Dr. Bernhard W. Adams Profile

Dr. Bernhard W. Adams

at Research Instruments Corp

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 2 October 2024 Presentation

Closed-loop control of heliostats with detailed radiant-footprint optimization

Bernhard Adams

Proceedings Volume PC13132, PC131320I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028063

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Sunlight, Thermodynamics, Scattered light, Safety, Retroreflectors, Reflectors, Reflectivity, Reflection, Quartz

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Simultaneous alignment of heliostat mirrors, using retro-reflectors

Bernhard Adams

Proceedings Volume 12671, 126710A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676549

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflection, Sunlight, Receivers, Retroreflectors, Glasses, Sun, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Generation of gamma-rays with low-energy picosecond laser pulses

Daniel DeCiccio, Keith Bisogno, Bernhard Adams, Christoph Rose-Petruck

Proceedings Volume 12694, 126940A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677657

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Electrons, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma, Laser systems engineering, Picosecond phenomena, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Generation of MeV x-rays with 3-mJ, picosecond laser pulses

Daniel DeCiccio, Keith Bisogno, Bernhard Adams, Gaia Barbiero, Michael Rampp, Thomas Metzger, Christoph Rose-Petruck

Proceedings Volume 12582, 125820B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666404

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Pulsed laser operation, Electrons, Metals, Plasma, Laser systems engineering, X-ray detectors, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

LPXS: a high-performance, recirculating liquid-metal laser-driven plasma x-ray source

Bernhard Adams, Daniel DeCiccio, Michael Michon, Pawel Chmielniak, Tomáš Parkman, Gerald Diebold, Keith Bisogno, Christoph Rose-Petruck

Proceedings Volume 11837, 118370R (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603095

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray sources, Plasma, X-ray imaging, Liquids, Laser systems engineering, Metals, X-ray technology, X-ray optics, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Recent developments in next-generation microchannel plates for particle identification applications

Till Cremer, Bernhard Adams, Melvin Aviles, Camden Ertley, Michael Foley, Alexey Lyashenko, Michael Minot, Mark Popecki, Travis Rivera, Michael Stochaj, Anil Mane, Jeffrey Elam, Maximilian Gebhard, Oswald H. Siegmund

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180M (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530037

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Particles, Glasses, Atomic layer deposition, Gamma radiation, Resistance, Thin film coatings, Photon counting, Spatial resolution, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Developments in large-area flat panel photodetectors with ALD glass capillary array microchannel plates

Camden Ertley, Alexey Lyashenko, Bernhard Adams, Till Cremer, Michael Minot, Mark Popecki, Michael Foley, Michael Stochaj, Cole Hamel, Satya Butler, Melvin Aviles, Travis Rivera, Oswald H. Siegmund

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530039

KEYWORDS: Photodetectors, Microchannel plates, Atomic layer deposition, Picosecond phenomena, Laser applications, Quantum efficiency, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

First results developing time-of-flight proton radiography for proton therapy applications

William Worstell, Bernhard Adams, Melvin Aviles, Justin Bond, Ethan Cascio, Till Cremer, Georges El Fakhri, Camden Ertley, Michael Foley, Kira Grogg, Cole Hamel, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Alexey Lyashenko, Michael Minot, Harald Paganetti, Mark Popecki, Michael Stochaj

Proceedings Volume 10948, 109480G (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2511804

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microchannel plates, Radiography, Telescopes, Picosecond phenomena, Photodetectors, Oscilloscopes, Quantum efficiency, Resistance, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Digital image capture for high-resolution medical x-ray diagnostics

Theodore Morse, Nicholas Mostovych, Rajiv Gupta, Timothy Murphy, Peter Weber, Nerine Cherepy, Bernhard Adams, Thomas Bifano, Brian Stankus, Adil Akif, Angus Kingon

Proceedings Volume 10763, 107630E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321166

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mammography, X-rays, Cameras, Diagnostics, Scintillators, X-ray detectors, Photodetectors, CMOS sensors, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Demonstration of a high resolution x-ray detector for medical imaging

Theodore Morse, Nicholas Mostovych, Rajiv Gupta, Timothy Murphy, Peter Weber, Nerine Cherepy, Bernhard Adams, Thomas Bifano, Brian Stankus, Adil Akif, Angus Kingon

Proceedings Volume 10763, 107630C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320723

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polymers, Bismuth, Channel projecting optics, Ultraviolet radiation, Modulation transfer functions, X-ray detectors, Data modeling, Capillaries, X-ray imaging, Digital x-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2017 Presentation

Life testing of ALD-GCA MCPs: recent results (Conference Presentation)

Mark Popecki, Christopher Craven, Till Cremer, William Worstell, Michael Minot, Bernhard Adams, Michael Foley, Alexey Lyashenko, Justin Bond, Michael Stochaj, Camden Ertley, Oswald H. Siegmund, Jeffrey Elam, Anil Mane

Proceedings Volume 10397, 103970Y (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277365

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Resistance, Atomic layer deposition, Glasses, Thin films, Tolerancing, Manufacturing, Photodiodes

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2017 Presentation

ALD-microchannel plates for cryogenic applications (Conference Presentation)

