Prof. Roberto Tighe Profile

Prof. Roberto Tighe

Optical Engineer at NSFs National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory hexapods: issues and upgrades

Douglas R. Neill, Brian Johnson, Myung Cho, Felipe Daruich, Holger Drass, Mostafa Lutfi, Kevin Sirano, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Oliver Wiecha

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218817 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628999

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera: summit integration

Brian Stalder, Kevin Reil, Christian Aguilar, Claudio Araya, Anthony Borstad, Boyd Bowdish, Myung Cho, Stephen Cisneros, Chuck Claver, Julio Constanzo, Giovanni Corvetto, Holger Drass, Frossie Economou, Erik Dennihy, Alan Eisner, Juan Fabrega, Angelo Fausti Neto, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Ivan Gonzalez, Ronald Harris, Diane Hascall, Justine Haupt, Josh Hoblitt, James Howard, Mike Huffer, Tim Jenness, David Jiménez Mejías, Brian Johnson, Tony Johnson, K. Simon Krughoff, Craig Lage, Travis Lange, Ming Liang, Juan Lopez, Margaux Lopez, Robert Lupton, Guido Maulen, Felipe Menanteau, Neill Mills, Glenn Morris, Freddy Munoz, Homer Neal, Douglas Neill, Scott Newbry, Andrei Nomerotski, Dmitry Onoprienko, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Shawn Osier, HyeYun Park, Steve Pietrowicz, Andres Plazas, Gary Poczulp, Brian Qiu, Bruno Quint, Heinrich Reinking, Michael Reuter, Tiago Ribeiro, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Rafe Schindler, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Alysha Shugart, Cristian Silva, Ioana Sotuela, Anthony Tache, Diego Tapia, John Thayer, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Tei-Wei Tsai, Max Turri, Tony Tyson, Luis Vergara, Christopher Walter, Oliver Wiecha, Van Xiong

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121840J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630184

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Observatories, Interfaces, Control systems, Safety, Electronics, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope status overview

Sandrine Thomas, Jeffrey Barr, Shawn Callahan, Andy Clements, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fábrega, Patrick Ingraham, Freddy Muñoz, Douglas Neill, Tiago Ribeiro, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Tomislav Vucina, Andrew Connolly, J. Bryce Kalmbach, Chris Suberlak, Te-Wei Tsai

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630226

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Mirrors, Observatories, Coating, Cameras, Domes, Image processing, Sensors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

A pentaprism-based opto-mechanical alignment method for Nasmyth telescopes, such as the 4m SOAR telescope and the LSST's 1.2m auxiliary telescope

Roberto Tighe, Mario Rivera, Patricio Schurter, Freddy Muñoz, Rolando Cantarutti, José Piracés, Jacques Sebag

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114458G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561043

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Optoelectronics, Actuators, Monochromatic aberrations, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory auxiliary telescope commissioning as a control system pathfinder

Patrick Ingraham, Andy Clements, Tiago Ribeiro, Michael Reuter, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Joshua Hoblitt, Robert Lupton, Sandrine Thomas, Christopher Stubbs, Kirk Arndt, Nick Callahan, Charles Claver, Franco Colleoni, Luis Corral, Peter Doherty, Frossie Economou, Angel Fausti Neto, Tim Jenness, Htut Khine, K. Simon Krughoff, Nicholas Mondrik, Felipe Menanteau, David Mills, William O'Mullane, Kevin Reil, Mario Rivera, Brian Stalder, Jacques Sebag, Ian Shipsey, Roberto Tighe, Adam Thornton, Andres Villalobos, Oliver Wiecha

Proceedings Volume 11452, 114520U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561112

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Control systems, Observatories, Lanthanum, Computer architecture, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory system integration, test, and commissioning: strategy and status

Jacques Sebag, Charles Claver, Sandrine Thomas, Kevin Reil, Jeffrey Barr, Keith Bechtol, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fabrega, Leanne Guy, Patrick Ingraham, Victor Krabbendam, Margaux Lopez, Freddy Munoz, Doug Neill, Wil O'Mullane, Michael Reuter, Austin Roberts, Tiago Ribeiro, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114451U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561675

