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Dr. William Cotton

Scientist at National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

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The 2012 interferometric imaging beauty contest

Fabien Baron, William Cotton, Peter Lawson, Steve Ridgway, Alicia Aarnio, John Monnier, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Dieter Schertl, Gerd Weigelt, Eric Thiébaut, Férréol Soulez, David Mary, Florentin Millour, Martin Vannier, John Young, Nicholas Elias, Henrique Schmitt, Sridharan Rengaswamy

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84451E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924907

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Aluminium phosphide, Data modeling, Interferometry, Stars, Image restoration, Reconstruction algorithms, Infrared imaging, Signal to noise ratio, Spatial frequencies

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2010 Paper

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The 2010 interferometric imaging beauty contest

Fabien Malbet, William Cotton, Gilles Duvert, Peter Lawson, Andrea Chiavassa, John Young, Fabien Baron, David Buscher, Sridharan Rengaswamy, Brian Kloppenborg, Martin Vannier, Laurent Mugnier

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857066

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Data modeling, Reconstruction algorithms, Image restoration, Stars, Spectral resolution, Visibility, Image resolution, Software development, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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Recent developments in optical interferometry data standards

John Young, William Cotton, Wolfgang Gässler, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John Monnier, Thomas Pauls, Isabelle Percheron

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70134H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788955

KEYWORDS: Standards development, Calibration, Optical interferometry, Interferometry, Interferometers, Binary data, Visibility, Optical filters, Interfaces, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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MUSTANG: 90 GHz science with the Green Bank Telescope

S. Dicker, P. Korngut, B. Mason, P. Ade, J. Aguirre, T. Ames, D. Benford, T. Chen, J. Chervenak, W. Cotton, M. Devlin, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, K. Irwin, S. Maher, M. Mello, S. Moseley, D. Tally, C. Tucker, S. White

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702005 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788361

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bolometers, Receivers, Telescopes, Electronics, Optical filters, Bandpass filters, Multiplexing, Radio astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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2008 imaging beauty contest

William Cotton, John Monnier, Fabien Baron, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Stefan Kraus, Gerd Weigelt, Sridharan Rengaswamy, Eric Thiébaut, Peter Lawson, Walter Jaffe, Christian Hummel, Tom Pauls, Henrique Schmitt, Peter Tuthill, John Young

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70131N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788903

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, K band, Interferometry, Image restoration, Reconstruction algorithms, Visibility, Stars, Phase measurement, Image quality, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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2006 interferometry imaging beauty contest

Peter Lawson, William Cotton, Christian Hummel, Fabien Baron, John Young, Stefan Kraus, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Gerd Weigelt, Michael Ireland, John Monnier, Eric Thiébaut, Sridharan Rengaswamy, Olivier Chesneau

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62681U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670409

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Data modeling, Interferometers, Visibility, Image restoration, Image resolution, Reconstruction algorithms, Observatories, Algorithm development, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

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A data exchange standard for optical (visible/IR) interferometry

Thomas Pauls, John Young, William Cotton, John Monnier

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551689

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Interferometry, Interferometers, Binary data, Calibration, Astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Optical interferometry, Software development, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

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An interferometry imaging beauty contest

Peter Lawson, William Cotton, Christian Hummel, John Monnier, Ming Zhao, John Young, Hrobjartur Thorsteinsson, Serge Meimon, Laurent Mugnier, Guy Le Besnerais, Eric Thiebaut, Peter Tuthill

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550710

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Interferometry, Interferometers, Visibility, Image restoration, Reconstruction algorithms, Telescopes, Synthetic apertures, Calibration, Radio optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

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Low-frequency lessons from the 74-MHz Very Large Array

Wendy Lane, Aaron Cohen, William Cotton, James Condon, Richard Perley, Joseph Lazio, Namir Kassim, William Erickson

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551644

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Radio astronomy, Observatories, Antennas, Electromagnetic coupling, Spatial resolution, Image resolution, Algorithm development, Galactic astronomy, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

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Beyond the isoplanatic patch in the VLA Low-frequency Sky Survey

William Cotton, James Condon, Richard Perley, Namir Kassim, Joseph Lazio, Aaron Cohen, Wendy Lane, William Erickson

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551298

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Antennas, Refraction, Wavefronts, Radio astronomy, Data modeling, Observatories, Image processing, Knowledge management, Troposphere

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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VINCI, the VLTI commissioning instrument: status after one year of operations at Paranal

