Prof. Andrew Lawrence Profile

Prof. Andrew Lawrence

at Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

UKIRT under new management: status and plans

K. Hodapp, T. Kerr, W. Varricatt, R. McLaren, D. Lonborg, D. H. Hall, S. Jacobson, J. Bruursema, S. Dahm, B. Dorland, J. Munn, F. Vrba, J. Dempsey, Y. Shvartzvald, G. Bryden, B. S. Gaudi, C. Beichman, S. Calchi Novati, C. Henderson, S. Jacklin, K. Stassun, M. Penny, Mike Irwin, Andy Lawrence

Proc. SPIE. 10700, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Cameras, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Detector arrays, Planets, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

MOONS: the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, M. Carollo, H. Flores, R. Maiolino, E. Oliva, S. Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Christopher Evans, M. Abreu, David Atkinson, C. Babusiaux, Steven Beard, F. Bauer, M. Bellazzini, Ralf Bender, P. Best, N. Bezawada, P. Bonifacio, A. Bragaglia, I. Bryson, D. Busher, A. Cabral, K. Caputi, M. Centrone, F. Chemla, A. Cimatti, M-R. Cioni, G. Clementini, J. Coelho, D. Crnojevic, E. Daddi, J. Dunlop, S. Eales, S. Feltzing, A. Ferguson, M. Fisher, A. Fontana, J. Fynbo, B. Garilli, G. Gilmore, A. Glauser, I. Guinouard, F. Hammer, P. Hastings, A. Hess, R. Ivison, P. Jagourel, M. Jarvis, L. Kaper, G. Kauffman, A. Kitching, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, B. Lemasle, G. Licausi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, D. Lunney, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, S. Oliver, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedichini, J. Peng, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, P. Rees, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, I. Roseboom, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sanchez, R. Schiavon, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, D. Sun, R. Stuik, A. Taylor, W. Taylor, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, M. Tosi, E. Vanzella, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright, G. Zamorani, M. Zoccali

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Cameras, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Control systems, Spectral resolution, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

MOONS: a multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, C. Evans, L. Kaper, Ernesto Oliva, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Carine Babusiaux, Franz Bauer, Philip Best, Naidu Bezawada, Ian Bryson, Alexandre Cabral, Karina Caputi, Mauro Centrone, Fanny Chemla, Andrea Cimatti, Maria-Rosa Cioni, Gisella Clementini, João Coelho, Emanuele Daddi, James Dunlop, Sofia Feltzing, Annette Ferguson, Hector Flores, Adriano Fontana, Johan Fynbo, Bianca Garilli, Adrian Glauser, Isabelle Guinouard, Jean-François Hammer, Peter Hastings, Hans-Joachim Hess, Rob Ivison, Pascal Jagourel, Matt Jarvis, G. Kauffman, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, G. Li Causi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedicini, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sánchez, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright

Proc. SPIE. 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Near infrared spectroscopy, Astronomical imaging, Spine, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

AstroGrid: powering science from multistreamed data

Nicholas Walton, Andrew Lawrence, Anthony Linde

Proc. SPIE. 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, X-ray optics, Radio optics, Data modeling, Data storage, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy, Radio astronomy, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

VISTA data flow system survey access and curation: the WFCAM science archive

Nigel Hambly, Robert Mann, Ian Bond, Eckhard Sutorius, Michael Read, Peredur Williams, Andrew Lawrence, James Emerson

Proc. SPIE. 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Data modeling, Sensors, Databases, Interfaces, Data archive systems, Infrared radiation, Computer architecture, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

The International Virtual Observatory Alliance: recent technical developments and the road ahead

Peter Quinn, David Barnes, Istvan Csabai, Chenzhou Cui, Francoise Genova, Bob Hanisch, Ajit Kembhavi, Sang Chul Kim, Andrew Lawrence, Oleg Malkov, Masatoshi Ohishi, Fabio Pasian, David Schade, Wolfgang Voges

Proc. SPIE. 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Data modeling, Visualization, Data storage, Databases, Software development, Data centers, Prototyping, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

VISTA data flow system: overview

James Emerson, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Simon Hodgkin, Dafydd Evans, Peter Bunclark, Richard McMahon, Nigel Hambly, Robert Mann, Ian Bond, Eckhard Sutorius, Michael Read, Peredur Williams, Andrew Lawrence, Malcolm Stewart

Proc. SPIE. 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Data storage, Databases, Quality measurement, Data acquisition, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

The WFCAM/UKIDSS data archive: problems and opportunities

Andrew Lawrence, Nigel Hambly, Bob Mann, Mike Irwin, Richard McMahon, James Lewis, Andrew Adamson

Proc. SPIE. 4836, Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Cameras, Calibration, Databases, Data acquisition, Data archive systems, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

AstroGrid: powering the Virtual Observatory

Andy Lawrence

Proc. SPIE. 4846, Virtual Observatories

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Astronomy, Visual analytics, Visualization, Databases, Data archive systems, Software development, Data centers, Web services

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

Astrophysical Virtual Observatory (AVO): a progress report

Peter Quinn, Piero Benvenuti, Phil Diamond, Francois Genova, Andrew Lawrence, Yannick Mellier

Proc. SPIE. 4846, Virtual Observatories

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Data storage, Data archive systems, Astronomical telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Data centers, Prototyping, Standards development, Web services

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2002 Paper

LOBSTER-ISS: an imaging x-ray all-sky monitor for the International Space Station

George Fraser, Adam Brunton, Nigel Bannister, James Pearson, Martin Ward, Tim Stevenson, D. Watson, Bob Warwick, S. Whitehead, Paul O'Brian, Nicholas White, Keith Jahoda, Kevin Black, Stanley Hunter, Phil Deines-Jones, William Priedhorsky, Steven Brumby, Konstantin Borozdin, Thomas Vestrand, A. Fabian, Keith Nugent, Andrew Peele, Thomas Irving, Steve Price, Steve Eckersley, Ian Renouf, Mark Smith, Arvind Parmar, I. McHardy, P. Uttley, Andrew Lawrence

Proc. SPIE. 4497, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XII

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Stars, Sensors, Microchannel plates, X-rays, Space telescopes, Gamma radiation, X-ray imaging, Galactic astronomy, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 1994 Paper

High-power operation of the CHIRP II excimer laser

Michael Osborne, Jim Fieret, R. Heath, Andrew Lawrence, S. Osbourn, T. Stamatakis, R. Winfield

Proc. SPIE. 2206, High-Power Gas and Solid State Lasers

KEYWORDS: Safety, Electrodes, High power lasers, Electrons, Ions, Laser development, Power supplies, Gas lasers, Excimer lasers, Pulsed laser operation

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Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

24 June 2004 | Glasgow, United Kingdom

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