Dr. Eric B. Burgh Profile

Dr. Eric B. Burgh

Systems Engineer at Universities Space Research Association

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Flight performance and first results from the sub-orbital local interstellar cloud experiment (SLICE)

Kevin France, Nicholas Nell, Keri Hoadley, Robert Kane, Eric Burgh, Matthew Beasley, Rachel Bushinksy, Ted Schultz, Michael Kaiser, Christopher Moore, Jennifer Kulow, James Green

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885910 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023400

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Telescopes, Stars, Absorption, Sensors, Spectrographs, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Spectral resolution, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

The opto-mechanical design of the sub-orbital local interstellar cloud experiment (SLICE)

Robert Kane, Nicholas Nell, Ted Schultz, Kevin France, Matthew Beasley, Eric Burgh, Rachel Bushinsky, Keri Hoadley

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885912 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023079

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Microchannel plates, Cameras, Space telescopes, Electronics, Rockets, Resistors

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2013 Paper

A conceptual design for a Cassegrain-mounted high-resolution optical spectrograph for large-aperture telescopes

Cynthia Froning, Steven Osterman, Eric Burgh, Matthew Beasley, Paul Scowen, Todd Veach, Steven Jordan, Dennis Ebbets, Michael Lieber, James deCino, Bruno Vaz Castilho, Clemens Gneiding, Antonio César de Oliveira

Proceedings Volume 8836, 88360Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024056

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Optical benches, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Calibration, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Gemini Observatory, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Development of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Kevin France, Matthew Beasley, Robert Kane, Nicholas Nell, Eric Burgh, James Green

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844305 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925668

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Stars, Spectral resolution, Holography, Translucency, Rockets, Carbon

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

The opto-mechanical design of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Robert Kane, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Eric Burgh, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 8145, 81450P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892825

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Clouds, Ionization, Stars, Spectrographs, Carbon, Rockets, Spectral resolution, Silicon, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Commissioning of the cosmic origins spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope: an overview of COS servicing mission observatory verification

David Sahnow, Charles Keyes, Thomas Ake, Alessandra Aloisi, Stéphane Béland, Carl Biagetti, Eric Burgh, George Chapman, Thomas Delker, Kevin France, Scott Friedman, Cynthia Froning, Parviz Ghavamian, Paul Goudfrooij, James Green, George Hartig, Philip Hodge, Daniel Lennon, Derck Massa, Jason McPhate, Sami-Matias Niemi, Cristina Oliveira, Rachel Osten, Steven Osterman, Steven Penton, Merle Reinhart, Brittany Shaw, T. Ed Smith, David Soderblom, Alan Welty, Thomas Wheeler, Brian York, Wei Zheng

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773139 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858058

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Intelligence systems, Calibration, Target acquisition, Spectrographs, Lamps, Hubble Space Telescope, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

The Diffuse Interstellar Cloud Experiment (DICE): integration and first-look data

Eric Schindhelm, Eric Burgh, Robert Kane, Brennan Gantner, Sarah LeVine, Matthew Beasley, James Green

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773207 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857478

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Clouds, Stars, Aluminum, Far ultraviolet, Optical alignment, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Matthew Beasley, Eric Burgh, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773206 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857204

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Stars, Ionization, Spectrographs, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Translucency, Optical design, Light scattering, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Commissioning of the Southern African Large Telescopes (SALT) first-generation instruments

D. A. Buckley, S. Barnes, E. Burgh, S. Crawford, P. Cottrell, A. Kniazev, K. Nordsieck, D. O'Donoghue, N. Rangwala, R. Zánmar Sánchez, R. Sharples, A. Sheinis, P. Väisänen, T. Williams

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701407 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789438

KEYWORDS: Received signal strength, Cameras, Telescopes, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectrographs, Coating, Imaging spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Galactic astronomy, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

The prime focus imaging spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: structural and mechanical design and commissioning

Michael Smith, Kenneth Nordsieck, Eric Burgh, Jeffrey Percival, T. Williams, Darragh O'Donohue, James O'Connor, J. Alan Schier

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62692A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672415

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Wave plates, Actuators, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Imaging spectroscopy, Motion models, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Status of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) first-generation instruments

D. A. H. Buckley, E. Burgh, P. Cottrell, K. Nordsieck, D. O'Donoghue, T. Williams

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673838

KEYWORDS: Received signal strength, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Mirrors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: operational modes

Henry Kobulnicky, Kenneth Nordsieck, Eric Burgh, Michael Smith, Jeffrey Percival, Ted Williams, Darragh O'Donoghue

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460315

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Imaging spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Sensors, Wave plates

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Prime focus imaging spectrograph for the Southern African Large Telescope: optical design

Eric Burgh, Kenneth Nordsieck, Henry Kobulnicky, Ted Williams, Darragh O'Donoghue, Michael Smith, Jeffrey Percival

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460312

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Collimators, Spectrographs, Silica, Optical design, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Large telescopes, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Instrumentation for high-resolution spectropolarimetry in the visible and far-ultraviolet

Kenneth Nordsieck, Kurt Jaehnig, Eric Burgh, Henry Kobulnicky, Jeffrey Percival, Michael Smith

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459288

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Wave plates, Polarimetry, Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Prisms, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Visible radiation

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Linear spectropolarimetry of spectral lines is a neglected field in astronomy, largely because of the lack of instrumentation. Techniques that have been applied, but rarely, include investigation of the dynamics of scattering envelopes through the polarization of electron- or dust-scattered nebular light. Untried techniques include promising new magnetic diagnostics like the Hanle Effect in the far-ultraviolet and magnetic realignment in the visible. The University of Wisconsin Space Astronomy Lab is developing instrumentation for such investigations. In the visible, the Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph (PFIS) is a first light instrument for the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), which at an aperture of 11m will be the largest single telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Scheduled for commissioning in late 2004, PFIS is a versatile high-throughput imaging spectrograph using volume-phase holographic gratings for spectroscopic programs from 320nm to 900nm at resolutions of R=500 to R=6000. A dual-etalon Fabry-Perot subsystem enables imaging spectroscopy at R=500 and R=3000 or 12,500. The polarization subsystem, consisting of a very large calcite polarizing beam-splitter used in conjunction with half- and quarter-wave Pancharatnam superachromatic plates, allow linear or circular polarimetric measurements in any of the spectroscopic modes. In the FUV, the Far-Ultraviolet SpectroPolarimeter (FUSP) is a sounding rocket payload, scheduled for its first flight in 2003, that will obtain the first high-precision spectropolarimetry from 105 - 150 nm, and the first astronomical polarimetry of any kind below 130 nm. The 50 cm primary mirror of the telescope is F/2.5. At the prime focus are the polarimetric optics, a stressed lithium fluoride rotating waveplate, followed by a synthetic diamond Brewster-angle mirror. The spectrometer uses an aberration-corrected spherical holographic grating and a UV-sensitized CCD detector, for a spectral resolution of R=1800.

Proceedings Article | 10 December 2001 Paper

Windowless vacuum ultraviolet collimator

Eric Burgh, Stephan McCandliss, Russell Pelton, Kevin France, Paul Feldman

Proceedings Volume 4498, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450064

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Lamps, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Rockets, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Calibration, Autocollimation, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2000 Paper

Flyable windowless calibration lamps for far-UV spectroscopy

Stephan McCandliss, Eric Burgh, Paul Feldman

Proceedings Volume 4139, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410546

KEYWORDS: Lamps, Spectrographs, Ions, Calibration, Ionization, Telescopes, Gases, Sensors, Argon, Mirrors

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