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, System integration, Cameras, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Coating, Wavefront sensors, Domes, Optical fabrication, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

TSPEC4: near-IR spectroscopy for the SOAR telescope

Terry Herter, Charles Henderson, Marco Bonati, John Wilson, Katelyn Allers, Nicole David, Jonathan Elias, David James, Jose Piraces, Sean Points, Ron Probst, Everett Schlawin, Patricio Schurter, Roberto Tighe, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114476L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563035

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optomechanical design, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Image quality, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Upgrading the SOAR telescope calibration wave front sensor system

Nicole David, Marco Bonati, Jose Piraces, Cesar Briceño, Rolando Cantarutti, Roberto Tighe

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114458L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562819

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Sensor calibration, Calibration, Cameras, Sensors, Active optics, Image sensors, Stars, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory: telescope and site status

Sandrine Thomas, Jeffrey Barr, Shawn Callahan, Andy Clements, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fabrega, Patrick Ingraham, William Gressler, Freddy Munoz, Doug Neill, Tiago Ribeiro, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Tomislav Vucina, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114450I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561581

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Interferometry, Metrology, Silver, Aluminum, Coating, Calibration, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Improving the UV reflectance of the aluminum coating of the 4m SOAR Telescope in the Gemini 8-m sputtering coating facility

Nicole David, Cristian Moreno, Roberto Tighe, Rodrigo Alvarez, Jose Piraces, Claudio Araya, Vicente Vergara, Rossano Rivera, Guillermo Dubo

Proceedings Volume 11445, 1144565 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562753

KEYWORDS: Coating, Reflectivity, Aluminum, Telescopes, Sputter deposition, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflector telescopes, Ultraviolet telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The SOAR telescope atmospheric dispersion corrector

César Briceño, Steve Heathcote, Gerald Cecil, Darragh O'Donoghue, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Manuel Martínez, Rolando Cantarruti, Omar Estay

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107003Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314026

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Telescopes, Sol-gels, Control systems, Reflectivity, Atmospheric optics, Silica, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

An ADC for the SAM on the SOAR Telescope

Roberto Tighe, Andrei Tokovinin, Patricio Schurter, Manuel Martínez, Rolando Cantarutti

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99083B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233681

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Stars, Prisms, Glasses, Motion controllers, Refraction, Atmospheric modeling, Zemax, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

A new Cassegrain calibration lamp unit for the Blanco Telescope

S. Points, D. James, R. Tighe, A. Montané, N. David, M. Martínez

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99082N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232995

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Lamps, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Integrating spheres, Space telescopes, Quartz, Mirrors, Spectral calibration, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

The Blanco Telescope and its instruments: a status report

Timothy M. Abbott, Alistair Walker, Sean Points, David James, Brooke Gregory, Roberto Tighe, Nicole David, Esteban Parkes, Rolando Cantarutti, Michael Warner, Omar Estay, Manuel Martínez, Marco Bonati, Edison Bustos, Andrés Montané, Freddy Muñoz , Patricio Schurter

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99064D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232723

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Astronomical imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Mirrors, Servomechanisms, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Design updates and status of the fourth generation TripleSpec spectrograph

E. Schlawin, T. Herter, C. Henderson, J. Wilson, R. Probst, D. Sprayberry, M. Bonati, P. Schurter, D. James, M. Warner, R. Tighe, J. Adams, M. Martínez

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91472H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055233

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Prisms, Asteroids, Observatories, Electroluminescent displays, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Structural analysis and modifications to the V. M. Blanco telescope for dark energy camera (DECam) installation

P. Schurter, A. Montané, R. Tighe, Timothy M. Abbott, F. Muñoz, Douglas Neill

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91455G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057717

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Finite element methods, Structural analysis, Mirrors, Cameras, Lead, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Computer aided design, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Save our secondary: recovering a broken 1.3-m mirror

