Mr. Victor L. Krabbendam Profile

Victor L. Krabbendam

Project Manager at Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Publications (40)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

The Vera C. Rubin construction status in 2024

Victor Krabbendam, Sandrine Thomas

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130940J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021028

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Stanford Linear Collider, Mirrors, Control systems, System integration, Project management, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory rotating enclosure (dome) progress and status

G. Marchiori, S. De Lorenzi, J. Martinez, L. Ghedin, T. Marchiori, C. Battistel, C. Manfrin, R. Bressan, L. Vio, T. Niero, V. Krabbendan, J. Barr, Doug Neill, J. Sebag, E. Serrano, Hernan Herrera, W. Van Reeven, G. Schumacher, O. Wiecha, C. Clavier

Proceedings Volume 13094, 1309404 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018132

KEYWORDS: Domes, Telescopes, Displays, Observatories, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Control systems, Calibration, Manufacturing, Design, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Paper

Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions

Jacques Sebag, Douglas Neill, Christian Aguilar, John Andrew, Claudio Araya, Jeffrey Barr, Rodolfo Canestrari, Andy Clements, Franco Colleoni, Julio Constanzo, Felipe Daruich, Holger Drass, Juan Fábrega, Enrico Giro, Robinson Godoy, Hernan Herrera, David Jimenez Mejias, Victor Krabbendam, Petr Kubanek, Craig Lage, Juan Lopez, Luis Matemala, Guido Maulen, Gonzalo Meneses, Dave Mills, Freddy Munoz, Oscar Nunez, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Roberto Olivares, Maria Fernanda Parra, Claudio Pasten, Bruno Quint, Jose Miguel Quintero, Mario Rivera, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Edgard Sepulveda, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Diego Tapia, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Luis Vergara, Tomislav Vucina, Pablo Zorzi

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131004Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018152

KEYWORDS: Laser tracking, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Observatories, Capacitors, Control systems, Mirror surfaces, Coating, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The final erection of the big and fast Rotating Enclosure

Gianpietro Marchiori, Simone De Lorenzi, Johana Martinez, Leonardo Ghedin, Tommaso Marchiori, Cristina Battistel, Cristiana Manfrin, Riccardo Bressan, Lorenzo Vio, Matteo Faccioni, Tiziano Niero, Victor Krabbendan, Jeff Barr, Doug Neill, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Hernan Herrera, Wouter van Reeven, German Schumacher, Oliver Wiecha, Chuck Gessner, Chuck Claver

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121821L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629174

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Wind energy, Lead, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Design for manufacturability, Control systems, Cladding, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory system integration, test, and commissioning: strategy and status

Jacques Sebag, Charles Claver, Sandrine Thomas, Kevin Reil, Jeffrey Barr, Keith Bechtol, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fabrega, Leanne Guy, Patrick Ingraham, Victor Krabbendam, Margaux Lopez, Freddy Munoz, Doug Neill, Wil O'Mullane, Michael Reuter, Austin Roberts, Tiago Ribeiro, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114451U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561675

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, System integration, Cameras, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Coating, Wavefront sensors, Domes, Optical fabrication, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The Large Synoptic Survey telescope construction status in 2018 (Conference Presentation)

Victor Krabbendam, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312824

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Data archive systems, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical components, Software development, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2016 Paper

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design

Shawn Callahan, William Gressler, Sandrine Thomas, Chuck Gessner, Mike Warner, Jeff Barr, Paul Lotz, German Schumacher, Oliver Wiecha, George Angeli, John Andrew, Chuck Claver, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Doug Neill, Ed Hileman, Gary Muller, Constanza Araujo , Alfredo Orden Martinez, Manuel Perezagua Aguado, Luis García-Marchena, Ismael Ruiz de Argandoña, Francisco Romero, Ricardo Rodríguez, José Carlos González, Marco Venturini

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232996

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Optical instrument design, Cameras, Computer programming, Mirrors, Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Optical instrument design, Computer programming, Control systems, Switches, Computer aided design, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror

J. Sebag, W. Gressler, M. Liang, D. Neill, C. Araujo-Hauck, J. Andrew, G. Angeli, M. Cho, C. Claver, F. Daruich, C. Gessner, E. Hileman, V. Krabbendam, G. Muller, G. Poczulp, R. Repp, O. Wiecha, B. Xin, K. Kenagy, H. Martin, M. Tuell, S. West

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99063E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230012

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Polishing, Image quality, Surface finishing, Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Polishing, Optical design, Finite element methods, Interferometry, Cameras, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Surface layer turbulence measurements on the LSST site El Peñon using microthermal sensors and the lunar scintillometer LuSci

