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Dr. Xiaofeng Gao

Software/ System Analysis at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MOONS – multi-object spectroscopy for the VLT: DMD based instrument calibration system

D. Lee, M. Black, X. Gao, S. Beard, A. O'Brien, A. Macleod, J. Moffat, K. Campbell, W. Taylor, D. Atkinson

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218850 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629980

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cameras, Digital micromirror devices, Lamps, Projection systems, Distortion, Spectrographs, Electronics, Control systems, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update

Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, George Davidson, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Martin Fisher, Vincenzo Forchi, Paolo Franzetti, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Peter Hammersley, Valentin Ivanov, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, Philip Rees, Ian Bryson, Martin Black, William Taylor, Stephen Chittick, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Andrea Belfiore, Ciaran Breen, Amelia Bayo, Andy Born, Alexandre Cabral, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Alastair Macleod, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, António Oliveira, Ralf Palsa, Manuel Parra, Fernando Pedichini, Vicente Peña, Monika Petr-Gotzens, Myriam Rodrigues, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Jorge Sepulveda, Robyn Sharman, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Graham Tait, Alexis Tejeda, Andrea Tozzi, Norman O'Malley, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Bart Willemse, Xiaofeng Gao, Yanbin Yang, Manuela Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218412 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629932

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Calibration, Spectrographs, Metrology, Telescopes, Image quality, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT: science case, baseline design and path to construction

M. Abreu, V. Adibekyan, V. Alberti, S. Albrecht, J. Alcaniz, M. Aliverti, C. Allende Prieto, J. D. Alvarado Gómez, P. J. Amado, M. Amate, M. I. Andersen, E. Artigau, C. Baker, A. Balestra, S. A. Barnes, F. Baron, S. C. C. Barros, S. M. Bauer, M. Beaulieu, O. Bellido-Tirado, B. Benneke, T. Bensby, E. A. Bergin, K. Biazzo, A. Bik, J. L. Birkby, N. Blind, I. Boisse, E. Bolmont, M. Bonaglia, F. Borsa, A. Brandeker, W. Brandner, C. H. Broeg, M. Brogi, D. Brousseau, A. Brucalassi, J. Brynnel, L. A. Buchhave, D. F. Buscher, A. Cabral, G. Calderone, R. Calvo-Ortega, B. L. Canto Martins, L. Carbonaro, G. Chauvin, B. Chazelas, A.-L. Cheffot, Y. S. Cheng, A. Chiavassa, L. Christensen, R. Cirami, N. J. Cook, R. J. Cooke, I. Coretti, S. Covino, N. Cowan, G. Cresci, S. Cristiani, V. Cunha Parro, G. Cupani, P. Huke, S. Järvinen, A. Järvinen, A. Kaminski, A. Korn, D. Kouach, G. Kowzan, L. Kreidberg, M. Landoni, A. Lanotte, A. Lavail, J. Li, J. Liske, C. Lovis, S. Lucatello, D. Lunney, M. MacIntosh, N. Madhusudhan, L. Magrini, R. Maiolino, S. G. Sousa, E. Stempels, K. G. Strassmeier, A. Suárez Mascareño, A. Sulich, X. Sun, N.R. Tanvir, F. Tenegi-Sanginés, S. Thibault, S. J. Thompson, M. Turbet, P. Vallée, R. Varas, K. Venn, J.-P. Véran, A. Verma, M. Viel, G. Wade, C. Waring, M. Weber, J. Weder, B. Wehbe, J. Weingrill, M. Woche, X. Bonfils, M. Xompero, E. Zackrisson, A. Zanutta, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, M. Zechmeister, J. Zimara, A. Fontana, T. Fusco, J. Morin, V. Baldini, C. Feruglio, A. Tozzi, A. Marconi, V. D'Odorico, I. de Castro Leão, A. De Cia, J. R. De Medeiros, F. Debras, M. Debus, O. Demangeon, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, P. Di Marcantonio, F. Dionies, R. Doyon, J. Dunn, D. Ehrenreich, J. P. Faria, F. Cantalloube, M. Fisher, M. Fumagalli, J. Fynbo, O. Gabella, W. Gaessler, E. Gallo, X. Gao, L. Genolet, M. Genoni, P. Giacobbe, E. Giro, R. S. Gonçalves, O. Gonzalez, J. I. González Hernández, F. Gracia Témich, M. G. Haehnelt, C. Haniff, A. Hatzes, R. Helled, H.J. Hoeijmakers, L. Malo, A. Man, T. Marquart, E. L. Marques, A. M. Martins, C. J. A. P. Martins, P. Maslowski, C. Mason, E. Mason, R. A. McCracken, P. Mergo, G. Micela, T. Mitchell, P. Mollière, M. Monteiro, D. Montgomery, C. Mordasini, A. Mucciarelli, M. T. Murphy, M. N'Diaye, B. Neichel, A. T. Niedzielski, E. Niemczura, L. Nortmann, P. Noterdaeme, N. Nunes, L. Oggioni, E. Oliva, H. Önel, L. Origlia, G. Östlin, E. Palle, P. Papaderos, G. Pariani, J. Peñate Castro, F. Pepe, L. Perreault Levasseur, P. Petit, L. Pino, J. Piqueras, A. Pollo, K. Poppenhaeger, A. Quirrenbach, E. Rauscher, R. Rebolo, E. M. A. Redaelli, S. Reffert, D. T. Reid, A. Reiners, P. Richter, M. Riva, S. Rivoire, C. Rodríguez-López, I. U. Roederer, D. Romano, S. Rousseau, J. Rowe, S. Salvadori, N. Santos, P. Santos Diaz, J. Sanz-Forcada, M. Sarajlic, J.-F. Sauvage, S. Schäfer, R. P. Schiavon, T. M. Schmidt, C. Selmi, S. Sivanandam, M. Sordet, R. Sordo, F. Sortino, D. Sosnowska

