Dr. Mary Elizabeth Kaiser Profile

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Kaiser

Principal Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins Univ

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Paper

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ACCESS: integration and pre-flight performance

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Matthew Morris, Lauren Aldoroty, Russell Pelton, Robert Kurucz, Grant Peacock, Jason Hansen, Stephan McCandliss, Bernard Rauscher, Randy Kimble, Jeffrey Kruk, Edward Wright, Joseph Orndorff, Paul Feldman, H. Warren Moos, Adam Riess, Jonathan Gardner, Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua, W. Dixon, David Sahnow, Saul Perlmutter

Proceedings Volume 10398, 1039815 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274637

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Standards development, Space telescopes, Spectrographs, Aerospace engineering, Mercury cadmium telluride, Stars, Near infrared, Rockets

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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ACCESS: status and pre-flight performance

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Matthew Morris, Grant Peacock, Stephan McCandliss, Bernard Rauscher, Randy Kimble, Jeffrey Kruk, Russell Pelton, Edward Wright, D. Brent Mott, Yiting Wen, Paul Feldman, H. Warren Moos, Adam Riess, Jonathan Gardner, Dominic Benford, Bruce Woodgate, Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua, W. Dixon, David Sahnow, Robert Kurucz, Michael Lampton, Saul Perlmutter

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91434Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057689

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Stars, Computer programming, Computing systems, Field programmable gate arrays, Calibration, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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ACCESS: thermal mechanical design and performance

Mary Kaiser, Matthew Morris, Jason Hansen, Scott Jensen, Stephan McCandliss, Bernard Rauscher, Randy Kimble, Jeffrey Kruk, Russell Pelton, D. Brent Mott, Yiting Wen, Jonathan Gardner, Dominic Benford, Bruce Woodgate, Edward Wright, Paul Feldman, H. Warren Moos, Adam Riess, Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua, W. Dixon, David Sahnow, Robert Kurucz, Michael Lampton, Saul Perlmutter

Proceedings Volume 8860, 88600Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024571

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Calibration, Telescopes, Camera shutters, Stars, Standards development, Rockets, Skin, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Calibration and flight qualification of FORTIS

Brian Fleming, Stephan McCandliss, Keith Redwine, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffery Kruk, Paul Feldman, Alexander Kutyrev, Mary Li, S. Moseley, Oswald Siegmund, John Vallerga, Adrian Martin

Proceedings Volume 8859, 88590Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024189

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Camera shutters, Sensors, Carbon monoxide, Telescopes, Mirrors, Polonium, Imaging spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Microchannel plates

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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ACCESS: design and sub-system performance

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Matthew Morris, Stephan McCandliss, Bernard Rauscher, Randy Kimble, Jeffrey Kruk, Russell Pelton, D. Mott, Yiting Wen, Roger Foltz, Manuel Quijada, Jeffery Gum, Jonathan Gardner, Duncan Kahle, Dominic Benford, Bruce Woodgate, Edward Wright, Paul Feldman, Murdock Hart, H. Warren Moos, Adam Riess, Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua, W. Dixon, David Sahnow, Robert Kurucz, Michael Lampton, Saul Perlmutter

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844246 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927204

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Mirrors, Telescopes, Reflectivity, Stars, Spectrographs, Collimators, Coating, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

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Fabrication and calibration of FORTIS

Brian Fleming, Stephan McCandliss, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffery Kruk, Paul Feldman, Alexander Kutyrev, Mary Li, David Rapchun, Eric Lyness, S. Moseley, Oswald Siegmund, John Vallerga, Adrian Martin

Proceedings Volume 8145, 81450B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894080

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Camera shutters, Microchannel plates, Calibration, Mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Rockets, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

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ACCESS: design and preliminary performance

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffrey Kruk, Stephan McCandliss, Bernard Rauscher, Randy Kimble, Russell Pelton, David Sahnow, W. Dixon, Paul Feldman, Bryan Gaither, Justin Lazear, H. Warren Moos, Adam Riess, Dominic Benford, Jonathan Gardner, Robert Hill, Duncan Kahle, D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski, Yiting Wen, Bruce Woodgate, Ralph Bohlin, Susana Deustua, Robert Kurucz, Michael Lampton, Saul Perlmutter, Edward Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77313I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857796

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Telescopes, Stars, Standards development, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Rockets, Prisms, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Fabrication of FORTIS

Stephan McCandliss, Brian Fleming, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffrey Kruk, Paul Feldman, Alexander Kutyrev, Mary Li, Phillip Goodwin, David Rapchun, Eric Lyness, Ari Brown, Harvey Moseley, Oswald Siegmund, John Vallerga

