Prof. Alexandra Pope Profile

Prof. Alexandra Pope

Associate Professor at Univ of Massachusetts Amherst

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

The Large Millimeter Telescope: Current status and telescope performance

David Hughes, F. Peter Schloerb, Emmaly Aguilar Perez, Itziar Aretxaga, Edgar Castillo-Domínguez, Miguel Chávez Dagostino, Edgar Colín, Daniel Ferrusca Rodriguez, David Gale, Víctor Gómez-Rivera, Arturo Gómez-Ruiz, José Luis Hernández Rebollar, Alfredo Montaña, Emir Marcos Moreno Nolasco, Lee Mundy, Gopal Narayanan, Alexandra Pope, Iván Rodríguez-Montoya, David Sánchez-Argüelles, David Smith, Kamal Souccar, Miguel Veláquez de la Rosa Becerra, Grant Wilson, Min Yun

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218213 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630664

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Receivers, Cameras, Transparency, Systems engineering, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Sensors, Reflectors, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

The TolTEC Camera: Calibration and On-site Performance at the Large Millimeter Telescope

Nat DeNigris, Peter Ade, Jason Austermann, Itziar Aretxaga, Sean Bryan, Reid Contente, Daniel Ferrusca, Laura Fissel, Jiansong Gao, Joseph Golec, Arturo Gómez, Sam Gordon, Robert Gutermuth, Gene Hilton, Mohsen Hosseini, Johannes Hubmayr, David Hughes, Stephen Kuczarski, Dennis Lee, Emily Lunde, Zhiyuan Ma, Emily Martsen, Philip Mauskopf, Michael McCrackan, Jeffrey McMahon, Giles Novak, Giampaolo Pisano, Alexandra Pope, Iván Rodríguez Montoya, Caleigh Ryan, David Sánchez-Argüelles, F. Peter Schloerb, Sara Simon, Adrian Sinclair, Jack Slater, Kamal Souccar, Ana Torres Campos, Carole Tucker, Eric Van Camp, Samantha Walker, Grant Wilson, Eric Weeks, Min Yun

Proceedings Volume PC12190, PC1219002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630125

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Calibration, Sensors, Target detection, Polarization, Polarimetry, Inductance

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 March 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Far-infrared imager and polarimeter for the Origins Space Telescope

Johannes Staguhn, Edward Amatucci, Damon Bradley, David Chuss, James Corsetti, Mike DiPirro, Dale Fixsen, Joseph Howard, David Leisawitz, S. Harvey Moseley, Margaret Meixner, Alexandra Pope, Joaquin Vieira, Edward Wollack, the Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Team

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011016, (March 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011016

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Observatories, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Signal processing, Mirrors, Microwave radiation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 March 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Origins Space Telescope: trades and decisions leading to the baseline mission concept

David Leisawitz, Edward Amatucci, Lynn Allen, Jonathan Arenberg, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Ray Bell, Dominic Benford, Edwin Bergin, Jeffrey Booth, Charles Bradford, Damon Bradley, Sean Carey, Ruth Carter, Asantha Cooray, James Corsetti, Larry Dewell, Michael DiPirro, Bret Drake, Matthew East, Kimberly Ennico, Greg Feller, Angel Flores, Jonathan Fortney, Zachary Granger, Thomas Greene, Joseph Howard, Tiffany Kataria, John Knight, Charles Lawrence, Paul Lightsey, John Mather, Margaret Meixner, Gary Melnick, Craig McMurtry, Stefanie Milam, Samuel Moseley, Desika Narayanan, Alison Nordt, Deborah Padgett, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alexandra Pope, Gerard Rafanelli, David Redding, George Rieke, Thomas Roellig, Itsuki Sakon, Carly Sandin, Karin Sandstrom, Anita Sengupta, Kartik Sheth, Lawrence Sokolsky, Johannes Staguhn, John Steeves, Kevin Stevenson, Kate Su, Joaquin Vieira, Cassandra Webster, Martina Wiedner, Edward Wright, Chi Wu, David Yanatsis, Jonas Zmuidzinas, the Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Team

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011014, (March 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011014

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Astronomy, Space operations, Cryogenics, Aerospace engineering, Cryocoolers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 11 March 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Origins Survey Spectrometer: revealing the hearts of distant galaxies and forming planetary systems with far-IR spectroscopy

