Francisco Garzón, J. Rosich, J. M. Gomez, J. Sabater, C. Vilar, J. Torra, J. Gallego, N. Cardiel, C. Eliche, S. Pascual, O. Ballester, J. M. Illa, J. Jimenez, L. Cardiel-Sas, J. Galipienzo, M. A. Carrera, P. Hammersley, S. Cuevas

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844657 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925686

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Astronomy, Telescopes, Prototyping, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Paper

PAUCam filter interchange system

F. Madrid, O. Ballester, L. Cardiel-Sas, R. Casas, F. Castander, J. Castilla, J. de Vicente, E. Fernández, E. Gaztañaga, F. Grañena, J. Jiménez, M. Maiorino, P. Martí, R. Miquel, E. Sánchez, S. Serrano, I. Sevilla, N. Tonello

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857135

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Galactic astronomy, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Cameras, Physics, Sensors, Spectrographs, Manufacturing, Distance measurement

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Paper

The PAU camera

R. Casas, O. Ballester, L. Cardiel-Sas, J. Carretero, F. Castander, J. Castilla, M. Crocce, J. de Vicente, M. Delfino, E. Fernández, P. Fosalba, J. Garcia-Bellido, E. Gaztañaga, F. Grañena, J. Jiménez, F. Madrid, M. Maiorino, P. Martí, R. Miquel, Ch. Neisser, E. Sánchez, S. Serrano, I. Sevilla, N. Tonello

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773536 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856928

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Sensors, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Control systems, Clocks, Nitrogen, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Paper

System architecture of the Dark Energy Survey Camera readout electronics

Theresa Shaw, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Javier Castilla, Steve Chappa, Juan de Vicente, Scott Holm, David Huffman, Mark Kozlovsky, Gustavo Martínez, Todd Moore, Jamieson Olsen, Vaidotas Simaitis, Walter Stuermer

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857482

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Clocks, Video, Analog electronics, Electronics, Cameras, Power supplies, Metals, Imaging systems, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Readout electronics for the Dark Energy Camera

Javier Castilla, Otger Ballester, Laia Cardiel, Steve Chappa, Juan de Vicente, Scott Holm, David Huffman, Mark Kozlovsky, Gustavo Martinez, Jamieson Olsen, Theresa Shaw, Walter Stuermer

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856852

KEYWORDS: Clocks, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Electronics, Video, Cameras, Analog electronics, Control systems, LabVIEW, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Status of the dark energy survey camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy M. Abbott, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Julia Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan De Vicente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Mark Kozlovsky, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Stephen Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Stuart Marshall, Gustavo Martínez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Brian Nord, R. Ogando, Jamieson Olsen, John Peoples, Andreas Plazas, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, S. Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidis Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, Rick Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856609

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, CCD cameras, Cameras, Camera shutters, Optical filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Device simulation

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