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Patricio Schurter

Mechanical Engineer at GMTO Corp

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Publications (29)

SPIE Journal Paper | 23 November 2024

Phasing the Giant Magellan Telescope: lab experiments and first on-sky demonstration

Maggie Y. Kautz, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Laird M. Close, Jared R. Males, Olivier Guyon, Alexander D. Hedglen, Victor Gasho, Richard Demers, Antonin Bouchez, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Cédric Plantet, Avalon L. McLeod, Jay K. Kueny, Jialin Li, Joshua Liberman, Joseph D. Long, Jennifer Lumbres, Eden A. McEwen, Logan A. Pearce, Lauren Schatz, Patricio Schurter, Breann Sitarski, Katie Twitchell, Kyle Van Gorkom

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 04, 049005, (November 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.049005

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

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Development of the GMT telescope metrology system

Bo Xin, Bijan Nemati, Richard Demers, Patricio Schurter, Hugo Chiquito, William Schoenell, Josema Filgueira, Juan Pablo Haddad, Peter Thompson, Keath Beifus, Antonin Bouchez, Breann Sitarski, Joel Nissen, Heejoo Choi, Guillermo Gonzalez, David Nemati, Peter Williams

Proceedings Volume 13094, 1309424 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020638

KEYWORDS: Retroreflectors, Telescopes, Collimators, Design, Optical alignment, Wavefront sensors, Metrology, Mirrors, Wavefront errors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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Adaptive optics development at the Giant Magellan Telescope: recent progress

Richard Demers, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Patricio Schurter, Bo Xin, Juan Pablo Haddad, Jordi Molgo, William Schoenell, Rod Conan, Rodrigo Romano, Antonin Bouchez, Marcos van Dam, Dan Catropa, Jan Kansky, Brian McLeod, Stuart McMuldroch, William Podgorski, Mark Witinski, Laird Close, Victor Gasho, Sebastiaan Haffert, Alex Hedglen, Maggie Kautz, Jared Males, Cédric Plantet, Alfio Puglisi, Fabio Rossi, Anne-Laure Cheffot, Nicolò Azzaroli, Luca Carbonaro, Tommaso Lapucci, Enrico Pinna, Simone Esposito, Celine D'Orgeville, Noelia Martinez Rey, Tony Travouillon, Bijan Nemati, Guillermo Gonzalez, Joel Nissen

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309723 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020271

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Wavefront errors, Sensors, Cameras, Turbulence, Stars, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Integration and test of the natural guide star wavefront sensor prototype for the Giant Magellan Telescope: the pyramid sensor

Cédric Plantet, Anne-Laure Cheffot, Simone Esposito, Nicolò Azzoroli, Fabio Rossi, Alfio Puglisi, Tommaso Lapucci, Luca Carbonaro, Enrico Pinna, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Antonin Bouchez, Patricio Schurter, Bo Xin, Juan-Pablo Haddad, Jordi Molgo, William Schoenell, Richard Demers, Laird Close, Sebastiaan Haffert, Maggie Kautz, Jared Males, Victor Gasho

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309757 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020619

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Matrices, Telescopes, Sensors, Prototyping, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Mirrors, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The Giant Magellan Telescope’s high contrast adaptive optics testbed: NGAO wavefront sensing and control laboratory results

Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Antonin Bouchez, Cédric Plantet, Bo Xin, Jordi Molgo, William Schoenell, Alfio Puglisi, Fabio Rossi, Patricio Schurter, Juan Pablo Haddad, Richard Demers, Simone Esposito, Anne-Laure Cheffot, Nicolò Azzaroli, Luca Carbonaro, Tommaso Lapucci, Enrico Pinna, Laird Close, Sebastiaan Haffert, Maggie Kautz, Jared Males, Avalon McLeod, Alexander Hedglen, Victor Gasho, Marcos van Dam

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309725 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020856

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Turbulence, Device simulation, Wavefront errors, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