J. Sebag, P. Zimmer, J. Turner, J. McGraw, V. Krabbendam, A. Tokovinin, Edison Bustos, M. Warner, O. Wiecha

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844469 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927017

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Turbulence, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Stereolithography, Electroluminescence, Optical turbulence, Observatories, Data acquisition, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Active optics in Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Ming Liang, Victor Krabbendam, Charles Claver, Srinivasan Chandrasekharan, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84444Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926519

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefronts, Device simulation, Zemax, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, MATLAB, Active optics, Mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope preliminary design overview

V. Krabbendam, D. Sweeney

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857942

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Data archive systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Prototyping, Optical filters, Optical instrument design, Sensors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Management evolution in the LSST project

Donald Sweeney, Charles Claver, Suzanne Jacoby, Jeffrey Kantor, Victor Krabbendam, Nadine Kurita

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77380P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857301

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Control systems, Telescopes, Databases, Associative arrays, Observatories, Computing systems, Mirrors, Data centers

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Simulating the LSST system

A. Connolly, John Peterson, J. Garrett Jernigan, Robert Abel, Justin Bankert, Chihway Chang, Charles Claver, Robert Gibson, David Gilmore, Emily Grace, R. Lynne Jones, Zeljko Ivezic, James Jee, Mario Juric, Steven Kahn, Victor Krabbendam, Simon Krughoff, Suzanne Lorenz, James Pizagno, Andrew Rasmussen, Nathan Todd, J. Anthony Tyson, Mallory Young

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77381O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857819

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Photons, Device simulation, Computer simulations, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Asteroids, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Calibration of the LSST instrumental and atmospheric photometric passbands

David Burke, T. Axelrod, Aurélien Barrau, Sylvain Baumont, Stéphane Blondin, Charles Claver, Alexia Gorecki, Zeljko Ivezic, Lynne Jones, Victor Krabbendam, Ming Liang, Abhijit Saha, Allyn Smith, R. Christopher Smith, Christopher Stubbs, Christophe Vescovi, LSST Project Team

Proceedings Volume 7737, 77371D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857236

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Atmospheric modeling, Clouds, Atmospheric optics, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

LSST Telescope mount and pier design overview

Douglas Neill, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857414

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Coating, Space telescopes, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Finite element methods, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Calibration dome screen for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

William Gressler, Peter Doherty, Victor Krabbendam, Ming Liang, Abhijit Saha, Christopher Stubbs, Amali Vaz

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77391P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857425

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Projection systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Diffusers, Photodiodes, Tunable lasers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

Hydrostatic bearing arrangement for high stiffness support of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Douglas Neill, Victor Krabbendam, Mario Romero, Karl-Olof Olsson, Thomas Benigni

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70184E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790075

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Finite element methods, Mirrors, Large telescopes, Autoregressive models, Protactinium, Performance modeling, Roads, Gemini Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2008 Paper

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope concept design overview

Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 7012, 701205 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790253

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Data archive systems, Data centers, Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Data storage, Optical filters, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Adaptive periodic error correction for Heidenhain tape encoders

Michael Warner, Victor Krabbendam, German Schumacher

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70123N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787462

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Head, Error analysis, Computer programming, Signal processing, Servomechanisms, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Computer simulations, Control systems, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Wind induced image degradation (jitter) of the LSST telescope

Douglas Neill, Jacques Sebag, Michael Warner, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70120W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790025

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Mirrors, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Phase modulation, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Shape memory alloys, Gemini Observatory, Optical fabrication, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

LSST IR camera for cloud monitoring and observation planning

Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Charles Claver, John Andrew, Jeffrey Barr, Dimitri Klebe

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70123W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789570

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Infrared cameras, Clouds, Black bodies, Optical filters, Image filtering, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Infrared imaging, Telescopes, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Initial design factors and airflow analysis for the LSST enclosure

Douglas Neill, Jeffrey Barr, Victor Krabbendam, Kishor Khankari, Aashish Watave, Yaddanapudi Krishna

Proceedings Volume 7017, 70170P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789711

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spherical lenses, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Cameras, Camera shutters, Computational fluid dynamics, Mirrors, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

Active tangent link system for transverse support of large thin meniscus mirrors

Douglas Neill, Victor Krabbendam, John Andrew, Michael Warner, Steve Heathcote, German Schumacher, Brooke Gregory, Eduardo Serrano

Proceedings Volume 6665, 66650F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730273

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Control systems, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Active optics, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

LSST reflective coating studies

Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Gary Poczulp, Douglas Neill, Tomislav Vucina, Maxime Boccas

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670611

KEYWORDS: Coating, Reflectivity, Silver, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Aluminum, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Observatories, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

