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Dr. Xiaofeng Gao

Software/ System Analysis at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MOONS – multi-object spectroscopy for the VLT: DMD based instrument calibration system

D. Lee, M. Black, X. Gao, S. Beard, A. O'Brien, A. Macleod, J. Moffat, D. Atkinson, K. Campbell, W. Taylor

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218850 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629980

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cameras, Digital micromirror devices, Lamps, Projection systems, Distortion, Spectrographs, Electronics, Control systems, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update

Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, William Taylor, Martin Black, Philip Rees, Ian Bryson, Stephen Chittick, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Andrea Belfiore, Ciaran Breen, Amelia Bayo, Andy Born, Alexandre Cabral, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, George Davidson, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Martin Fisher, Vincenzo Forchi, Paolo Franzetti, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Peter Hammersley, Valentin Ivanov, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Alastair Macleod, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, António Oliveira, Ralf Palsa, Manuel Parra, Fernando Pedichini, Vicente Peña, Monika Petr-Gotzens, Myriam Rodrigues, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Jorge Sepulveda, Robyn Sharman, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Graham Tait, Alexis Tejeda, Andrea Tozzi, Norman O'Malley, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Bart Willemse, Xiaofeng Gao, Yanbin Yang, Manuela Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218412 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629932

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Calibration, Spectrographs, Metrology, Telescopes, Image quality, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT: science case, baseline design and path to construction

A. Marconi, M. Abreu, V. Adibekyan, V. Alberti, S. Albrecht, J. Alcaniz, M. Aliverti, C. Allende Prieto, J. D. Alvarado Gómez, P. J. Amado, M. Amate, M. I. Andersen, E. Artigau, C. Baker, V. Baldini, A. Balestra, S. A. Barnes, F. Baron, S. C. C. Barros, S. M. Bauer, M. Beaulieu, O. Bellido-Tirado, B. Benneke, T. Bensby, E. A. Bergin, K. Biazzo, A. Bik, J. L. Birkby, N. Blind, I. Boisse, E. Bolmont, M. Bonaglia, X. Bonfils, F. Borsa, A. Brandeker, W. Brandner, C. H. Broeg, M. Brogi, D. Brousseau, A. Brucalassi, J. Brynnel, L. A. Buchhave, D. F. Buscher, A. Cabral, G. Calderone, R. Calvo-Ortega, B. L. Canto Martins, F. Cantalloube, L. Carbonaro, G. Chauvin, B. Chazelas, A.-L. Cheffot, Y. S. Cheng, A. Chiavassa, L. Christensen, R. Cirami, N. J. Cook, R. J. Cooke, I. Coretti, S. Covino, N. Cowan, G. Cresci, S. Cristiani, V. Cunha Parro, G. Cupani, V. D'Odorico, I. de Castro Leão, A. De Cia, J. R. De Medeiros, F. Debras, M. Debus, O. Demangeon, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, P. Di Marcantonio, F. Dionies, R. Doyon, J. Dunn, D. Ehrenreich, J. P. Faria, C. Feruglio, M. Fisher, A. Fontana, M. Fumagalli, T. Fusco, J. Fynbo, O. Gabella, W. Gaessler, E. Gallo, X. Gao, L. Genolet, M. Genoni, P. Giacobbe, E. Giro, R. S. Gonçalves, O. Gonzalez, J. I. González Hernández, F. Gracia Témich, M. G. Haehnelt, C. Haniff, A. Hatzes, R. Helled, H.J. Hoeijmakers, P. Huke, S. Järvinen, A. Järvinen, A. Kaminski, A. Korn, D. Kouach, G. Kowzan, L. Kreidberg, M. Landoni, A. Lanotte, A. Lavail, J. Li, J. Liske, C. Lovis, S. Lucatello, D. Lunney, M. MacIntosh, N. Madhusudhan, L. Magrini, R. Maiolino, L. Malo, A. Man, T. Marquart, E. L. Marques, A. M. Martins, C. J. A. P. Martins, P. Maslowski, C. Mason, E. Mason, R. A. McCracken, P. Mergo, G. Micela, T. Mitchell, P. Mollière, M. Monteiro, D. Montgomery, C. Mordasini, J. Morin, A. Mucciarelli, M. T. Murphy, M. N'Diaye, B. Neichel, A. T. Niedzielski, E. Niemczura, L. Nortmann, P. Noterdaeme, N. Nunes, L. Oggioni, E. Oliva, H. Önel, L. Origlia, G. Östlin, E. Palle, P. Papaderos, G. Pariani, J. Peñate Castro, F. Pepe, L. Perreault Levasseur, P. Petit, L. Pino, J. Piqueras, A. Pollo, K. Poppenhaeger, A. Quirrenbach, E. Rauscher, R. Rebolo, E. M. A. Redaelli, S. Reffert, D. T. Reid, A. Reiners, P. Richter, M. Riva, S. Rivoire, C. Rodríguez-López, I. U. Roederer, D. Romano, S. Rousseau, J. Rowe, S. Salvadori, N. Santos, P. Santos Diaz, J. Sanz-Forcada, M. Sarajlic, J.-F. Sauvage, S. Schäfer, R. P. Schiavon, T. M. Schmidt, C. Selmi, S. Sivanandam, M. Sordet, R. Sordo, F. Sortino, D. Sosnowska, S. G. Sousa, E. Stempels, K. G. Strassmeier, A. Suárez Mascareño, A. Sulich, X. Sun, N.R. Tanvir, F. Tenegi-Sanginés, S. Thibault, S. J. Thompson, A. Tozzi, M. Turbet, P. Vallée, R. Varas, K. Venn, J.-P. Véran, A. Verma, M. Viel, G. Wade, C. Waring, M. Weber, J. Weder, B. Wehbe, J. Weingrill, M. Woche, M. Xompero, E. Zackrisson, A. Zanutta, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, M. Zechmeister, J. Zimara