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Software development and integration of an adaptive-optics testbed using the Giant Magellan Telescope software frameworks

J. Molgó, W. Schoenell, J. Filgueira, F. Quirós-Pacheco, A. Puglisi, F. Rossi, T. Lapucci, A. Bouchez, B. Xin, P. Schurter, R. Demers, L. Close, S. Haffert, M. Kautz, J. Males, M. Cox, J. Soto, C. Peng, H. Swett, C. Contaxis, J. Barrios, G. El-Halabi, P. Silva

Proceedings Volume 13101, 131011Y (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018970

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Control systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Prototyping, Data processing, Control software, Software development, Device simulation, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Overview and status of the GMT wavefront control system

Antonin Bouchez, Rodolphe Conan, Richard Demers, Brian McLeod, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Rodrigo Romano, Patricio Schurter, Breann Sitarski, Marcos van Dam, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121851C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630586

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Image segmentation, Telescopes, Sensors, Image quality, Stars, Adaptive optics, Active optics, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Piston-tip-tilt mirror array in the wide field phasing testbed for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Daniel Catropa, Brian McLeod, Joseph D'Arco, Daniel Durusky, Jan Kansky, Stuart McMuldroch, William Podgorski, Matt Smith, Joseph Zajac, Antonin Bouchez, Glenn Brossus, Richard Demers, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Patricio Schurter, Breann Sitarski

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121854I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630703

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Epoxies, Control systems, Telescopes, Electronics, Assembly tolerances, Interferometers, Interfaces, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Phasing the segmented Giant Magellan Telescope: progress in testbeds and prototypes

Richard Demers, Antonin Bouchez, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Patricio Schurter, Breann Sitarski, Marcos van Dam, Dan Catropa, Jan Kansky, Brian McLeod, Stuart McMuldroch, Bill Podgorski, Laird Close, Victor Gasho, Sebastiaan Haffert, Alex Hedglen, Maggie Kautz, Jared Males, Guido Agapito, Nicolò Azzaroli, Luca Carbonaro, Anne-Laure Cheffot, Simone Esposito, Tommaso Lapucci, Enrico Pinna, Cédric Plantet, Alfio Puglisi, Fabio Rossi, Guillermo Gonzalez, Bijan Nemati

Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218518 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630144

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Sensors, Image segmentation, Adaptive optics, Device simulation, Stars, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Paper

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NGWS-P: the natural guide star wavefront sensor prototype of GMT single conjugate AO system NGAO

Cédric Plantet, Anne-Laure Cheffot, Enrico Pinna, Simone Esposito, Nicolò Azzaroli, Fabio Rossi, Marco Bonaglia, Tommaso Lapucci, Luca Carbonaro, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Breann Sitarski, Patricio Schurter, Marcos van Dam, Antonin Bouchez, Richard Demers

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121854H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630864

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Cameras, Telescopes, Modulation, Mirrors, Image segmentation

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The GMT telescope metrology system design

Breann Sitarski, Andrew Rakich, Hugo Chiquito, Wylie Rosenthal, Antonin Bouchez, William Schoenell, Bo Xin, Priscila Pires, Joel Nissen, P. Schurter, Richard Demers, Peter Thompson, Brian McLeod, Bijan Nemati, Glenn Brossus, Brian Walls, Heejoo Choi, Guillermo Gonzalez, David Nemati

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218207 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630598

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Retroreflectors, Sensors, Telescopes, Error analysis, Collimators, Prototyping, Metrology, Laser metrology

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The wide field phasing testbed for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Brian McLeod, Antonin Bouchez, Daniel Catropa, Peyton Benac, Daniel Durusky, Jan Kansky, Derek Kopon, Grant Meiners, Stuart McMuldroch, William Podgorski, Richard Demers, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, William Schoenell, Patricio Schurter, Breann Sitarski, Guillermo Gonzalez, Bijan Nemati, Diogo Slepetys

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218208 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630588

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Relays, Prototyping, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