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218424 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628689

KEYWORDS: Physics, Spectrographs, Stars, Astronomy, Galactic astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Planets, Spectral resolution, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

First on-sky results of ERIS at VLT

Kateryna Kravchenko, Johannes Hartwig, Alfio Puglisi, Robert De Rosa, Daizhong Liu, Yixian Cao, Natascha Förster Schreiber, Stefan Gillessen, Marianne Heida, Yigit Dallilar, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Richard Davies, Eckhard Sturm, Armando Riccardi, Paolo Grani, Erich Wiezorrek, Alex Agudo Berbel, Matthias Deysenroth, Daniel Schuppe, Christian Rau, Hakan Özdemir, Angela Cortes, Andreas Glindemann, Harald Kuntschner, Frank Eisenhauer, Alexander Buron, Hans Gemperlein, Jean Hayoz, Michael Marsset, Christian Ginski, Felix Dannert, Matthew Kenworthy, William Taylor, Simone Esposito, Sascha Quanz, Adrian Glauser, Andrea Baruffolo, Xiaofeng Gao, Mike MacIntosh, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Olivier Absil, Johann Kolb, Pierre Haguenauer, Linda Tacconi, Dieter Lutz, Reinhard Genzel, Frans Snik, David Doelman, Markus Bonse

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629258

KEYWORDS: Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared, Sensors, Calibration, Cameras, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Optical filters, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

DMD based flat field calibration system for MOONS

J. Anderson, D. Atkinson, S. Beard, K. Campbell, X. Gao, J. Moffat, M. Black, D. Lee, A. O'Brien, A. MacLeod, W. Taylor, Nijin Thykkathu

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144783 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561415

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Digital micromirror devices, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Aerospace engineering, Structured light