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218424 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628689

KEYWORDS: Physics, Spectrographs, Stars, Astronomy, Galactic astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Planets, Spectral resolution, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

First on-sky results of ERIS at VLT

Kateryna Kravchenko, Yigit Dallilar, Olivier Absil, Alex Agudo Berbel, Andrea Baruffolo, Markus Bonse, Alexander Buron, Yixian Cao, Angela Cortes, Felix Dannert, Richard Davies, Robert De Rosa, Matthias Deysenroth, David Doelman, Frank Eisenhauer, Simone Esposito, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Natascha Förster Schreiber, Xiaofeng Gao, Hans Gemperlein, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Christian Ginski, Adrian Glauser, Andreas Glindemann, Paolo Grani, Pierre Haguenauer, Johannes Hartwig, Jean Hayoz, Marianne Heida, Matthew Kenworthy, Johann Kolb, Harald Kuntschner, Dieter Lutz, Daizhong Liu, Mike MacIntosh, Michael Marsset, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Hakan Özdemir, Alfio Puglisi, Sascha Quanz, Christian Rau, Armando Riccardi, Daniel Schuppe, Frans Snik, Eckhard Sturm, Linda Tacconi, William Taylor, Erich Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629258

KEYWORDS: Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared, Sensors, Calibration, Cameras, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Optical filters, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

DMD based flat field calibration system for MOONS

M. Black, J. Anderson, D. Atkinson, S. Beard, K. Campbell, X. Gao, D. Lee, A. MacLeod, J. Moffat, A. O'Brien, W. Taylor, Nijin Thykkathu

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144783 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561415

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Digital micromirror devices, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Aerospace engineering, Structured light

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Open Access

ERIS: revitalising an adaptive optics instrument for the VLT

R. Davies, S. Esposito, H.-M. Schmid, W. Taylor, G. Agapito, A. Agudo Berbel, A. Baruffolo, V. Biliotti, B. Biller, M. Black, A. Boehle, B. Briguglio, A. Buron, L. Carbonaro, A. Cortes, G. Cresci, M. Deysenroth, A. Di Cianno, G. Di Rico, D. Doelman, M. Dolci, R. Dorn, F. Eisenhauer, D. Fantinel, D. Ferruzzi, H. Feuchtgruber, N. Förster Schreiber, X. Gao, H. Gemperlein, R. Genzel, E. George, S. Gillessen, C. Giordano, A. Glauser, A. Glindemann, P. Grani, M. Hartl, J. Heijmans, D. Henry, H. Huber, M. Kasper, C. Keller, M. Kenworthy, J. Kühn, H. Kuntschner, J. Lightfoot, D. Lunney, M. MacIntosh, F. Mannucci, S. March, M. Neeser, P. Patapis, D. Pearson, M. Plattner, A. Puglisi, S. Quanz, C. Rau, A. Riccardi, B. Salasnich, J. Schubert, F. Snik, E. Sturm, A. Valentini, C. Waring, E. Wiezorrek, M. Xompero

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070209 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311480

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, L band

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

Configuration of readout electronics and data acquisition for the HiPERCAM instrument

Naidu Bezawada, Xiaofeng Gao, David Henry, Martin Black, Chris Miller, David Lunney, Vik Dhillon, Stuart Littlefair, Paul Kerry, Trevor Gamble, Simon Dixon, Steven Parsons, Tom Marsh, Leander Mehrgan, Joerg Stegmeier, Derek Ives

