Dr. William T.S. Deich Profile

Dr. William T.S. Deich

Software Group Manager at Univ of California Observatories

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Publications (33)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Design of an IR imaging channel for the Keck Observatory SCALES instrument

Ravinder K. Banyal, Armirul Hasan, Reni Kupke, Hari Mohan Varshney, Ajin Prakaesh, T. Sivarani, Andy J. Skemer, Nick MacDonald, Steph Sallum, Will Deich, Michael P. Fitzgerald, K. V. Govinda, Chris Ratliff, Ramya Sethuram, Deno Stelter, Arun Surya, Eric Wang

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121881U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630696

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Sensors, Mirrors, Iterated function systems, Exoplanets, Image filtering, Computer aided design, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Design of SCALES: a 2-5 micron coronagraphic integral field spectrograph for Keck Observatory

Andrew Skemer, R. Deno Stelter, Stephanie Sallum, Nicholas MacDonald, Renate Kupke, Christopher Ratliff, Ravinder Banyal, Amirul Hasan, Hari Mohan Varshney, Arun Surya, Ajin Prakaesh, Sivarani Thirupathi, Ramya Sethuram, Govinda K.V., Michael Fitzgerald, Eric Wang, Marc Kassis, Olivier Absil, Carlos Alvarez, Natasha Batalha, Marc-André Boucher, Cyril Bourgenot, Timothy Brandt, Zackery Briesemeister, Katherine de Kleer, Imke de Pater, William Deich, Devika Divakar, Guillaume Filion, Étienne Gauvin, Michael Gonzales, Thomas Greene, Philip Hinz, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Christopher Johnson, Isabel Kain, Gabriel Kruglikov, Mackenzie Lach, Jean-Thomas Landry, Jialin Li, Michael Liu, James Lyke, Kenneth Magnone, Eduardo Marin, Emily Martin, Raquel Martinez, Dimitri Mawet, Brittany Miles, Dale Sandford, Patrick Sheehan, Ji Man Sohn, Jordan Stone

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121840I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630577

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Spectrographs, Planets, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. II

Marc Kassis, Steve Allen, Carlos Alvarez, Ravinder Banyal, Robert Bertz, Charles Beichman, Aaron Brown, Matthew Brown, Gerald Cabak, Kevin Bundy, Sylvain Cetre, Jason Chin, Mark Chun, Will Deich, Richard Dekany, Jacques Delorme, Mark Devenot, Greg Doppmann, Michael Fitzgerald, Jason Fucik, Grant Hill, Philip Hinz, Bradford Holden, Andrew Howard, Maodong Gao, Steve Gibson, Percy Gomez, Colby Gottschalk, Peter Gillingham, Tucker Jones, Nemanja Jovanovic, Evan Kirby, Quinn Konopacky, Shanti Krishnan, Renate Kupke, James Larkin, Stephanie Leifer, Hilton Lewis, Scott Lilley, Jessica Lu, James Lyke, Nick MacDonald, Eduardo Marin, Matt Matuszewski, Dimitri Mawet, Rosalie McGurk, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Reston Nash, Craig Nance, James Neill, John O'Meara, Eliad Peretz, Claire Poppett, John Mather, Matthew Radovan, Mitsuko Roberts, Sam Ragland, Kodi Rider, Constance Rockosi, Dale Sandfor, Boqiang Shen, Charles Steidel, Sunil Simha, Andy Skemer, Deno Stelter, Avinash Surendran, James Thorne, Ben McCarney, Kyle Lanclos, Ashley Baker, Ryan Rubenzahl, Arpita Roy, Sam Halverson, Jerry Edelstein, Christopher Martin, Maureen Savage, Dale Sandford, Stephanie Sallum, Josh Walawender, Peter Wizinowich, Kyle Westfall, Kerry Vahala, Shelley Wright, Truman Wold, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218405 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628630

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Exoplanets, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Planets, Cameras, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

A UV double pass spectrograph for monitoring stellar activity for the Keck Planet Finder

Ashley Baker, Steven Gibson, Jason Grillo, Yuzo Ishikawa, Andrew Howard, Samuel Halverson, Kodi Rider, Sharon Jelinsky, William Deich, Martin Sirk, Howard Isaacson, Arpita Roy, Jerry Edelstein, Christopher Smith

