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Prof. Steven M. Kahn

at Univ of California, Berkeley

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Publications (40)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Wide-field wavefront sensing with convolutional neural networks and ordinary least squares

David Thomas, Joshua Meyers, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114484H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576020

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Wavefronts, Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Sensing systems, Refraction, Image quality, Image enhancement

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Performance characterization and verification testing of the LSST Camera

Aaron Roodman, Tim Bond, Boyd Bowdish, Andrew Bradshaw, Eric Charles, James Chiang, Stephen Cisneros, Seth Digel, Richard Dubois, Al Eisner, Michael Huffer, Anthony Johnson, Steven Kahn, John Ku, Travis Lange, Margaux Lopez, Stuart Marshall, Chris Mendez, Myriam Migliore, Homer Neal, Scott Newbry, Martin Nordby, Dmitry Onoprienko, Marco Oriunno, Shawn Osier, Andrew Rasmussen, Kevin Reil, Vincent Riot, Stefano Russo, Owen Saxton, Adam Snyder, Stephen Tether, John Thayer, Jeff Tice, Massimiliano Turri, Anthony Tyson, Yousuke Utsumi, Justin Wolfe, Duncan Wood, Celine Combet, Ludovic Eraud, Aurélien Barrau, Adrian Shestakov, Steve Ritz, Paul O'Connor, Bill Wahl, Sven Herrmann, Andrei Nomerotski, Pierre Antilogus, Claire Juramy-Gilles, Craig Lage, Dan Polin

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114470K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562740

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Optical filters, CCD cameras, Camera shutters, Control systems, Astronomy, Wavefronts, Astronomical imaging, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The Large Synoptic Survey telescope construction status in 2018 (Conference Presentation)

Victor Krabbendam, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312824

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Data archive systems, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical components, Software development, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2017 Open Access

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (Conference Presentation)

Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 10401, 104010H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2279445

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

A framework for modeling the detailed optical response of thick, multiple segment, large format sensors for precision astronomy applications

Andrew Rasmussen, Pierre Antilogus, Pierre Astier, Chuck Claver, Peter Doherty, Gregory Dubois-Felsmann, Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Ivan Kotov, Robert Lupton, Paul O'Connor, Andrei Nomerotski, Steve Ritz, Christopher Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 9150, 915017 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057411

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data modeling, Clocks, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Astronomy, X-rays, Data acquisition, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

The LSST camera instrument model

D. Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Pat Hascall, John Ku, Paul O'Connor, Andrew Rasmussen, Vincent Riot, Jack Singal

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84490W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926611

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Instrument modeling, Contamination, Performance modeling, Transmittance, Distortion, Data modeling, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Design and development of the 3.2 gigapixel camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

S. Kahn, N. Kurita, K. Gilmore, M. Nordby, P. O'Connor, R. Schindler, J. Oliver, R. Van Berg, S. Olivier, V. Riot, P. Antilogus, T. Schalk, M. Huffer, G. Bowden, J. Singal, M. Foss

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857920

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics, Telescopes, Control systems, Camera shutters, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Update and image quality error budget for the LSST camera optical design

Brian Bauman, Gordon Bowden, John Ku, Martin Nordby, Scot Olivier, Vincent Riot, Andrew Rasmussen, Lynn Seppala, Hong Xiao, Nadine Nurita, David Gilmore, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77332W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857682

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Distortion, Sensors, Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, CCD image sensors, Optical design, Glasses, Infrared sensors, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Simulating the LSST system

A. Connolly, John Peterson, J. Garrett Jernigan, Robert Abel, Justin Bankert, Chihway Chang, Charles Claver, Robert Gibson, David Gilmore, Emily Grace, R. Lynne Jones, Zeljko Ivezic, James Jee, Mario Juric, Steven Kahn, Victor Krabbendam, Simon Krughoff, Suzanne Lorenz, James Pizagno, Andrew Rasmussen, Nathan Todd, J. Anthony Tyson, Mallory Young

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77381O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857819

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Photons, Device simulation, Computer simulations, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Asteroids, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2009 Paper

Telescope guiding with a HyViSI H2RG used in guide mode

Lance Simms, Donald Figer, Brandon Hanold, Steven Kahn, D. Kirk Gilmore

Proceedings Volume 7439, 74390C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828896

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Radon, Information operations, Sensors, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Current controlled current source, Denoising, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

The LSST camera overview: design and performance

Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Martin Nordby, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Veljko Radeka, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Rick Van Berg

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789947

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Electronics, Quantum efficiency, CCD image sensors, Staring arrays, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

