Mr. Peter W. G. Byrnes Profile

Peter W. G. Byrnes

P.Eng. at NRC - Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Modal vibration testing of the 26m John A. Galt radio telescope

Peter W. Byrnes, Mohammad Islam, Timothy Robishaw, Parmeet Brar

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130940R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019194

KEYWORDS: Accelerometers, Telescopes, Vibration, Mode shapes, Frequency response, Finite element methods, Radio telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

NFIRAOS project update: preparing for construction

Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Jeffrey Crane, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot, Krzysztof Caputa, Dan Kerley, Jordan Lothrop, Samuel Barrett, Kath Silversides, Malcolm Smith, Ivan Wevers, Erning Zhao, Adam Densmore, Kate Jackson, Olivier Lardiere, Jean-Pierre Veran, Jennifer Dunn, Corinne Boyer, Lianqi Wang, Emma Rautio-Roe, Margaret Hemphill

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309720 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019178

KEYWORDS: Design, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Prototyping, Carbon dioxide, Calibration, Mirrors, Telescopes, Relays, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Conceptual design of the NFIRAOS Science Calibration Unit

Peter W. Byrnes, Jenny Atwood, Jean-Thomas Landry, Marc-André Boucher, Paolo Spanò, Glen Herriot

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130975R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019224

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Lamps, Light sources, Telescopes, Design

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

NFIRAOS integration phase: planning for capacity, integration, and other logistics

Jenny Atwood, David Andersen, Glen Herriot, Peter Byrnes, Jean-Pierre Veran, Jeffrey Crane

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130991M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019334

KEYWORDS: Infrared Imaging Spectrograph, Equipment, Adaptive optics, Fabrication, Thirty Meter Telescope, Cryostats, Optical system integration

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Reverse finite element modelling and verification testing of the John A. Galt 26 m radio telescope

Mohammad Islam, Peter W. G. Byrnes, Timothy Robishaw, Han Qin Xin

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629637

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Reflectors, 3D modeling, Finite element methods, Reflector telescopes, Data acquisition, Radio telescopes, Reverse modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: support structure final design

Brian Hoff, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Gordon Lacy, Jennifer Dunn, Glen Herriot, Jeffrey Crane, Peter Byrnes, Dean Chalmers, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Tim Hardy

Proceedings Volume 11451, 114511Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560757

KEYWORDS: IRIS Consortium, Thirty Meter Telescope, Infrared Imaging Spectrograph, Optical instrument design, Structural design, Optical alignment, Polymers, Metals, Interfaces, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

CO2-based refrigeration system for the NFIRAOS optics enclosure

Adam Densmore, Glen Herriot, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Peter W. Byrnes, Ian Welle, Jarod Holma, Megan Tiedje, Jay Burbee, Calvin Winter

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144739 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563141

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide, Cooling systems, Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Light emitting diodes, Climate change, Observatories, Foam, Aluminum, Skin

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre's vibration measurement capabilities with applications to astronomical instrumentation

Peter W. Byrnes, Adam Densmore, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114456U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562758

KEYWORDS: Vibrometry, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Astronomical instrumentation, Radio telescopes, Observatories, Deformable mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Vibration measurements in astronomical observatories toward robust AO and instrument designs

Peter W. Byrnes, Thomas Hayward, Brian Chinn

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114456T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562735

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Adaptive optics, Vibrometry, Telescopes, Astronomy, Optical instrument design, Thirty Meter Telescope, Electrodynamics, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2018 Paper

NFIRAOS adaptive optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Jeffrey Crane, Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Adam Densmore, Jennifer Dunn, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Tim Hardy, Brian Hoff, Kate Jackson, Dan Kerley, Olivier Lardière, Malcolm Smith, Jonathan Stocks, Jean-Pierre Véran, Corinne Boyer, Lianqi Wang, Gelys Trancho, Melissa Trubey

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107033V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314341

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope, Adaptive optics, Beam splitters, Telescopes, Stars, Calibration, Interfaces, Wavefront sensors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

Design of a laser guide star wavefront sensor system for NFIRAOS

Jeffrey Crane, Jenny Atwood, David Andersen, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107033L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314312

KEYWORDS: Interfaces, Mirrors, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Thirty Meter Telescope, Optical benches, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2017 Paper

Optomechanical design of TMT NFIRAOS Subsystems at INO

Frédéric Lamontagne, Nichola Desnoyers, Martin Grenier, Pierre Cottin, Mélanie Leclerc, Olivier Martin, Louis Buteau-Vaillancourt, Marc-André Boucher, Reston Nash, Olivier Lardière, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Alexis Hill, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 10371, 103710N (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276954