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773202 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857780

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Baryon acoustic oscillations, Rockets, Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging spectroscopy, Microchannel plates

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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The COS calibration pipeline and verification process

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Philip Hodge, Charles Keyes, David Sahnow, Thomas Ake, Alessandra Aloisi, Stephane Béland, Rosa Diaz, Scott Friedman, Cynthia Froning, Parviz Ghavamian, James Green, Jason McPhate, Cristina Oliveira, Steve Osterman, Steve Penton, Brittany Shaw, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70146G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790239

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Doppler effect, Switches, Space telescopes, Lamps, Spectral calibration, Data archive systems, Data conversion, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Project Lyman

Stephan McCandliss, Jeffrey Kruk, William Blair, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Paul Feldman, Gerhardt Meurer, William Dixon, David Sahnow, David Neufeld, Roxana Lupu, Brian Fleming, Stephen Smee, B. Andersson, Samuel Moseley, Alexander Kutyrev, Mary Li, George Sonneborn, Oswald Siegmund, John Vallerga, Barry Welsh, Massimo Stiavelli, Rogier Windhorst, Alice Shapley

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701120 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789574

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Camera shutters, Stars, Sensors, Photons, Telescopes, Near ultraviolet, Ionization, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope

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We explore the design of a space mission called Project Lyman that has the goal of quantifying the ionization history of the universe from the present epoch to a redshift of z ~ 3. Observations from WMAP and SDSS show that before a redshift of z (Symbol not available. See manuscript.) 6 the first collapsed objects, possibly dwarf galaxies, emitted Lyman continuum (LyC) radiation shortward of 912 Å that reionized most of the universe. Theoretical estimates of the LyC escape fraction ( f_esc ) required from these objects to complete reionization is f_esc~10%. How LyC escapes from galactic environments, whether it induces positive or negative feedback on the local and global collapse of structures, and the role played by clumping, molecules, metallicity and dust are major unanswered theoretical questions, requiring observational constraint. Numerous intervening Lyman limit systems frustrate the detection of LyC from high z objects. They thin below z ~ 3 where there are reportedly a few cases of apparently very high fesc. At low z there are only controversial detections and a handful of upper limits. A wide-field multi-object spectroscopic survey with moderate spectral and spatial resolution can quantify f_esc within diverse spatially resolved galactic environments over redshifts with significant evolution in galaxy assemblage and quasar activity. It can also calibrate LyC escape against Lyα escape, providing an essential tool to JWST for probing the beginnings of reionization. We present calculations showing the evolution of the characteristic apparent magnitude of star-forming galaxy luminosity functions at 900 Å, as a function of redshift and assumed escape fraction. These calculations allow us to determine the required aperture for detecting LyC and conduct trade studies to guide technology choices and balance science return against mission cost. Finally we review our efforts to build a pathfinding dual order multi-object spectro/telescope with a (0.5°)² field-of-view, using a GSFC microshutter array, and crossed delay-line micro-channel plate detector.

Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

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On-board calibration monitor for tracking instrument sensitivity

J. Kruk, M. Kaiser, S. McCandliss, J. Orndorff, R. Barkhouser, D. Sahnow, D. Benford, R. Bohlin, S. Deustua, W. Dixon, P. Feldman, J. Gardner, R. Kimble, R. Kurucz, M. Lampton, H. Moos, S. Perlmutter, B. Rauscher, A. Riess, B. Woodgate, E. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70145J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790200

KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Photodiodes, Telescopes, Calibration, Space telescopes, Light sources, Diffusers, Mirrors, Stars, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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ACCESS: absolute color calibration experiment for standard stars

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffrey Kruk, Stephan McCandliss, David Sahnow, Bernard Rauscher, Dominic Benford, Ralph Bohlin, S. Deustua, W. Dixon, P. Feldman, J. Gardner, R. Kimble, R. Kurucz, M. Lampton, H. Moos, S. Perlmutter, A. Riess, B. Woodgate, E. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70145Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790106

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Stars, Sensors, Telescopes, Collimators, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Photodiodes, Near infrared, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2006 Paper

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Operations with the new FUSE Observatory: three-axis control with one reaction wheel

David Sahnow, Jeffrey Kruk, Thomas Ake, B-G Andersson, Alice Berman, William Blair, Robert Boyer, James Caplinger, Humberto Calvani, Thomas Civeit, W. Van Dyke Dixon, Martin England, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Mark Kochte, H. Warren Moos, Bryce Roberts

