Dr. Robert Gordon Talbot Profile

Dr. Robert Gordon Talbot

Head of Engineering at Durham Univ

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 20 November 2017 Open Access

The integral field unit for the James Webb space telescope's near-infrared spectrograph

David Purll, Daniel Lobb, Andrew Barnes, R. Gordon Talbot, Stephen Rolt, David Robertson, Martin Closs, Maurice te Plate

Proceedings Volume 10565, 105650J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309221

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Relays, Aluminum, Spectroscopy, Gold, Astronomical imaging, James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenics, Spectrographs, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The DESI slit design: science and calibration solutions

Jurgen Schmoll, Robert Besuner, David Bramall, Colin Dunlop, Jerry Edelstein, Patrick Jelinsky, Claire Poppett, Ray Sharples, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233050

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Calibration, Optics manufacturing, Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Polishing, Tolerancing, Beam splitters, Manufacturing, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Getting ready for the first on sky experiment using an ELT-scaled elongated sodium laser guide star

Lisa Bardou, Eric Gendron, Gérard Rousset, Damien Gratadour, Fabrice Vidal, Tristan Buey, Fanny Chemla, Richard Myers, Timothy Morris, Alastair Basden, James Osborn, Andrew Reeves, Robert Gordon Talbot, Jean-Luc Gach, Eric Stadler, Philippe Feautrier, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Thomas Pfrommer, Mauro Centrone

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990944 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231611

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Stars, Sensors, Turbulence, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

CHOUGH: implementation and performance of a high-order 4m AO demonstrator

Nazim Bharmal, Alastair Basden, Cyril Bourgenot, Martin Black, Cornelis Dubbeldam, David Henry, Daniel Hölck-Santibanez, Timothy Morris, David Robertson, Jürgen Schmoll, Robert Talbot, Eddy Younger, Richard Myers

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990948 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231721

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Imaging systems, Sensors, Relays, Wavefronts, Real-time computing

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Final two-stage MOAO on-sky demonstration with CANARY

E. Gendron, T. Morris, A. Basden, F. Vidal, D. Atkinson, U. Bitenc, T. Buey, F. Chemla, M. Cohen, C. Dickson, N. Dipper, P. Feautrier, J.-L. Gach, D. Gratadour, D. Henry, J.-M. Huet, C. Morel, S. Morris, R. Myers, J. Osborn, D. Perret, A. Reeves, G. Rousset, A. Sevin, E. Stadler, G. Talbot, S. Todd, E. Younger

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99090C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231432

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Tomography, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Stars, Actuators, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

Proposal for a field experiment of elongated Na LGS wave-front sensing in the perspective of the E-ELT

G. Rousset, D. Gratadour, E. Gendron, T. Buey, R. Myers, T. Morris, A. Basden, G. Talbot, D. Bonaccini Calia, E. Marchetti, T. Pfrommer

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056366

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Turbulence, Numerical simulations, Atmospheric turbulence, Laser guide stars, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Fibre system of DESI

Jeremy Allington-Smith, Claire Poppett, David Bramall, Jerry Edelstein, Robin Lafever, Jürgen Schmoll, Colin Dunlop, Graham Murray, Robert Besuner, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91475M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057474

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Actuators, Spectroscopes, Galactic astronomy, Interfaces, Structured optical fibers, Optical fibers, Astronomical imaging, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

CANARY phase B: on-sky open-loop tomographic LGS AO results

Tim Morris, Eric Gendron, Alastair Basden, Olivier Martin, James Osborn, David Henry, Zoltan Hubert, Gaetano Sivo, Damien Gratadour, Fanny Chemla, Arnaud Sevin, Matthieu Cohen, Eddy Younger, Fabrice Vidal, Richard Wilson, Tim Butterley, Urban Bitenc, Andrew Reeves, Nazim Bharmal, Henri-François Raynaud, Caroline Kulcsar, Jean-Marc Conan, Jean-Michel Huet, Denis Perret, Colin Dickson, David Atkinson, Tom Bailie, Andy Longmore, Stephen Todd, Gordon Talbot, Simon Morris, Gérard Rousset, Richard Myers

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91481I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056279

KEYWORDS: Tomography, Adaptive optics, Calibration, Sensors, Turbulence, Telescopes, Control systems, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

An alternative design for a metal image slicing IFU for EAGLE

Cornelis Dubbeldam, David Robertson, Stephen Rolt, R. Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 8450, 84504J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926063

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Manufacturing, Spectrographs, Metals, Diamond machining, Optics manufacturing, Off axis mirrors, Surface roughness, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