Charles Bradford, Bruce Cameron, Bradley Moore, Steven Hailey-Dunsheath, Edward Amatucci, Damon Bradley, James Corsetti, David Leisawitz, Michael DiPirro, James Tuttle, Ari-David Brown, Richard McBirney, Alexandra Pope, Lee Armus, Margaret Meixner, Klaus Pontoppidan

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011017, (March 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011017

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Fourier transforms, Interferometers, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Heart, Telescopes, Optical design

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 February 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Origins Space Telescope science drivers to design traceability

Margaret Meixner, Asantha Cooray, David Leisawitz, Johannes Staguhn, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Dominic Benford, Edwin Bergin, Charles Matt Bradford, Denis Burgarella, Sean Carey, Elvire De Beck, Kimberly Ennico-Smith, Jonathan Fortney, Maryvonne Gerin, Frank Helmich, Tiffany Kataria, Eric Mamajek, Gary Melnick, Stefanie Milam, Samuel Harvey Moseley, Desika Narayanan, Susan Neff, Deborah Padgett, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alexandra Pope, Thomas Roellig, Itsuki Sakon, Karin Sandstrom, Douglas Scott, Kartik Sheth, Kevin Stevenson, Kate Su, Joaquin Vieira, Martina Wiedner, Edward Wright, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Origins Study Team

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011012, (February 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011012

KEYWORDS: Planets, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Exoplanets, Astronomy, Observatories, Planetary systems, Metals

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 January 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Origins Space Telescope: baseline mission concept

Edward Amatucci, Lynn Allen, Jonathan Arenberg, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Porfirio Beltran, Dominic Benford, Denis Burgarella, Ruth Carter, Danny Chi, Asantha Cooray, James Corsetti, Elvire De Beck, Larry Dewell, Michael DiPirro, Matthew East, Samantha Edgington, Kimberly Ennico, Louis Fantano, David Folta, Joseph Generie, Zachary Granger, Thomas Greene, Alex Griffiths, George Harpole, Frank Helmich, Joseph Howard, Tracee Jamison, Lisa Kaltenegger, Tiffany Kataria, Charles Lawrence, Margaret Meixner, Ted Mooney, Samuel Moseley, Susan Neff, Thanh Nguyen, Alison Nordt, Michael Petach, Susanna Petro, Alexandra Pope, Daniel Ramspacker, Alison Rao, Itsuki Sakon, Karin Sandstrom, Douglas Scott, Lenward Seals, Kartik Sheth, Steven Tompkins, Cassandra Webster, Martina Wiedner, Edward Wright, Chi Wu, Jonas Zmuidzinas, David Leisawitz, Bob Beaman, Raymond Bell, Edward Bergin, Jeffrey Bolognese, Charles Bradford, Damon Bradley, Sean Carey, Tom D'Asto, Kevin Denis, Christopher Derkacz, C. Paul Earle, Gregory Feller, Jonathan Fortney, Benjamin Gavares, Maryvonne Gerin, Keith Harvey, Lawrence Hilliard, Michael Jacoby, Anisa Jamil, J. Scott Knight, Perry Knollenberg, Paul Lightsey, Sarah Lipscy, Eric Mamajek, Gregory Martins, John Mather, Gary Melnick, Stefanie Milam, Desika Narayanan, Jeffrey Olson, Deborah Padgett, John Pohner, Klaus Pontoppidan, Thomas Roellig, Carly Sandin, Larry Sokolsky, Johannes Staguhn, John Steeves, Kevin Stevenson, Eric Stoneking, Kate Su, Kiarash Tajdaran, Joaquin Vieira

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011002, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011002

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Paper

The Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) Alfonso Serrano: current status and telescope performance

David Hughes, F. Peter Schloerb, Itziar Aretxaga, Edgar Castillo-Domínguez, Miguel Chávez Dagostino, Edgar Colín, Neal Erickson, Daniel Ferrusca Rodriguez, David Gale, Arturo Gómez-Ruiz, José Luis Hernández Rebollar, Mark Heyer, James Lowenthal, Alfredo Montaña, Marcos Emir Moreno Nolasco, Gopal Narayanan, Alexandra Pope, Iván Rodríguez-Montoya, David Sánchez-Argüelles, David Smith, Kamal Souccar, Miguel Velázquez de la Rosa Becerra, Grant Wilson, Min Yun

Proceedings Volume 11445, 1144522 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561893

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Reflectors, Optical instrument design, Receivers, Reflector telescopes, Control systems, Actuators, Heterodyning, Transparency, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The TolTEC camera: an overview of the instrument and in-lab testing results