Timothy M. Abbott, Ronald Probst, Gary Poczulp, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Andrés Montané, Joseph DeVries, Ronald Harris, Jonathan Elias, Manuel Martinez, Oscar Saa

Proceedings Volume 9145, 914542 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056636

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical spheres, Glasses, Cameras, Spherical lenses, Observatories, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Dark Energy Camera installation at CTIO: technical challenges

Freddy Muñoz A., Andrés Montane, Roberto Tighe, Michael Warner, Timothy Abbott

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844446 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925752

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Control systems, Current controlled current source, Content addressable memory, Forward error correction, Actuators, Camera shutters, Chlorine

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Dark energy camera installation at CTIO: overview

Timothy Abbott, Freddy Muñoz, Alistair Walker, Chris Smith, Andrés Montane, Brooke Gregory, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Nicole van der Bliek, German Schumacher

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844445 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925692

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Safety, Observatories, Cameras, Nitrogen, Cryogenics, Space telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the SOAR adaptive module with UV Rayleigh guide star

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925705

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Stars, Turbulence, Rayleigh guide stars, Cameras, Point spread functions, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Improving the Blanco Telescope's delivered image quality

Timothy M. Abbott, Andrés Montane, Roberto Tighe, Alistair Walker, Brooke Gregory, R. Christopher Smith, Alfonso Cisternas

Proceedings Volume 7733, 773345 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857389

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Image quality, Control systems, Active optics, Epoxies, Cameras, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

SAM sees the light

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andrés Montané, Wolnays Naudy Cortés

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856407

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Camera shutters, Point spread functions, Laser guide stars, Sensors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

A new MOS mask cutter facility at Gemini/Cerro Tololo observatories

Robert Wyman, Gelys Trancho, Roberto Tighe

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77355A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857001

KEYWORDS: Laser cutting, Gemini Observatory, Carbon, Aluminum, Laser systems engineering, Laser processing, Molybdenum, Fiber lasers, Observatories, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

SAM: a facility GLAO instrument

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andres Montane

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788015

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Charge-coupled devices, Prototyping, Collimation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Victor M. Blanco 4-m Telescope, and the Dark Energy Survey

Timothy Abbott, Rolando Catarutti, Eduardo Mondaca, Andres Montane, German Schumacher, Roberto Tighe, Alistair Walker, Del Allspach, Herman Cease, Brenna Flaugher, John Peoples, Andrew Stefanik, Jon Thaler, Vaidotas Simatis

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672527

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Observatories, Imaging systems, Active optics, Cameras, Computer programming, CCD cameras, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

ISPI: a wide-field NIR imager for the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope

Nicole van der Bliek, Dara Norman, Robert Blum, Ronald Probst, Andres Montane, Ramon Galvez, Michael Warner, Roberto Tighe, Francisco Delgado, Manuel Martinez

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550973

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Infrared telescopes, Infrared imaging, Sensors, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Collimators, Infrared radiation, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

The SOAR optical imager: status and first results

Hugo Schwarz, Michael Ashe, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Francisco Delgado, Ramon Gavez, Manuel Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Roberto Tighe, Alistair Walker

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553185

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Gemini Observatory, Astronomy, Optical filters, Image filtering, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Instrument support modules for the SOAR telescope

Fernando Santoro, Thomas Ingerson, Hugo Schwarz, Roberto Tighe, Manuel Martinez, Juan Gallardo, Hugo Ochoa

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551710

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Lamps, Telescopes, Device simulation, Cameras, Beam steering, Optical alignment, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Projection systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

SOAR Optical Imager

Alistair Walker, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Manual Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Michael Ashe, Francisco Delgado, Roberto Tighe

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457977

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Gemini Observatory, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

ISPI: the infrared side port imager for the CITO 4-m telescope

Ronald Probst, Andres Montane, Michael Warner, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Roberto Tighe, Michael Ashe, Nicole van der Bliek, Robert Blum

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461435

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Infrared imaging, Cameras, Imaging systems, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Collimators, Optical design

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