Mr. Philippe A. Raffin Profile

Philippe A. Raffin

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Advanced metrology sensor applications for improved pointing performance of the Greenland Telescope

Nimesh Patel, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Philippe Raffin, George Nystrom, Satoki Matsushita, Chih-Wei Huang, Klaus Willmeroth, Teddy Huang, Derek Kubo, Jun-Yi Koay, Cristina Romero-Canizales, Keiichi Asada, Ming-Tang Chen, Johnson Han, Paul T. Ho, Timothy Norton, T. Sridharan

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130940G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019144

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Antennas, Temperature sensors, Metrology, Telescopes, Receivers, Wind speed, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

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Control and monitoring software for the Greenland Telescope

Chih-Wei Locutus Huang, Satoki Matsushita, Nimesh Patel, Ranjani Srinivasan, Keiichi Asada, Geoffrey Bower, Shu-Hao Chang, Chung-Cheng Chen, Ming-Tang Chen, Ryan Chilson, Chih-Chiang Han, Paul T. Ho, Yau-De Huang, Makoto Inoue, Homin Jiang, Jun Yi Koay, Patrick Koch, Shoko Koyama, Derek Kubo, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Chao-Te Li, Ching-Tang Liu, Kuan-Yu Liu, Wen-Ping Lo, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Masanori Nakamura, Timothy Norton, George Nystrom, Peter Oshiro, Jongho Park, Hung-Yi Pu, Philippe Raffin, Ramprasad Rao, Cristina Romero-Cañizales, Paul Shaw, T. Sridharan, Ta-Shun Wei, Chen-Yu Yu

Proceedings Volume 11452, 114521S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561430

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Telecommunications, Interfaces, Receivers, Radio telescopes, Interferometry, Antennas, Adaptive control, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Status of scientific commissioning of the Greenland Telescope

Jun Yi Koay, Satoki Matsushita, Keiichi Asada, Nimesh Patel, Chih-Wei Huang, Geoffrey Bower, Shu-Hao Chang, Ming-Tang Chen, Chung-Cheng Chen, Ryan Chilson, Chih-Chiang Han, Paul T. Ho, Yau-De Huang, Makoto Inoue, Homin Jiang, Patrick Koch, Shoko Koyama, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Derek Kubo, Chao-Te Li, Ching-Tang Liu, Kuan-Yu Liu, Wen-Ping Lo, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Masanori Nakamura, Timothy Norton, George Nystrom, Peter Oshiro, Jongho Park, Hung-Yi Pu, Philippe Raffin, Ramprasad Rao, Cristina Romero-Canizales, Paul Shaw, Tirupati Sridharan, Ranjani Srinivasan, Ta-Shun Wei, Chen-Yu Yu

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114450Q (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561491

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Antennas, Refraction, Photogrammetry

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

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The first-light receivers for the Greenland Telescope

Chih-Chiang Han, Ming-Tang Chen, Yau-De Huang, Derek Kubo, Chih-Cheng Chang, Shu-Hao Chang, Ta-Shun Wei, Ji-Dian Huang, Chung-Chen Chen, Philippe Raffin, Ching-Tang Liu, Paul T. Ho, Makota Inoue, Satoki Matsushita, Keiichi Asada, Timothy Norton, Ryan Chilson, Ranjani Srinivasan, Kuan-Yu Liu, Chao-Te Li, Daniel Bintley, Craig Walther, Per Friberg, Jessica Dempsey, Hideo Ogawa, Kimihiro Kimura, Yutaka Hasagawa, Sivasankaran Srikanth

Proceedings Volume 10708, 1070835 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313475

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Telescopes, Antennas, Reflectors, Observatories, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Electronics instrumentation for the Greenland Telescope

Derek Kubo, Chih-Chiang Han, Hiroaki Nishioka, Ryan Chilson, Ranjani Srinivasan, Sheng-Feng Yen, Kuo-Chieh Fu, Homin Jiang, Kuan-Yu Liu, Ta-Shun Wei, Chih-Wei Huang, Chen-Yu Yu, Peter Oshiro, Shu-Hao Chang, Chung-Cheng Chen, Philippe Raffin, Yau-De Huang, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Ming-Tang Chen, Makoto Inoue, Satoki Matsushita, Keiichi Asada, Shoko Koyama, Patrick Koch, Paul T. Ho, Yang-Tai Shaw, Timothy Norton, Nimesh Patel, Shepherd Doeleman, Daniel Bintley, Craig Walther, Per Friberg, Jessica Dempsey, Hideo Ogawa, Kimihiro Kimura, Yutaka Hasegawa, Ching-Tang Liu, Kou-Chang Han, Song-Chu Chang, Li-Ming Lu