Grant Wilson, Sophia Abi-Saad, Peter Ade, Itziar Aretxaga, Jason Austermann, Yvonne Ban, Joseph Bardin, James Beall, Marc Berthoud, Sean Bryan, John Bussan, Edgar Castillo, Miguel Chavez, Reid Contente, N. DeNigris, Bradley Dober, Miranda Eiben, Daniel Ferrusca, Laura Fissel, Jiansong Gao, Joseph Golec, Robert Golina, Arturo Gomez, Sam Gordon, Robert Gutermuth, Gene Hilton, Mohsen Hosseini, Johannes Hubmayr, David Hughes, Stephen Kuczarski, Dennis Lee, Emily Lunde, Zhiyuan Ma, Hamdi Mani, Philip Mauskopf, Michael McCrackan, Christopher McKenney, Jeffrey McMahon, Giles Novak, Giampaolo Pisano, Alexandra Pope, Amy Ralston, Ivan Rodriguez, David Sánchez-Argüelles, F. Peter Schloerb, Sara Simon, Adrian Sinclair, Kamal Souccar, Ana Torres Campos, Carole Tucker, Joel Ullom, Eric Van Camp, Jeff Van Lanen, Miguel Velazquez, Michael Vissers, Eric Weeks, Min Yun

Proceedings Volume 11453, 1145302 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562331

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Unattended ground sensors, Cryogenics, Black bodies, Optical testing, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Inductance, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

The Origins Space Telescope

D. Leisawitz, E. Amatucci, L. Allen, J. Arenberg, L. Armus, C. Battersby, B. Beaman, J. Bauer, R. Bell, P. Beltran, D. Benford, E. Bergin, J. Bolognese, C. Bradford, D. Bradley, D. Burgarella, S. Carey, R. Carter, J. Chi, A. Cooray, J. Corsetti, T. D'Asto, E. De Beck, K. Denis, C. Derkacz, L. Dewell, M. DiPirro, C. P. Earle, M. East, S. Edgington, K. Ennico, L. Fantano, G. Feller, A. Flores, D. Folta, J. Fortney, B. Gavares, J. Generie, M. Gerin, Z. Granger, T. Greene, A. Griffiths, G. Harpole, K. Harvey, F. Helmich, G. Helou, L. Hilliard, J. Howard, M. Jacoby, A. Jamil, T. Jamison, L. Kaltenegger, T. Kataria, J. S. Knight, P. Knollenberg, C. Lawrence, P. Lightsey, S. Lipscy, C. Lynch, E. Mamajek, G. Martins, J. Mather, M. Meixner, G. Melnick, S. Milam, T. Mooney, S. Moseley, D. Narayanan, S. Neff, T. Nguyen, A. Nordt, J. Olson, D. Padgett, M. Petach, S. Petro, J. Pohner, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pope, D. Ramspacher, A. Rao, G. Rieke, M. Rieke, T. Roellig, I. Sakon, C. Sandin, K. Sandstrom, D. Scott, L. Seals, K. Sheth, J. Staguhn, J. Steeves, K. Stevenson, L. Stokowski, E. Stoneking, K. Su, K. Tajdaran, S. Tompkins, J. Turner, J. Vieira, C. Webster, M. Wiedner, E. Wright, C. Wu, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530514

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Planets, Stars, Telescopes, Astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Origins Survey Spectrometer (OSS): a far-IR discovery machine for the Origins Space Telescope

C. Matt Bradford, Bruce Cameron, Bradley Moore, Edward Amatucci, Damon Bradley, James Corsetti, David Leisawitz, S. Harvey Moseley, Johannes Staguhn, James Tuttle, Ari Brown, Alexandra Pope, Lee Armus, Margaret Meixner, Klaus Pontoppidan

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069818 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314049

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Interferometers, Fourier transforms, Telescopes, Optical design, Bolometers, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Mirrors, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Origins Space Telescope: the far infrared imager and polarimeter FIP

Johannes Staguhn, Edward Amatucci, Lee Armus, Damon Bradley, Ruth Carter, David Chuss, James Corsetti, Asantha Cooray, Joseph Howard, David Leisawitz, Margaret Meixner, Samuel Moseley, Alexandra Pope, Joaquin Vieira, Edward Wollack

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106981A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312626

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Polarimetry, Sensors, Far infrared, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Cameras, Cryogenics, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Origins Space Telescope: mission concept overview

