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Dr. Timothy M. C. Abbott

Observatory Scientist at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Dark energy survey operations: years 4 and 5

H. T. Diehl, E. Neilsen, R. Gruendl, T. M. Abbott, S. Allam, O. Alvarez, J. Annis, E. Balbinot, S. Bhargava, K. Bechtol, G. Bernstein, R. Bhatawdekar, S. Bocquet, D. Brout, R. Capasso, R. Cawthon, C. Chang, E. Cook, C. Conselice, J. Cruz, C. D'Andrea, L. da Costa, R. Das, D. DePoy, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. Elliott, S. Everett, J. Frieman, A. Fausti Neto, A. Ferté, I. Friswell, K. Furnell, L. Gelman, D. Gerdes, M. S. Gill, D. Goldstein, D. Gruen, D. Gulledge, S. Hamilton, D. Hollowood, K. Honscheid, D. James, M. Johnson, M. W. Johnson, S. Kent, R. Kessler, G. Khullar, E. Kovacs, A. Kremin, R. Kron, N. Kuropatkin, J. Lasker, A. Lathrop, T. Li, M. Manera, M. March, J. Marshall, M. Medford, F. Menanteau, I. Mohammed, M. Monroy, B. Moraes, E. Morganson, J. Muir, M. Murphy, B. Nord, A. Pace, A. Palmese, Y. Park, F. Paz-Chinchón, M. E. Pereira, D. Petravick, A. Plazas, J. Poh, T. Prochaska, A. Romer, K. Reil, A. Roodman, M. Sako, M. Sauseda, D. Scolnic, L. Secco, I. Sevilla-Noarbe, N. Shipp, J. Smith, M Soares-Santos, B. Soergel, A. Stebbins, K. Story, K. Stringer, F. Tarsitano, B. Thomas, D. Tucker, K. Vivas, A. Walker, M.-Y. Wang, C. Weaverdyck, N. Weaverdyck, W. Wester, C. Wethers, R. Wilkenson, H.-Y Wu, B. Yanny, A. Zenteno, Y. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107040D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312113

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Astronomy, Charge-coupled devices, Physics, Stars, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Calibration, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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 | 15 July 2016 Paper

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The dark energy survey and operations: years 1 to 3

H. T. Diehl, E. Neilsen, R. Gruendl, B. Yanny, T. M. Abbott, J. Aleksić, S. Allam, J. Annis, E. Balbinot, M. Baumer, L. Beaufore, K. Bechtol, G. Bernstein, S. Birrer, C. Bonnett, D. Brout, C. Bruderer, E. Buckley-Geer, D. Capozzi, A. Carnero Rosell, F. Castander, R. Cawthon, C. Chang, L. Clerkin, R. Covarrubias, C. Cuhna, C. D'Andrea, L. da Costa, R. Das, C. Davis, J. Dietrich, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. Elliott, T. Eifler, J. Etherington, B. Flaugher, J. Frieman, A. Fausti Neto, M. Fernández, C. Furlanetto, D. Gangkofner, D. Gerdes, D. Goldstein, K. Grabowski, R. Gupta, S. Hamilton, H. Head, J. Helsby, D. Hollowood, K. Honscheid, D. James, M. Johnson, S. Jouvel, T. Kacprzac, S. Kent, R. Kessler, A. Kim, E. Krause, C. Krawiec, A. Kremin, R. Kron, S. Kuhlmann, N. Kuropatkin, O. Lahav, J. Lasker, T. Li, E. Luque, N. Maccrann, M. March, J. Marshall, N. Mondrik, E. Morganson, D. Mudd, A. Nadolski, P. Nugent, P. Melchior, F. Menanteau, D. Nagasawa, B. Nord, R. Ogando, L. Old, A. Palmese, D. Petravick, A. Plazas, A. Pujol, A. Queiroz, K. Reil, A. Romer, R. Rosenfeld, A. Roodman, P. Rooney, M. Sako, A. Salvador, C. Sánchez, E. Sánchez Álvaro, B. Santiago, A. Schooneveld, M. Schubnell, E. Sheldon, A. Smith, R. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, F. Sobreira, M. Soumagnac, H. Spinka, S. Tie, D. Tucker, V. Vikram, K. Vivas, A. Walker, W. Wester, M. Wiesner, H. Wilcox, P. Williams, A. Zenteno, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99101D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233157

