Dr. Richard A. Hopkins Profile

Dr. Richard A. Hopkins

at BAE Systems Inc

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Flight cooling performance of the Spitzer Space Telescope cryogenic telescope assembly

Paul Finley, Richard Hopkins, Russell Schweickart

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550547

KEYWORDS: Helium, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Temperature metrology, Virtual colonoscopy, Infrared telescopes, Space operations, Data modeling, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Cryogenic/thermal system for the SIRTF cryogenic telescope assembly

Richard Hopkins, Paul Finley, Russell Schweickart, Stephen Volz

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461788

KEYWORDS: Helium, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Space operations, Solar cells, Observatories, Cryogenics, Assembly equipment, Thermal modeling, Mathematical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Operating SIRTF for maximum lifetime

Charles Lawrence, Peter Eisenhardt, Jan Emming, Paul Finley, Thomas Gautier, George Helou, Richard Hopkins, Gregory Johnson, Jocelyn Keene, Johnny Kwok, Jeff Lee, Stephen Nieczkoski, Thomas Roellig, Russell Schweickart

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461953

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Helium, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Liquids, Thermal modeling, Aerospace engineering, Cryogenics, Thermography, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Design and development of the SIRTF cryogenic telescope assembly (CTA)

Jeffrey Lee, William Blalock, Robert Brown, Stephen Volz, Thomas Yarnell, Richard Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323736

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Helium, Mirrors, Observatories, Space operations, Cryogenics, Silicon, Infrared telescopes, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 1997 Paper

Measurement of the self-focusing threshold in aqueous media by ultrashort laser pulses

Daniel Hammer, Gary Noojin, Robert Thomas, Richard Hopkins, Paul Kennedy, Jeffrey Druessel, Benjamin Rockwell, Ashley Welch, Clarence Cain

Proceedings Volume 2975, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275472

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, Laser induced damage, Eye, Ultrafast phenomena, Femtosecond phenomena, Medium wave, Pulsed laser operation, Eye models, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Performance predictions for spaceborne, long-lifetime helium dewars containing large-aperture telescopes

Richard Hopkins, Stephen Nieczkoski, Stephen Volz

Proceedings Volume 1340, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23050

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Helium, Virtual colonoscopy, Cryogenics, Thermal modeling, Space telescopes, Systems modeling, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Cryogenic on-orbit performance of the NASA Cosmic Background Explorer

Stephen Volz, Michael DiPirro, Stephen Castles, Michael Rhee, Michael Ryschkewitsch, Richard Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 1340, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23051

KEYWORDS: Helium, Space operations, Cryogenics, Liquids, Optical cryogenics, Virtual colonoscopy, Calibration, Mathematical modeling, Sun, Aerospace engineering

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