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Dylan M. McKeithen

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Particulate contamination on starshade optical edges

Dylan McKeithen, Stuart Shaklan, Joshua Vawdrey

Proceedings Volume 12680, 1268011 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677571

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

A starshade for NASA’s habitable worlds observatory concept: exoplanet characterization in the UV

Stuart Shaklan, Dylan McKeithen, Doug Lisman, Philip Dumont

Proceedings Volume 12680, 1268010 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677793

KEYWORDS: Planets, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Stars, Calibration, Exoplanets, Coronagraphy, Equipment, Quantum efficiency, Point spread functions

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 January 2021 Open Access

Antireflection coatings on starshade optical edges for solar glint suppression

Dylan McKeithen, Stuart Shaklan, David Sheikh, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Eric Lowe

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 02, 021208, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021208

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Antireflective coatings, Diffraction, Sun, Manufacturing, Reflection, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Finite-difference time-domain method

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 January 2021 Open Access

Solar glint from uncoated starshade optical edges

Stuart Shaklan, Evan Hilgemann, Dylan McKeithen, Stefan Martin, John Steeves, David Webb, Douglas Lisman

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 02, 021204, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021204

KEYWORDS: Sun, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Cameras, Scanning electron microscopy, Sensors, Scatter measurement, Planets, Optical testing, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Broadband characterization of anti-reflection coated starshade optical edges for solar glint control

Dylan McKeithen, Stuart Shaklan, Stefan Martin, Eric Lowe, David Sheikh

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114436A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563103

KEYWORDS: Coating, Light scattering, Optical instrument design, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Antireflective coatings, Absorption, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Modeling the scatter of sunlight from starshade edges

Dylan McKeithen, Stuart Shaklan, Stefan Martin, Christine Bradley, Raju Manthena

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111171L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530026

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Stars, Telescopes, Diffraction, Finite-difference time-domain method, Scattering, Scatter measurement

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Advancements in precision edges for a starshade external occulter

Evan Hilgemann, Dylan McKeithen, Nicholas Saltarelli, Maxwell Ferguson, John Steeves, David Webb, Stuart Shaklan, Stefan Martin, Douglas Lisman

Proceedings Volume 11117, 111170Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530160

KEYWORDS: Metals, Light scattering, Epoxies, Cameras, Prototyping, Carbon, Manufacturing, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Development of low-scatter optical edges for starshades

John Steeves, Hyeong Jae Lee, Evan Hilgemann, Dylan McKeithen, Christine Bradley, David Webb, Stuart Shaklan, Stefan Martin, Douglas Lisman

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107065K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312694

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Space telescopes, Light scattering, Coating, Scattering

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