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Physics, Astronomy, Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Stars, Image quality, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016 Paper

Paper

A collimated beam projector for precise telescope calibration

Michael Coughlin, T. M. Abbott, Kairn Brannon, Chuck Claver, Peter Doherty, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Patrick Ingraham, Robert Lupton, Nicholas Mondrik, Christopher Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99100V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231677

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Collimation, Projection systems, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Spectroscopes, Infrared telescopes, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

Paper

The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Year 1

H. Diehl, T. M. Abbott, J. Annis, R. Armstrong, L. Baruah, A. Bermeo, G. Bernstein, E. Beynon, C. Bruderer, E. Buckley-Geer, H. Campbell, D. Capozzi, M. Carter, R. Casas, L. Clerkin, R. Covarrubias, C. Cuhna, C. D'Andrea, L. da Costa, R. Das, D. DePoy, J. Dietrich, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. Elliott, T. Eifler, J. Estrada, J. Etherington, B. Flaugher, J. Frieman, A. Fausti Neto, M. Gelman, D. Gerdes, D. Gruen, R. Gruendl, J. Hao, H. Head, J. Helsby, K. Hoffman, K. Honscheid, D. James, M. Johnson, T. Kacprzac, J. Katsaros, R. Kennedy, S. Kent, R. Kessler, A. Kim, E. Krause, R. Kron, S. Kuhlmann, A. Kunder, T. Li, H. Lin, N. Maccrann, M. March, J. Marshall, E. Neilsen, P. Nugent, P. Martini, P. Melchior, F. Menanteau, R. Nichol, B. Nord, R. Ogando, L. Old, A. Papadopoulos, K. Patton, D. Petravick, A. Plazas, R. Poulton, A. Pujol, K. Reil, T. Rigby, A. Romer, A. Roodman, P. Rooney, E. Sanchez Alvaro, S. Serrano, E. Sheldon, A. Smith, R. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, M. Soumagnac, H. Spinka, E. Suchyta, D. Tucker, A. Walker, W. Wester, M. Wiesner, H. Wilcox, R. Williams, B. Yanny, Y. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9149, 91490V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056982

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Physics, Mirrors, Astronomy, Image quality, Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Observatories, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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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

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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

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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 | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Status of the Dark Energy Survey Camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy Abbott, Robert Angstadt, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Juila Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan de Vincente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Rolando Flores, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Michelle Jonas, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Mark Kozlovsky, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Steve Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Nick Langellier, Andrew Lathrop, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Gustavo Martinez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Eric Neilsen, Brian Nord, Ricardo Ogando, Jamieson Olson, Kenneth Patton, John Peoples, Andres Plazas, Tao Qian, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Marcelle Soares-Santos, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, Santiago Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidas Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, R. Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844611 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926216

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Safety, Lenses, Cameras, CCD cameras, Optical filters, Device simulation, Diffractive optical elements

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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A modern approach to upgrading the telescope control system of the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope

Michael Warner, Rolando Cantarutti, German Schumacher, Eduardo Mondaca, Omar Estay, Manuel Martinez, Victor Aguirre, Rodrigo Alvarez, Rodrigo Leiva, Timothy Abbott, Nicole van der Bliek

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84510U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926193

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Field programmable gate arrays, Computer programming, LabVIEW, Motion models, Optical instrument design, Motion measurement

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Assembly, alignment, and testing of the DECam wide field corrector optics

Peter Doel, David Brooks, Michelle Antonik, Brenna Flaugher, Andrew Stefanik, Stephen Kent, Gaston Gutierrez, Herman Cease, Timothy Abbott, Alistair Walker, Darren DePoy, Rebecca Bernstein, Sue Worswick

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84466F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926590

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Cameras, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Glasses, Imaging systems, Optical fabrication, Laser systems engineering, Observatories, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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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 | 17 September 2012 Paper

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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 | 6 August 2010 Paper

