Dr. Mark T. Adams Profile

Dr. Mark T. Adams

Assistant Director at Univ of Texas at Austin

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope: performance upgrades, status, and plans

John Booth, Mark Adams, Edwin Barker, Frank Bash, James Fowler, John Good, Gary Hill, Philip Kelton, David Lambert, Phillip MacQueen, Povilas Palunas, Lawrence Ramsey, Gordon Wesley

Proc. SPIE. 5489, Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Image segmentation, Coating, Reflectivity, Image quality, Space telescopes, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Determination of the intrinsic site seeing for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Edwin Barker, Mark Adams, Frank Deglman, Vicki Riley, Teddy George, John Booth, Armin Rest, Edward Robinson

Proc. SPIE. 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Astronomy, Stars, Calibration, Wavefronts, Domes, Turbulence, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope completion project

John Booth, Marsha Wolf, James Fowler, Mark Adams, John Good, Philip Kelton, Edwin Barker, Povilas Palunas, Frank Bash, Lawrence Ramsey, Gary Hill, Phillip MacQueen, Mark Cornell, Edward Robinson

Proc. SPIE. 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Electronics, Sensors, Image segmentation, Image quality, Domes, Mars, Optical instrument design, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Hobby-Eberly Telescope segment alignment maintenance system

Mark Adams, Povilas Palunas, John Booth, James Fowler, Marsha Wolf, Gregory Ames, John Rakoczy, Edward Montgomery

Proc. SPIE. 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Image segmentation, Control systems, Image quality, Space telescopes, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Primary mirror figure maintenance of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope using the segment alignment maintenance system

John Rakoczy, Drew Hall, Richard Howard, William Ly, John Weir, Edward Montgomery, Mark Adams, John Booth, James Fowler, Gregory Ames

Proc. SPIE. 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical spheres, Sensors, Calibration, Image segmentation, Control systems, Image quality, Space telescopes, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Commissioning experience with the 9.2-m Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Thomas Barnes, Mark Adams, John Booth, Mark Cornell, Niall Gaffney, James Fowler, Gary Hill, Grant Hill, Craig Nance, Francois Piche, Lawrence Ramsey, Randall Ricklefs, William Spiesman, P. Worthington

Proc. SPIE. 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Image segmentation, Computing systems, Control systems, Image quality, Domes, Camera shutters, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Performance testing of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope primary mirror array

Mark Adams, John Booth, Grant Hill, Lawrence Ramsey

Proc. SPIE. 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Image segmentation, Image quality, Space telescopes, Solids, Mirror mounts, Optical instrument design, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2000 Paper

Thermal conditioning of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope dome

Paul Worthington, James Fowler, Craig Nance, Mark Adams

Proc. SPIE. 4010, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return II

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Electronics, Fluctuations and noise, Cameras, Control systems, Domes, Camera shutters, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2000 Paper

Hobby-Eberly Telescope operations model

Mark Adams, Thomas Barnes, Craig Nance, Lawrence Ramsey

Proc. SPIE. 4010, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return II

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Calibration, Image quality, Astronomical telescopes, Instrumentation engineering, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2000 Paper

Development of the segment alignment maintenance system (SAMS) for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

John Booth, Mark Adams, Gregory Ames, James Fowler, Edward Montgomery, John Rakoczy

Proc. SPIE. 4003, Optical Design, Materials, Fabrication, and Maintenance

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Image segmentation, Control systems, Space telescopes, Telecommunications, Process control

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Early performance and present status of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Lawrence Ramsey, Mark Adams, Thomas Barnes, John Booth, Mark Cornell, James Fowler, Niall Gaffney, John Glaspey, John Good, Gary Hill, Philip Kelton, Victor Krabbendam, Larry Long, Phillip MacQueen, Frank Ray, Randall Ricklefs, J. Sage, Thomas Sebring, William Spiesman, M. Steiner

Proc. SPIE. 3352, Advanced Technology Optical/IR Telescopes VI

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Space telescopes, Domes, Vignetting, Optical instrument design, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 1998 Paper

Hobby-Eberly Telescope: commissioning experience and observing plans

John Glaspey, Mark Adams, John Booth, Mark Cornell, James Fowler, Victor Krabbendam, Lawrence Ramsey, Frank Ray, Randall Ricklefs, William Spiesman

Proc. SPIE. 3349, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Stars, Image segmentation, Control systems, Image quality, Spherical lenses, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates

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