Dr. Edwin F. Erickson Profile

Dr. Edwin F. Erickson

Scientist at NASA Ames Research Ctr

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

SOFIA design history

Hans Kärcher, Edwin Erickson, Alfred Krabbe, Jörg Wagner

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99061V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232715

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Spherical lenses, Actuators, Magnetism, Optical spheres, Silicon carbide

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2007 Paper

AIRES: an airborne infrared echelle spectrometer for SOFIA

Edwin Erickson, Michael Haas, Sean Colgan, Jessie Dotson, Janet Simpson, Erick Young

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66780J (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.746159

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Optical design, Cameras, Infrared spectroscopy, Electronics, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Data acquisition, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

The SOFIA cavity door - an unvignetted view: configuration, operation, and potential science implications

Edwin Erickson, David Howe, John Perry, Ted Brown, Michael Haas

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62670U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672639

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Contamination, Control systems, Electroluminescence, Bismuth, Diffraction, Vignetting, Aerodynamics

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Backup secondary mirror and mechanism for SOFIA

Edwin Erickson, Michael Honaker, Chad Brivkalns, Theodore Brown, Nans Kunz, Werner Preuss, Michael Haas

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.555478

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Aluminum, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Space telescopes, Diamond turning, Image quality, Surface finishing, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Specification and design of the SBRC 190: a cryogenic multiplexer for far-infrared photoconductor detectors

Edwin Erickson, Erick Young, Juergen Wolf, James Asbrock, Nancy Lum

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458823

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Photoresistors, Capacitors, Cryogenics, Electrons, Signal to noise ratio, Error control coding

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Performance summaries for SOFIA science instruments

Allan Meyer, Edwin Erickson

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458822

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution, Receivers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical filters, Image filtering, Spectrometers, Diffraction, Antennas

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Evaluation of a 40- to 125-um Ge:Sb photoconductor array for airborne astronomy

Christopher Mason, Jessie Dotson, Christopher Koerber, Edwin Erickson, Michael Haas, Anita Prasad, Fred Witteborn, Jam Farhoomand, David Sisson, Jeffrey Beeman

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458644

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Black bodies, Photoresistors, Temperature metrology, Photons, Quantum efficiency, Astronomy, Prototyping, Helium, Multiplexers

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Performance of the SBRC 190: a cryogenic multiplexer for photoconductor arrays

Jessie Dotson, Christopher Koerber, Christopher Mason, Janet Simpson, Elizabeth Moore, Fred Witteborn, Jam Farhoomand, Edwin Erickson

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458646

KEYWORDS: Switches, Capacitors, Cadmium sulfide, Sensors, Cryogenics, Multiplexers, Photoresistors, Signal to noise ratio, Amplifiers, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Paper

16x24 germanium photoconductor array for AIRES

Jessie Dotson, Edwin Erickson, Michael Haas, David Rabanus, James Baltz

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389094

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Information operations, Prototyping, Spectroscopy, Germanium, Photoresistors, Infrared spectroscopy, Signal to noise ratio, Sensor performance, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Paper

Design and assembly of a stressed Ge:Ga photoconductor array for AIRES

David Rabanus, Jessie Dotson, Edwin Erickson, Juergen Wolf

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389095

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Resistance, Crystals, Signal detection, Photoresistors, Capacitance, Cryogenics, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Paper

Image stability requirement for the SOFIA telescope

Edwin Erickson, Edward Dunham

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389101

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Diffraction, Point spread functions, Observatories, Interference (communication), Super resolution, Space telescopes, Wind energy, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

Science instrument interfaces on SOFIA

Edwin Erickson

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317296

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interfaces, Space telescopes, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Mirrors, Infrared radiation, Image quality, Data storage, Infrared astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

Preliminary optical design of AIRES: an airborne infrared echelle spectrometer for SOFIA

Michael Haas, Edwin Erickson, James Baltz, Sean Colgan, Dana Lynch, James McGuire, Robert Pina, Thomas Roellig, Janet Simpson, Charles Telesco, Juergen Wolf, Erick Young

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317297

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Collimators, Telescopes, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Helium, Optical design, Infrared radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 24 June 1996 Paper

Detection of extrasolar far-infrared lasers

Sean Colgan, Edwin Erickson, Michael Haas, David Hollenbach, Howard Smith, Vladimir Strelnitski

Proceedings Volume 2704, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243441

KEYWORDS: Hydrogen, Stars, Cryogenics, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Visualization, Laser optics, Astrophysics, Carbon dioxide, Infrared detectors

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