Dr. Edmund P. Nelan Profile

Dr. Edmund P. Nelan

at Space Telescope Science Institute

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Publications (13)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Phasing the Webb Telescope

D. Scott Acton, Scott Knight, Maria Carrasquilla, Nick Weiser, Michaela Masciarelli, Sarah Jurczyk, Greg Rapp, Julio Mueckay, Erin Wolf, Jess Murphy, Larkin Carey, Eric Coppock, Chanda Walker, Joel Runnels, Garrett West, Greg Wirth, Brian Hicks, Katie Melbourne, Michael Gordon, Bob Brown, Stefano Grimaldi, Derek Sabatke, Ray Wright, Laura Coyle, Taylor Chonis, Kevin Whiteaker, Marshall Perrin, Tom Comeau, Charles-Philippe Lajoie, George Hartig, Tracy Beck, Matt Lallo, Mike Regan, Randal Telfer, Marcio Meléndez, Greg Brady, Laurent Pueyo, Nicolas Flagey, Bernard Kulp, Ed Nelan, Kiera Brooks, Pierre Chayer, Shannon Osborne, Sherie Holfeltz, Tony Sohn, Tom Zielinski, Alden Jurling, Matt Bergkoetter, Chuck Bowers, Bruce Dean, Lee Feinberg, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Jeff Kirk, Michael McElwain, Joe Howard

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633474

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Image processing, Actuators, Sensors, Phase retrieval

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation

Commissioning the scientific instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope

Randy Kimble, Scott Friedman, Catarina Alves de Oliveira, Stephan Birkmann, Torsten Boeker, Martha Boyer, René Doyon, Alistair Glasse, Sarah Kendrew, André Martel, Edmund Nelan, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Charles Proffitt, Corbett Smith, John Stansberry, Begoña Vila, Christopher Willott

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114434G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561819

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Spectrographs, Calibration, Mid-IR, Cameras, Imaging systems, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Phase interferometry, Interferometry

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 October 2019 Open Access

Astrometry with the Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope

The WFIRST Astrometry Working Group, Robyn Sanderson, Andrea Bellini, Stefano Casertano, Jessica Lu, Peter Melchior, Mattia Libralato, David Bennett, Michael Shao, Jason Rhodes, Sangmo Tony Sohn, Sangeeta Malhotra, Scott Gaudi, S. Michael Fall, Edmund Nelan, Puragra Guhathakurta, Jay Anderson, Shirley Ho

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 04, 044005, (October 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.4.044005

KEYWORDS: Stars, Infrared telescopes, Calibration, Sensors, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Infrared radiation, Space telescopes, Medium wave, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Small-grid dithers for the JWST coronagraphs

Charles-Philippe Lajoie, Rémi Soummer, Laurent Pueyo, Dean Hines, Edmund Nelan, Marshall Perrin, Mark Clampin, John Isaacs

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99045K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233032

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Stars, Target acquisition, Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optimization (mathematics), Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Preparing for JWST wavefront sensing and control operations

Marshall Perrin, D. Scott Acton, Charles-Philippe Lajoie, J. Scott Knight, Matthew Lallo, Marsha Allen, Wayne Baggett, Elizabeth Barker, Thomas Comeau, Eric Coppock, Bruce Dean, George Hartig, William Hayden, Margaret Jordan, Alden Jurling, Trey Kulp, Joseph Long, Michael McElwain, Luis Meza, Edmund Nelan, Remi Soummer, John Stansberry, Christopher Stark, Randal Telfer, Andria Welsh, Thomas Zielinski, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233104

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Observatories, Image segmentation, Stars, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Space operations, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Non-redundant masking ideas on JWST

Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Anthony Cheetham, Alexandra Greenbaum, Peter Tuthill, D. Scott Acton, Benjamin Pope, Frantz Martinache, Deepashri Thatte, Edmund Nelan

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91433S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056639

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Cameras, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Small-grid dithering strategy for improved coronagraphic performance with JWST

Rémi Soummer, Charles-Philippe Lajoie, Laurent Pueyo, Dean Hines, John Isaacs, Edmund Nelan, Mark Clampin, Marshall Perrin

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91433V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057190

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Target acquisition, Detection and tracking algorithms, Space telescopes, Planets, Telescopes, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Observing distant solar system objects with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Vicki Balzano, John Isaacs, Edmund Nelan

Proceedings Volume 7016, 70161X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789669

KEYWORDS: Stars, James Webb Space Telescope, Solar system, Observatories, Sensors, Target acquisition, Space operations, Space telescopes, Planets, Comets

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Optical interferometry with HST/FGS at V>15

Edmund Nelan, Russell Makidon

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460856

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Binary data, Signal to noise ratio, Optical interferometry, Target detection, Solids, Space telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Mass-luminosity relation and space-based interferometry: from Hubble Space Telescope to the Space Interferometry Mission

G. Benedict, Todd Henry, Barbara McArthur, Douglas Gies, David Golimowski, Philip Ianna, Brian Mason, Edmund Nelan, Guillermo Torres

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460708

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometry, Space telescopes, Distance measurement, Binary data, Hubble Space Telescope, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Telescopes, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Fine guidance sensors aboard the Hubble Space Telescope: the scientific capabilities of these interferometers

Edmund Nelan, Olivia Lupie, Barbara McArthur, G. Benedict, Otto Franz, Larry Wasserman, Linda Abramowicz-Reed, Russell Makidon, Lauretta Nagel

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317121

KEYWORDS: Stars, Prisms, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Interferometers, Monochromatic aberrations, Interferometry, Beam splitters, Fringe analysis, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Working with a space-based optical interferometer: HST Fine Guidance Sensor 3 small-field astrometry

G. Benedict, Barbara McArthur, Edmund Nelan, William Jefferys, Otto Franz, Larry Wasserman, Darrell Story, Peter Shelus, A. Whipple, Arthur Bradley, R. Duncombe, Q. Wang, Paul Hemenway, William van Altena, Laurence Fredrick

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317200

KEYWORDS: Stars, Calibration, Interferometers, Sensors, Astronomy, Interferometry, Digital filtering, Chlorine, Aerospace engineering, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 1994 Paper

Experience of integrated interferometric guidance and astrometry

Darrell Story, Edmund Nelan, G. Benedict, William Jefferys, Arthur Bradley, Linda Abramowicz-Reed

Proceedings Volume 2221, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178961

KEYWORDS: Stars, Control systems, Prisms, Servomechanisms, Calibration, Monochromatic aberrations, Signal attenuation, Space operations, Mirrors, Interferometers

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