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Open Access

ERIS: revitalising an adaptive optics instrument for the VLT

R. Davies, S. Esposito, H.-M. Schmid, G. Agapito, A. Agudo Berbel, A. Baruffolo, V. Biliotti, B. Biller, A. Boehle, G. Cresci, D. Doelman, R. Dorn, F. Eisenhauer, D. Fantinel, D. Ferruzzi, H. Feuchtgruber, H. Gemperlein, E. George, C. Giordano, P. Grani, D. Henry, H. Huber, C. Keller, J. Kühn, H. Kuntschner, J. Lightfoot, D. Lunney, F. Mannucci, S. March, M. Neeser, D. Pearson, S. Quanz, A. Riccardi, E. Sturm, M. Xompero, W. Taylor, M. Black, B. Briguglio, A. Buron, L. Carbonaro, A. Cortes, M. Deysenroth, A. Di Cianno, G. Di Rico, M. Dolci, N. Förster Schreiber, X. Gao, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, A. Glauser, A. Glindemann, M. Hartl, J. Heijmans, M. Kasper, M. Kenworthy, M. MacIntosh, P. Patapis, M. Plattner, A. Puglisi, C. Rau, B. Salasnich, J. Schubert, F. Snik, A. Valentini, C. Waring, E. Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070209 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311480

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, L band

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

Configuration of readout electronics and data acquisition for the HiPERCAM instrument

Naidu Bezawada, Xiaofeng Gao, David Henry, Martin Black, Chris Miller, David Lunney, Vik Dhillon, Stuart Littlefair, Paul Kerry, Trevor Gamble, Simon Dixon, Steven Parsons, Leander Mehrgan, Joerg Stegmeier, Derek Ives, Tom Marsh

Proceedings Volume 10709, 1070924 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313291

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Data acquisition, Control systems, Head, Electronics, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Design of the ERIS instrument control software

Dan Popovic, Christian Soenke, Andrea Baruffolo, Bernardo Salasnich, Alfio Puglisi, Paolo Grani, Xiaofeng Gao, Erich Wiezorrek, Daniela Fantinel, Gianluca Di Rico, Jens Knudstrup, David Barr, Mario Kiekebusch, Christophe Moins, Olivier Absil, Alexander Buron, Elsa Huby, Matthew Kenworthy, Emiel Por, Christian Rau, Chris Waring

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107071H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310076

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Control systems, Calibration, Software development, Data storage, Image storage, Telescopes, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC

Thomas Marsh, Stuart Littlefair, Trevor Gamble, Simon Dixon, Paul Kerry, Xiaofeng Gao, Martin Black, David Henry, David Lunney, Richard Wilson, James Osborn, Timothy Morris, Steven Parsons, Vik Dhillon, Christopher Miller, Marc Dubbeldam, Naidu Bezawada, Jorge Casares, Teo Muñoz-Darias, Enric Pallé, Pablo Rodriguez-Gil, Tariq Shahbaz, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107020L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312041

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical filters, Data acquisition, Bandpass filters, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

NIX, the imager for ERIS: the AO instrument for the VLT

William Taylor, Stephen March, Michael Meyer, David Pearson, Ric Davies, Walter Bachmann, Elizabeth George, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Adrian Glauser, David Henry, Beth Biller, Sasha Hinckley, John Lightfoot, David Lunney, Mike MacIntosh, Sascha Quanz, Eckhard Sturm, Chris Waring, Xiaofeng Gao, Hans Martin Schmid, Matthew Kenworthy, Paola Amico, Andreas Glindemann, Marcus Kasper, Harald Kuntschner, Reinhold Dorn, Sebastian Egner

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99083F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234074

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Optical filters, Image filtering, Control systems, Current controlled current source, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Instrument control software based on LabVIEW for HARPS-N

Xiaofeng Gao, Alex Glenday, Manuel Gonzalez, Andy Vick

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91473Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055848

KEYWORDS: LabVIEW, Stars, Image processing, Control systems, Software development, Cameras, Astronomy, Planets, Telescopes, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

HARPS-N: software path from the observation block to the image

D. Sosnowska, A. Vick, N. Buchschacher, D. Latham, M. Lodi, E. Molinari, D. Kelly, C. Lovis, A. Cameron, S. Udry, J. Guerra, F. Pepe, M. Gonzalez, X. Gao

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84511X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926208

