Dr. Alan Garner Profile

Dr. Alan Garner

Research Scientist at MIT KIASR

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Publications (18)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of x-ray detectors in the MIT x-ray polarimetry beamline

Sarah N. Heine, Herman Marshall, Benjamin Schneider, Beverly LaMarr, Nithya Kothnur, Alan Garner

Proceedings Volume 13103, 1310316 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020451

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Quantum efficiency, X-rays, CCD image sensors, Polarimetry, Optical filters, X-ray detectors, CMOS sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2024 Poster

Current status of the REDSoX sounding rocket

Alan Garner, Herman Marshall, Sarah Trowbridge Heine, Sean McNeil, Norbert Schulz, Ralf Heilmann, Moritz Günther, Jill Juneau, Beverly LaMarr, Ace Metivier, Swati Ravi, Nithya Kothnur, Stephen Bongiorno, Eric Gullikson

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309378 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020172

Proceedings Article | 27 September 2023 Presentation

Status of the rocket experiment demonstration of a soft x-ray polarimeter (REDSoX)

Herman Marshall, Sarah Heine, Alan Garner, Rebecca Masterson, Ralf Heilmann

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267813 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677873

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Rockets, Polarimetry, Polarization, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Reflectors, Prototyping, Polarization gratings, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Flight-like critical-angle transmission grating x-ray performance for Arcus

Ralf Heilmann, Alexander Bruccoleri, Vadim Burwitz, Peter Cheimets, Casey DeRoo, Alan Garner, Eric Gullikson, Hans Moritz Günther, Gisela Hartner, Edward Hertz, Andreas Langmeier, Thomas Mueller, Surangkhana Rukdee, Thomas Schmidt, Randall Smith, Mark Schattenburg

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218116 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628195

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray technology, Diffraction gratings, X-rays, Diffraction, Silicon, Spectral resolution, Tolerancing, Spectroscopy, Semiconducting wafers, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study

Herman Marshall, Sarah N. T. Heine, Rosemary Davidson, Alan Garner, Eric Gullikson, H. Moritz Günther, Christopher Leitz, Rebecca Masterson, Eric Miller, June Stenzel, William Zhang, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Ilaria Caiazzo, Deepto Chakrabarty, Luigi Gallo, Ralf Heilmann, Jeremy Heyl, Erin Kara, Norbert Schulz

Proceedings Volume 11822, 118220O (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2596186

KEYWORDS: Space operations, X-rays, Charge-coupled devices, Polarimetry, Sensors, Mirrors, Polarization, Electronics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Manufacture and performance of blazed soft x-ray transmission gratings for Arcus and Lynx

Ralf Heilmann, Alexander Bruccoleri, Jungki Song, Bethany Levenson, Brian Smallshaw, Mallory Whalen, Alan Garner, Sarah Trowbridge Heine, Herman Marshall, Matthew Cook, James Gregory, Renee Lambert, Dmitri Shapiro, Douglas Young, Eric Gullikson, Tomoyuki Nonaka, Akimi Uchida, Manuel Quijada, Ed Hertz, Peter Cheimets, Randall Smith, Mark Schattenburg

Proceedings Volume 11822, 1182215 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594951

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Computed tomography, Semiconducting wafers, X-rays, Diffraction, Etching, Deep reactive ion etching, Photomasks, Optical alignment, X-ray diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

CAT grating alignment and testing for soft x-ray polarimetry

Alan Garner, Herman Marshall, Sarah Trowbridge Heine, Ralf Heilmann, Jungki Song, Norbert Schulz, Beverly LaMarr, Mark Egan

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114445Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561734

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Computed tomography, Optical alignment, Rockets, Monochromators, Prototyping, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

A small satellite version of a broad-band soft x-ray polarimeter

Herman Marshall, Sarah N. Heine, Alan Garner, Eric Gullikson, H. Moritz Günther, Christopher Leitz, Rebecca Masterson, Eric Miller, William Zhang, Rozenn Boissay Malaquin, Ilaria Caiazzo, Deepto Chakrabarty, Rosemary Davidson, Luigi Gallo, Ralf Heilmann, Jeremy Heyl, Erin Kara, Alan Marscher, Norbert Schulz

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114442Y (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562811

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Satellites, Polarization, Rockets, Optical design, Mirrors, X-ray detectors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Ray-tracing a small orbital mission for soft-x-ray polarimetry

Hans Moritz Günther, Herman Marshall, Alan Garner

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144460 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562860

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Polarization, Mirrors, Rockets, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Component testing for x-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry

Alan Garner, Herman Marshall, Sarah Trowbridge Heine, Ralf Heilmann, Jungki Song, Norbert Schulz, Beverly LaMarr, Mark Egan

Proceedings Volume 11118, 1111811 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529607

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Spectroscopy, Rockets, Optical design, Monochromators, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Soft x-ray polarimetry with the REDSoX Polarimeter and beyond (Conference Presentation)

Herman Marshall, Alan Garner, Sarah Heine, Norbert Schulz, Ralf Heilmann, Brian Ramsey, David Windt

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180A (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529546

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Rockets, Polarization, Mirrors, Reflectors, Spectroscopy, Modulation, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Presentation

MIRADAS: the facility multi-object medium-resolution NIR spectrograph for the GTC (Conference Presentation)