D. Leisawitz, E. Amatucci, R. Carter, M. DiPirro, A. Flores, J. Staguhn, C. Wu, L. Allen, J. Arenberg, L. Armus, C. Battersby, J. Bauer, R. Bell, P. Beltran, D. Benford, E. Bergin, C. Bradford, D. Bradley, D. Burgarella, S. Carey, D. Chi, A. Cooray, J. Corsetti, E. De Beck, K. Denis, L. Dewell, M. East, S. Edgington, K. Ennico, L. Fantano, G. Feller, D. Folta, J. Fortney, J. Generie, M. Gerin, Z. Granger, G. Harpole, K. Harvey, F. Helmich, L. Hilliard, J. Howard, M. Jacoby, A. Jamil, T. Kataria, S. Knight, P. Knollenberg, P. Lightsey, S. Lipscy, E. Mamajek, G. Martins, M. Meixner, G. Melnick, S. Milam, T. Mooney, S. Moseley, D. Narayanan, S. Neff, T. Nguyen, A. Nordt, J. Olson, D. Padgett, M. Petach, S. Petro, J. Pohner, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pope, D. Ramspacher, T. Roellig, I. Sakon, C. Sandin, K. Sandstrom, D. Scott, K. Sheth, J. Steeves, K. Stevenson, L. Stokowski, E. Stoneking, K. Su, K. Tajdaran, S. Tompkins, J. Vieira, C. Webster, M. Wiedner, E. Wright, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069815 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313823

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Astrophysics, Astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Aerospace engineering, Cryocoolers

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Overview of the Origins Space telescope: science drivers to observatory requirements

Margaret Meixner, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Edwin Bergin, Asantha Cooray, Jonathan Fortney, Tiffany Kataria, David Leisawitz, Stefanie Milam, Klaus Pontoppidan, Alexandra Pope, Karin Sandstrom, Johannes Staguhn, Kevin Stevenson, Kate Su, Charles Matt Bradford, Dominic Benford, Denis Burgarella, Sean Carey, Ruth Carter, Elvire De Beck, Michael Dipirro, Kimberly Ennico-Smith, Maryvonne Gerin, Frank Helmich, Lisa Kaltenegger, Eric. Mamajek, Gary Melnick, Samuel Harvey Moseley, Desika Narayanan, Susan Neff, Deborah Padgett, Thomas Roellig, Itsuki Sakon, Douglas Scott, Kartik Sheth, Joaquin Vieira, Martina Wiedner, Edward Wright, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980N (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312255

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Stars, James Webb Space Telescope, Galactic astronomy, Observatories, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The Large Millimeter telescope Alfonso Serrano: scientific operation of the LMT 50-m, first results and next steps (Conference Presentation)

David Hughes, F. Peter Schloerb, Min Yun, Miguel Chavez, Grant Wilson, Gopal Narayanan, Neal Erickson, David Smith, Kamal Souccar, David Gale, José Luis Hernández Rebollar, Daniel Ferrusca, Miguel Velazquez, David Sánchez-Argüelles, Edgar Castillo, Itziar Aretxaga, Alexandra Pope, Shep Doeleman, Alfredo Montaña, Arturo Gómez-Ruiz

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312237

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Atmospheric sciences, Transparency, Reflectors, Control systems, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The TolTEC project: a millimeter wavelength imaging polarimeter (Conference Presentation)

Grant Wilson, Peter Ade, Itziar Aretxaga, Jason Austermann, Joseph Bardin, Peter Barry, James Beall, Marc Berthoud, Alan Braeley, Sean Bryan, Alexandra Burkott, John Bussan, Edgar Castillo, Miguel Chavez, Natalie DeNigris, Simon Doyle, Miranda Eiben, Daniel Ferrusca, Laura Fissel, Jiansong Gao, Walter Gear, Victor Gómez, Sam Gordon, Chris Groppi, Robert Gutermuth, Mark Heyer, Stephen Kuczarski, Mohsen Hosseini, Stella Offner, Alexandra Pope, F. Peter Schloerb, Kamal Souccar, Yuping Tang, Gary Wallace, Min Yun, Phillip Mauskopf, Rhys Kelso, Jacob Knapp, Emily Lunde, Hamdi Mani, Justin Mathewson, Evan Scannapieco, Matt Underhill, Johannes Hubmayr, Michael Vissers, David Hughes, Ivan Rodriguez Montoya, David Sanchez, Miguel Velazquez, Salvador Ventura, Enzo Pascale, Sam Rowe, Carole Tucker, Giles Novak, Jeff McMahon, Sara Simon

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107080I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313347

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Microwave radiation, Spatial resolution, Receivers, Inductance, Silicon

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