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626602 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673408

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Magnetism, Gyroscopes, Space operations, Control systems, Observatories, Data archive systems, Sensors, Solids, Far ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2000 Paper

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On-orbit performance of the double delay line detectors for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

David Sahnow, Mark Gummin, Geoffrey Gaines, Alex Fullerton, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Oswald Siegmund

Proceedings Volume 4139, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410518

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microchannel plates, Electronics, Spectrographs, Far ultraviolet, Lamps, Quantum efficiency, Photons, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

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On-orbit performance of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)

David Sahnow, Henry Moos, Thomas Ake, B. Andersson, Martial Andre, David Artis, Alice Berman, William Blair, Kenneth Brownsberger, Humberto Calvani, Pierre Chayer, Steven Conard, Paul Feldman, Scott Friedman, Alex Fullerton, Geoffrey Gaines, James Green, Mark Gummin, J. Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffrey Kruk, Don Lindler, Derck Massa, Edward Murphy, William Oegerle, Raymond Ohl, Steven Osterman, Bryce Roberts, Katherine Roth, Ravi Sankrit, Kenneth Sembach, Robin Shelton, Oswald Siegmund, Harold Weaver, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394015

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Satellites, Far ultraviolet, Silicon carbide, Spectrographs, Calibration, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Laser induced fluorescence, Line width roughness

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 1999 Paper

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In-flight performance of the MAMA detectors on the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

Randy Kimble, James Abraham, Vic Argabright, Ralph Bohlin, Richard Bybee, H. Edward Culver, Anthony Danks, Steven Franka, Ronald Gilliland, Charles Joseph, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Don Lindler, Chris Long, Richard Shaw, Max Styonavich, J. Gethyn Timothy, Charles Van Houten, Bruce Woodgate

Proceedings Volume 3764, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371085

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Microchannel plates, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Calibration, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph detectors and ultraviolet signal-to-noise capabilities

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Bruce Woodgate, Randy Kimble, Charles Bowers, Steven Kraemer, Vic Argabright, Phillip Driggers, Don Lindler, Ralph Bohlin, Charles Van Houten, Richard Bybee, Alan Delamere, David Dorn, Anthony Danks, Charles Joseph, J. Gethyn Timothy, Theodore Gull, Terrence Beck, Morley Blouke, Lawrence Brown, Mark Brumfield, Mark Clampin, David Content, Lee Feinberg, Walter Fowler, Paul Goudfrooij, Robert Hill, Richard Reed, Clive Standley, J. Yagelowich

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324542

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Signal to noise ratio, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Quantum efficiency, Visible radiation, CCD image sensors, Doppler effect

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

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STIS on-orbit testing: limiting magnitudes, spectral sensitivity, thermal flexure, and MAMA time-tagging

Theodore Gull, Bruce Woodgate, Randy Kimble, Charles Bowers, Steven Kraemer, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Ralph Bohlin, Steve Hulbert, Richard Shaw, Keith Feggans, Don Lindler, Jennifer Sandoval, Robert Hill, Nicholas Collins, Thomas Brown, Jeff Valenti

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324443

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Spectrographs, Space operations, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Spectral resolution, Visible radiation, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1997 Paper

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First results from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

Bruce Woodgate, Randy Kimble, Charles Bowers, Steven Kraemer, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Anthony Danks, J. Grady, Joan Loiacono, D. Hood, Wallace Meyer, Charles Van Houten, Vic Argabright, Richard Bybee, J. Gethyn Timothy, Morley Blouke, David Dorn, M. Bottema, Robert Woodruff, David Michika, Joseph Sullivan, J. Hetlinger, Ralph Stocker, Mark Brumfield, Lee Feinberg, Alan Delamere, D. Rose, Harry Garner, Don Lindler, Theodore Gull, Sally Heap, Charles Joseph, Richard Green, Edward Jenkins, J. Linsky, John Hutchings, Henry Moos, A. Boggess, S. Maran, Fred Roesler, D. Weistrop, G. Sonneborn, G. Bower, Jonathan Gardner

Proceedings Volume 3118, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283820

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Imaging spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Aerospace engineering, Stars, Sensors, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 1995 Paper

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Plans for the prelaunch calibration of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

Dennis Ebbets, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Bruce Woodgate, Randy Kimble, Don Lindler

Proceedings Volume 2478, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.210946

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Lamps, Spectrographs, Data acquisition, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectral resolution, Light scattering, Monochromators, Space telescopes

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