Dr. John E. Vaillancourt Profile

Dr. John E. Vaillancourt

Instrument Scientist at Univ Space Research Association

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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SOFIA science instruments: commissioning, upgrades and future opportunities

Erin Smith, John Miles, L. Andrew Helton, Ravi Sankrit, B. Andersson, Eric Becklin, James De Buizer, C. Dowell, Edward Dunham, Rolf Güsten, Doyal Harper, Terry Herter, Luke Keller, Randolf Klein, Alfred Krabbe, Sarah Logsdon, Pamela Marcum, Ian McLean, William Reach, Matthew Richter, Thomas Roellig, Göran Sandell, Maureen Savage, Pasquale Temi, William Vacca, John Vaillancourt, Jeffrey Van Cleve, Erick Young

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914706 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056942

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Spectroscopes, Cameras, Radio astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

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Capabilities, performance, and status of the SOFIA science instrument suite

John Miles, L. Andrew Helton, Ravi Sankrit, B. Andersson, E. Becklin, James De Buizer, C. Dowell, Edward Dunham, Rolf Güsten, Doyal Harper, Terry Herter, Luke Keller, Randolf Klein, Alfred Krabbe, Pamela Marcum, Ian McLean, William Reach, Matthew Richter, Thomas Roellig, Göran Sandell, Maureen Savage, Erin Smith, Pasquale Temi, William Vacca, John Vaillancourt, Jeffery Van Cleve, Erick Young, Peter Zell

Proceedings Volume 8867, 88670N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022791

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Sensors, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Photometry, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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POLOCAM: a millimeter wavelength cryogenic polarimeter prototype for MUSIC-POL

Glenn Laurent, John Vaillancourt, Giorgio Savini, Peter A. Ade, Stephane Beland, Jason Glenn, Matthew Hollister, Philip Maloney, Jack Sayers

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84521S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926430

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Polarization, Cryogenics, Polarimetry, Computer programming, Sensors, Prototyping, Fourier transforms, Bolometers, Sapphire

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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HAWCPol: a first-generation far-infrared polarimeter for SOFIA

C. Darren Dowell, Brant Cook, D. Al Harper, Lung-Sheng Lin, Leslie Looney, Giles Novak, Ian Stephens, Marc Berthoud, David Chuss, Richard Crutcher, Jessie Dotson, Roger Hildebrand, Martin Houde, Terry Jones, Megan Krejny, Alexandre Lazarian, S. Harvey Moseley, Kostas Tassis, John Vaillancourt, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857842

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Magnetism, Clouds, Cryogenics, Astronomy, Cameras, Sensors, Data analysis, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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An open-source readout for MKIDs

Ran Duan, Sean McHugh, Bruno Serfass, Benjamin Mazin, A. Merrill, Sunil Golwala, Thomas Downes, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Matthew Hollister, Henry Leduc, Philip Maloney, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jack Sayers, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77411V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856832

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Resonators, Interference (communication), Field effect transistors, Electronics, Signal processing, Amplifiers, Signal to noise ratio, Clocks, Microwave radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Optimization of MKID noise performance via readout technique for astronomical applications

Nicole Czakon, James Schlaerth, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Matt Hollister, Henry LeDuc, Benjamin Mazin, Philip Maloney, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jack Sayers, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857866

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Sensors, Field effect transistors, Interference (communication), Inductance, Amplifiers, Signal to noise ratio, Astronomy, Quasiparticles, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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MUSIC for sub/millimeter astrophysics

Philip Maloney, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Matt Hollister, Henry LeDuc, Benjamin Mazin, Sean McHugh, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jack Sayers, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857751

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Cameras, Sensors, Superconductors, Signal to noise ratio, Antennas, Electronics, Bandpass filters, Microwave radiation, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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The cryomechanical design of MUSIC: a novel imaging instrument for millimeter-wave astrophysics at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