KEYWORDS: Large telescopes, Mirror mounts, Optical mounts, Optomechanical design, Telescopes, Integrated optics, Adaptive optics, Finite element methods, Infrared imaging, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Design and analysis of the NFIRAOS thermal optics enclosure

Joeleff Fitzsimmons, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Alexis Hill, Kei Szeto

Proceedings Volume 9908, 9908A5 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233633

KEYWORDS: Finite element methods, Thermography, Infrared telescopes, Adaptive optics, Thirty Meter Telescope, Thermography, Aluminum, Skin, Cladding, Astronomy, Optomechanical components

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The Narrow Field InfraRed Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS) will be the first-light facility adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). In order to meet the optical performance and stability specifications essential to leveraging the extraordinary capabilities of the TMT, all of the optical components within NFIRAOS will be protected within a large thermally-controlled optics enclosure (ENCL). Among the many functions performed by the ENCL, the most critical functions include providing a highly stable, light-tight, cold, dry environment maintained at 243±0.5 K for the NFIRAOS opto-mechanical sub-systems and supporting TABL structure. Although the performance of the ENCL during the science operation of NFIRAOS is critical, the maximum thermal loading will be defined by the cooldown/ warm-up cycle which must be accomplished within a time-frame that will minimize the on-sky operational impact due to daytime maintenance work. This study describes the thermal/mechanical design development and supporting analyses (analytical and finite element analyses (FEA)) completed during the preliminary design phase and through the current progression of the ENCL final design phase. The walls of the ENCL consist of interlocking, multilayered, thermally insulated panels, which are supported by an externally located structural framework which attaches to the NFIRAOS Instrument Support Structure. The regulation of the interior ENCL wall surface temperature to within ±0.5 K requires that the heat flux into the interior of NFIRAOS be eliminated by cooling a thermal conduction plate embedded between multiple layers of insulation. The thermal design of the enclosure was evaluated for both steady-state (SS) performance and transient performance (cool-down and warm-up cycles). The transient analysis utilizes a hybrid of a one-dimensional thermal network approach combined with three-dimensional conjugate heat transfer analyses of explicit opto-mechanical components within the ENCL. Many design-parameter combinations were evaluated to determine the performance impact of cooling power and transient temperature profiles. The results derived from the analyses of these design iterations indicate the multi-layer enclosure wall design will meet all thermal requirements. During SS operation, the interior temperature variation is within ±0.5 K of the target operational temperature, while the heat influx from the exterior TMT environment is 1528 W (extracted by the embedded cold plate). The transient cool-down cycle will take approximately 15 hours to complete and requires the in-situ air handling units to deliver 14KW of cooling power (derated for the TMT site conditions) throughout the interior space of the NFIRAOS ENCL.

Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

NFIRAOS in 2015: engineering for future integration of complex subsystems

Jenny Atwood, David Andersen, Peter Byrnes, Adam Densmore, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot, Alexis Hill

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990934 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231813

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Thirty Meter Telescope, Mirrors, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Error analysis, Tolerancing, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Modal vibration testing of the DVA-1 radio telescope

Peter W. G. Byrnes, Gordon Lacy

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99063P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231486

KEYWORDS: Composites, Receivers, Telescopes, Radio telescopes, Reflectors, Observatories, Data acquisition, Connectors, Wind measurement, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

NFIRAOS beamsplitters subsystems optomechanical design

Frédéric Lamontagne, Nichola Desnoyers, Reston Nash, Marc-André Boucher, Olivier Martin, Louis Buteau-Vaillancourt, François Châteauneuf, Jenny Atwood, Alexis Hill, Peter W. Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991205 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233310

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Optomechanical design, Wavefronts, Visible radiation, Finite element methods, Adhesives, Safety, Optical simulations, Interfaces, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

A prototype of the NFIRAOS to instrument thermo-mechanical interface

Alexis Hill, Peter Byrnes, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Glen Herriot, Vlad Reshetov, Kei Szeto, Calvin Winter, Yan Pennec, Sam Lambert, Evan Poulton, Jeffrey Doyle

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991202 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232848

KEYWORDS: Thirty Meter Telescope, Domes, Prototyping, Interfaces, Adaptive optics, IRIS Consortium, Skin, Aluminum, Tissue optics, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Measuring transmission and forces from observatory equipment vibration