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628149

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Cameras, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Relays, Calcium, Zemax, Optical design, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Cryogenic test results of the SCALES focal plane coronagraph mechanism

Michael Gonzales, R. Deno Stelter, Gabriel Kruglikov, Christopher Ratliff, William Deich, Nicholas MacDonald, Steph Sallum, Andrew Skemer

Proceedings Volume 11823, 118231W (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594801

KEYWORDS: Switches, Coronagraphy, Cryogenics, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Reliability, Motion measurement, Mirrors, Computer programming, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Planet as Exoplanet Analog Spectrograph (PEAS): design and first-light

Emily Martin, Andrew Skemer, Matthew Radovan, Steven Allen, David Black, William Deich, Jonathan Fortney, Gabriel Kruglikov, Nicholas MacDonald, David Marques, Evan Morris, Andrew Phillips, Dale Sandford, Julissa Villalobos Valencia, Jason Wang, Pavl Zachary

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114470T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560706

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Planets, Spectrographs, Analog electronics, Solar system, Galactic astronomy, Signal to noise ratio, Telescopes, Observatories, Integrating spheres

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Keck Planet Finder: design updates

Steven Gibson, Andrew Howard, Kodi Rider, Arpita Roy, Jerry Edelstein, Marc Kassis, Jason Grillo, Sam Halverson, Martin Sirk, Christopher Smith, Steve Allen, Ashley Baker, Charles Beichman, Bruce Berriman, Thomas Brown, Kelleen Casey, Jason Chin, David Coutts, David Cowley, William Deich, Tobias Feger, Benjamin Fulton, Luke Gers, Yulia Gurevich, Yuzo Ishikawa, Ean James, Sharon Jelinsky, Stephen Kaye, Kyle Lanclos, Adela Li, Scott Lilley, Ben McCarney, Tim Miller, Steve Milner, Timothy O'Hanlon, Jacob Pember, Mike Raffanti, Constance Rockosi, Ryan Rubenzahl, Dave Rumph, Dale Sandford, Maureen Savage, Christian Schwab, Andreas Seifahrt, Abby Shaum, Roger Smith, Julian Stuermer, Jim Thorne, Adam Vandenberg, Tod Von Boeckmann, Cindy Wang, Qifan Wang, Marie Weisfeiler, Mavourneen Wilcox, Edward Wishnow, Peter Wizinowich, Truman Wold, Anna Wolfenberger

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144742 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561783

KEYWORDS: Planets, Spectroscopy, Keck Observatory, Exoplanets, Doppler effect, Optical fabrication, Zerodur, Optical benches, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Update on the preliminary design of SCALES: the Santa Cruz Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy

R. Deno Stelter, Andrew Skemer, Steph Sallum, Renate Kupke, Phil Hinz, Dimitri Mawet, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Christopher Ratliffe, Nicholas MacDonald, William Deich, Gabriel Kruglikov, Marc Kassis, Jim Lyke, Zackary Briesemeister, Brittany Miles, Benjamin Gerard, Michael Fitzgerald, Timothy Brandt, Christian Marois

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144764 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562768

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Planetary systems, Iterated function systems, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Coronagraphy, Keck Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Fabrication completion and commissioning of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I Telescope

C. Ratliff, G. Cabak, A. Phillips, X. Prochaska, W. Deich, D. Sandford, J. Nelson, D. Cowley, A. Tripsas, M. Bolte, S. Park, M. Peck, P. Zachary, T. Wold, M. Dahler, M. Kassis, A. Vandenberg, J. Ward

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070611 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312207

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Kinematics, Actuators, Computer aided design, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Collimation, Servomechanisms, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Keck Planet Finder: preliminary design

Steven Gibson, Andrew Howard, Arpita Roy, Christopher Smith, Sam Halverson, Jerry Edelstein, Marc Kassis, Edward Wishnow, Michael Raffanti, Steve Allen, Jason Chin, David Coutts, David Cowley, Jim Curtis, William Deich, Tobias Feger, Daniel Finstad, Yulia Gurevich, Yuzo Ishikawa, Ean James, Elisha Jhoti, Kyle Lanclos, Scott Lilley, Tim Miller, Steve Milner, Tom Payne, Kodi Rider, Constance Rockosi, Dale Sandford, Christian Schwab, Andreas Seifahrt, Martin Sirk, Roger Smith, Julian Stuermer, Marie Weisfeiler, Mavourneen Wilcox, Adam Vandenberg, Peter Wizinowich