Proceedings Volume 10708, 1070816 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312241

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Switches, Photonics, Telescopes, Sensors, Antennas, Electronics, Spectroscopy, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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Commissioning status of the Greenland Telescope (GLT)

Satoki Matsushita, Keiichi Asada, Makoto Inoue, Hiroaki Nishioka, Chih-Wei Huang, Nimesh Patel, Jun Yi Koay, Shoko Koyama, Patrick Koch, Zheng Meyer-Zhao, Lupin C.-C. Lin, Paul T. Ho, Ming-Tang Chen, Timothy Norton, Kuan-Yu Liu, Chen-Yu Yu, Do-Young Byun, Juan-Carlos Algaba Marcos, Alex Allardi, Geoffrey Bower, Shu-Hao Chang, Chung-Chen Chen, Ryan Chilson, Aaron Faber, Chih-Chiang Han, Yau-De Huang, Homin Jiang, Derek Kubo, Ching-Tang Liu, Wen-Ping Lo, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Masanori Nakamura, George Nystrom, Peter Oshiro, Hung-Yi Pu, Philippe Raffin, Paul Shaw, Williams Snow, Ranjani Srinivasan, Ta-Shun Wei, Ryan Berthold, Daniel Bintley, Jessica Dempsey, Per Friberg, Craig Walther, Jonathan Weintroub, André Young, Ken Young, T. Sridharan, Sheperd Doeleman, Roger Brissenden, Hideo Ogawa, Kimihiro Kimura, Yutaka Hasegawa, Jinchi Hao, Kou-Chang Han, Song-Chu Chang, Li-Ming Lu

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070029 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310046

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Telescopes, Antennas, Astronomy, Observatories, Radio optics, Radio astronomy, Radio interferometry, Submillimeter telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Greenland telescope: Thule operations

Ming-Tang Chen, Philippe Raffin, Paul T. Ho, Makoto Inoue, Ching-Tang Liu, Yau-De Huang, Chih-Chiang Han, Timothy Norton, Satoki Matsushita, Keiichi Asada, George Nystrom, Derek Kubo, Nimesh Patel, Shu-Hao Chang, Ta-Shun Wei, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Homin Jiang, Paul Shaw, Hiroaki Nishioka, Chih-Wei L. Huang, Chung-Chen Chen, Patrick Koch, Ryan Chilson, Ranjani Srinivasan, Kuan-Yu Liu, Chen-Yu Yu, Geoffrey Bower, Peter Oshiro, William Snow, Shoko Koyama, Jun Yi Koay, Chao-Te Li, Wen-Ping Lo, Chih-Cheng Chang, Masanori Nakamura, Zheng Meyer-Zhao, Hung-Yi Pu, Lupin Lin, Daniel Bintley, Craig Walther, Per Friberg, Jessica Dempsey, T. Sridharan, Sheperd Doeleman, Roger Brissenden, Hideo Ogawa, Kimihiro Kimura, Yutaka Hasegawa, Jinchi Hao, Kuo-Chang Han, Song-Chu Chang, Li-Ming Lu, Juan-Carlos Algaba Marcos, Alex Allardi, Aaron Faber, Fu-li Hsu, Wei-Long Chen, Fang-Chia Hsieh

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313378

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Telescopes, Receivers, Observatories, Astronomy, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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The Greenland Telescope: antenna retrofit status and future plans

Philippe Raffin, Paul T. Ho, Keiichi Asada, Raymond Blundell, Geoffrey Bower, Roberto Burgos, Chih-Cheng Chang, Ming-Tang Chen, Robert Christensen, You-Hua Chu, Paul Grimes, C. Han, Chih-Wei Huang, Yau-De Huang, Fang-Chia Hsieh, Makoto Inoue, Patrick Koch, Derek Kubo, Steve Leiker, Lupin Lin, Ching-Tang Liu, Shih-Hsiang Lo, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Satoki Matsushita, Masanori Nakamura, Zheng Meyer-Zhao, Hiroaki Nishioka, Tim Norton, George Nystrom, Scott Paine, Nimesh Patel, Hung-Yi Pu, William Snow, T. Sridharan, Ranjani Srinivasan, Jackie Wang