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 | 6 August 2010 Paper

Paper

Monitoring of the environmental conditions inside the dome of the 4m Blanco Telescope at CTIO

S. Els, T. M. Abbott, E. Bustos, J. Seguel, D. Walker, A. Berdja, R. Riddle, M. Schöck, W. Skidmore, T. Travouillon

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77333X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856297

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Domes, Environmental monitoring, Sensors, Current controlled current source, Ultrasonics, 3D metrology, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Atmospheric monitoring

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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Automated characterization of CCD detectors for DECam

D. Kubik, R. Alvarez, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Bonati, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, H. Cease, S. Chappa, D. DePoy, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, J. Estrada, B. Flaugher, J. Hao, S. Holland, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, H. Lin, J. Montes, N. Roe, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, K. Schultz, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, H. Spinka, W. Stuermer, D. Tucker, A. Walker, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77355C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864472

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Imaging systems, CCD image sensors, Packaging, Clocks, Aluminum nitride, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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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 | 20 July 2010 Paper

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Testing the Dark Energy Camera on a telescope simulator

H. Thomas Diehl, Timothy M. Abbott, Jim Bailey, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Herman Cease, Edward Chi, Darren Depoy, Juan Estrada, David Finley, Brenna Flaugher, David Gerdes, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanson, Jiangang Hao, Klaus Honscheid, Cheryl Jackson, Inga Karliner, Kurt Krempetz, Kyler Kuehn, Stephen Kuhlmann, Jim Morgan, Brian Nord, Terri Shaw, Greg Tarle, Kenneth Schultz, Adam Sypniewski, Andrew Stefanik, Jon Thaler, Alistair Walker, William Wester, Curtis Weaverdyck, Robert Woods, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857746

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Imaging systems, Device simulation, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Optical filters, Control systems, Observatories, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

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The Blanco Telescope TCS upgrade

German Schumacher, Eduardo Mondaca, Michael Warner, Manuel Martinez, Omar Estay, Timothy M. Abbott

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77402H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857986

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Computer programming, Linear filtering, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telecommunications, Fiber optics, LabVIEW, Fiber optic communications, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Focal plane detectors for Dark Energy Camera (DECam)

J. Estrada, R. Alvarez, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Bonati, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, H. Cease, S. Chappa, D. DePoy, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, B. Flaugher, J. Hao, S. Holland, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, D. Kubik, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, H. Lin, N. Roe, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, K. Schultz, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, H. Spinka, W. Stuermer, D. Tucker, A. Walker, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857651

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, CCD image sensors, Diffusion, X-rays, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Silicon, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Status of the dark energy survey camera (DECam) project

Brenna Flaugher, Timothy M. Abbott, Jim Annis, Michelle Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth Buckley-Geer, Julia Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward Chi, Luis da Costa, Darren DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan De Vicente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Mark Kozlovsky, Donna Kubik, Kyler Kuehn, Stephen Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Stuart Marshall, Gustavo Martínez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Brian Nord, R. Ogando, Jamieson Olsen, John Peoples, Andreas Plazas, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, S. Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidis Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, Rick Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856609

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Imaging systems, CCD cameras, Cameras, Camera shutters, Optical filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2009 Paper

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The design and alignment of the DECam lenses and modelling of the static shear pattern and its impact on weak lensing measurements

M. Antonik, P. Doel, D. Brooks, S. Bridle, T. Abbot, R. Bernstein, B. Bigelow, H. Cease, D. DePoy, B. Flaugher, M. Gladders, G. Gutierrez, S. Kent, A. Stefanik, A. Walker, S. Worswick

Proceedings Volume 7433, 74330M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825869

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Tolerancing, Distortion, Finite element methods, Cameras, Optical filters, Optical alignment, Point spread functions, Prototyping, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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The read-out and control system of the DES camera (SISPI)

K. Honscheid, T. Abbott, J. Annis, E. Buckley-Geer, F. Castander, J. Eiting, M. Gladders, M. Haney, I. Karliner, D. Kau, K. Kuehn, S. Kuhlmann, T. Qian, M. Selen, J. Thaler, D. Tucker, A. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7019, 701911 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787926

