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Ben C. Braam

Business Developer at TNO

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 20 November 2017 Open Access

GAIA basic angle monitoring system

W. Gielesen, D. de Bruijn, T. van den Dool, F. Kamphues, E. Meijer, B. Braam

Proceedings Volume 10564, 105641Z (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309016

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2016 Paper

The opto-mechanical performance prediction of thin mirror segments for E-ELT

Jan Nijenhuis, Ben Braam, Roger Hamelinck

Proceedings Volume 10012, 1001203 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2200931

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Surface finishing, Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Mirror structures, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

SPICA/SAFARI Fourier transform spectrometer mechanism evolutionary design

Teun van den Dool, Bob Kruizinga, Ben Braam, Roger F. M. Hamelinck, Nicolas Loix, Dennis Van Loon, Johan Dams

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84423R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926066

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Fourier transforms, Mirrors, Sensors, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Actuators, Cryogenics, Optical benches, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

The opto-mechanical performance prediction of thin mirror segments for E-ELT

Jan Nijenhuis, Roger Hamelinck, Ben Braam

Proceedings Volume 8450, 84500A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926263

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Surface finishing, Manufacturing, Telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Image segmentation, Tolerancing, Mirror structures, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Meeting highest performance requirements for lowest price and mass for the M1 segment support unit for E-ELT

Jan Nijenhuis, Roger Hamelinck, Ben Braam, M. Cayrel

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77332H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857175

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Tolerancing, Prototyping, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Structural design, Optical telescopes, Mechanical engineering, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Cryogenic magnetic bearing scanning mechanism design for the SPICA/SAFARI Fourier transform spectrometer

Teun van den Dool, Roger F. M. Hamelinck, Bob Kruizinga, Wim L. Gielesen, Ben Braam, Jan Nijenhuis, Nicolas Loix, Stanislas Luyckx, Dennis van Loon, Peter Paul Kooijman, Bruce Swinyard

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77391B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857676

KEYWORDS: Fourier transforms, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Actuators, Retroreflectors, Sensors, Metrology, Mirrors, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

The development of a breadboard cryogenic optical delay line for Darwin

T. van den Dool, F. Kamphues, W. L. M. Gielesen, B. Braam, N. Loix, P. Kooijman, G. Velsink, Y. Stockman, J. Benoit, F. Sève

Proceedings Volume 6692, 66920A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730435

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Magnetism, Cryogenics, Actuators, Polarization, Sensors, Optical testing, Autocollimators, Optical design, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

TNO TPD contributions to high-precision optical metrology: a Darwin metrology breadboard for ESA

Adrianus Verlaan, Teun van den Dool, Ben Braam, Bertrand Calvel, Rainer Sesselman, Wolfgang Poeschel, Denys Dontsov, Isabel Cabeza Vega, Eberhard Manske, Thilo Schuldt, Zoran Sodnik

Proceedings Volume 5528, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559915

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Interferometers, Metrology, Mirrors, Satellites, Telescopic pixel displays, Telescopes, Beam expanders, Optical metrology, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2000 Paper

GAIA testbench: monitoring the basic angle with micro-arcsecond accuracy

Bart Snijders, Pieter Kappelhof, Ben Braam, H. Vink, Peter Verhoeff, Bertrand Calvel, Frederic Safa

Proceedings Volume 4006, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390172

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Glasses, Space telescopes, Sensors, Metrology, Stars, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 1998 Paper

Development of an in-orbit refocusing mechanism for the Meteosat second-generation weather satellites

Peter Verhoeff, H. van Mierlo, Ben Braam, Jeroen Hopman, W. van Werhoven, Marco Le Kluse

Proceedings Volume 3439, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325616

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Satellites, Mathematical modeling, Polonium, Meteorological satellites, Thermal effects, Interfaces, Titanium, Safety

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 1994 Paper

Free-beam delay line for a multi-aperture optical space interferometer stabilized on a guide star

Bart Snijders, Ben Braam, Henk Bokhove

Proceedings Volume 2209, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185275

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Mirrors, Actuators, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Control systems, Retroreflectors, Electronics, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

OAST: a testbed for cophasing instrumentation

Bart Snijders, Ben Braam

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176731

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Interferometers, Control systems, Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical simulations, Fringe analysis, Wavefronts, Device simulation

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