Dr. Elinor L. Gates Profile

Dr. Elinor L. Gates

Specialist at Lick Observatory

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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An astrophotonics platform for Lick Observatory: testing adaptive mode extraction with photonic lanterns

Matthew C. DeMartino, Kevin Bundy, Holger Schmidt, Renate Kupke, Nick MacDonald, Elinor Gates, Jon Rees, Paul Lynam, Phil Hinz, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Md Nafiz Amin, Zoe Weber

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218838 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630591

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Single mode fibers, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Spectrometers, Astrophotonics, Point spread functions, Spectroscopy, Photonic devices

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Swimming with ShARCS: comparison of on-sky sensitivity with model predictions for ShaneAO on the Lick Observatory 3-meter telescope

Srikar Srinath, Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi, Renate Kupke, Donald Gavel, Gerald Cabak, David Cowley, Michael Peck, Christopher Ratliff, Elinor Gates, Daren Dillon, Andrew Norton, Marc Reining

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055672

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Signal to noise ratio, Sensors, Imaging systems, Infrared cameras, Mirrors, Photons, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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Opto-mechanical design of ShaneAO: the adaptive optics system for the 3-meter Shane Telescope

C. Ratliff, J. Cabak, D. Gavel, R. Kupke, D. Dillon, E. Gates, W. Deich, J. Ward, D. Cowley, T. Pfister, M. Saylor

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057064

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Microelectromechanical systems, Cameras, Aluminum, Wavefront sensors, Optical benches, Optomechanical design, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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Commissioning ShARCS: the Shane adaptive optics infrared camera-spectrograph for the Lick Observatory Shane 3-m telescope

Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi, Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Michael Peck, Terry Pfister, Jim Ward, William Deich, John Gates, Elinor Gates, Barry Alcott, David Cowley, Daren Dillon, Kyle Lanclos, Dale Sandford, Mike Saylor, Srikar Srinath, Jason Weiss, Andrew Norton

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057027

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, Cameras, Observatories, Telescopes, Image filtering, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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Laser guidestar uplink correction using a MEMS deformable mirror: on-sky test results and implications for future AO systems

Andrew Norton, Donald Gavel, Michael Helmbrecht, Carl Kempf, Elinor Gates, Kostas Chloros, Donnie Redel, Renate Kupke, Daren Dillon

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91481C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055564

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Laser guide stars, Cameras, Microelectromechanical systems, Sodium, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Prisms, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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FIRST - a fibered aperture masking instrument: on-sky results

Elsa Huby, Guy Perrin, Franck Marchis, Sylvestre Lacour, Takayuki Kotani, Gaspard Duchêne, Elodie Choquet, Elinor Gates, Julien Woillez, Olivier Lai

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925615

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Prototyping, Diffraction, Phase measurement, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Stars, Optical fibers, Speckle, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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ShaneAO: an enhanced adaptive optics and IR imaging system for the Lick Observatory 3-meter telescope

Renate Kupke, Donald Gavel, Constance Roskosi, Gerald Cabak, David Cowley, Daren Dillon, Elinor Gates, Rosalie McGurk, Andrew Norton, Michael Peck, Christopher Ratliff, Marco Reinig

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84473G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926470

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Cameras, Observatories, Mirrors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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A shared approach to supporting remote observing for multiple observatories

Robert Kibrick, Gregory Wirth, Elinor Gates, Bryant Grigsby, William T. Deich, Kyle Lanclos, Steven Allen

Proceedings Volume 7737, 773712 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856556

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Nickel, Keck Observatory, Space telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Astatine, Systems modeling, Astronomical telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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ViLLaGEs: opto-mechanical design of an on-sky visible-light MEMS-based AO system

Bryant Grigsby, Chris Lockwood, Brian Baumann, Don Gavel, Jess Johnson, S. Mark Ammons, Daren Dillon, Katie Morzinski, Marc Reinig, Dave Palmer, Scott Severson, Elinor Gates

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701841 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790166

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Microelectromechanical systems, Stars, Cameras, Observatories, Nickel, Mirrors, Optical benches, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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Remote observing with the Nickel Telescope at Lick Observatory

Bryant Grigsby, Konstantinos Chloros, John Gates, William T. Deich, Elinor Gates, Robert Kibrick

Proceedings Volume 7016, 701627 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789490

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Nickel, Domes, Observatories, Control systems, Cameras, Camera shutters, Safety, Space telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

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Visible light laser guidestar experimental system (Villages): on-sky tests of new technologies for visible wavelength all-sky coverage adaptive optics systems

