Dr. Ronald G. Probst Profile

Dr. Ronald G. Probst

Scientist at NSFs National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab

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Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

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 | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

DESI installation: preparations and progress (Conference Presentation)

Lori Allen, D. Sprayberry, M. Evatt, R. Marshall, B. Abareshi, T. Lavoie, R. Joyce, R. Probst, A. Dey, R. Blum, R. Besuner, P. Jelinsky, J. Silber, T. Claybaugh, C. Poppett, P. Doel, D. Brooks, G. Gutierrez, B. Flaugher, G. Gallo, D. Friend, R. Sharples, D. Bramall, K. Honscheid, P. Martini, M. Derwent, T. O'Brien

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312159

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Baryon acoustic oscillations, Galactic astronomy, Fiber optics tests, Fiber optics, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Paper

ProtoDESI: risk reduction experiment for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

Parker Fagrelius, Charles Baltay, Christopher Bebek, Robert Besuner, Francisco Castander, Arjun Dey, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Ann Elliott, William Emmet, Brenna Flaugher, Irena Gershkovich, Klaus Honscheid, Dick Joyce, Stephen Kent, Robert Marshall, Ronald Probst, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Reil, David Schlegel, Michael Schubnell, Santiago Serrano, Joseph Silber, David Sprayberry, Greg Tarle

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99087X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231760

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Control systems, Spectroscopes, Cameras, Stars, Robotics, Light emitting diodes, Photometry, Astronomy

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is under construction to measure the expansion history of the Universe using the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation technique. The spectra of 40 million galaxies over 14,000 sq. deg. will be measured during the life of the experiment. A new prime focus corrector for the KPNO Mayall telescope will deliver light to 5000 fiber optic positioners. The fibers in turn feed ten broad-band spectrographs. We describe the ProtoDESI experiment, planned for installation and commissioning at the Mayall telescope in the fall of 2016, which will test the fiber positioning system for DESI. The ProtoDESI focal plate, consisting of 10 fiber positioners, illuminated fiducials, and a guide, focus and alignment (GFA) sensor module, will be installed behind the existing Mosaic prime focus corrector. A Fiber View Camera (FVC) will be mounted to the lower surface of the primary mirror cell and a subset of the Instrument Control System (ICS) will control the ProtoDESI subsystems, communicate with the Telescope Control System (TCS), and collect instrument monitoring data. Short optical fibers from the positioners will be routed to the back of the focal plane where they will be imaged by the Fiber Photometry Camera (FPC) or back-illuminated by a LED system. Target objects will be identified relative to guide stars, and using the GFA in a control loop with the ICS/TCS system, the guide stars will remain stable on pre-identified GFA pixels. The fiber positioners will then be commanded to the target locations and placed on the targets iteratively, using the FVC to centroid on back-illuminated fibers and fiducials to make corrective delta motions. When the positioners are aligned with the targets on-sky, the FPC will measure the intensities from the positioners’ fibers which can then be dithered to look for intensity changes, indicating how well the fibers were initially positioned on target centers. The final goal is to operate ProtoDESI on the Mayall telescope for a 6-hour period during one night, successfully placing targets on the intended fibers for the duration of a typical DESI science exposure.

Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Modernization of the Mayall Telescope control system: design, implementation, and performance

David Sprayberry, Patrick Dunlop, Matthew Evatt, Larry Reddell, Shelby Gott, James George, John Donaldson, Robert Stupak, Robert Marshall, Behzad Abareshi, Deanna Stover, Michael Warner, Rolando Cantarutti, Ronald Probst

Proceedings Volume 9906, 990608 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233177

KEYWORDS: Servomechanisms, Optical instrument design, Control systems, Telescopes, Control systems design, Computer programming, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Ethylene glycol contamination effects on first surface aluminized mirrors

Patrick Dunlop, Ronald Probst, Matthew Evatt, Larry Reddell, David Sprayberry

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99063F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233233

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Telescopes, Mirrors, Coating, Scattering, Reflectivity, Scatter measurement, Carbon monoxide, Contamination, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

A new telescope control software for the Mayall 4-meter telescope

Behzad Abareshi, Robert Marshall, Shelby Gott, David Sprayberry, Rolando Cantarutti, Dick Joyce, Doug Williams, Ronald Probst, Kristin Reetz, Anthony Paat, Karen Butler, Christian Soto, Arjun Dey, David Summers

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99131O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233087