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Databases, Image quality, Data acquisition, Charge-coupled devices, Camera shutters, Image processing, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Victor M. Blanco 4-m Telescope: an upgrade to the telescope control system

Timothy M. Abbott, German Schumacher, Michael Warner, Eduardo Mondaca, Ricardo Schmidt, Rolando Cantarutti, Manuel Martinez, Omar Estay, Francisco Delgado, Alistair Walker

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70123K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789614

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Control systems, Observatories, Cameras, Infrared telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Imaging systems, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Servomechanisms

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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Design and status of the optical corrector for the DES survey instrument

P. Doel, T. Abbott, M. Antonik, R. Bernstein, B. Bigelow, D. Brooks, H. Cease, D. DePoy, B. Flaugher, M. Gladders, G. Gutierrez, S. Kent, A. Stefanik, A. Walker, S. Worswick

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790049

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Lens design, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Silica, Tolerancing, Optical design, Imaging systems, Finite element methods, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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The Dark Energy Camera (DECam)

D. DePoy, T. Abbott, J. Annis, M. Antonik, M. Barceló, R. Bernstein, B. Bigelow, D. Brooks, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Campa, L. Cardiel, F. Castander, J. Castilla, H. Cease, S. Chappa, E. Dede, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, P. Doel, J. DeVicente, J. Estrada, D. Finley, B. Flaugher, E. Gaztanaga, D. Gerdes, M. Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, J. Hamilton, M. Haney, S. Holland, K. Honscheid, D. Huffman, I. Karliner, D. Kau, S. Kent, M. Kozlovsky, D. Kubik, K. Kuehn, S. Kuhlmann, K. Kuk, F. Leger, H. Lin, G. Martinez, M. Martinez, W. Merritt, J. Mohr, P. Moore, T. Moore, B. Nord, R. Ogando, J. Olsen, B. Onal, J. Peoples, T. Qian, N. Roe, E. Sanchez, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, R. Schmitt, M. Schubnell, K. Schultz, M. Selen, T. Shaw, V. Simaitis, J. Slaughter, C. Smith, H. Spinka, A. Stefanik, W. Stuermer, R. Talaga, G. Tarle, J. Thaler, D. Tucker, A. Walker, S. Worswick, A. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789466

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Cameras, CCD cameras, Optical filters, Mirrors, Control systems, Quantum efficiency, Image processing, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2006 Paper

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Preliminary optical design for a 2.2 degree diameter prime focus corrector for the Blanco 4 meter telescope

S. Kent, R. Bernstein, T. Abbott, B. Bigelow, D. Brooks, P. Doel, B. Flaugher, M. Gladders, A. Walker, S. Worswick

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626937 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672097

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Calibration, Stars, Optical instrument design, Glasses, Astronomy, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

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CCD testing and characterization for dark energy survey

J. Estrada, T. Abbott, B. Angstadt, L. Buckley-Geer, M. Brown, J. Campa, L. Cardiel, H. Cease, B. Flaugher, K. Dawson, G. Derylo, H. Diehl, S. Gruenendahl, I. Karliner, W. Merrit, P. Moore, T. Moore, N. Roe, V. Scarpine, R. Schmidt, M. Schubnel, T. Shaw, W. Stuermer, J. Thaler

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62693K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672596

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Diffusion, Quantum efficiency, Electronics, Clocks, Sensors, CCD cameras, Semiconducting wafers, Integrating spheres, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

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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 | 16 August 2000 Paper

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SWIR at the Nordic Optical Telescope: NOTCam

Timothy Abbott, Colin Aspin, Anton Sorensen, Preben Norregaard, Johannes Andersen, Michael Andersen, Nicole van der Bliek, Jacob Clasen, Graham Cox, Jens Klougart, Hans Larsen, Niels Michaelsen, Benjamin Noel, Goran Olofsson, Carlos Perez, Hugo Schwarz

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395528

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Telescopes, Optical telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Observatories, Infrared imaging, Electromechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

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Off-the-shelf autoguider for McDonald Observatory

Timothy Abbott

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19141

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Astronomy, Image processing, Charge-coupled devices, Astronomical telescopes, CCD cameras, Computer programming

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