Mr. Gilbert G. Fritz Profile

Gilbert G. Fritz

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Publications (13)

Proceedings Article | 20 June 2006 Paper

The joint astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment extreme ultraviolet spectrometer: resolving power

F. Berendse, R. Cruddace, M. Kowalski, D. Yentis, W. Hunter, G. Fritz, O. Siegmund, K. Heidemann, R. Lenke, A. Seifert, T. Barbee

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670064

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Holography, Quantum efficiency, Diffraction gratings, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Proposed multilayer-grating designs for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Klaus Heidemann, Martin Barstow

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508553

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Spectrometers, Diffraction gratings, Multilayers, Extreme ultraviolet, Holography, Spherical lenses, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Proposed mission concept for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Michael Wolff, J. Laming, Herbert Gursky, George Carruthers, Troy Barbee, Joseph Kordas, Chris Mauche, Gilbert Fritz, Steve Varlese, Martin Barstow, George Fraser, Oswald Siegmund, Barry Welsh, Nancy Brickhouse, Andrea Dupree, Alex Brown, Frederick Bruhweiler, Andrew Cameron, Jay Holberg, Steven Howell, Carole Jordan, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Matthews, Edward Sion, Klaus Werner

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508548

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrometers, Plasmas, Microchannel plates, Iron, Space operations, Magnetism, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): a high-resolution spectroscopic observatory

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Martin Barstow, Nigel Bannister, J. Leonard Culhane, Jonathan Lapington

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459808

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectral resolution, Microchannel plates, Multilayers, Stars, Absorption, Diffraction gratings, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Joint Astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment (J-PEX): a high resolution rocket spectrometer

Martin Barstow, Nigel Bannister, Raymond Cruddace, Michael Kowalski, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Gilbert Fritz, J. Leonard Culhane, Jonathan Lapington

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459810

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Microchannel plates, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Stars, Rockets, Absorption, Data modeling, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 2001 Paper

Efficiency calibration of the four multilayer-coated holographic ion-etched flight gratings for a sounding rocket high-resolution spectrometer

Michael Kowalski, Herbert Gursky, Jack Rife, Daryl Yentis, Raymond Cruddace, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Klaus Heidemann, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Martin Barstow, George Fraser, Nigel Bannister, Jonathan Lapington, J. Tandy, B. Sanderson

Proceedings Volume 4498, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450065

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Coating, Atomic force microscopy, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Holography, Reflectivity, Spherical lenses, Rockets, Molybdenum

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

Thermoelectric single-photon detectors for x-ray/UV radiation

Gilbert Fritz, Kent Wood, Deborah Van Vechten, Ashot Gyulamiryan, Armen Kuzanyan, Nicholas Giordano, Todd Jacobs, Huey-D. Wu, James Horwitz, Armen Gulian

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409144

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Thermoelectric materials, Photons, Electronics, Antimony, Gold, Superconductors, Lead, Metals, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

USA experiment on the ARGOS satellite: a low-cost instrument for timing x-ray binaries

Kent Wood, Gilbert Fritz, Paul Hertz, W. Neil Johnson, Michael Kowalski, Michael Lovellette, Michael Wolff, Daryl Yentis, Edward Bloom, L. Cominsky, K. Fairfield, G. Godfrey, J. Hanson, A. Lee, Peter Michelson, R. Taylor, H. Wen

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186829

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Space operations, Stars, Electronics, Satellites, Collimators, X-ray detectors, Control systems, X-ray sources

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 1994

Far-ultraviolet imaging spectrograph and scanning grating spectrometers for the Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System

Robert McCoy, Robert Meier, Kenneth Wolfram, J. Picone, Stefan Thonnard, Gilbert Fritz, Jeff Morrill, David Hardin, Andrew Christensen, David Kayser, James Pranke, Paul Straus

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 02, (February 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.155905

KEYWORDS: Spectrometers, Spectrographs, Databases, Atmospheric sensing, Remote sensing, Sensors, Satellites, Photometry, Airglow, Earth's atmosphere

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 1994

Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager: an ionospheric and neutral density profiler for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites

Robert McCoy, Kenneth Dymond, Gilbert Fritz, Stefan Thonnard, Robert Meier, Paul Regeon

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 02, (February 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.155904

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Airglow, Satellites, Spectrographs, Electrons, Ions, Meteorological satellites, Ultraviolet radiation, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

Optimization of niobium tunnel junctions as x-ray detectors

Gregory Saulnier, Robert Zacher, Deborah Van Vechten, Craig Boyer, Michael Lovellette, Gilbert Fritz, Robert Soulen, Joonhee Kang, Mark Blamire, Eugenie Kirk, Robert Somekh

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130662

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Niobium, Metals, Quasiparticles, Resistance, Adaptive optics, Tin, X-ray detectors, Superconductors, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 1992 Paper

Instrumentation on the RAIDS experiment I: far-ultraviolet imaging spectrograph and scanning grating spectrometers for the middle and near ultraviolet

Robert McCoy, Robert Meier, Kenneth Wolfram, J. Picone, Stefan Thonnard, Gilbert Fritz, Jeff Morrill, David Hardin, Andrew Christensen, David Kayser, James Pranke, Paul Straus

Proceedings Volume 1745, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60601

KEYWORDS: Spectrometers, Spectrographs, Sensors, Databases, Airglow, Calibration, Photometry, Satellites, Atmospheric sensing, Telescopes

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