Matthew Hollister, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Henry LeDuc, Philip Maloney, Benjamin Mazin, Hien Trong Nguyen, Omid Noroozian, Jack Sayers, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77411L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856780

KEYWORDS: Copper, Sensors, Aluminum, Superconductors, Head, Optical amplifiers, Magnetism, Cameras, Field effect transistors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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MKID multicolor array status and results from DemoCam

James Schlaerth, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Matthew Hollister, Henry LeDuc, Benjamin Mazin, Philip Maloney, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jack Sayers, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774109 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857688

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Sensors, Aluminum, Antennas, Quasiparticles, Capacitors, Telescopes, Opacity, Superconductors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Optics for MUSIC: a new (sub)millimeter camera for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

Jack Sayers, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Thomas Downes, Ran Duan, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Sunil Golwala, Matt Hollister, Henry LeDuc, Benjamin Mazin, Philip Maloney, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, James Schlaerth, Seth Siegel, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857324

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical filters, Off axis mirrors, Cameras, Relays, Antennas, Sensors, Telescopes, Dielectrics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

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A microwave kinetic inductance camera for sub/millimeter astrophysics

Jason Glenn, Peter Day, Matt Ferry, Jiansong Gao, Sunil Golwala, Shwetank Kumar, Henry LeDuc, Philip Maloney, Benjamin Mazin, Hien Nguyen, Omid Noroozian, Jack Sayers, James Schlaerth, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayokanis, Jonas Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70200B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790050

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Resonators, Sensors, Astronomy, Microwave radiation, Magnetism, Inductance, Electronics, Antennas, Field effect transistors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

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Far-infrared polarimetry from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

John Vaillancourt, David Chuss, Richard Crutcher, Jessie Dotson, C. Darren Dowell, D. Al Harper, Roger Hildebrand, Terry Jones, Alexandre Lazarian, Giles Novak, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66780D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730922

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Magnetism, Sensors, Modulation, Clouds, Stars, Cameras, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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SHARP: the SHARC-II polarimeter for CSO

H. Li, M. Attard, C. Dowell, R. Hildebrand, M. Houde, L. Kirby, G. Novak, J. Vaillancourt

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671591

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Mirrors, Cameras, Telescopes, Beam splitters, Bolometers, Interference (communication), Detector arrays, Mars

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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A polarimetry module for CSO/SHARC-II

Giles Novak, David Chuss, Jacqueline Davidson, Jessie Dotson, Charles Dowell, Roger Hildebrand, Martin Houde, Larry Kirby, Megan Krejny, Alex Lazarian, Hua-bai Li, S. Moseley, John Vaillancourt, Farhad Yusef-Zadeh

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553076

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Bolometers, Optical design, Relays, Astronomy, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Next generation of silicon-based x-ray microcalorimeters

Caroline Stahle, Christine Allen, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Gregory Brown, Jean Cottam, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, John Gygax, Mindy Jacobson, Richard Kelley, Daihai Liu, Dan McCammon, R. McClanahan, Samuel Moseley, Frederick Porter, Lindsay Rocks, Wilton Sanders, Carl Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, Ping Tan, John Vaillancourt

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461522

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Silicon, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Gamma radiation, Astronomical telescopes, Gamma-ray astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

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Hale: a multiwavelength far-infrared polarimeter for SOFIA

Charles Dowell, J. Davidson, Jessie Dotson, Roger Hildebrand, Giles Novak, Timothy Rennick, John Vaillancourt

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458645

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Clouds, Magnetism, Detector arrays, Stars, Sensors, Astronomy, Beam splitters, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 1998 Paper

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Hertz: an imaging polarimeter

Roger Hildebrand, Jessie Dotson, Charles Dowell, Giles Novak, David Schleuning, J. Vaillancourt

Proceedings Volume 3357, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317364

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Clouds, Error analysis, Observatories, Sensors, Astronomy, Magnetism, Signal detection

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