Mr. Steven J. Varlese Profile

Steven J. Varlese

Program Manager at Gemini Observatory

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2005 Paper

Performance characterization of a shape memory composite mirror

Steven Varlese, Melville Ulmer, Jason Hermiller, Kris Young, Michael Graham, Semyon Vaynman, Bruce Snyder

Proceedings Volume 5899, 58990Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617929

KEYWORDS: Composites, Nickel, Reflectors, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Etching, Thermal modeling, Carbon, Ocean optics, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Adhesion of thin metallic surfaces to molded deployable space optics

M. Ulmer, M. Graham, S. Vaynman, J. Echt, S. Ehlert, S. Varlese, J. Hermiller

Proceedings Volume 5868, 58680N (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615699

KEYWORDS: Nickel, Mirrors, Etching, Plasma etching, Composites, Plasma, Astronomical imaging, Ocean optics, Ions, Sputter deposition

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2004 Paper

Laminated electroformed shape memory composite for deployable lightweight optics

Steven Varlese, Melville Ulmer, Lisa Hardaway, Matthew Everhart, Semyon Vaynman, Gary Emerson, Michael Graham, Jonathan Echt, Matvey Farber, Stephen Vining

Proceedings Volume 5542, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561485

KEYWORDS: Composites, Mirrors, Nickel, Reflectors, Composite resins, Carbon, Surface finishing, Aerospace engineering, Interfaces, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2004 Paper

Advances in the use of plasma spraying for the fabrication of lightweight x-ray optics

Melville Ulmer, Michael Graham, Semyon Vaynman, Matvey Farber, Jonathan Echt, Steve Varlese, Gary Emerson, Dean Baker

Proceedings Volume 5533, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560421

KEYWORDS: Nickel, Plasma, X-ray optics, Mirrors, Ceramics, Particles, Coating, X-rays, Aerospace engineering, Epoxies

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

DUO: the Dark Universe Observatory

Richard Griffiths, Robert Petre, Guenther Hasinger, Peter Predehl, Nicholas White, Bernd Aschenbach, Xavier Barcons, Hans Bohringer, Ulrich Briel, Lynn Cominsky, Michael Corcoran, Udo Dinger, Wilhelm Egle, Peter Friedrich, Zoltan Haiman, Robert Hartmann, J. Patrick Henry, Horst Hippmann, Jim Ingersoll, Keith Jahoda, Del Jenstrom, Steven Jordan, Eckhard Kendziorra, Günther Kettenring, Walter Kink, Norbert Meidinger, Takamitsu Miyaji, Joseph Mohr, Siegfried Mueller, Richard Mushotzky, Elmar Pfeffermann, Peter Schuecker, Axel Schwope, Mark Shannon, Lothar Strueder, Steven Varlese

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552171

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Galaxy groups and clusters, Observatories, Microwave radiation, Solids, X-ray imaging, Calibration, Spatial resolution, Astrophysics, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

Replication as an alternative approach for large segmented telescopes

Melville Ulmer, Michael Graham, Semyon Vanyman, Steven Varlese, Dean Baker

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566322

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Composites, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Space telescopes, Polishing, Nickel, Optical instrument design, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Elastic memory composite technology for thin lightweight space- and ground-based deployable mirrors

Steven Arzberger, Naseem Munshi, Mark Lake, Joe Wintergerst, Steve Varlese, Melville Ulmer

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507157

KEYWORDS: Composites, Mirrors, Optical fibers, Metals, Reflectivity, Glasses, Reflectors, Nickel, Optical fabrication, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Proposed mission concept for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Michael Wolff, J. Laming, Herbert Gursky, George Carruthers, Troy Barbee, Joseph Kordas, Chris Mauche, Gilbert Fritz, Steve Varlese, Martin Barstow, George Fraser, Oswald Siegmund, Barry Welsh, Nancy Brickhouse, Andrea Dupree, Alex Brown, Frederick Bruhweiler, Andrew Cameron, Jay Holberg, Steven Howell, Carole Jordan, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Matthews, Edward Sion, Klaus Werner

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508548

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrometers, Plasmas, Microchannel plates, Iron, Space operations, Magnetism, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Replication as an alternative approach for large segmented telescopes

Melville Ulmer, Robert Altkorn, Edward Kibblewhite, Steve Varlese

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456663

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Composites, Actuators, Optical instrument design, Spherical lenses, Polishing, Astronomical telescopes

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