Dr. Beth A. Biller Profile

Dr. Beth A. Biller

Chancellor' s Fellow at Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanetary systems with the JWST early release science program

Sasha Hinkley, Aarynn Carter, Shrishmoy Ray, Beth Biller, Andrew Skemer, Elodie Choquet, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Stephanie Sallum, Brittany Miles, Niall Whiteford, Polychronis Patapis, Marshall Perrin, Laurent Pueyo, Karl Stapelfeldt, Jason Wang, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Julien Girard, Dean Hines, Jens Kammerer, Jarron Leisenring, Yifan Zhou, Michael Meyer, Michael Liu, Mickael Bonnefoy, Simon Petrus, Mariangela Bonavita, Gael Chauvin, Christine Chen, Thayne Currie, Kielan K. Hoch, Cecilia Lazzoni, Elisabeth Matthews, Michael McElwain, Isabel Rebollido, Emily Rickman, Glenn Schneider, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Jordan Stone

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629919

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Coronagraphy, Planets, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Stars, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Simulating JWST high contrast observations with PanCAKE

Aarynn Carter, Andrew J. Skemer, Camilla Danielski, Jarron Leisenring, Jason Wang, Kyle Van Gorkom, Brian York, Jea Adams, Beth Biller, Julien Girard, Sasha Hinkley, Bryony Nickson, Marshall Perrin, Laurent Pueyo

Proceedings Volume 11823, 118230H (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594501

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Computer simulations, Device simulation, Target acquisition, Telescopes, Sensors, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

ERIS: revitalising an adaptive optics instrument for the VLT

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

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 | 9 August 2016 Paper

Paper

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

David Pearson, William Taylor, Ric Davies, Mike MacIntosh, David Henry, David Lunney, Chris Waring, Xiaofeng Gao, John Lightfoot, Adrian Glauser, Sascha Quanz, Michael Meyer, Hans Martin Schmid, Stephen March, Walter Bachmann, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Elizabeth George, Eckhard Sturm, Beth Biller, Sasha Hinckley, 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 | 7 August 2014 Paper

Paper

Results from the Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign

Beth Biller, Michael Liu, Zahed Wahhaj, Eric Nielsen, Thomas Hayward, Mark Chun, Laird Close, Christ Ftaclas, Jared Males, Markus Hartung, I. Reid, Evgenya Shkolnik, Andrew Skemer, Matthias Tecza, Niranjan Thatte, Fraser Clarke, Douglas Toomey

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91481O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057339

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Photonic integrated circuits, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Gemini Observatory, Coronagraphy, Astronomy, Observatories, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Science case and requirements for the MOSAIC concept for a multi-object spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope

C. Evans, M. Puech, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, J.-G. Cuby, E. Guenther, F. Hammer, P. Jagourel, L. Kaper, S. Morris, J. Afonso, P. Amram, H. Aussel, A. Basden, N. Bastian, G. Battaglia, B. Biller, N. Bouché, E. Caffau, S. Charlot, Y. Clénet, F. Combes, C. Conselice, T. Contini, G. Dalton, B. Davies, K. Disseau, J. Dunlop, F. Fiore, H. Flores, T. Fusco, D. Gadotti, A. Gallazzi, E. Giallongo, T. Gonçalves, D. Gratadour, V. Hill, M. Huertas-Company, R. Ibata, S. Larsen, O. Le Fèvre, B. Lemasle, C. Maraston, S. Mei, Y. Mellier, G. Östlin, T. Paumard, R. Pello, L. Pentericci, P. Petitjean, M. Roth, D. Rouan, D. Schaerer, E. Telles, S. Trager, N. Welikala, S. Zibetti, B. Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914796 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055857

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Planets, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Molybdenum, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Galaxy evolution, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Paper