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107025X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311565

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Calibration, Planets, Zerodur, Doppler effect

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Key software architecture decisions for the automated planet finder

Kyle Lanclos, William Deich, Bradford Holden, S. Allen

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99134C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233295

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Planets, Safety, Observatories, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Actuators, Control systems, Domes, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Automated scheduler improvements and generalizations for the Automated Planet Finder

Bradford Holden, Jennifer Burt, William Deich

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99102A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233344

KEYWORDS: Planets, Observatories, Telescopes, Stars, Adaptive optics, Image quality standards, Active optics, Silver, Image analysis, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Detailed design of a deployable tertiary mirror for the Keck I telescope

J. Xavier Prochaska, Chris Ratliff, Jerry Cabak, Alex Tripsas, Sean Adkins, Michael Bolte, David Cowley, Mike Dahler, Will Deich, Hilton Lewis, Jerry Nelson, Sam Park, Michael Peck, Drew Phillips, Mike Pollard, Bill Randolph, Dale Sandford, Jim Ward, Truman Wold

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99102I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233237

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Astronomy, Calibration, Sensors, Distortion, Data modeling, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Magnetic resonance imaging

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SPIE Journal Paper | 17 November 2015 Open Access

Open Access

Capabilities and performance of the Automated Planet Finder telescope with the implementation of a dynamic scheduler

Jennifer Burt, Bradford Holden, Russell Hanson, Gregory Laughlin, Steven Vogt, William Deich, Paul Butler, Sandy Keiser

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 04, 044003, (November 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.4.044003

KEYWORDS: Stars, Photons, Telescopes, Planets, Astronomical telescopes, Iodine, Clouds, Transparency, Observatories, Doppler effect

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The automated planet finder at Lick Observatory

Matt Radovan, Kyle Lanclos, Bradford Holden, Robert Kibrick, S. Allen, William T. Deich, Eugenio Rivera, Jennifer Burt, Benjamin Fulton, Paul Butler, Steven Vogt

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91452B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057310

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Planets, Stars, Observatories, Space telescopes, Control systems, Calibration, Domes, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Design development of a deployable tertiary mirror for Keck

J. Prochaska, J. Cabak, C. Ratliff, S. Adkins, M. Bolte, D. Cowley, H. Epps, J. Nelson, A. Tripsas, A. Phillips, W. Deich, M. Peck

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055275

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Kinematics, Observatories, Stars, Adaptive optics, Vignetting, Actuators, Astronomy, Spectrometers

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Commissioning ShARCS: the Shane adaptive optics infrared camera-spectrograph for the Lick Observatory Shane 3-m telescope

Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi, Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Michael Peck, Terry Pfister, Jim Ward, William Deich, John Gates, Elinor Gates, Barry Alcott, David Cowley, Daren Dillon, Kyle Lanclos, Dale Sandford, Mike Saylor, Srikar Srinath, Jason Weiss, Andrew Norton

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057027

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, Cameras, Observatories, Telescopes, Image filtering, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Opto-mechanical design of ShaneAO: the adaptive optics system for the 3-meter Shane Telescope

C. Ratliff, J. Cabak, D. Gavel, R. Kupke, D. Dillon, E. Gates, W. Deich, J. Ward, D. Cowley, T. Pfister, M. Saylor

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057064

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Microelectromechanical systems, Cameras, Aluminum, Wavefront sensors, Optical benches, Optomechanical design, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Paper

ShaneAO: wide science spectrum adaptive optics system for the Lick Observatory

Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Daren Dillon, Andrew Norton, Chris Ratliff, Jerry Cabak, Andrew Phillips, Connie Rockosi, Rosalie McGurk, Srikar Srinath, Michael Peck, William Deich, Kyle Lanclos, John Gates, Michael Saylor, Jim Ward, Terry Pfister

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914805 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055256

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Electroluminescent displays, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Paper

EMIR: a configurable hierarchical system for event monitoring and incident response

William T. Deich

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056730

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Control systems, Human-machine interfaces, Actuators, Mirrors, Sensors, Computing systems, Spectrographs, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Paper

