Dr. Robert T. Effinger Profile

Dr. Robert T. Effinger

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

WFIRST coronagraph flight performance modeling

John Krist, Robert Effinger, Brian Kern, Milan Mandic, James McGuire, Dwight Moody, Patrick Morrissey, Ilya Poberezhskiy, A. J. Riggs, Navtej Saini, Erkin Sidick, Hong Tang, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310043

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The wide field infrared survey telescope (WFIRST) observatory: design formulation (phase-A) overview (Conference Presentation)

Thomas Casey, Nerses Armani, Wes Alexander, Lisa Bartusek, Carl Blaurock, David Braun, Alexander Carra, David Content, Yves Conturie, Christine Cottingham, Richard Demers, Michael Dipirro, Robert Effinger, Robert Egerman, Frank Forkl, Guangjun Gao, John Gygax, John Hagopian, Timothy Hahm, John Hawk, Gurnie Hobbs, Clifton Jackson, Alden Jurling, Brian Kern, Jeffrey Kruk, Xiaoyi Li, Kuo-chia Liu, Catherine Marx, Marzouk Marzouk, Carson McDonald, Seke Godo, Mark Melton, James Mondello, M. Charley Noecker, Bert Pasquale, Hume Peabody, Ilya Poberezhskiy, Cory Powell, Giulio Rosanova, John Ruffa, Jeffrey Smith, Hong Tang, Christopher Tolman, Arthur Whipple, Timothy Wilson, Melissa Vess, Perry Voyer

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106982C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313748

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Optical instrument design, Infrared imaging, Exoplanets, Imaging spectroscopy, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Photon counting EMCCD developments for the WFIRST coronagraph (Conference Presentation)

Patrick Morrissey, Leon Harding, Michael Bottom, Rick Demers, Bobby Effinger, Don Nieraeth, Larry Hovland, Yuki Maruyama, Bijan Nemati, Nathan Bush, David Hall, Ross Burgon, Andrew Holland

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107090B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309387

KEYWORDS: Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Coronagraphy, Photon counting, Sensors, Planets, Cameras, CCD cameras, Exoplanets, Imaging technologies, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

WFIRST coronagraph detector trap modeling results and improvements

Robert Effinger, Bijan Nemati, Maxime Rizzo, Patrick Morrissey, Leon Harding, Michael Bottom, Donald Pontrelli, Richard Demers, Nathan Bush, David Hall, Andrew Clarke, Andrew Holland

Proceedings Volume 10709, 1070917 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311408

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Signal attenuation, Point spread functions, Coronagraphy, TCAD, Exoplanets, Signal detection, Charge-coupled devices, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2016 Paper

The effect of radiation-induced traps on the WFIRST coronagraph detectors

Bijan Nemati, Robert Effinger, Richard Demers, Leon Harding, Patrick Morrissey, Nathan Bush, David Hall, Jesper Skottfelt

Proceedings Volume 9915, 99150M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235278

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Electrons, Exoplanets, Coronagraphy, Electrodes, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Planets, Image quality, Electronic imaging

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

Requirements and design reference mission for the WFIRST/AFTA coronagraph instrument

Richard Demers, Frank Dekens, Rob Calvet, Zensheu Chang, Robert Effinger, Eric Ek, Larry Hovland, Laura Jones, Anthony Loc, Bijan Nemati, Charley Noecker, Timothy Neville, Hung Pham, Mike Rud, Hong Tang, Juan Villalvazo

Proceedings Volume 9605, 960502 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191792

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Collimators, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Iterated function systems, Planets, Mirrors, Exoplanets, Electronics, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

Exo-C: a probe-scale space observatory for direct imaging and spectroscopy of extrasolar planetary systems

Karl Stapelfeldt, Frank Dekens, Michael Brenner, Keith Warfield, Ruslan Belikov, Paul Brugarolas, Geoffrey Bryden, Kerri Cahoy, Supriya Chakrabarti, Serge Dubovitsky, Robert Effinger, Brian Hirsch, Andrew Kissil, John Krist, Jared Lang, Mark Marley, Michael McElwain, Victoria Meadows, Joel Nissen, Jeffrey Oseas, Chris Pong, Eugene Serabyn, Eric Sunada, John Trauger, Stephen Unwin

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96050T (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191720

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Exoplanets, Wavefronts, Space operations, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Exo-C: a probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph

Karl Stapelfeldt, Michael Brenner, Keith Warfield, Frank Dekens, Ruslan Belikov, Paul Brugarolas, Geoffrey Bryden, Kerri Cahoy, Supriya Chakrabarti, Serge Dubovitsky, Robert Effinger, Brian Hirsch, Andrew Kissil, John Krist, Jared Lang, Mark Marley, Michael McElwain, Victoria Meadows, Joel Nissen, Jeffrey Oseas, Eugene Serabyn, Eric Sunada, John Trauger, Stephen Unwin

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91432K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057115

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Stars, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Exoplanets, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Iterated function systems

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