LSST control system

Germán Schumacher, Michael Warner, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 6274, 627403 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671284

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Control systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Control systems design, Data communications, Databases, Liquid crystals, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

LSST site evaluation

Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Chuck Claver, Jeff Barr, Joshua Barr, Jeff Kantor, Abhijt Saha, D. André Erasmus

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62671R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670615

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Clouds, Satellites, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Stars, Climatology, Sodium, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Calibrations of LSST camera and telescope systems

David Burke, Tim Axelrod, Chuck Claver, James Frank, John Geary, Kirk Gilmore, Zeljko Ivezic, Victor Krabbendam, David Monet, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Ed Olszewski, Philip Pinto, Abhijit Saha, Chris Smith, Christopher Stubbs, Peter Takacs, Anthony Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626715 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673271

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Stars, Imaging systems, Electronics, Photometry, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

SOAR Telescope: 4-meter high-performance-mount performance results

Michael Warner, Victor Krabbendam, German Schumacher, Juan Delgadillo

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552601

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Head, Servomechanisms, Data modeling, Calibration, Cameras, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Development of an active optical system for the SOAR telescope

Conrad Neufeld, Victor Bennett, Andrea Sarnik, Gregory Ruthven, Michael Keane, Thomas Sebring, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551583

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Control systems, Interfaces, Databases, Calibration, Space telescopes, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

SOAR 4.1-m Telescope: from commissioning to early science

Victor Krabbendam, Stephen Heathcote, German Schumacher, Hugo Schwarz, Thomas Sebring, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552602

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Gemini Observatory, Imaging systems, Coating, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Project status of the 8.4-m LSST

Charles Claver, Donald Sweeney, John Tyson, Bryan Althouse, Timothy Axelrod, Kem Cook, Larry Daggert, Jeffrey Kantor, Steven Kahn, Victor Krabbendam, Philip Pinto, Jacques Sebag, C. Stubbs, Sidney Wolff

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561728

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Solar system, Optical filters, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

SOAR TCS: from implementation to operation

German Schumacher, Steve Heathcote, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 5496, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552043

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, LabVIEW, Software development, Computer programming, Control systems, Visualization, Telecommunications, Switches, Lanthanum, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope: steps on the route to success

Thomas Sebring, Victor Krabbendam, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456692

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Cameras, Spectrographs, Observatories, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

SOAR telescope status and tactics for assembly/integration/validation

Victor Krabbendam, Thomas Sebring

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393893

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Domes, Optical instrument design, LabVIEW, Observatories, Optical fabrication, Image quality, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2000 Paper

Active optical system design for the 4.2-m SOAR telescope

Victor Krabbendam, Gregory Ruthven, Victor Bennett, John Blackburn, Charles Cox, Chi Keung, Terence Facey, Mark Furber, Conrad Neufeld, Richard Rockwell, Andrea Sarnik, John Stein

Proceedings Volume 4003, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391503

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Control systems, Interfaces, Shape memory alloys, Databases, Phase modulation

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Development and performance of Hobby-Eberly Telescope 11-m segmented mirror

Victor Krabbendam, Thomas Sebring, Frank Ray, James Fowler

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319265

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Spherical lenses, Control systems, Optical fabrication, Temperature metrology, Computing systems, Tolerancing, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Early performance and present status of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Lawrence Ramsey, Mark Adams, Thomas Barnes, John Booth, Mark Cornell, James Fowler, Niall Gaffney, John Glaspey, John Good, Gary Hill, Philip Kelton, Victor Krabbendam, Larry Long, Phillip MacQueen, Frank Ray, Randall Ricklefs, J. Sage, Thomas Sebring, William Spiesman, M. Steiner

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319287

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Spectrographs, Spherical lenses, Optical instrument design, Cameras, Domes, Vignetting

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 1998 Paper

Hobby-Eberly Telescope: commissioning experience and observing plans

John Glaspey, Mark Adams, John Booth, Mark Cornell, James Fowler, Victor Krabbendam, Lawrence Ramsey, Frank Ray, Randall Ricklefs, William Spiesman

Proceedings Volume 3349, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316520

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Image quality, Stars, Spectrographs, Control systems, Observatories, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 1995 Paper

Hobby-Eberly primary mirror fabrication

David Pileri, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 2536, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218441

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical fabrication, Spherical lenses, Surface finishing, Polishing, Optical testing, Interferometry, Ions, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Design and status of the Spectroscopic Survey Telescope

Thomas Sebring, John Booth, John Good, Victor Krabbendam, Frank Ray, Lawrence Ramsey

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176224

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Surface finishing, Fluctuations and noise, Astronomical telescopes, Domes

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