CEOI microslice spectrograph

Robert Content, Simon Blake, Colin Dunlop, David Nandi, Ray Sharples, Gordon Talbot, Tom Shanks, Danny Donoghue, Nikolaos Galiatsatos, Peter Luke

Proceedings Volume 8450, 84501P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927267

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Microlens array, Cameras, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Single photon emission computed tomography, Prototyping, Microlens

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

EUCLID: design of the prism DMD NIR spectrograph

Robert Content, Ray Sharples, Simon Blake, R. Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857937

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Spectrographs, Prisms, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Sensors, Micromirrors, Space telescopes, Image quality, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

The E-NIS instrument on-board the ESA Euclid Dark Energy Mission: a general view after positive conclusion of the assessment phase

L. Valenziano, F. M. Zerbi, A. Cimatti, A. Bianco, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, A. Bulgarelli, R. C. Butler, R. Content, L. Corcione, A. De Rosa, P. Franzetti, B. Garilli, F. Gianotti, E. Giro, R. Grange, P. Leutenegger, S. Ligori, L. Martin, N. Mandolesi, G. Morgante, L. Nicastro, M. Riva, M. Robberto, R. Sharples, P. Spanò, G. Talbot, M. Trifoglio, R. Wink, F. Zamkotsian

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77311L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857103

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Sensors, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Near infrared, Micromirrors, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

Status update of the CANARY on-sky MOAO demonstrator

E. Gendron, T. Morris, Z. Hubert, R. Myers, A. Longmore, G. Rousset, G. Talbot, F. Vidal, N. Dipper, D. Gratadour, N. Looker, M. Brangier, E. Younger, A. Sevin, A. Basden, D. Perret, L. Young, D. Atkinson, F. Chemla, D. Henry, T. Butterley, P. Laporte, D. Guzman, M. Marteaud, D. Geng, N. Vedrenne, M. Harrison, T. Fusco, A. Guesalaga, C. Dunlop, S. Todd, K. Dee, C. Dickson, A. Greenaway, B. Stobie, H. Dalgarno, J. Skvarc

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857668

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Tomography, Mirrors, Sensors, Actuators, Device simulation, Cameras, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

EAGLE: a MOAO fed multi-IFU NIR workhorse for E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Thierry Fusco, Matthew Lehnert, Philip Parr-Burman, Gerard Rousset, Jean-Philippe Amans, Stephen Beard, Ian Bryson, Mathieu Cohen, Nigel Dipper, Chris Evans, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Damien Gratadour, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Pascal Jagourel, Philippe Laporte, Vincent Lebrun, David Le Mignant, Fabrice Madec, Richard Myers, Benoit Neichel, Tim Morris, Clelia Robert, Hermine Schnetler, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Niraj Welikala, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856820

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Near infrared spectroscopy, Wavefront sensors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Flight model performance of the integral field unit for the James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared spectrograph

David Purll, Daniel Lobb, Andrew Barnes, R. Gordon Talbot, Stephen Rolt, David Robertson, Martin Closs, Maurice te Plate

Proceedings Volume 7739, 773917 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857737

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Relays, Aluminum, Diamond machining, Spectrographs, James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenics, Optical testing, Gold, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2009 Paper

EAGLE: an MOAO fed multi-IFU working in the NIR on the E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Philip Parr-Burman, Matthew Lehnert, Chris Evans, Thierry Fusco, Pascal Jagourel, David Le Mignant, Richard Myers, Gérard Rousset, Hermine Schnetler, Jean-Philippe Amans, Francois Assemat, Stephen Beard, Mathieu Cohen, Nigel Dipper, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Philippe Laporte, Brice Leroux, Fabrice Madec, Helen McGregor, Tim Morris, Benoit Neichel, Mathieu Puech, Clelia Robert, Stephen Rolt, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7439, 74390J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829213

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Spectrographs, Laser guide stars, Space telescopes, Stars, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

The Integral Field Unit on the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Spectrograph

Martin Closs, Pierre Ferruit, Daniel Lobb, Werner Preuss, Stephen Rolt, Robert Talbot

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701011 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788820

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Relays, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Diamond machining, Space telescopes, Metrology, Molybdenum, Field spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

EAGLE: an MOAO fed multi-IFU in the NIR on the E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Ian Bryson, Matthew Lehnert, Chris Evans, Thierry Fusco, Pascal Jagourel, Richard Myers, Gérard Rousset, Hermine Schnetler, Jean-Philippe Amans, Jeremy Allington-Smith, François Assemat, Steven Beard, Fanny Chemla, Robert Content, Nigel Dipper, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Philippe Laporte, Brice Leroux, Fabrice Madec, Benoit Neichel, Tim Morris, Eric Prieto, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787682