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232889

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Telescopes, Reflectors, Astrophysics, Electronics, Receivers, Space telescopes, Servomechanisms, 3D modeling, Foam

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

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Instrumentation for single-dish observations with The Greenland Telescope

Paul Grimes, K. Asada, R. Blundell, R. Burgos, H-H. Chang, M. Chen, D. Goldie, C. Groppi, C. Han, P. T. Ho, Y. Huang, M. Inoue, D. Kubo, P. Koch, J. Leech, E. de Lera Acedo, P. Martin-Cocher, H. Nishioka, M. Nakamura, S. Matsushita, S. Paine, N. Patel, P. Raffin, W. Snow, T. Sridharan, R. Srinivasan, C. Thomas, E. Tong, M.-J. Wang, C. Wheeler, S. Withington, G. Yassin, L.-Z. Zeng

Proceedings Volume 9153, 91531V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056969

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Telescopes, Terahertz radiation, Prototyping, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy, Heterodyning, Receivers, Field programmable gate arrays, Observatories

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The Greenland Telescope project will deploy and operate a 12m sub-millimeter telescope at the highest point of the Greenland i e sheet. The Greenland Telescope project is a joint venture between the Smithsonian As- trophysical Observatory (SAO) and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA). In this paper we discuss the concepts, specifications, and science goals of the instruments being developed for single-dish observations with the Greenland Telescope, and the coupling optics required to couple both them and the mm-VLBI receivers to antenna. The project will outfit the ALMA North America prototype antenna for Arctic operations and deploy it to Summit Station,1 a NSF operated Arctic station at 3,100m above MSL on the Greenland I e Sheet. This site is exceptionally dry, and promises to be an excellent site for sub-millimeter astronomical observations. The main science goal of the Greenland Telescope is to carry out millimeter VLBI observations alongside other telescopes in Europe and the Americas, with the aim of resolving the event horizon of the super-massive black hole at the enter of M87. The Greenland Telescope will also be outfitted for single-dish observations from the millimeter-wave to Tera-hertz bands. In this paper we will discuss the proposed instruments that are currently in development for the Greenland Telescope - 350 GHz and 650 GHz heterodyne array receivers; 1.4 THz HEB array receivers and a W-band bolometric spectrometer. SAO is leading the development of two heterodyne array instruments for the Greenland Telescope, a 48- pixel, 325-375 GHz SIS array receiver, and a 4 pixel, 1.4 THz HEB array receiver. A key science goal for these instruments is the mapping of ortho and para H2D+ in old protostellar ores, as well as general mapping of CO and other transitions in molecular louds. An 8-pixel prototype module for the 350 GHz array is currently being built for laboratory and operational testing on the Greenland Telescope. Arizona State University are developing a 650 GHz 256 pixel SIS array receiver based on the KAPPa SIS mixer array technology and ASIAA are developing 1.4 THz HEB single pixel and array receivers. The University of Cambridge and SAO are collaborating on the development of the CAMbridge Emission Line Surveyor (CAMELS), a W-band `on- hip' spectrometer instrument with a spectral resolution of R ~ 3000. CAMELS will consist of two pairs of horn antennas, feeding super conducting niobium nitride filter banks read by tantalum based Kinetic Inductance Detectors.

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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The Greenland Telescope (GLT): antenna status and future plans

Philippe Raffin, Juan Carlos Algaba-Marcosa, Keiichi Asada, Raymond Blundell, Roberto Burgos, Chih-Cheng Chang, Ming-Tang Chen, Robert Christensen, Paul Grimes, C. Han, Paul T. Ho, Yau-De Huang, Makoto Inoue, Patrick Koch, Derek Kubo, Steve Leiker, Ching-Tang Liu, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Satoki Matsushita, Masanori Nakamura, Hiroaki Nishioka, George Nystrom, Scott Paine, Nimesh Patel, Nicolas Pradel, Hung-Yi Pu, H.-Y. Shen, William Snow, Tirupati Sridharan, Ranjani Srinivasan, Edward Tong, Jackie Wang

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91450G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056836

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Telescopes, Inspection, Prototyping, Servomechanisms, Computer programming, Manufacturing, Carbon, Reflectors, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

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ALMA nutator design and preliminary performances

