Mr. Alistair M. McPherson Profile

Alistair M. McPherson

Deputy Director General at SKA Organisation

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

The Square Kilometre Array project

J. McMullin, P. Diamond, A. McPherson, R. Laing, P. Dewdney, A. Casson, L. Stringhetti, N. Rees, T. Stevenson, M. Lilley, A. van Es, M. G. Labate, G. Swart, A. Schinckel, T. Cheetham, M. Caiazzo, M. Austin, L. Ball, S. Berry, R. Braun, A. Chrysostomou

Proceedings Volume 11445, 1144512 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2565117

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Antennas, Radio telescopes, Interferometry, Chemical elements, Radio astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Square Kilometer Array project status report

Alistair McPherson, Joe McMullin, Tim Stevenson, Peter Dewdney, Andrea Casson, Luca Stringhetti, Miles Deegan, Peter Hekman, Martin Austin, Mark Harman, Phillip Gibbs, Andre Van Es, Maria-Grazia Labate, Gerhard Swart, Marco Ciaizzo, Daniel Hayden, Wallace Turner

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312438

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Pulsars, Signal processing, Antennas, Data processing, Space telescopes, Control systems, Calibration, Observatories, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

E-ELT update of project and effect of change to 39m design

Alistair McPherson, Jason Spyromilio, Markus Kissler-Patig, Suzanne Ramsay, Enzo Brunetto, Philippe Dierickx, Mark Cassali

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84441F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927787

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Prototyping, Domes, Polishing, Actuators, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

VISTA: project status

Alistair McPherson, Andrew Born, Will Sutherland, Jim Emerson, Bryan Little, Paul Jeffers, Malcolm Stewart, John Murray, Kim Ward

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626707 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671352

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Infrared cameras, Sensors, Coating, Manufacturing, Infrared telescopes, Control systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The VISTA project: a review of its progress and lessons learned developing the current program

Alistair McPherson, Andrew Born, William Sutherland, James Emerson

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551233

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Safety, Cameras, Manufacturing, Astronomy, Infrared cameras, Coating, Mirrors, Sensors, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Project VISTA: a review of its progress and overview of the current program

Alistair McPherson, Simon Craig, Will Sutherland

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458235

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Cameras, Mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Optical instrument design, Visible radiation, Astronomy, Manufacturing, Image quality

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes

23 June 2008 | Marseille, France

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