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Target acquisition, Galactic astronomy, Control systems, Light, Spectrographs, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2007 Paper

The European LGS test facility

R. Myers, D. Bonaccini Calia, N. Devaney, S. Esposito, S. Goodsell, A. Goncharov, J. Guerra, H. Guillet de Chatellus, M. Harrison, R. Holzloehner, E. Marchetti, T. Morris, E. Pinna, J.-P. Pique, S. Rabien, M. Reyes, E. Ribak, R. Rutten, H. Schnetler, M. Strachan, R. Stuik, R. G. Talbot, S. Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735804

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sodium, Control systems, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Lanthanum, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Performance predictions of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star adaptive optics system for the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope

Timothy Morris, Richard Wilson, Richard Myers, Timothy Butterley, Rene Rutten, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627237 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671226

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Performance modeling, Atmospheric propagation, Gaussian beams, Atmospheric turbulence, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Enhancements and developments on NAOMI

Maarten Blanken, Chris Benn, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Simon Rees, Gordon Talbot, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669354

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Beam splitters, Photonic integrated circuits, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Camera shutters, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

GLAS: engineering a common-user Rayleigh laser guide star for adaptive optics on the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Carlos Abrams, Nikolaos Apostolakos, Richard Bassom, Colin Blackburn, Maarten Blanken, Diego Cano Infantes, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Nigel Dipper, Eddy Elswijk, Bernard Enthoven, Thomas Gregory, Rik ter Horst, Ron Humphreys, Jan Idserda, Paul Jolley, Sjouke Kuindersma, Richard McDermid, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Pico, Johan Pragt, Simon Rees, Jürg Rey, Marcos Reyes, René Rutten, Ton Schoenmaker, Jure Skvarc, Niels Tromp, Simon Tulloch, Auke Veninga

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669942

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Mirrors, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Laser guide stars, Pulsed laser operation, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Second generation laser traffic control: algorithm changes supporting Mauna Kea, La Palma, and future multi-telescope laser sites

Douglas Summers, Nikolaos Apostolakos, René Rutten, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627244 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671696

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Lanthanum, Camera shutters, Gemini Observatory, Keck Observatory, Databases, Beam controllers, Adaptive optics, Safety, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

NAOMI: adaptive optics at the WHT

Chris Benn, Maarten Blanken, Craige Bevil, Sebastian Els, Stephen Goodsell, Tom Gregory, Paul Jolley, Andy Longmore, Olivier Martin, Richard Myers, Roy Ostensen, Simon Rees, Rene Rutten, Ilona Soechting, Gordon Talbot, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552216

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Point spread functions, Cameras, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Influence of restricted FOV and CCD binning in SH-WFS on the performance of NAOMI

Ilona Soechting, Richard Wilson, Richard Myers, Andy Longmore, Chris Benn, Roy Ostensen, Sebastian Els, Steven Goodsell, Tom Gregory, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552046

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Stars, Image segmentation, Sensors, Telescopes, Data modeling, Atmospheric propagation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

GRACE: a controlled environment for adaptive optics at the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Abrams, Chris Benn, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Sebastian Els, Martin Fisher, Stephen Goodsell, Doug Gray, Paul Jolley

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551109

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Electronics, Sensors, Servomechanisms, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Temperature metrology, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

OSCA: an optimized stellar coronagraph for adaptive optics: description and first light

Samantha Thompson, Andrew Doel, Richard Bingham, Andrew Charalambous, Nirmal Bissonauth, Paul Clark, Richard Myers, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458936

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Coronagraphy, Astronomy, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Mirrors, Cameras, Stars, Sensors, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Facility class Rayleigh beacon AO system for the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope

Rene Rutten, Paul Clark, Richard Myers, Richard Wilson, Richard Bingham, Eric Emsellem, Thomas Gregory, Ronald Humphreys, Johan Knapen, Gilberto Moretto, Simon Morris, Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459235

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Atmospheric turbulence, Galactic astronomy, Wavefronts, Spatial resolution, Space telescopes, Rayleigh guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 2 January 2002 Paper

Telescope performance metrics

R. Talbot, Chris Benn, Rene Rutten

Proceedings Volume 4844, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460734

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Reflector telescopes, Observatories, Spectrographs, Signal to noise ratio, Sensors, Camera shutters, Imaging systems, Lanthanum, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2000 Paper

Increasing the productivity of the WHT

Chris Benn, Robert Gordon Talbot

Proceedings Volume 4010, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392512

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Cameras, Sensors, Light scattering, Domes, Imaging systems, Signal to noise ratio

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