First use of a HyViSI H4RG for astronomical observations

Lance Simms, Donald Figer, Brandon Hanold, Daniel Kerr, D. Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, J. Anthony Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6690, 66900H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740088

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Electronics, Cadmium sulfide, Silicon, Astronomy, Quantum efficiency, Space telescopes, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

The LSST camera system overview

Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Martin Nordby, David Burke, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Veljko Radeka, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673236

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Optical filters, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Staring arrays, CCD image sensors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

NEW: a mission to explore the warm-hot intergalactic medium

Jan-Willem den Herder, Jelle Kaastra, Frits Paerels, Piet de Korte, Lucien Kuiper, Henk Hoevers, Wim Hermsen, Mariano Mèndez, Steven Kahn, Andrew Rasmussen

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668765

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Satellites, Mirrors, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Galaxy groups and clusters, Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Image resolution

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The most recent observations of the cosmic microwave background (e.g., WMAP) show that baryons contribute about 4% to the total density of the Universe. However at redshift less than or equal to 1, about half of these baryons have not yet been observed. Cosmological simulations predict that these "missing" baryons should be distributed in filaments, have temperatures of 10⁵ to 10⁷ K and overdensities of a few to hundred times the average baryon density, forming the so-called Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM). There is increasing evidence from Chandra and XMM-Newton that the WHIM may indeed exist. However it is clear that to map the morphology of the WHIM and to measure its physical conditions, a completely different class of instruments is required. Measuring the WHIM in emission in the soft X-ray band is a promising option. To detect the relatively weak, extended emission of the WHIM, the instrument should have a large grasp (collecting area times field of view), and an energy resolving power of about 500 at 1 keV is required to separate the emission of these large scale filaments from foreground emission. We discuss a design that includes X-ray mirrors in combination with a large 2D cryogenic detector, which will allow us to map a significant fraction of this gas. Such detector and its read-out based on Frequency Domain Multiplexing, are currently under development at SRON. It seems feasible to build an array of 24 x 24 pixels of TES microcalorimeters with good energy resolution (few eV). This detector will be combined with a mirror design which is based on 2 and 4 reflections and gives a large area (> 500 cm²) over a relatively large field of view. A preliminary study of the mission concept indicates that this can be implemented in a relatively small satellite (total weight 650 kg). While the main goal of this satellite will be to map and study the physical properties of the missing baryons, the instrument's large area and large field of view will also result in major progress in related fields.

Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

SNAP Telescope

Michael Sholl, Michael Lampton, Greg Aldering, W. Althouse, R. Amanullah, James Annis, Pierre Astier, Charles Baltay, E. Barrelet, Stephane Basa, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, Gary Bernstein, Manfred Bester, Bruce Bigelow, Roger Blandford, Ralph Bohlin, Alain Bonissent, Charles Bower, Mark Brown, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, W. Craig, C. Day, F. DeJongh, Susana Deustua, T. Diehl, S. Dodelson, Anne Ealet, Richard Ellis, W. Emmet, D. Fouchez, Josh Frieman, Andrew Fruchter, D. Gerdes, L. Gladney, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, M. Hoff, Stephen Holland, M. Huffer, L. Hui, Dragan Huterer, B. Jain, Patrick Jelinsky, Armin Karcher, Steven Kahn, Steven Kent, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, G. Kushner, N. Kuznetsova, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Olivier Le Fevre, Michael Levi, P. Limon, Huan Lin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, W. Lorenzon, Roger Malina, J. Marriner, P. Marshall, R. Massey, Alain Mazure, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mörtsell, Nick Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nick Palaio, David Pankow, John Peoples, Saul Perlmutter, Eric Prieto, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Natalie Roe, D. Rusin, V. Scarpine, Michael Schubnell, Gérard Smadja, Roger Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, A. Stebbins, Christopher Stoughton, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarlé, Keith Taylor, A. Tilquin, Andrew Tomasch, Douglas Tucker, D. Vincent, Henrik von der Lippe, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552081

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Stray light, Observatories, Silicon carbide, Zerodur, Fermium, Frequency modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