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Telecommunications, Control systems, LabVIEW, Cameras, Astronomy, Observatories, Image processing, Sensors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Harps-N: the new planet hunter at TNG

Michel Mayor, Stephane Udry, David Phillips, Don Pollacco, Damien Segransan, Giampaolo Piotto, Andrew Collier Cameron, Xiaofeng Gao, Adriano Ghedina, Nicolas Buchschacher, Marcello Lodi, David Henry, Andy Born, Carlos Riverol, Brian Stobie, David Lunney, Jose Guerra, Charles Maire, David Latham, Luc Weber, Carlos Gonzalez, Alessandro Sozzetti, Luis Riverol, Dennis Kelly, Danuta Sosnowska, Angus Gallie, Dave Charbonneau, Pedro Figueira, Keith Horne, Emilio Molinari, Jose San Juan, Martin Black, Andy Vick, John Peacock, Dimitar Sasselov, Alberto Galli, Ken Rice, Ian Hughes, Manuel Gonzalez, Francesco Pepe, Michel Fleury, Didier Queloz, Christophe Lovis, Naidu Bezawada, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Rosario Cosentino, Giusi Micela, Mark Ordway

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925738

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Control systems, Lamps, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Scaling the summit of the submillimetre: instrument performance of SCUBA-2

Bryce Burger, Peter A. Ade, Rashmi Sudiwala, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Matthew Hasselfield, Michael MacIntosh, John Kuroda, Xiaofeng Gao, Adam Woodcraft, Kent Irwin, Edward Chapin, Wayne Holland, Craig Walther, Mark Halpern, Viktoria Asboth, Holly Thomas, Erik Starman, Mandana Amiri, Michael Niemack, Gene Hilton, Per Friberg, Dan Bintley, Jessica Dempsey

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926613

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Technetium, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Temperature metrology, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Integration of SCUBA-2 within the JCMT Observatory Control System

Russell Kackley, Dennis Kelly, Craig Walther, Tim Jenness, Xiaofeng Gao

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77400Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857879

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Control systems, Data acquisition, Observatories, Telescopes, Data archive systems, Astronomy, Data communications, Software development, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Automated metrology simulator for multi-objects instruments

Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Colin Dickson, Helen McGregor, Steven Beard, Xiaofeng Gao, Brian Stobie, Peter Hastings

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77390O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855777

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Mirrors, Metrology, Device simulation, Telescopes, Control systems, Calibration, CCD cameras, Beam steering, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Characterising the SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer arrays

Kent Irwin, Bryce Burger, Matthew Hasselfield, Dennis Kelly, Matthew Hollister, Gene Hilton, C. G. Mugford, Dan Bintley, Craig Walther, Adam Woodcraft, Michael Niemack, Mark Halpern, Jeff Hill, J. Kycia, Anthony Walton, Camelia Dunare, Xiaofeng Gao, William Parkes, Mandana Amiri, Carl Reintsema, Wayne Holland, Lauren Persaud, William Grainger, Julian House, David Atkinson, Peter A. Ade, Per Friberg, Michael MacIntosh, Lorenzo Moncelsi

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774106 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856839

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Superconductors, Bolometers, Technetium, Astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

T. Marriage, E. Battistelli, S. Knotek, M. Kaul, Y. Zhao, J. Chervenak, M. Amiri, R. Thornton, M. Hasselfield, W. Doriese, D. Swetz, K. Martocci, S. Moseley, K. Irwin, O. Stryzak, J. Lau, C. Reintsema, S. Das, J. Fowler, E. Switzer, M. Devlin, M. Niemack, X. Gao, E. Wollack, B. Reid, T. Essinger-Hileman, B. Burger, L. Parker, A. Sederberg, S. Staggs, J. Klein, M. Halpern, A. Dahlen, C. Allen, J. Appel, J. Sievers, N. Jarosik, S. Dicker, A. Hincks, D. Spergel, R. Lupton, R. Fisher, M. Limon, C. Netterfield, G. Hilton, L. Page, R. Dünner, M. Nolta

