Mr. Abel Bernal Profile

Abel Bernal

Physicist at Univ Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

A water quality monitoring system for HAWC

F. Garfias, A. Bernal, S. Tinoco, A. Iriarte

Proc. SPIE. 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Water, Glasses, Particles, Semiconductor lasers, Integrating spheres, Quality systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Analog front end board electronics proposal for the HAWC Observatory

Abel Bernal

Proc. SPIE. 8450, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Electronics, Sensors, Photomultipliers, Amplifiers, Data acquisition, Analog electronics, Electronic circuits, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Virtual reality and project management for astronomy

L. Martínez, J. Villarreal, F. Angeles, A. Bernal, E. Bribiesca, R. Flores

Proc. SPIE. 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, 3D modeling, Astronomical instrumentation, Computer aided design, Virtual reality, Systems modeling, Prototyping, Process modeling, Solid modeling, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

NEFER: a high-resolution scanning Fabry-Perot Spectrograph II scanning Fabry-Perot testing

Abel Bernal, Margarita Rosado, Jordi Cepa, Luís Martínez

Proc. SPIE. 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectroscopy, Control systems, Data acquisition, Software development, Spectral resolution, Tunable filters, Neon

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

A virtual reality environment for telescope operation

Luis Martínez, José Villarreal, Fernando Ángeles, Abel Bernal

Proc. SPIE. 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Surgery, Space telescopes, Astronomical instrumentation, Astronomical telescopes, Virtual reality, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

A DSP-based infrared and optical bidimensional detectors controller

Arturo Iriarte, Luis Martínez, Fernando Ángeles, Abel Bernal, Gerardo Lara

Proc. SPIE. 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III

KEYWORDS: Infrared detectors, Infrared sensors, Telescopes, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Data acquisition, Signal processing, Infrared radiation, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Virtualization as an alternative for astronomical software integration

Luis Martínez, Abel Bernal, Fernando Garfias

Proc. SPIE. 7019, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Telescopes, Computing systems, Adaptive optics, Control systems, CCD cameras, Software development, Operating systems, Astronomical software

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

NEFER: a high resolution scanning Fabry-Perot spectrograph

Margarita Rosado, Abel Bernal, Jordi Cepa, Luis Martínez, Arturo Iriarte

Proc. SPIE. 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Fabry–Perot interferometry, Calibration, Kinematics, Collimation, Spectral resolution, Tunable filters, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Tonantzintla's Observatory Astronomy Teaching Laboratory project

F. Garfias, A. Bernal, L. Martínez, L. Sánchez, H. Hernández, R. Langarica, A. Iriarte, J. H. Peña, S. Tinoco, F. Ángeles

Proc. SPIE. 7017, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy III

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Sensors, CCD cameras, Software development, Astronomical instrumentation, Astronomical telescopes, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Active remote observing system for the 1-m telescope at Tonantzintla Observatory

Abel Bernal, Luis Martínez, Héctor Hernández, Fernando Garfias, Fernando Ángeles

Proc. SPIE. 6274, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Stars, Cameras, Image acquisition, Control systems, CCD cameras, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

CATAVIÑA: new infrared camera for OAN-SPM

Arturo Iriarte, Irene Cruz-González, Luis Martínez, Silvio Tinoco, Gerardo Lara, Elfego Ruiz, Erika Sohn, Abel Bernal, Fernando Angeles, Arturo Moreno, Francisco Murillo, Rosalía Langarica, Esteban Luna, Luis Salas, Vicente Cajero

Proc. SPIE. 6276, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Telescopes, Optical filters, Electronics, Digital signal processing, Cameras, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Signal processing, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

PUMILA: a near-infrared spectrograph for the kinematic study of the interstellar medium

Margarita Rosado, Irene Cruz-Gonzales, Luis Salas, Abel Bernal, Francisco Cobos Duenas, Fernando Garfias, Leonel Gutierrez, Rosalia Langarica, Esteban Luna-Aguilar, Elfego Ruiz Schneider, Erika Sohn, Carlos Tejada, Silvio Tinoco, Jorge Valdez

Proc. SPIE. 3354, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Iron, Fabry–Perot interferometry, Cameras, Sensors, Kinematics, Collimation, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

PUMA: the first results of a nebular spectrograph for the study of the kinematics of interstellar medium

Rosalia Langarica, Abel Bernal, Margarita Rosado, Francisco Cobos Duenas, Fernando Garfias, Leonel Gutierrez, Etienne LeCoarer, Carlos Tejada, Silvio Tinoco

Proc. SPIE. 3355, Optical Astronomical Instrumentation

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical design, Astronomy, Cameras, Kinematics, Collimators, Software development, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

Remote control for the OAN 1-m telescope at Tonantzintla, Puebla

Abel Bernal, Beatriz Sanchez, Arturo Iriarte Valverde

Proc. SPIE. 3351, Telescope Control Systems III

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Astronomy, Control systems, Computer programming, Data acquisition, Domes, Astronomical telescopes, Fiber optic communications, Fiber optic networks

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

UNAM scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer (PUMA) for the study of interstellar medium

Rosalia Langarica, Abel Bernal, Francisco Cobos Duenas, Margarita Rosado, Silvio Tinoco, Fernando Garfias, Carlos Tejada, Leonel Gutierrez, Fernando Angeles

Proc. SPIE. 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Telescopes, Mirrors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Fabry–Perot interferometry, Sensors, Calibration, Interference filters, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

CAMILA: Infrared Camera/Spectrograph for OAN-SPM

Irene Cruz-Gonzales, Luis Carrasco, Elfego Ruiz Schneider, Lorenzo Leija, Michael Skrutskie, Michael Meyer, Pablo Sotelo, P. Barbosa, Leonel Gutierrez, Arturo Iriarte Valverde, Francisco Cobos Duenas, Abel Bernal, Beatriz Sanchez, Jorge Valdez, S. Arguelles, Paolo Conconi

Proc. SPIE. 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Cameras, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Control systems, Infrared radiation

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