An integral field spectrograph for SNAP

Anne Ealet, Eric Prieto, Alain Bonissent, Roger Malina, Gérard Smadja, A. Tilquin, Gary Bernstein, Stephane Basa, D. Fouchez, Olivier Le Fevre, Alain Mazure, Greg Aldering, R. Amanullah, Pierre Astier, E. Barrelet, Christopher Bebek, Lars Bergstrom, Manfred Bester, Roger Blandford, Ralph Bohlin, Charles Bower, Mark Brown, Myron Campbell, William Carithers, Eugene Commins, W. Craig, C. Day, F. DeJongh, Susana Deustua, H. Diehl, S. Dodelson, Richard Ellis, M. Emmet, Josh Frieman, Andrew Fruchter, D. Gerdes, L. Gladney, Gerson Goldhaber, Ariel Goobar, Donald Groom, Henry Heetderks, M. Hoff, Stephen Holland, M. Huffer, L. Hui, Dragan Huterer, B. Jain, Patrick Jelinsky, Armin Karcher, Steven Kent, Steven Kahn, Alex Kim, William Kolbe, B. Krieger, G. Kushner, N. Kuznetsova, Robin Lafever, J. Lamoureux, Michael Lampton, Michael Levi, P. Limon, Huan Lin, Eric Linder, Stewart Loken, W. Lorenzon, J. Marriner, P. Marshall, R. Massey, Timothy McKay, Shawn McKee, Ramon Miquel, Nicholas Morgan, E. Mörtsell, Nick Mostek, Stuart Mufson, J. Musser, Peter Nugent, Hakeem Oluseyi, Reynald Pain, Nick Palaio, David Pankow, John Peoples, Saul Perlmutter, David Rabinowitz, Alexandre Refregier, Jason Rhodes, Natalie Roe, D. Rusin, V. Scarpine, Michael Schubnell, Michael Sholl, Roger Smith, George Smoot, Jeffrey Snyder, Anthony Spadafora, A. Stebbins, Christopher Stoughton, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tarlé, Keith Taylor, Andrew Tomasch, Douglas Tucker, Henrik von der Lippe, D. Vincent, Jean-Pierre Walder, Guobin Wang, W. Wester

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550600

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Visible radiation, Telescopes, Prisms, Calibration, Prototyping, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

Detecting the warm-hot intergalactic medium

Jan-Willem den Herder, Frits Paerels, Andrew Rasmussen, Marcel Bruijn, Henk Hoevers, Jelle Kaastra, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, Caleb Scharf

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551261

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Mirrors, Image resolution, Stars, Spatial resolution, Reflectors, Capacitance, Solids, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Performance of the reflection grating spectrometer CCD detectors onboard XMM-Newton

Jan den Herder, Cor de Vries, Andy Rasmussen, Carlos Gabriel, Jelle Kaastra, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, Frits Paerels, John Peterson, Andy Pollock

Proceedings Volume 5501, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549768

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Radiation effects, Roentgenium, Aluminum, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Silicon, X-rays, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Project status of the 8.4-m LSST

Charles Claver, Donald Sweeney, John Tyson, Bryan Althouse, Timothy Axelrod, Kem Cook, Larry Daggert, Jeffrey Kantor, Steven Kahn, Victor Krabbendam, Philip Pinto, Jacques Sebag, C. Stubbs, Sidney Wolff

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561728

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Solar system, Optical filters, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Grating arrays for high-throughput soft x-ray spectrometers

Andrew Rasmussen, Andrew Aquila, Jay Bookbinder, Chih-Hao Chang, Eric Gullikson, Ralf Heilmann, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels, Mark Schattenburg

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510045

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Optical design, Roentgenium, Diffraction gratings, Spectrometers, X-rays, Point spread functions, Diffraction, Mirrors, Dispersion

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Performance and results of the reflection grating spectrometers onboard XMM-Newton

Jan-Willem den Herder, A. Brinkman, Steven Kahn, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, M. Audard, E. Behar, A. Blustin, Antonius den Boggende, Jean Cottam, Christian Erd, Carlos Gabriel, Manuel Guedel, K. van der Heyden, Jelle Kaastra, A. Kinkhabwala, Maurice Leutenegger, Rolf Mewe, Frits Paerels, A. J. Raassen, J. Peterson, A. Pollock, Andrew Rasmussen, M. Sako, M. Santos-Lleo, K. Steenbrugge, T. Tamura, Cor de Vries

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461150

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, X-rays, Spectrometers, Absorption, Neon, Sensors, Calibration, X-ray optics, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Precision shaping, assembly, and metrology of foil optics for x-ray reflection gratings

Craig Forest, Mark Schattenburg, Carl Chen, Ralf Heilmann, Paul Konkola, JoHanna Przbylowski, Yanxia Sun, Jenny You, Steven Kahn, Donald Golini

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461477

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Assembly tolerances, Wavefront sensors, Surface finishing, X-rays, Silicon, Reflection, Polishing, Semiconducting wafers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Diffraction-limited astronomical x-ray imaging and x-ray interferometry using normal-incidence multilayer optics

David Windt, Steven Kahn, Gary Sommargren

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461288

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Multilayers, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, X-ray imaging, Spatial resolution, X-ray astronomy, Reflectivity, Interferometers, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2002 Paper

