Dr. Steven Kilston Profile

Dr. Steven Kilston

TPF Program Scientist at BAE Systems Inc

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Publications (18)

Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

The New Worlds Observer: scientific and technical advantages of external occulters

W. Cash, P. Oakley, M. Turnbull, T. Glassman, A. Lo, R. Polidan, S. Kilston, C. Noecker

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789717

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Telescopes, Planetary systems, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Apodization, Diffraction, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

New Worlds Observer telescope and instrument optical design concepts

Joseph Howard, Charlie Noecker, Steve Kendrick, Steve Kilston, Bruce Woodgate, Webster Cash

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790216

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical design, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Aerospace engineering, Infrared radiation, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Telescope design

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Science with an 8-meter to 16-meter optical/UV space telescope

Marc Postman, Tom Brown, Anton Koekemoer, Mauro Giavalisco, Stephen Unwin, Wesley Traub, Daniela Calzetti, William Oegerle, Michael Shull, Steve Kilston, H. Phillip Stahl

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701021 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787881

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Stars, Exoplanets, Planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopy, Aerospace engineering, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

External occulters for direct observation of exoplanets: an overview

W. Cash, E. Schindhelm, J. Arenberg, A. Lo, R. Polidan, J. Kasdin, R. Vanderbei, S. Kilston, C. Noecker

Proceedings Volume 6687, 668712 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732645

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Diffraction, Exoplanets, Planetary systems, Spectroscopy, Apodization, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2006 Paper

The New Worlds Observer: using occulters to directly observe planets

W. Cash, E. Schindhelm, J. Arenberg, R. Polidan, S. Kilston, C. Noecker

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672208

KEYWORDS: Planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Planetary systems, Apodization, Tolerancing, Sensors, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

A unified future for ground and space optical telescopes

Steven Kilston

Proceedings Volume 5899, 58990E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624232

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Optical telescopes, Planets, Stars, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The Stellar Imager (SI): a revolutionary large-baseline imaging interferometer at the Sun-Earth L2 point

Kenneth Carpenter, Carolus Schrijver, Ronald Allen, Alexander Brown, David Chenette, William Danchi, Margarita Karovska, Steven Kilston, Richard Lyon, Joe Marzouk, Lisa Mazzuca, Rud Moe, Frederick Walter, Neil Murphy

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550572

KEYWORDS: Stars, Magnetism, Imaging systems, Sun, Solar processes, Ultraviolet radiation, Spatial resolution, Interferometry, Interferometers, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Cold interferometric nulling demonstration in space (CINDIS)

Martin Noecker, Roger Linfield, Dan Miller, David Osterman, Steven Kilston, Mike Lieber, Bill Babb, Andrew Cavender, Jack Jacobs

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508013

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Space operations, Interferometers, Sensors, Control systems, Mirrors, Nulling interferometry, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Evolving exosolar planet detection methods with lab experiments and integrated modeling: I. Modeling

Michael Lieber, Steve Kilston, Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, Michael Littman

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506404

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Planets, Coronagraphy, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Integrated modeling, Monochromatic aberrations, Wave propagation, Performance modeling, Spatial light modulators

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Integrated system modeling for evaluating the coronagraph approach to planet detection

Michael Lieber, Charley Noecker, Steven Kilston

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457839

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Systems modeling, Stars, Wavefronts, Control systems, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Phenomenology of extra-solar planets in reflected light and system level requirements for detection and characterization

Dennis Ebbets, Steven Kilston, Roger Linfield

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457641

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Earth's atmosphere, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Planetary systems, Sun, Atmospheric modeling, Exoplanets, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

The 4-m space telescope for investigating extrasolar Earthlike planets in starlight:TPF is HST2

Robert Brown, Christopher Burrows, Stefano Casertano, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Eric Ford, Kenneth Jucks, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Steven Kilston, Marc Kuchner, Sara Seager, Alessandro Sozzetti, David Spergel, Wesley Traub, John Trauger, Edwin Turner

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459819

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Signal to noise ratio, Space telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

Potential paths in space astronomy over the next 50 years

Steven Kilston, John Bally

Proceedings Volume 4835, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456497

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Space operations, Planets, Space telescopes, Stars, Interferometers, Imaging systems, Mirrors, X-rays, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

Mapping the entire universe: a goal for gigapixel arrays, 3D spectro-imagers, and large telescopes

John Bally, Steven Kilston

Proceedings Volume 4835, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456514

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photons, Spectrographs, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Staring arrays, Visualization, Solid state electronics

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2001 Paper

Next-generation space telescope (NGST) and space-based optical SETI

Steven Kilston, David Begley

Proceedings Volume 4273, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435367

KEYWORDS: Stars, Signal detection, Planets, Space telescopes, Space observatories, Telescopes, Observatories, Mirrors, Planetary systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 4 November 1996 Paper

Projective pan sharpening algorithm

John Lindgren, Steven Kilston

Proceedings Volume 2818, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256087

KEYWORDS: Multispectral imaging, Spectral models, Spatial resolution, Image resolution, Remote sensing, Imaging systems, Sensing systems, Spectral resolution, Photography, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991 Paper

Multimission sensor for the RESERVES small-satellite program

Steven Kilston, Vera Kilston, Thomas Utsch

Proceedings Volume 1495, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45884

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Satellites, Visualization, Signal to noise ratio, Surveillance, Staring arrays, Space operations, Video surveillance, Signal processing, Associative arrays

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Design concepts for spaceborne multimission sensors for tactical military needs

Thomas Utsch, Thomas Hopp, A. Sarrafian, Steven Kilston

Proceedings Volume 1341, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23071

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Satellites, Missiles, Surveillance, Infrared sensors, Space operations, Sensing systems, Mirrors, Ocean optics, Infrared technology

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry

21 June 2004 | Glasgow, United Kingdom

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