Dr. Gary H. Blackwood Profile

Dr. Gary H. Blackwood

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The Lynx X-ray Observatory: concept study overview and status

Jessica Gaskin, Alexandra Dominguez, Karen Gelmis, John (Jack) Mulqueen, Douglas Swartz, Kevin McCarley, Feryal Özel, Alexey Vikhlinin, Daniel Schwartz, Harvey Tananbaum, Gary Blackwood, Jonathan Arenberg, William Purcell, Lynn Allen

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106990N (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314149

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Observatories, Galactic astronomy, Space operations, Spatial resolution, X-ray technology, Sensors, Calibration, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Terrestrial Planet Finder interferometer: architecture, mission design, and technology development

Curt Henry, Oliver Lay, MiMi Aung, Steven Gunter, Serge Dubovitsky, Gary Blackwood

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552345

KEYWORDS: Planets, Interferometers, Stars, Space operations, Cryogenics, Nulling interferometry, Mid-IR, Robots, Coronagraphy, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

System design and technology development for the Terrestrial Planet Finder infrared interferometer

Gary Blackwood, Eugene Serabyn, Serge Dubovitsky, MiMi Aung, Steven Gunter, Curt Henry

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.521311

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Stars, Planets, Nulling interferometry, Space operations, Sensors, Control systems, Systems modeling, Mid-IR, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

StarLight mission: a formation-flying stellar interferometer

Gary Blackwood, Oliver Lay, William Deininger, MiMi Gudim, Asif Ahmed, Riley Duren, Charley Noecker, Brian Barden

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460942

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Interferometers, Sensors, Stars, Metrology, Calibration, Control systems, Interferometry, Visibility, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Formation-flying interferometry

Oliver Lay, Gary Blackwood

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460924

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Space operations, Stars, Planets, Interferometry, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Visibility, Imaging systems, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Interferometer instrument design for New Millennium Deep Space 3

Gary Blackwood, Serge Dubovitsky, Roger Linfield, Peter Gorham

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317194

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Metrology, Visibility, Interferometers, Stars, Sensors, Beam splitters, Mirrors, Aerospace engineering, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Enabling design concepts for a flight-qualifiable optical delay line

Robert Calvet, Benjamin Joffe, Donald Moore, Robert Grogan, Gary Blackwood

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317178

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interfaces, Aluminum, Interferometers, Actuators, Space operations, Optical alignment, Interferometry, Analytical research, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Deep Space 3 metrology system

Serge Dubovitsky, Roger Linfield, Gary Blackwood, Peter Gorham, Michael Shao, William Folkner, Jeffrey Yu

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317103

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Sensors, Mirrors, Space operations, Interferometers, Heterodyning, Stars, Modulation, Photodetectors, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Optical delay line nanometer-level pathlength control law design for space-based interferometry

Robert Grogan, Gary Blackwood, Robert Calvet

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317176

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric materials, Interferometry, Space telescopes, Linear filtering, Interferometers, Actuators, Space operations, Telescopes, Control systems, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 1996 Paper

Combined fast steering and alignment mirror for space-based interferometers

Lawrence Germann, Gary Blackwood, T. Iskenderian, Steven Gunter, Dale Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 2807, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255116

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Servomechanisms, Aluminum, Interferometers, Epoxies, Magnetism, Electronics, Space operations, Beryllium

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 1996 Paper

Separated-spacecraft interferometer concept for the New Millennium Program

M. Mark Colavita, James McGuire, Randall Bartman, Gary Blackwood, Robert Laskin, Kenneth Lau, Michael Shao, Jeffrey Yu

Proceedings Volume 2807, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255122

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Interferometers, Sensors, Gyroscopes, Laser metrology, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Stars, Spatial resolution, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1995 Paper

System-wide design issues for the stellar interferometer technology experiment (SITE)

David Miller, Samuel Crawford, T. Tupper Hyde, Brett Masters, Edward Crawley, Gary Blackwood, M. Mark Colavita, Jeffrey Yu, Michael Shao, Robert Laskin

Proceedings Volume 2477, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212998

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Sensors, Stars, Wavefronts, Space operations, Optical benches, Control systems, Aerospace engineering, Visibility, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 January 1992 Paper

Characterization of PMN:BA electroceramic plates and SELECT actuators at low temperatures

Gary Blackwood, Paul Davis, Mark Ealey

Proceedings Volume 1543, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51197

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Electrostriction, Ceramics, Temperature metrology, Dielectrics, Crystals, Electrodes, Lead, Magnesium, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

MIT multipoint alignment testbed: technology development for optical interferometry

Gary Blackwood, Robert Jacques, David Miller

Proceedings Volume 1542, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48823

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Active optics, Structural design, Space operations, Actuators, Sensors, Control systems, Control systems design, Laser metrology, Eye

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