Dr. Larry D. Petro Profile

Dr. Larry D. Petro

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

HST/WFC3 UVIS detectors: radiation damage effects and mitigation

S. Baggett, K. Noeske, J. Anderson, J. MacKenty, L. Petro

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845336 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926901

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Radiation effects, Stars, Amplifiers, Signal attenuation, Photometry, Calibration, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Persistence and count-rate nonlinearity in the HST WFC3 IR detector

Susana Deustua, Knox Long, Peter McCullough, Adam Riess, John MacKenty, Randy Kimble, Sylvia Baggett, Bryan Hilbert, Robert Hill, Cheryl Pavlovsky, Larry Petro

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77313C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857582

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Infrared detectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Cameras, Infrared sensors, Infrared imaging, Photometry, Tungsten, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

Balloon exoplanet nulling interferometer (BENI)

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Holland Ford, Larry Petro, Jay Herman, Stephen Rinehart, Kenneth Carpenter, Joe Marzouk

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74401A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827411

KEYWORDS: Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes, Stars, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

The Wide-Field Camera 3 detectors

S. Baggett, R. Hill, R. Kimble, J. MacKenty, A. Waczynski, H. Bushouse, N. Boehm, H. Bond, T. Brown, N. Collins, G. Delo, L. Dressel, R. Foltz, G. Hartig, B. Hilbert, E. Kan, J. Kim-Quijano, E. Malumuth, A. Martel, P. McCullough, L. Petro, M. Robberto, Y. Wen

Proceedings Volume 7021, 70211Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790056

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Staring arrays, Infrared imaging, Infrared detectors, Amplifiers, Thermography, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Wide field camera 3 ground testing and calibration

H. Bushouse, S. Baggett, H. Bond, T. Brown, S. Deustua, G. Hartig, B. Hilbert, R. Hill, J. Kim-Quijano, R. Kimble, J. MacKenty, A. Martel, P. McCullough, L. Petro, S. Rinehart, M. Robberto

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70104P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789569

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Calibration, Infrared imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Thermography, Infrared sensors, Optical filters, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Extrasolar planetary imaging coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Scott Kenyon, Dimitar Sasselov, Volker Tolls, Holland Ford, David Golimowski, Larry Petro, George Hartig, William Sparks, Garth Illingworth, Doug Lin, Sara Seager, Alycia Weinberger, Martin Harwit, Mark Marley, Jean Schneider, Michael Shao, Marty Levine, Jian Ge, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672849

KEYWORDS: Planets, Wavefronts, Nulling interferometry, Coronagraphy, Stars, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Atmospheric physics, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2006 Paper

Coronagraphic Exploration Camera (CorECam)

Mark Clampin, Richard Lyon, Larry Petro, Sara Seager, Mark Marley, Gary Melnick, Alycia Weinberger, Robert Woodruff, Scott Horner, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, Jim Kasting, Doug Lin, Marc Kuchner, Mike Shao, William Sparks, Bernard Rauscher, Volker Tolls, Ruth Carter

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672816

KEYWORDS: Planets, Optical filters, Near infrared, Sensors, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Staring arrays, Photon counting, Imaging systems, Planetary systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Extrasolar Planetary Imaging Coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Holland Ford, J. Roger Angel, Daniel Gezari, David Golimowski, George Hartig, Martin Harwit, Matt Holman, Garth Illingworth, Scott Kenyon, Douglas Lin, Mark Marley, Scot Olivier, Larry Petro, Dimitar Sasselov, Jean Schneider, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, William Sparks, Volker Tolls, Alycia Weinberger, Hsiao Smith, Ruth Carter, Robert Woodruff, Brent Hyatt, Stephen Kendrick, David Purmot

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552314

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Stars, Space telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Solar system, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Cryogenic cooling system for restoring IR science on the Hubble Space Telescope

Nicholas Jedrich, Teri Gregory, Darrell Zimbelman, Edward Cheng, Larry Petro, Christine Cottingham, Matthew Buchko, Marc Kaylor, Francis Dolan

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461805

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Interfaces, Cryogenics, Electronic support measures, Liquids, Cooling systems, Electronics, Infrared telescopes, Neon

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Jovian Planet Finder optical system

John Krist, Mark Clampin, Larry Petro, Robert Woodruff, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, Christ Ftaclas

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457838

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Planets, Stars, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Light scattering, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Polishing, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Requirements for an optical 8-m space telescope with a MEMs deformable mirror to detect Earth-like planets around nearby stars

Holland Ford, Mark Clampin, Garth Illingworth, John Krist, Scot Olivier, Larry Petro, Gary Sommagren

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460052

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Planets, Stars, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Coronagraphy, Device simulation, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

First results with the Achromatic Interfero Coronograph

Pierre Baudoz, Yves Rabbia, Jean Gay, Emmanuel Rossi, Larry Petro, Sean Casey, Pierre Bely, Richard Burg, John MacKenty, Bruno Fleury, Pierre-Yves Madec

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321671

KEYWORDS: Stars, Coronagraphy, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Cameras, Space telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Telescopes, Turbulence, Light

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Searching for exo-zodiacal discs with a rotation shearing interferometer for NGST

Richard Burg, Pierre Bely, Larry Petro, Jean Gay, Yves Rabbia, Pierre Baudoz, David Redding, Charles Perrygo

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324480

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Interferometers, Telescopes, Planets, Shearing interferometers, Beam splitters, Wavefronts, Interferometry, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Straylight analysis of the Next-Generation Space Telescope

Pierre Bely, Larry Petro, Kimberly Mehalick, Charles Perrygo

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324525

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Observatories, Sensors, Telescopes, Reflectivity, Thermography, Light, Stray light analysis, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Exo-zodiacal disk mapper: a space interferometer to detect and map zodiacal disks around nearby stars

Pierre Bely, Richard Burg, Larry Petro, Jean Gay, Pierre Baudoz, Yves Rabbia, Jean-Marie Perrin, Lawrence Wade, Charles Beichman

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317135

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Planets, Mirrors, Signal to noise ratio, Solar system, Beam splitters

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