Donald Gavel, S. Mark Ammons, Brian Bauman, Daren Dillon, Elinor Gates, Bryant Grigsby, Jess Johnson, Chris Lockwood, Kathleen Morzinski, David Palmer, Marc Reinig, Scott Severson

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790228

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Sensors, Telescopes, Microelectromechanical systems, Sodium, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 6 February 2008 Paper

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Villages: an on-sky visible wavelength astronomy AO experiment using a MEMS deformable mirror

Donald Gavel, Scott Severson, Brian Bauman, Daren Dillon, Marco Reinig, Christopher Lockwood, Dave Palmer, Kathleen Morzinski, S. Mark Ammons, Elinor Gates, Bryant Grigsby

Proceedings Volume 6888, 688804 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772406

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Nickel, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Lick Observatory adaptive optics wavefront sensor upgrades

David Palmer, Donald Gavel, Elinor Gates

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62721D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672307

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Stars, Sensors, Avalanche photodetectors, CCD cameras, Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Laser guide stars, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Observations of quasar host galaxies with laser guide star AO

Elinor Gates, Mark Lacy, Willem de Vries

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552078

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Point spread functions, Stars, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Sodium, Autoregressive models, Observatories, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Laser guide star adaptive optics imaging polarimetry of Herbig Ae/Be stars

Marshall Perrin, James Graham, Paul Kalas, James Lloyd, Claire Max, Donald Gavel, Deanna Pennington, Elinor Gates

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551932

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Polarization, Polarimetry, Wave plates, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Speckle, Prisms, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Anisoplanatism within the isoplanatic patch

Julian Christou, E. Steinbring, Sandra Faber, Donald Gavel, Jennifer Patience, Elinor Gates

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467863

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Stars, Adaptive optics, Binary data, Spatial frequencies, Motion measurement, Observatories, Cameras, K band, Deconvolution

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Recent science and engineering results with the laser guide star adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Donald Gavel, Elinor Gates, Claire Max, Scot Olivier, Brian Bauman, Deanna Pennington, Bruce Macintosh, Jennifer Patience, Curtis Brown, Pamela Danforth, Randall Hurd, Scott Severson, James Lloyd

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459680

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Stars, Cameras, Observatories, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, K band, Diagnostics, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Science with laser guide stars at Lick Observatory

Donald Gavel, Claire Max, Scot Olivier, Brian Bauman, Deanna Pennington, Bruce Macintosh, Jennifer Patience, Curtis Brown, Pamela Danforth, Randall Hurd, Elinor Gates, Scott Severson, James Lloyd

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454808

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Observatories, K band

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Preliminary measurements of residual tip-tilt motion and Strehl ratios for laser guide star compensation at Lick Observatory

Julian Christou, Donald Gavel, Jennifer Patience, Elinor Gates

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454805

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Observatories, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Motion measurement, Spatial frequencies, Image stacking, Modulation transfer functions, K band

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Brian Bauman, Donald Gavel, Kenneth Waltjen, Gary Freeze, Randall Hurd, Elinor Gates, Claire Max, Scot Olivier, Deanna Pennington

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454797

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

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Improved performance of the laser guide star adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Scot Olivier, Donald Gavel, Herbert Friedman, Claire Max, Jong An, Kenneth Avicola, Brian Bauman, James Brase, Eugene Campbell, Carmen Carrano, Jeffrey Cooke, Gary Freeze, Elinor Gates, Vernon Kanz, Thomas Kuklo, Bruce Macintosh, Michael Newman, Edward Pierce, Kenneth Waltjen, James Watson

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363561

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Stars, Telescopes, Calibration, Observatories, Wavefront sensors, Laser systems engineering, Astronomy, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

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Phase diversity as an on-line wavefront sensor: experimental results

Elinor Gates, Sergio Restaino, Richard Carreras, Raymond Dymale, Gary Loos

Proceedings Volume 2302, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.188051

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Computer simulations, Finite difference methods, Image restoration, Adaptive optics, Liquid crystals, Differential equations, Reconstruction algorithms, Interferometers, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 1994 Paper

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Use of electro-optical devices for optical path-length (OPL) compensation

Sergio Restaino, Elinor Gates, Richard Carreras, Raymond Dymale, Gary Loos

Proceedings Volume 2200, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177265

KEYWORDS: LCDs, Video, Projection systems, Cameras, Electro optics, Liquid crystals, Phase shift keying, Thin films, Wavefront distortions, Optical transfer functions

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