A multi-threaded approach to using asynchronous C libraries with Java

John Gates, William Deich

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91522Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055203

KEYWORDS: Java, C++, Observatories, Computer programming languages, Computer programming, Data communications, Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Software, Operating systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

A complete history of everything

Kyle Lanclos, William Deich

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84510Y (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926454

KEYWORDS: Databases, Observatories, Camera shutters, Data storage, Telecommunications, Telescopes, Binary data, Switches, Temperature metrology, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Paper

A shared approach to supporting remote observing for multiple observatories

Robert Kibrick, Gregory Wirth, Elinor Gates, Bryant Grigsby, William T. Deich, Kyle Lanclos, Steven Allen

Proceedings Volume 7737, 773712 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856556

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Nickel, Keck Observatory, Space telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Astatine, Systems modeling, Astronomical telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Realizing software longevity over a system's lifetime

Kyle Lanclos, William Deich, Robert Kibrick, Steven Allen, John Gates

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857653

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Control systems, Spectrographs, Software development, Observatories, Telescopes, Telecommunications, Keck Observatory, Databases, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Paper

The low-resolution imaging spectrograph red channel CCD upgrade: fully depleted, high-resistivity CCDs for Keck

C. Rockosi, R. Stover, R. Kibrick, C. Lockwood, M. Peck, D. Cowley, M. Bolte, S. Adkins, B. Alcott, S. Allen, B. Brown, G. Cabak, W, Deich, D, Hilyard, M, Kassis, K, Lanclos, J, Lewis, T, Pfister, A, Phillips, L, Robinson, M, Saylor, M, Thompson, J, Ward, M, Wei, C, Wright

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856818

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Sensors, Astronomy, Current controlled current source, CCD image sensors, Image resolution, Telescopes, Observatories, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Modern computer control for Lick Observatory telescopes

John Gates, William T. S. Deich, Anthony Misch, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787995

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Nickel, Telecommunications, Control systems, Observatories, Human-machine interfaces, Mirrors, Logic, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Remote observing with the Nickel Telescope at Lick Observatory

Bryant Grigsby, Konstantinos Chloros, John Gates, William T. Deich, Elinor Gates, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7016, 701627 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789490

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Nickel, Domes, Observatories, Control systems, Cameras, Camera shutters, Safety, Space telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Paper

Another look at web-enabled instrument monitoring and control

W. Deich, Steven Allen

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672098

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Telescopes, Computing systems, Computer programming, Software development, Computer security, Keck Observatory, Control systems, Image display

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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A comparison of exposure meter systems for three exoplanet-hunting spectrometers: Hamilton, HIRES and APF

R. Kibrick, D. Clarke, W. Deich, D. Tucker

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672048

KEYWORDS: Spectrometers, Cameras, Mirrors, Control systems, Sensors, Electronics, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Observatories, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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The DEIMOS spectrograph for the Keck 2 Telescope: Integration and testing

Sandra Faber, Andrew Phillips, Robert Kibrick, Barry Alcott, Steven Allen, Jim Burrous, T. Cantrall, De Clarke, Alison Coil, David Cowley, Marc Davis, William Deich, Ken Dietsch, David Gilmore, Carol Harper, David Hilyard, Jeffrey Lewis, Molly McVeigh, Jeffrey Newman, Jack Osborne, Ricardo Schiavon, Richard Stover, Dean Tucker, Vernon Wallace, Mingzhi Wei, Gregory Wirth, Christopher Wright

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460346

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Spectrographs, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical components, Optical fabrication, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

Paper

DEIMOS rotation control system software

William Deich, Robert Kibrick, Sandra Faber, De Clarke, Vernon Wallace

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461351

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Telescopes, Control systems, Switches, Computer architecture, Systems modeling, Software development, Calibration, Analog electronics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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IRCAL: the infrared camera for adaptive optics at Lick Observatory

James Lloyd, Michael Liu, Bruce Macintosh, Scott Severson, William Deich, James Graham

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395540

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Imaging systems, Observatories, Infrared cameras, Human-machine interfaces, Diffraction, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

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Electrolog: an online logsheet

William Deich

Proceedings Volume 3351, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308825

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Data communications, Spectrographs, Data modeling, Tin, Telecommunications, Human-machine interfaces, Keck Observatory, Analog electronics, Low-intensity laser therapy

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