Monte Carlo methods for x-ray dispersive spectrometers

John Peterson, J. Jernigan, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 4847, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461030

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Data modeling, Photons, X-rays, Spectrometers, Dispersion, Roentgenium, Galaxy groups and clusters, Charge-coupled devices, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

Laboratory astrophysics using a spare XRS microcalorimeter

Frederick Porter, Michael Audley, Peter Beiersdorfer, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Gregory Brown, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Steven Kahn, Richard Kelley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409137

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Iron, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Ions, Plasmas, Electron beams, Crystals, Ionization, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

In-flight calibration of the XMM-Newton reflection grating spectrometers

Christian Erd, M. Audard, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, A. Brinkman, Jean Cottam, Luc Dubbeldam, Manuel Guedel, Jan-Willem den Herder, Jelle Kaastra, Steven Kahn, Rolf Mewe, Frits Paerels, John Peterson, Andrew Rasmussen, Irini Sakelliou, Joshua Spodek, Knud Thomsen, Cor de Vries, Alex Zehnder

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409112

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Dispersion, Cameras, Spectrometers, Diffraction gratings, Spectral resolution, Mirrors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

Description and performance of the reflection grating spectrometer on board of XMM-Newton

Jan-Willem den Herder, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, A. Brinkman, Jean Cottam, Luc Dubbeldam, Christian Erd, Manuel Guedel, Jelle Kaastra, Steven Kahn, Rolf Mewe, Frits Paerels, Andrew Rasmussen, Irini Sakelliou, Joshua Spodek, Knud Thomsen, Cor de Vries

Proceedings Volume 4012, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391546

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Spectral resolution, Mirrors, Telescopes, Calibration, Particles, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

Large-area reflection grating spectrometer for the Constellation-X mission

Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels, J. Peterson, Andrew Rasmussen, Mark Schattenburg, George Ricker, Mark Bautz, John Doty, Gregory Prigozhin, John Nousek, David Burrows, Joanne Hill, Webster Cash

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366491

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Roentgenium, Diffraction gratings, Spectral resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Diffraction, Silicon, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 1998 Paper

Performance characterization of the reflection grating arrays (RGA) for the RGS experiment aboard XMM

Andrew Rasmussen, Jean Cottam, Todd Decker, Steven Kahn, Joshua Spodek, M. Stern, Christian Erd, Antonius den Boggende, A. Brinkman, Jan-Willem den Herder, Frits Paerels, C. Vries

Proceedings Volume 3444, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331247

KEYWORDS: Roentgenium, Calibration, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Interferometers, X-rays, Optical design, Aluminum, Point spread functions, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1998 Paper

XENA: a liquid-xenon Compton telescope for gamma-ray astrophysics in the MeV regime

Elena Aprile, Valeri Egorov, Karl-Ludwig Giboni, Steven Kahn, Tomotake Kozu, Uwe Oberlack, S. Centro, Sandro Ventura, Tadayoshi Doke, Jun Kikuchi, Edward Chupp, Philip Dunphy, Dieter Hartmann, Mark Leising, H. Bloemen

Proceedings Volume 3446, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312882

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Telescopes, Sensors, Liquids, Xenon, Information operations, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM

A. Brinkman, Henry Aarts, Antonius den Boggende, T. Bootsma, Luc Dubbeldam, Jan-Willem den Herder, Jelle Kaastra, Piet de Korte, Boris van Leeuwen, Rolf Mewe, E. van Zwet, Todd Decker, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels, Steven Pratuch, Andrew Rasmussen, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Phil Guttridge, Jay Bixler, Knud Thomsen, Alex Zehnder, Christian Erd

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256019

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Sensors, X-rays, Diffraction gratings, Telescopes, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Reflection grating arrays for the Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM

Steven Kahn, Jean Cottam, Todd Decker, Frits Paerels, Steven Pratuch, Andrew Rasmussen, Joshua Spodek, Jay Bixler, A. Brinkman, Jan-Willem den Herder, Christian Erd

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256008

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Roentgenium, Grazing incidence, Sensors, Calibration, Reflector telescopes, Beryllium

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 1996 Paper

High throughput x-ray spectroscopy mission

Jay Bookbinder, Harvey Tananbaum, Leon Van Speybroeck, Nicholas White, Steven Kahn, Tom Guffin

Proceedings Volume 2807, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255093

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, X-ray telescopes, Spectrometers, Satellites, X-ray astronomy, Spatial resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

Modeling and analysis of x-ray emission line images acquired with a prototype model of the XMM Reflection Grating Spectrometer

