Dr. Tim J. Stevenson Profile

Dr. Tim J. Stevenson

Chief Technologist at Magna Parva Ltd

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2009 Paper

The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer: instrument overview

A. Martindale, J. Pearson, C. Whitford, G. Fraser, D. Rothery, D. Talboys, J. Carpenter, T. Stevenson, E. Bunce, R. Fairbend, J. Seguy, E. Sclater, I. Delgado, A. Dixon, J. Treis, J. Mas-Hesse, J. San Juan, K. Muinonen, C. Sawyers, C. Bulloch, E. Schyns

Proceedings Volume 7441, 744115 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826052

KEYWORDS: Mercury (planet), X-rays, Spatial resolution, Spectroscopy, Planets, Iron, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, Microchannel plates, Collimators, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2009 Paper

The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer: optics design and characterisation

A. Martindale, J. Pearson, G. Fraser, J. Carpenter, R. Willingale, T. Stevenson, C. Whitford, F. Giannini, R. Fairbend, J. Seguy, E. Sclater, I. Delgado, M. Kaipiainen, S. Nenonen, T. Pilvi, E. Schyns, C. Bulloch, C. Sawyers, K. Muinonen

Proceedings Volume 7441, 744117 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826083

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, X-rays, Sensors, X-ray optics, Collimators, X-ray imaging, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Mercury

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2008 Paper

DEPFET based x-ray detectors for the MIXS focal plane on BepiColombo

J. Treis, O. Hälker, L. Andricek, S. Herrmann, K. Heinzinger, T. Lauf, P. Lechner, G. Lutz, J. Mas-Hesse, M. Porro, R. Richter, J. San Juan, G. Schaller, M. Schnecke, F. Schopper, G. Segneri, H. Soltau, T. Stevenson, L. Strüder, C. Whitford

Proceedings Volume 7021, 70210Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787582

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Field effect transistors, X-rays, Mercury (planet), Staring arrays, Prototyping, Electronics, Spectroscopy, Annealing, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

MIXS focal plane assembly

José Luis San Juan, Javier Serrano, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Johannes Treis, Chris Whitford, Tim Stevenson, Enrique Pedrosa, Javier Moreno R, Germán Peso, Javier Moreno F, María Lecina

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70112S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789006

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Staring arrays, Electronics, Thermal effects, X-rays, Space operations, Aluminum, Mercury (planet), Field effect transistors, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

Fibre Bragg gratings as an alignment aid in JWST MIRI

T. Stevenson, J. Sykes, P. Samara-Ratna, J. Pye

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62733G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669756

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Scanning tunneling microscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Protactinium, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Adhesives, Instrument modeling, Thermal modeling, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2005 Paper

The optical demonstration of an x-ray interferometer

R. Willingale, G. Butcher, T. Stevenson

Proceedings Volume 5900, 59001G (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614807

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Interferometers, X-ray optics, Sensors, Grazing incidence, Modulation, Spatial resolution, Visibility, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

The CFRP primary structure of the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope

Niels Christian Jessen, Hans Ulrik Norgaard-Nielsen, Tim Stevenson, Jonathan Sykes, Jorgen Schroll, Peter Hastings

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550023

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Carbon, Structural design, Interfaces, Manufacturing, Aerospace engineering, Astronomy, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2004 Paper

CCDs for the rotational velocity spectrometer on GAIA

Andrew Holland, Mark Cropper, David Katz, Ian Hutchinson, Richard Ambrosi, Tim Stevenson, David Smith, Dave Walton, D. Burt, Peter Pool, David Morris, Torgeir Paulsen

Proceedings Volume 5251, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.517151

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Stars, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Silicon, Photometry, Point spread functions, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2002 Paper

LOBSTER-ISS: an imaging x-ray all-sky monitor for the International Space Station

George Fraser, Adam Brunton, Nigel Bannister, James Pearson, Martin Ward, Tim Stevenson, D. Watson, Bob Warwick, S. Whitehead, Paul O'Brian, Nicholas White, Keith Jahoda, Kevin Black, Stanley Hunter, Phil Deines-Jones, William Priedhorsky, Steven Brumby, Konstantin Borozdin, Thomas Vestrand, A. Fabian, Keith Nugent, Andrew Peele, Thomas Irving, Steve Price, Steve Eckersley, Ian Renouf, Mark Smith, Arvind Parmar, I. McHardy, P. Uttley, Andrew Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 4497, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454217

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Microchannel plates, Sensors, X-ray optics, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, Gamma radiation, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1996 Paper

Contamination environment as measured at the Mir Space Station

Carl Maag, Marc Van Eesbeek, Paul Mitzen, Tim Stevenson

Proceedings Volume 2864, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258314

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Crystals, Space operations, Sensors, Molecules, Oxygen, Quartz, Ultraviolet radiation, Environmental sensing, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Orbital debris environment as measured at the Mir space station

Carl Maag, Sunil Deshpande, Tim Stevenson, Paul Mitzen

Proceedings Volume 2813, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256074

KEYWORDS: Particles, Sensors, Clouds, Aerospace engineering, Environmental sensing, Oxygen, Contamination, Space operations, Independent component analysis, Chemical analysis

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