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790006

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computing systems, Cameras, Data acquisition, Space telescopes, Sensors, Computer programming, Control systems, Cryogenics, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

Automatic setup of SCUBA-2 detector arrays

Kent Irwin, Xiaofeng Gao, Gene Hilton, Mark Halpern, Bryce Burger, Dennis Kelly, Dan Bintley, David Lunney, Mandana Amiri, Michael MacIntosh, Carl Reintsema, Wayne Holland

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702025 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788816

KEYWORDS: Detector arrays, Amplifiers, Sensors, Bolometers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Multiplexing, Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

D. Spergel, C. Netterfield, R. Lupton, M. Nolta, J. Fowler, R. Fisher, M. Niemack, S. Denny, E. Battistelli, Y. Zhao, R. Thornton, A. Sederberg, M. Limon, M. Halpern, R. Dünner, J. Klein, O. Stryzak, S. Moseley, T. Marriage, E. Switzer, A. Dahlen, A. Hajian, A. Hincks, J. Lau, W. Doriese, J. Appel, J. Chervenak, P. Mauskopf, X. Gao, S. Staggs, L. Page, P. Hargrave, D. Swetz, M. Amiri, M. Devlin, S. Das, P. A. R. Ade, L. Parker, M. Hasselfield, E. Wollack, B. Burger, K. Martocci, S. Knotek, M. Kaul, T. Essinger-Hileman, S. Dicker, G. Hilton, B. Reid, K. Irwin, J. Sievers, C. Allen, C. Tucker, C. Reintsema, N. Jarosik, N. Sehgal

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702008 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cryogenics, Sensors, Receivers, Bolometers, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Physics, Space telescopes, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280-pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Gene Hilton, Adam Woodcraft, Maureen Ellis, William Duncan, Bryce Burger, William Parkes, Camelia Dunare, Matthew Hollister, Michael MacIntosh, Dan Bintley, Rashmi Sudiwala, Mandana Amiri, Peter Ade, Julian House, Anthony Walton, Jan Kycia, Xiaofeng Gao, Kent Irwin, Wayne Holland, Mark Halpern, Carl Reintsema, Cynthia Hunt

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Superconductors, Semiconducting wafers, Bolometers, Prototyping, Astronomy, Multiplexers, Camera shutters, Electronics, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2003 Paper

SCUBA-2: developing the detectors

T. Hodson, Steven Deiker, William Duncan, Anthony Walton, Camelia Dunare, J. Beier, B. Kelly, Wayne Holland, Kent Irwin, Peter Ade, Alan Gundlach, David Gostick, M. Cliffe, W. Parkes, Michael Audley, Xiaofeng Gao, Tom Stevenson, M. MacIntosh, Helen McGregor, Gene Hilton, Carl Reintsema, Tully Peacocke

Proceedings Volume 4855, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459107

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Wafer bonding, Astronomy, Telescopes, Etching, Galactic astronomy, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

NAOMI adaptive optics system for the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope

Ronald Humphreys, Xiaofeng Gao, Richard Myers, Richard Wilson, Andrew Longmore, Roy Oestensen, P. Peacocke, Nathan Doble, Andrew Zadrozny, Chris Benn, Susan Worswick, Martyn Wells, Colin Dunlop, David Buscher, Paul Clark, Andrew Vick, Derek Ives, Chris Tierney, Thomas Gregory, Rene Rutten, Nigel Dipper, Andrew Doel

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459236

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Digital signal processing, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

JCMT observatory control system

Ian Pain, Russell Redman, Martin Folger, Gary Hovey, Nicholas Rees, Russell Kackley, Tim Jenness, John Lightfoot, Frossie Economou, Xiaofeng Gao, William Dent, Craig Walther, Dennis Kelly

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461306

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Interfaces, Data acquisition, Heterodyning, Calibration, Infrared telescopes, Raster graphics, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

New generation CCDs: applications and performance results

Simon Tulloch, Paul Jorden, Anthony Oates, Xiaofeng Gao, Derek Ives

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316777

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Cameras, Clocks, Spectrographs, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Astronomy

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