Pierre Kervella, Philippe Gitton, Damien Segransan, Emmanuel di Folco, Pierre Kern, Mario Kiekebusch, Than Phan Duc, Antonio Longinotti, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Pascal Ballester, Cyrus Sabet, William Cotton, Markus Schoeller, Rainer Wilhelm

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459345

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Optical fibers, Nanoimprint lithography, Stars, Telescopes, Visibility, Interferometers, Wavelets, Polarization, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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Ten-micron instrument MIDI: getting ready for observations on the VLTI

Christoph Leinert, Uwe Graser, L. B. F. M. Waters, Guy Perrin, Walter Jaffe, Bruno Lopez, Frank Przygodda, Olivier Chesneau, Peter Schuller, Annelie Glazenborg-Kluttig, Werner Laun, Sebastiano Ligori, Jeffrey Meisner, Karl Wagner, Eric Bakker, Bill Cotton, Jeroen de Jong, Richard Mathar, Udo Neumann, Clemens Storz

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457027

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Sensors, Visibility, Telescopes, Cameras, Modulation, Astatine, Mirrors, Optical filters, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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MIDI scientific and technical observing modes

Eric Bakker, Christoph Leinert, Walter Jaffe, Uwe Graser, Isabelle Percheron, Olivier Chesneau, Jeffrey Meisner, Bill Cotton, Jeroen de Jong, Jan-Willem Pel, Annelie Glazenborg-Kluttig, Guy Perrin, Frank Przygodda

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459955

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Sensors, Visibility, Interferometers, Interferometry, Data archive systems, Observatories, Astronomy, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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Commissioning the VLT interferometer: from first fringes towards a general user facility

Markus Schoeller, Philippe Gitton, Javier Argomedo, Pascal Ballester, Bertrand Bauvir, Roy Van Boekel, Michael Cantzler, Serge Correia, William Cotton, Francoise Delplancke, Frederic Derie, Philippe Duhoux, Toomas Erm, Emmanuel di Folco, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Alberto Gennai, Bruno Gilli, Paul Giordano, Andreas Glindemann, Stephane Guisard, Pablo Gutierrez, Nico Housen, Gerhard Huedepohl, Alexis Huxley, S. Jackisch, Walter Jaffe, Pierre Kervella, Arno van Kesteren, Mario Kiekebusch, Bertrand Koehler, Samuel Leveque, Antonio Longinotti, Serge Menardi, Sebastien Morel, Lothar Noethe, Francesco Paresce, Isabelle Percheron, T. Phan Duc, A. Pino, D. Rabeling, A. Ramirez, Sylvie Robbe-Dubois, Andrea Richichi, A. Rijo, Cyrus Sabet, Stefan Sandrock, Damien Segransan, Jason Spyromilio, Roberto Tamai, Massimo Tarenghi, Anders Wallander, Rainer Wilhelm, Markus Wittkowski

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459678

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Interferometry, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2003 Paper

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NEVEC: the NOVA-ESO VLTI expertise center

Rudolf Le Poole, George Miley, Walter Jaffe, Andreas Glindemann, Eric Bakker, Rens Waters, Huub Roettgering, Bill Cotton, Isabelle Percheron, Jeffrey Meisner, Jeroen de Jong, Luigi D'Arcio, Bjoern Heijligers

Proceedings Volume 4838, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459971

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Calibration, Astronomy, Atmospheric modeling, Radio telescopes, Stars, Data modeling, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2001 Paper

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Data flow system for the very large telescope interferometer

Pascal Ballester, Alberto Chavan, Bill Cotton, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Andreas Glindemann, Carlos Guirao, Walter Jaffe, Pierre Kervella, Antonio Longinotti, Isabelle Percheron, Michele Peron, Than Phan Duc, Benoit Pirenne, Peter Quinn, Andrea Richichi, Markus Schoeller, Andreas Wicenec, Rainer Wilhelm, Markus Wittkowski, Stefano Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 4477, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447178

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometers, Calibration, Data archive systems, Interferometry, Observatories, Visibility, Stars, Large telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2000 Paper

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MIDI: controlling a two 8-m telescope Michelson interferometer for the thermal infrared

Stefan Hippler, Walter Jaffe, Richard Mathar, Clemens Storz, Karl Wagner, William Cotton, Guy Perrin, Markus Feldt

Proceedings Volume 4006, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390276

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Sensors, Infrared telescopes, Data archive systems, Data processing, Telescopes, Interferometry, Human-machine interfaces, Visibility, Infrared radiation

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