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A pentaprism-based opto-mechanical alignment method for Nasmyth telescopes, such as the 4m SOAR telescope and the LSST's 1.2m auxiliary telescope

Roberto Tighe, Mario Rivera, Patricio Schurter, Freddy Muñoz, Rolando Cantarutti, José Piracés, Jacques Sebag

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114458G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561043

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Optoelectronics, Actuators, Monochromatic aberrations, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

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TSPEC4: near-IR spectroscopy for the SOAR telescope

Terry Herter, Charles Henderson, Marco Bonati, John Wilson, Katelyn Allers, Nicole David, Jonathan Elias, David James, Jose Piraces, Sean Points, Ron Probst, Everett Schlawin, Patricio Schurter, Roberto Tighe, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114476L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563035

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optomechanical design, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Image quality, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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The GMT Telescope metrology system: easing the complexity of initial and operational alignment and increasing observing efficiency

Breann Sitarski, Andrew Rakich, Hugo Chiquito, Wylie Rosenthal, Priscila Pires, Peter Thompson, Francisco Aguayo, William Schoenell, Patricio Schurter, Glenn Brossus, Rodolphe Conan, Antonin Bouchez, George Angeli, Keath Beifus, King-Ming Lam, Paul Gardner, David Thomas

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114450T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560681

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Telescopes, Metrology, Observatories, Mirrors, Optical components, Visible radiation, Infrared telescopes, Lanthanum, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Prototyping the GMT telescope metrology system on LBT

A. Rakich, P. Schurter, R. Conan, J. Hill, M. Gardiner, M. Bec, O. Kuhn

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107001S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313900

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Metrology, Prototyping, Collimators, Active optics, Retroreflectors, Control systems, Optical alignment, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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The SOAR telescope atmospheric dispersion corrector

César Briceño, Steve Heathcote, Gerald Cecil, Darragh O'Donoghue, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Manuel Martínez, Rolando Cantarruti, Omar Estay

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107003Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314026

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Telescopes, Sol-gels, Control systems, Reflectivity, Atmospheric optics, Silica, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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An ADC for the SAM on the SOAR Telescope

Roberto Tighe, Andrei Tokovinin, Patricio Schurter, Manuel Martínez, Rolando Cantarutti

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99083B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233681

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Stars, Prisms, Glasses, Motion controllers, Refraction, Atmospheric modeling, Zemax, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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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 | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Design updates and status of the fourth generation TripleSpec spectrograph

E. Schlawin, T. Herter, C. Henderson, J. Wilson, R. Probst, D. Sprayberry, M. Bonati, P. Schurter, D. James, M. Warner, R. Tighe, J. Adams, M. Martínez

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91472H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055233

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Prisms, Asteroids, Observatories, Electroluminescent displays, Calibration

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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 | 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 | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Performance of the SOAR adaptive module with UV Rayleigh guide star

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925705

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Stars, Turbulence, Rayleigh guide stars, Cameras, Point spread functions, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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SAM sees the light

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andrés Montané, Wolnays Naudy Cortés

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856407

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Camera shutters, Point spread functions, Laser guide stars, Sensors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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SAM: a facility GLAO instrument

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andres Montane

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788015

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Charge-coupled devices, Prototyping, Collimation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Design of ground-layer turbulence compensation with a Rayleigh beacon

Andrei Tokovinin, Sandrine Thomas, Brooke Gregory, Nicole van der Bliek, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Eduardo Mondaca

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550053

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Human-machine interfaces, Mirrors, Stars, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The SOAR optical imager: status and first results

Hugo Schwarz, Michael Ashe, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Francisco Delgado, Ramon Gavez, Manuel Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Roberto Tighe, Alistair Walker

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553185

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Gemini Observatory, Astronomy, Optical filters, Image filtering, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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SOAR Optical Imager

Alistair Walker, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Manual Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Michael Ashe, Francisco Delgado, Roberto Tighe

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457977

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Gemini Observatory, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Image filtering

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