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Servomechanisms, Computer simulations, Device simulation, Domes, Telescopes, Control systems, Stars, Radium, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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

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 | 22 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Planning the installation of the dark energy spectroscopic instrument on the Mayall Telescope

D. Sprayberry, W. Goble, L. Allen, J. Elias, R. Probst, R. Joyce, A. Dey, R. Marshall, M. Evatt, R. Blum, T. M. Abbott, A. Walker, F. Muñoz , R. Besuner, M. Sholl, P. Jelinsky, J. Silber, R. Lafever, C. Bebek, B. Flaugher

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055625

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Safety, Spectroscopes, Domes, Computing systems, Observatories, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Multiband filters for near-infrared astronomical applications

James Rhoads, Sangeeta Malhotra, Paul Scowen, Ron Probst, Don McCarthy

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856737

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Bandpass filters, Image filtering, Cameras, Astronomy, Coating, Smoothing, Optical coatings, Boxcar filters, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Paper

There and back again: sharing a major instrument between hemispheres

Ronald Probst, Timothy Abbott, Rolando Cantarutti, Jack Carlson, Philip Daly, James George, Brooke Gregory, Edward Hileman, Dave Mills, Andrés Montané, Esteban Parkes

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857572

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Cameras, Foam, Electronics, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Computing systems, Infrared cameras, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The NEWFIRM observing software: from design to implementation

P. Daly, N. Buchholz, M. Fitzpatrick, D. Mills, F. Valdes, N. Zarate, R. Swaters, R. Probst, M. Dickinson

Proceedings Volume 7019, 701913 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789781

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Network on a chip, Human-machine interfaces, Calibration, Control systems, Data acquisition, Image processing, Cameras, Data processing, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Paper

First light with NEWFIRM

Ronald Probst, James George, Philip Daly, Ken Don, Maureen Ellis

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70142S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787473

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Stars, Cameras, Optical fabrication, Electronics, Cryogenics, Control systems, Optical filters, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Program status of NEWFIRM, the wide-field infrared camera system for the NOAO 4-m telescopes

Ronald Probst, Neil Gaughan, Marianne Abraham, John Andrew, Phil Daly, Edward Hileman, Mark Hunten, Ming Liang, K. Merrill, Roger Repp, Richard Shaw

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550801

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Control systems, Staring arrays, Infrared cameras, Electronics, Copper, Infrared imaging, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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 | 29 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Passive compensation of gravity flexure in optical instruments

Edward Hileman, Jay Elias, Richard Joyce, Ronald Probst, Ming Liang, Earl Pearson

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550466

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Collimators, Telescopes, Sensors, Cryocoolers, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Infrared cameras, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Paper

NEWFIRM: the widefield infrared imager for NOAO 4-m telescopes

Roy Autry, Ronald Probst, Barry Starr, Khairy Abdel-Gawad, Rick Blakley, Philip Daly, Ruben Dominguez, Edward Hileman, Ming Liang, Earl Pearson, Richard Shaw, Doug Tody

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460419

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Staring arrays, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Infrared imaging, Observatories, Control systems, Data acquisition, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

Paper

Performance of a novel tip-tilt secondary system on the Blanco 4-m telescope

Ronald Probst, Patrice Bouchet, German Schumacher, Ricardo Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317320

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Mirrors, CCD image sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Infrared imaging, Image quality, Cameras, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Paper

Cryogenic optical bench: a multifunction camera for infrared astronomy

Ronald Probst, Timothy Ellis, Albert Fowler, Ian Gatley, Gerald Heim, Michael Merrill

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176715

KEYWORDS: Signal processing, Telescopes, Digital signal processing, Cameras, Cryogenics, Sensors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Optical filters, Optical benches, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 January 1993 Paper

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Simultaneous quad-color infrared imaging device (SQIID): a leap forward in infrared cameras for astronomy

Timothy Ellis, Raleigh Drake, Albert Fowler, Ian Gatley, Gerald Heim, Roger Luce, Michael Merrill, Ronald Probst, Nick Buchholz

Proceedings Volume 1765, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140877

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Digital signal processing, Telescopes, Signal processing, Infrared imaging, Optical benches, Astronomy, Electronics, Optical cryogenics, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1990 Paper

Paper

Experience and further developments with the NOAO infrared speckle camera

Stephen Ridgway, Julian Christou, Ronald Probst

Proceedings Volume 1237, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19321

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Infrared imaging, Infrared radiation, Infrared cameras, Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Spatial resolution, Stars, Telescopes

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