Till Cremer, Bernhard Adams, Melvin Aviles, Justin Bond, Christopher Craven, Michael Foley, Alexey Lyashenko, Michael Minot, Mark Popecki, Michael Stochaj, William Worstell, Jeffrey Elam, Anil Mane, Oswald H. Siegmund, Camden Ertley

Proceedings Volume 10397, 103970Z (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277185

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Resistance, Cryogenics, Atomic layer deposition, Glasses, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Temperature metrology, Nanostructures

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2016 Presentation + Paper

Development of polycapillary x-ray optics for x-ray spectroscopy

Bernhard Adams, Klaus Attenkofer, Justin Bond, Christopher Craven, Till Cremer, Aileen O'Mahony, Michael Minot, Mark Popecki

Proceedings Volume 9964, 996409 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238294

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, X-rays, Capillaries, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, Reflection, Reflectivity, Imaging systems, Coating, Rhodium

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Pilot production and advanced development of large-area picosecond photodetectors

Michael Minot, Bernhard Adams, Melvin Aviles, Justin Bond, Christopher Craven, Till Cremer, Michael Foley, Alexey Lyashenko, Mark Popecki, Michael Stochaj, William Worstell, Anil Mane, Jeffrey Elam, Oswald H. Siegmund, Camden Ertley, Henry Frisch, Andrey Elagin

Proceedings Volume 9968, 99680X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237331

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Picosecond phenomena, Photodetectors, Atomic layer deposition, Sensors, Ceramics, Resistance, Glasses, Quantum efficiency, Indium

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We report pilot production and advanced development performance results achieved for Large Area Picosecond Photodetectors (LAPPD). The LAPPD is a microchannel plate (MCP) based photodetector, capable of imaging with single-photon sensitivity at high spatial and temporal resolutions in a hermetic package with an active area of 400 square centimeters. In December 2015, Incom Inc. completed installation of equipment and facilities for demonstration of early stage pilot production of LAPPD. Initial fabrication trials commenced in January 2016. The “baseline” LAPPD employs an all-glass hermetic package with top and bottom plates and sidewalls made of borosilicate float glass. Signals are generated by a bi-alkali Na₂KSb photocathode and amplified with a stacked chevron pair of “next generation” MCPs produced by applying resistive and emissive atomic layer deposition coatings to borosilicate glass capillary array (GCA) substrates. Signals are collected on RF strip-line anodes applied to the bottom plates which exit the detector via pinfree hermetic seals under the side walls. Prior tests show that LAPPDs have electron gains greater than 107, submillimeter space resolution for large pulses and several mm for single photons, time resolutions of 50 picoseconds for single photons, predicted resolution of less than 5 picoseconds for large pulses, high stability versus charge extraction, and good uniformity. LAPPD performance results for product produced during the first half of 2016 will be reviewed. Recent advances in the development of LAPPD will also be reviewed, as the baseline design is adapted to meet the requirements for a wide range of emerging application. These include a novel ceramic package design, ALD coated MCPs optimized to have a low temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and further advances to adapt the LAPPD for cryogenic applications using Liquid Argon (LAr). These developments will meet the needs for DOE-supported RD for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), nuclear physics applications such as EIC, medical, homeland security and astronomical applications for direct and indirect photon detection.

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2015 Paper

Development of polycapillary x-ray optics for synchrotron spectroscopy

Mark Popecki, Daniel Bennis, Bernhard Adams, Aileen O'Mahony, Christopher Craven, Michael Foley, Michael Minot, Joseph Renaud, Justin Bond, Michael Stochaj, Klaus Attenkofer, Eli Stavitski

Proceedings Volume 9588, 95880D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188687

KEYWORDS: Capillaries, X-rays, X-ray optics, Optical fibers, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Optics manufacturing, Atomic layer deposition, Reflection, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2011 Paper

A novel atomic layer deposition method to fabricate economical and robust large area microchannel plates

Anil Mane, Qing Peng, Matthew Wetstein, Robert Wagner, Henry Frisch, Oswald H. W. Siegmund, Michael Minot, Bernhard Adams, Matthieu Chollet, Jeffrey Elam

Proceedings Volume 8031, 80312H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882885

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Atomic layer deposition, Resistance, Capillaries, Sensors, Scanning electron microscopy, Glasses, Manufacturing, Electrodes, Borosilicate glass

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2006 Paper

Tunable highly efficient crystal analyzer based on active optics

Klaus Attenkofer, Bernhard Adams

Proceedings Volume 6317, 63170R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.684942

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Sensors, Luminescence, Laser crystals, Solids, X-rays, Scattering, Statistical analysis, Platinum, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2005 Paper

Visible/IR light and x-rays in femtosecond synchronism from an x-ray free-electron laser

B. Adams

Proceedings Volume 5920, 59200E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620282

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Free electron lasers, Femtosecond phenomena, Liquid crystal lasers, X-ray lasers, Scattering, Electron beams, Visible radiation, Synchrotron radiation, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2004 Paper

Femtosecond coherent control of x-rays

Bernhard Adams

Proceedings Volume 5194, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505241

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Crystals, X-ray diffraction, Femtosecond phenomena, Wave propagation, Dispersion, X-ray optics, Diffraction, Laser crystals, Electromagnetism

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