Proceedings Volume 10709, 1070924 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313291

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Data acquisition, Control systems, Head, Electronics, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Design of the ERIS instrument control software

Andrea Baruffolo, Bernardo Salasnich, Alfio Puglisi, Paolo Grani, Xiaofeng Gao, Erich Wiezorrek, Daniela Fantinel, Gianluca Di Rico, Jens Knudstrup, Christophe Moins, Olivier Absil, David Barr, Alexander Buron, Elsa Huby, Matthew Kenworthy, Mario Kiekebusch, Dan Popovic, Emiel Por, Christian Rau, Christian Soenke, Chris Waring

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107071H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310076

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Control systems, Calibration, Software development, Data storage, Image storage, Telescopes, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC

Vik Dhillon, Simon Dixon, Trevor Gamble, Paul Kerry, Stuart Littlefair, Steven Parsons, Thomas Marsh, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Xiaofeng Gao, David Henry, David Lunney, Christopher Miller, Marc Dubbeldam, Timothy Morris, James Osborn, Richard Wilson, Jorge Casares, Teo Muñoz-Darias, Enric Pallé, Pablo Rodriguez-Gil, Tariq Shahbaz, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107020L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312041

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical filters, Data acquisition, Bandpass filters, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

NIX, the imager for ERIS: the AO instrument for the VLT

David Pearson, William Taylor, Ric Davies, Mike MacIntosh, David Henry, David Lunney, Chris Waring, Xiaofeng Gao, John Lightfoot, Adrian Glauser, Sascha Quanz, Michael Meyer, Hans Martin Schmid, Stephen March, Walter Bachmann, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Elizabeth George, Eckhard Sturm, Beth Biller, Sasha Hinckley, Matthew Kenworthy, Paola Amico, Andreas Glindemann, Marcus Kasper, Harald Kuntschner, Reinhold Dorn, Sebastian Egner

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99083F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234074

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Adaptive optics, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Optical filters, Image filtering, Control systems, Current controlled current source, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Instrument control software based on LabVIEW for HARPS-N

Xiaofeng Gao, Andy Vick, Alex Glenday, Manuel Gonzalez

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91473Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055848

KEYWORDS: LabVIEW, Stars, Image processing, Control systems, Software development, Cameras, Astronomy, Planets, Telescopes, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

HARPS-N: software path from the observation block to the image

D. Sosnowska, M. Lodi, X. Gao, N. Buchschacher, A. Vick, J. Guerra, M. Gonzalez, D. Kelly, C. Lovis, F. Pepe, E. Molinari, A. Cameron, D. Latham, S. Udry

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84511X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926208

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Telecommunications, Control systems, LabVIEW, Cameras, Astronomy, Observatories, Image processing, Sensors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Harps-N: the new planet hunter at TNG

Rosario Cosentino, Christophe Lovis, Francesco Pepe, Andrew Collier Cameron, David Latham, Emilio Molinari, Stephane Udry, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Andy Born, Nicolas Buchschacher, Dave Charbonneau, Pedro Figueira, Michel Fleury, Alberto Galli, Angus Gallie, Xiaofeng Gao, Adriano Ghedina, Carlos Gonzalez, Manuel Gonzalez, Jose Guerra, David Henry, Keith Horne, Ian Hughes, Dennis Kelly, Marcello Lodi, David Lunney, Charles Maire, Michel Mayor, Giusi Micela, Mark Ordway, John Peacock, David Phillips, Giampaolo Piotto, Don Pollacco, Didier Queloz, Ken Rice, Carlos Riverol, Luis Riverol, Jose San Juan, Dimitar Sasselov, Damien Segransan, Alessandro Sozzetti, Danuta Sosnowska, Brian Stobie, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Andy Vick, Luc Weber

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925738

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Control systems, Lamps, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Scaling the summit of the submillimetre: instrument performance of SCUBA-2

Dan Bintley, Michael MacIntosh, Wayne Holland, Jessica Dempsey, Per Friberg, John Kuroda, Erik Starman, Holly Thomas, Craig Walther, Xiaofeng Gao, Peter A. Ade, Rashmi Sudiwala, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, Michael Niemack, Mandana Amiri, Viktoria Asboth, Bryce Burger, Edward Chapin, Mark Halpern, Matthew Hasselfield, Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926613

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Technetium, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Temperature metrology, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Integration of SCUBA-2 within the JCMT Observatory Control System

Craig Walther, Xiaofeng Gao, Dennis Kelly, Russell Kackley, Tim Jenness

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77400Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857879

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Control systems, Data acquisition, Observatories, Telescopes, Data archive systems, Astronomy, Data communications, Software development, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Automated metrology simulator for multi-objects instruments

Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Colin Dickson, Steven Beard, Xiaofeng Gao, Brian Stobie, Peter Hastings, Helen McGregor

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77390O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855777

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Mirrors, Metrology, Device simulation, Telescopes, Control systems, Calibration, CCD cameras, Beam steering, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Characterising the SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer arrays

Dan Bintley, Michael MacIntosh, Wayne Holland, Per Friberg, Craig Walther, David Atkinson, Dennis Kelly, Xiaofeng Gao, Peter A. Ade, William Grainger, Julian House, Lorenzo Moncelsi, Matthew Hollister, Adam Woodcraft, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, Michael Niemack, Carl Reintsema, Mandana Amiri, Bryce Burger, Mark Halpern, Matthew Hasselfield, Jeff Hill, J. Kycia, C. G. Mugford, Lauren Persaud

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774106 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856839

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Superconductors, Bolometers, Technetium, Astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

E. Switzer, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Das, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, X. Gao, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, S. Knotek, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. Lau, M. Limon, R. Lupton, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, S. Moseley, C. Netterfield, M. Niemack, M. Nolta, L. Page, L. Parker, B. Reid, C. Reintsema, A. Sederberg, J. Sievers, D. Spergel, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, D. Swetz, R. Thornton, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790006

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computing systems, Cameras, Data acquisition, Space telescopes, Sensors, Computer programming, Control systems, Cryogenics, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

Automatic setup of SCUBA-2 detector arrays

Xiaofeng Gao, Dennis Kelly, Wayne Holland, Michael MacIntosh, David Lunney, Dan Bintley, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Carl Reintsema, Mandana Amiri, Bryce Burger, Mark Halpern

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702025 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788816

KEYWORDS: Detector arrays, Amplifiers, Sensors, Bolometers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Multiplexing, Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

D. Swetz, P. A. R. Ade, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Das, S. Denny, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, X. Gao, A. Hajian, M. Halpern, P. Hargrave, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, S. Knotek, J. Lau, M. Limon, R. Lupton, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, P. Mauskopf, S. Moseley, C. Netterfield, M. Niemack, M. Nolta, L. Page, L. Parker, B. Reid, C. Reintsema, A. Sederberg, N. Sehgal, J. Sievers, D. Spergel, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, E. Switzer, R. Thornton, C. Tucker, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702008 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cryogenics, Sensors, Receivers, Bolometers, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Physics, Space telescopes, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280-pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Adam Woodcraft, Matthew Hollister, Dan Bintley, Maureen Ellis, Xiaofeng Gao, Wayne Holland, Michael MacIntosh, Peter Ade, Julian House, Cynthia Hunt, Rashmi Sudiwala, William Duncan, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Carl Reintsema, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Jan Kycia, Mandana Amiri, Bryce Burger, Mark Halpern

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Superconductors, Semiconducting wafers, Bolometers, Prototyping, Astronomy, Multiplexers, Camera shutters, Electronics, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2003 Paper

SCUBA-2: developing the detectors

William Duncan, Wayne Holland, Michael Audley, M. Cliffe, T. Hodson, B. Kelly, Xiaofeng Gao, David Gostick, M. MacIntosh, Helen McGregor, Tully Peacocke, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, Steven Deiker, J. Beier, Carl Reintsema, Anthony Walton, W. Parkes, Tom Stevenson, Alan Gundlach, Camelia Dunare, Peter Ade

Proceedings Volume 4855, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459107

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Wafer bonding, Astronomy, Telescopes, Etching, Galactic astronomy, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

NAOMI adaptive optics system for the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope

Richard Myers, Andrew Longmore, Chris Benn, David Buscher, Paul Clark, Nigel Dipper, Nathan Doble, Andrew Doel, Colin Dunlop, Xiaofeng Gao, Thomas Gregory, Ronald Humphreys, Derek Ives, Roy Oestensen, P. Peacocke, Rene Rutten, Chris Tierney, Andrew Vick, Martyn Wells, Richard Wilson, Susan Worswick, Andrew Zadrozny

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459236

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Digital signal processing, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

JCMT observatory control system

Nicholas Rees, Frossie Economou, Tim Jenness, Russell Kackley, Craig Walther, William Dent, Martin Folger, Xiaofeng Gao, Dennis Kelly, John Lightfoot, Ian Pain, Gary Hovey, Russell Redman

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461306

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Interfaces, Data acquisition, Heterodyning, Calibration, Infrared telescopes, Raster graphics, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

New generation CCDs: applications and performance results

Paul Jorden, Anthony Oates, Simon Tulloch, Derek Ives, Xiaofeng Gao

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316777

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Cameras, Clocks, Spectrographs, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Astronomy

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