Pierre Martin-Cocher, John Ford, Patrick Koch, Chih-Wen Ni, Wei-Long Chen, Ming-Tang Chen, Philippe Raffin, Ching-Long Ong, Paul T. Ho, Arthur Symmes

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845221 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925809

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Computer programming, Actuators, Control systems design, Field programmable gate arrays, Carbon, LabVIEW, Switching

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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Platform deformation refined pointing and phase correction for the AMiBA hexapod telescope

Patrick Koch, Michael Kesteven, Yu-Yen Chang, Yau-De Huang, Philippe Raffin, Ke-Yung Chen, Guillaume Chereau, Ming-Tang Chen, Paul Ho, Chih-Wie Huang, Fabiola Ibañez-Romano, Homin Jiang, Yu-Wei Liao, Kai-Yang Lin, Guo-Chin Liu, Sandor Molnar, Hiroaki Nishioka, Keiichi Umetsu, Fu-Cheng Wang, Jiun-Huei Proty Wu, Pablo Altamirano, Chiao-Hao Chang, Shu-Hao Chang, Su-Wei Chang, Chi-Chiang Han, Derek Kubo, Chao-Te Li, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Peter Oshiro

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70181L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787852

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Telescopes, Error analysis, Information technology, Photogrammetry, Data modeling, Polarization, Collimation, Optical telescopes, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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AMiBA first year observation

Kai-yang Lin, Chao-Te Li, Juin-Huei Proty Wu, Patrick Koch, Keiichi Umetsu, Guo-Chin Liu, Hiroaki Nishioka, Pablo Altamirano, Derek Kubo, Chih-Chiang Han, Yao-De Huang, Philippe Raffin, Michael Kesteven, Chih-Wei Huang, Yo-Wei Liao, Fu-Cheng Wang, Su-Wei Chang, Chia-Hao Chang, Peter Oshiro, Shu-Hao Chang, Homin Jiang, Ming-Tang Chen, Yue-Jing Hwang, Warwick Wilson, Ke-Jung Chen, Fabiola Ibanez-Romano, Paul T.-P. Ho, Wei-Yan Pauchy Hwang

Proceedings Volume 7012, 701207 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788347

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Receivers, Calibration, Optical correlators, Telescopes, Galaxy groups and clusters, Polarization, Switching, Reflectors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Photogrammetry measurement of the AMiBA 6-meter platform

Yau De Huang, Philippe Raffin, Ming-Tang Chen, Pablo Altamirano, Peter Oshiro

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70122H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.786811

KEYWORDS: Photogrammetry, Finite element methods, Electroluminescence, Telescopes, Polarization, Actuators, Space telescopes, Receivers, Antennas, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Progress of the array of microwave background anisotropy (AMiBA)

Philippe Raffin, Patrick Koch, Yau-De Huang, Chia-Hao Chang, Joshua Chang, Ming-Tang Chen, Ke-Yung Chen, Paul T. P. Ho, Chih-Wie Huang, Fabiola Ibañez Roman, Homin Jiang, Michael Kesteven, Kai-Yang Lin, Guo-Chin Liu, Hiroaki Nishioka, Keiichi Umetsu

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672020

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Stars, Photogrammetry, Telescopes, Microwave radiation, Astronomy, Anisotropy, Servomechanisms, Astrophysics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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CFRP platform and hexapod mount for the Array of MIcrowave Background Anisotropy (AMiBA)

Philippe Raffin, Robert Martin, Yau-De Huang, Ferdinand Patt, Robert Romeo, Ming-Tang Chen, Jeffrey Kingsley

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.554599

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Receivers, Carbon, Prototyping, Microwave radiation, Composites, Mirrors, Anisotropy, Observatories, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 2000 Paper

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Taiwanese antennas for the Sub-Millimeter Array: a progress report

Phillippe Raffin, Ching-Tang Liu, Mathieu Cervera, Chi-Ling Chang, Ming-Tang Chen, Cheng-Ching Lee, Typhoon Lee, Kwok-Yung Lo, Rwei-Ping Ma, Robert Martin, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Ching-Long Ong, Yong-Sun Park, Rong-Den Tsai, Enboa Wu, Shun-Cheng Yang, Tien-Szu Yang

Proceedings Volume 4015, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390408

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Reflectors, Carbon, Manufacturing, Composites, Structured optical fibers, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Shape memory alloys, Telescopes

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