High contrast imaging at the LBT: the LEECH exoplanet imaging survey

Andrew Skemer, Philip Hinz, Simone Esposito, Michael Skrutskie, Denis Defrère, Vanessa Bailey, Jarron Leisenring, Daniel Apai, Beth Biller, Mickaël Bonnefoy, Wolfgang Brandner, Esther Buenzli, Laird Close, Justin Crepp, Robert De Rosa, Silvano Desidera, Josh Eisner, Jonathan Fortney, Thomas Henning, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Taisiya Kopytova, Anne-Lise Maire, Jared Males, Rafael Millan-Gabet, Katie Morzinski, Apurva Oza, Jenny Patience, Abhijith Rajan, George Rieke, Dieter Schertl, Joshua Schlieder, Kate Su, Amali Vaz, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Gerd Weigelt, Charles Woodward, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057277

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Paper

The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign

Michael Liu, Zahed Wahhaj, Beth Biller, Eric Nielsen, Mark Chun, Laird Close, Christ Ftaclas, Markus Hartung, Thomas Hayward, Fraser Clarke, I. Neill Reid, Evgenya Shkolnik, Mathias Tecza, Niranjan Thatte, Silvia Alencar, Pawel Artymowicz, Alan Boss, Adam Burrows, Elisabethe de Gouveia Dal Pino, Jane Gregorio-Hetem, Shigeru Ida, Marc Kuchner, Douglas Lin, Douglas Toomey

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77361K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858358

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Gemini Observatory, Point spread functions, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Observing strategies for the NICI campaign to directly image extrasolar planets

Beth Biller, Étienne Artigau, Zahed Wahhaj, Markus Hartung, Michael Liu, Laird Close, Mark Chun, Christ Ftaclas, Douglas Toomey, Thomas Hayward

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70156Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789565

KEYWORDS: Planets, Point spread functions, K band, Methane, Stars, Coronagraphy, Absorption, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Gemini Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Performance of the near-infrared coronagraphic imager on Gemini-South

Mark Chun, Doug Toomey, Zahed Wahhaj, Beth Biller, Etienne Artigau, Tom Hayward, Mike Liu, Laird Close, Markus Hartung, Francois Rigaut, Christ Ftaclas

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70151V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787683

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Calcium, Optical instrument design, Planets, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Paper

NICI: combining coronagraphy, ADI, and SDI

Étienne Artigau, Beth Biller, Zahed Wahhaj, Markus Hartung, Thomas Hayward, Laird Close, Mark Chun, Michael Liu, Gelys Trancho, François Rigaut, Douglas Toomey, Christ Ftaclas

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788390

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Coronagraphy, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Signal to noise ratio, Adaptive optics, Digital filtering, Speckle pattern, Interference (communication), Gemini Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 4 July 2006 Paper

Paper

Contrast limits with the Simultaneous Differential Extrasolar Planet Imager (SDI) at the VLT and MMT

Beth Biller, Laird Close, Elena Masciadri, Rainer Lenzen, Wolfgang Brandner, Donald McCarthy, Thomas Henning, Eric Nielsen, Markus Hartung, Stephan Kellner, Kerstin Geissler, Markus Kasper

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671771

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Adaptive optics, Image filtering, Exoplanets, Methane, Optical filters, Speckle, Absorption, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Suppressing speckle noise for simultaneous differential extrasolar planet imaging (SDI) at the VLT and MMT

Beth Biller, Laird Close, Rainer Lenzen, Wolfgang Brandner, Donald McCarthy, Eric Nielsen, Markus Hartung

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552164

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Image filtering, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Speckle, Optical filters, Methane, Absorption, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Paper

A novel simultaneous differential imager for the direct imaging of giant planets

Rainer Lenzen, Laird Close, Wolfgang Brandner, Beth Biller, Markus Hartung

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549406

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Absorption, Exoplanets, Methane, Speckle, Diffraction, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

Paper

Chandra X-ray Observatory mirror effective area

Ping Zhao, Diab Jerius, Richard Edgar, Terrance Gaetz, Leon Van Speybroeck, Beth Biller, Eli Beckerman, Herman Marshall

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509379

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Calibration, Sensors, Mirrors, X-ray sources, Observatories, X-ray telescopes, Quantum efficiency, Buildings, Data analysis

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Conference Committee Involvement (6)

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

17 July 2022 | Montréal, Québec, Canada

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

14 December 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

13 December 2020 | San Diego, California, United States

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

10 June 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave

26 June 2016 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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