Hugh Thompson, Doug MacMartin, Peter W. Byrnes, Daigo Tomono, Hiroshi Terada

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91454G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057206

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical isolators, Observatories, Signal to noise ratio, Motion measurement, Astronomy, Motion estimation, Soil science, Optical instrument design, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Present opto-mechanical design status of NFIRAOS

Peter W. Byrnes, Jenny Atwood, Marc-André Boucher, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Alexis Hill, Glen Herriot, Paolo Spanò, Kei Szeto, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914837 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056941

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Adaptive optics, Beam splitters, Interfaces, Wavefront sensors, Computer aided design, Solid modeling, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Adaptive optics program at TMT

C. Boyer, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Yong Bo, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Jeff Cavaco, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Zoran Ljusic, Darren Manter, Christian Marois, Angel Otárola, Hubert Pagès, Matthias Schoeck, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jinlong Tang, Tony Travouillon, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056863

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Sensors, Real-time computing, Algorithm development, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

NFIRAOS: first facility AO system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, Alexis Hill, Zoran Ljusic, John Pazder, Matthias Rosensteiner, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jean-Pierre Véran, Ivan Wevers, Lianqi Wang, Robert Wooff

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914810 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055525

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Telescopes, Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Beam splitters, Laser guide stars, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics' vibration measurement capabilities with applications to astronomical instrumentation

P. W. Byrnes

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84443D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928861

KEYWORDS: Astrophysics, Telescopes, Astronomical instrumentation, Electrodynamics, Data acquisition, Vibrometry, Finite element methods, LabVIEW, Accelerated life testing, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT adaptive optics program status report

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Arnaud Bastard, Yong Bo, Marc-Andre Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Peter W. Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Shanqiu Chen, Carlos Correia, Raphael Cousty, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, John Pazder, Hubert Pagès, Thomas Pfrommer, Vladimir Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Matthias Schoeck, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927046

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Prototyping, Sensors, Wavefronts, Electronics, Sodium, Laser systems engineering, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

TMT NFIRAOS: adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Marc-André Boucher, Corinne Boyer, Kris Caputa, Carlos Correia, Jennifer Dunn, Brent Ellerbroek, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, Dan Kerley, John Pazder, Vlad Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Malcolm Smith, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925087

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Mirrors, Calibration, Laser guide stars, Actuators, Space telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Optical design challenges of NFIRAOS, the first-light adaptive optics system for TMT

Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, John Pazder, Scott Roberts

Proceedings Volume 7652, 765229 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868936

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Distortion, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sodium, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2010 Paper

NFIRAOS: TMT's facility adaptive optics system

Glen Herriot, David Andersen, Jennifer Atwood, Corinne Boyer, Annie Beauvillier, Peter Byrnes, Rod Conan, Brent Ellerbroek, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Luc Gilles, Paul Hickson, Alexis Hill, Kate Jackson, Olivier Lardière, John Pazder, Thomas Pfrommer, Vlad Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857662

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Stars, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Visible radiation, Sensors, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2010 Paper

First light adaptive optics systems and components for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jennifer Atwood, Steve Browne, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Rodolphe Conan, Raphael Cousty, Daren Erikson, Joeleff Fitzsimmons, Frederick Gamache, Luc Gilles, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Olivier Lardier, Pierre Morin, John Pazder, Thomas Pfrommer, David Quinn, Vladimir Reshetov, Scott Roberts, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Matthias Schoeck, Malcolm Smith, Glenn Tyler, Jeff Vaughn, Jean-Pierre Veran, Curt Vogel, Lianqi Wang, Ivan Wevers

Proceedings Volume 7736, 773604 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856503

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Distortion, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Stars, Sodium, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2009 Paper

NFIRAOS: the optical design of an adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot

Proceedings Volume 7439, 74390G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826769

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Stars, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sodium, Calibration, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Distortion, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Present optical and mechanical design status of NFIRAOS for TMT

Jenny Atwood, Peter Byrnes, Glen Herriot, Paul Welle

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70155S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787976

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Stars, Laser guide stars, Zoom lenses, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

Progress toward developing the TMT adaptive optical systems and their components

Brent Ellerbroek, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Corinne Boyer, Peter Byrnes, Rodolphe Conan, Luc Gilles, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Ed Hileman, Dick Joyce, Brian Leckie, Ming Liang, Thomas Pfrommer, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Jean-Pierre Veran, Lianqi Wang, Paul Welle

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788057

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Sodium, Stars, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Prototyping

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