Frits Paerels, Jay Bixler, Jan-Willem den Herder, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn, C. Mauche

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193207

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Mirrors, Telescopes, Light scattering, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Prototyping, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

Development, fabrication, and metrology of the electro-optical breadboard model for the reflection grating array of the XMM Grating Spectrometer

Todd Decker, Richard Montesanti, Jay Bixler, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193208

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Assembly tolerances, Tolerancing, Metrology, Spectroscopy, Electro optical modeling, Prototyping, Optical design, Silicon carbide, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

Integrated x-ray testing of the electro-optical breadboard model for the X-ray Multimirror Mission (XMM) reflection grating spectrometer

Jay Bixler, Henry Aarts, Wolfgang Burkert, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Heinrich Braeuninger, A. Brinkman, William Craig, Todd Decker, Luc Dubbeldam, Christian Erd, Charles Hailey, Jan-Willem den Herder, Fred Jansen, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, C. Mauche, Frits Paerels, Knud Thomsen

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186828

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Electro optical modeling, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 1994 Paper

Reflection grating spectrometer onboard the ESA x-ray multi-mirror (XMM) mission

Jan-Willem den Herder, Henry Aarts, Marcel van den Berg, Jay Bixler, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, A. Brinkman, Todd Decker, Luc Dubbeldam, Charles Hailey, Fred Jansen, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, C. Mauche, Richard Montesanti, Frits Paerels, Hugo Spruijt, Knud Thomsen, Peter Verhoeve, Alex Zehnder

Proceedings Volume 2209, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185279

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Roentgenium, Cameras, X-ray telescopes, Back illuminated sensors, CCD cameras, Spectral resolution, Telescopes

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The Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) onboard the ESA satellite XMM (X-ray Multi Mirror mission) combines a high resolving power (approximately 400 at 0.5 keV) with a large effective area (approximately 200 cm²). The spectral range selected for RGS (5 - 35 angstroms) contains the K shell transitions of N, O, Ne, Mg, Al, Si and S as well as the important L shell transitions of FE. The resolving power allows the study of a wide variety of challenging scientific questions. Detailed temperature diagnostics are feasible as the ionization balance is a unique function of the distribution of the electron temperature. Density diagnostics are provided by studying He-like triplets where the ratio of the forbidden to intercombination lines varies with density. Other fields of interest include the determination of elemental abundances, the study of optical depth effects, velocity diagnostics by measuring Doppler shifts and the estimate of magnetic fields through the observation of Zeeman splitting. The resolving power is obtained by an array of 240 gratings placed behind the mirrors of the telescope, dispersing about half of the X-rays in two spectroscopic orders. The X-rays are recorded by an array of 9 large format CCDs. These CCDs are operated in the frame transfer mode. They are back illuminated as the quantum efficiency of front illuminated devices is poor at low energies because of their poly-silicon gate structure. To suppress dark current the CCDs are passively cooled. In order to obtain the effective area of about 200 cm², grating arrays and CCD cameras are placed behind two of the three XMM telescopes. A model of RGS was tested last autumn ('93) at the Panter long beam X-ray facility in Munich. The model consisted of a subset of four mirrors, eight representative gratings covering a small section of the inner mirror shells and a CCD camera containing three CCDs. The purpose of these tests was to verify the resolution and sensitivity of the instrument as a function of X-ray energy. Extensive simulations, using a Monte Carlo raytracing code, are used to interpret these tests. Preliminary results of these tests will be discussed and compared to the calculated response.

Proceedings Article | 1 October 1991 Paper

Performance of a variable-line-spaced master reflection grating for use in the reflection grating spectrometer on the x-ray multimirror mission

Jay Bixler, Charles Hailey, C. Mauche, Peter Teague, Robert Thoe, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels

Proceedings Volume 1549, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48358

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Copper, Scattering, Scatter measurement, Light scattering, Spectroscopy, RGB color model, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1991 Paper

Design and analysis of the reflection grating arrays for the X-Ray Multi-Mirror Mission

Dennis Atkinson, Jay Bixler, Paul Geraghty, Charles Hailey, Jeffrey Klingmann, Richard Montesanti, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels

Proceedings Volume 1343, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23226

KEYWORDS: Optical design, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Beryllium, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, X-ray optics, Sensors, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

Performance optimization for hard x-ray/soft gamma-ray detectors

Fiona Harrison, Steven Kahn, Charles Hailey, Klaus Ziock

Proceedings Volume 1344, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23288

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Sensors, Scintillation, Spatial resolution, Gamma radiation, X-ray astronomy, Scintillation imaging, Image sensors, Image resolution, Telescopes

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Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy

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