Stephen Eikenberry, Steven Raines, R. Deno Stelter, Alan Garner, Yigit Dallilar, Kendall Ackley, J. Greg Bennett, Brian Chinn, Scott Mullin, Sidney Schofield, Craig Warner, Frank Varosi, Bo Zhao, Sophia Eikenberry, Claudia Vega, H. Veronica Donoso, Christian Carrera, Denisse Almeida, Gabriel Fuentes, Josep Sabater, José María Gomez, Francisco Garzón, Pablo Lopez, Josefina Rosich, Anthony Russo, Antonio Marin-Franch, Arkaitz Larman, Miguel-Angel Carrera, Greg Fitzgerald, Ian Prees, Todd Stolberg, Peter Kornik, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Sujit Punnadi, Peter Hammersley

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313482

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Infrared telescopes, Multiplexing, Cryogenics, Infrared astronomy, Mid-IR, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2016 Paper

First results and future plans for the Canarias Infrared Camera Experiment (CIRCE) for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Alan Garner, Stephen Eikenberry, Miguel Charcos, Yigit Dallilar, Michelle Edwards, Nestor Lasso-Cabrera, Richard Stelter, Antonio Marin-Franch, S. Nicholas Raines, Kendall Ackley, John Bennett, Javier Cenarro , Brian Chinn, Veronica Donoso, Raymond Frommeyer, Kevin Hanna, Michael Herlevich, Jeff Julian, Paola Miller, Scott Mullin, Charles Murphey, Christopher Packham, Frank Varosi, Claudia Vega, Craig Warner, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Sujit Punnadi, Pravinkumar Chordia, Andreas Gerarts, Héctor de Paz Martín, María Martín Calero, Riccardo Scarpa, Sergio Fernandez Acosta, William Miguel Hernández Sánchez, Benjamin Siegel, Francisco Francisco Pérez, Himar Viera Martín, José Rodríguez Losada, Agustín Nuñez, Álvaro Tejero, Carlos E. Martín González, César Cabrera Rodríguez, Jordi Molgó Sendra, J. Esteban Rodriguez, J. Israel Fernádez Cáceres, Luis A. Rodríguez García, Manuel Huertas Lopez, Raul Dominguez, Tim Gaggstatter, Antonio Cabrera-Lavers, Stefan Geier, Peter Pessev, Ata Sarajedini, A. J. Castro-Tirado

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99084Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232672

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Polarimetry, Astronomy, X-rays, Stars, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

MIRADAS for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Stephen Eikenberry, Steven Nicholas Raines, Richard Deno Stelter, Alan Garner, Yigit Dallilar, Kendall Ackley, John Greg Bennett, Charles Murphey, Paola Miller, David Tooke, Luke Williams, Brian Chinn, Scott Mullin, Sidney Schofield, Craig Warner, Frank Varosi, Bo Zhao, Sophia Eikenberry, Claudia Vega, Hipatia Donoso, Josep Sabater, José María Gómez, Jordi Torra, Josefina Rosich Minguell, Francisco Garzón López, Nicolás Cardiel, Jesús Gallego Maestro, Antonio Marín-Franch, Julio Galipienzo, Miguel Ángel Carrera Astigarraga, Greg Fitzgerald, Ian Prees, Todd Stolberg, Peter Kornik, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Sujit Punnadi, P. Hammersley

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232533

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Sensors, Astronomy, Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Demonstration of high-performance cryogenic probe arms for deployable IFUs

Stephen Eikenberry, Charles Murphey, Scott Mullin, John Bennett, Steven Raines, Kendall Ackley, Richard Stelter, Alan Garner, Josep Sabater, Sophia Eikenberry, Brian Chinn, Hipatia Donoso, Claudia Vega, José María Gómez, Jordi Torra, Michael Herlevich, Richard Frommeyer, Paola Miller

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057107

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cryogenics, Relays, Spectrographs, Prototyping, Actuators, Telescopes, Collimators, Aluminum, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Status and first results of the Canarias infrared camera experiment (CIRCE) for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Alan Garner, Richard Stelter, Stephen Eikenberry, Nestor Lasso-Cabrera, Steven Raines, Miguel Charcos, Michelle Edwards, Antonio Marín-Franch, Kendall Ackley, A. Javier Cenarro, John Bennett, Brian Chinn, Raymond Frommeyer, Michael Herlevich, Paola Miller, Charles Murphey, Christopher Packham

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91474A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057019

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Polarimetry, Infrared cameras, Astronomy, Image quality, Image resolution, Observatories, Astronomical telescopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Image quality tests on the Canarias InfraRed Camera Experiment (CIRCE)

Nestor Lasso Cabrera, Stephen Eikenberry, Alan Garner, S. Nicholas Raines, Miguel Charcos-Llorens, Michelle Edwards, Antonio Marin-Franch

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84462M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924840

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Image quality, Surface roughness, Monochromatic aberrations, Infrared cameras, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Optical testing, Optical instrument design, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

MIRADAS for the Gran Telescopio Canarias: system overview

S. Eikenberry, J. G. Bennett, B. Chinn, H. Donoso, E. Ettedgui, A. Fletcher, Raymond Frommeyer, A. Garner, M. Herlevich, N. Lasso, P. Miller, S. Mullin, C. Murphey, S. Raines, C. Packham, S. Schofield, R. Stelter, F. Varosi, C. Vega, C. Warner, Francisco Garzón, J. Rosich, J. M. Gomez, J. Sabater, C. Vilar, J. Torra, J. Gallego, N. Cardiel, C. Eliche, S. Pascual, O. Ballester, J. M. Illa, J. Jimenez, L. Cardiel-Sas, J. Galipienzo, M. A. Carrera, P. Hammersley, S. Cuevas

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844657 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925686

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Astronomy, Telescopes, Prototyping, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution

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