Prof. James C. Green Profile

Prof. James C. Green

Professor Emeritus

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Publications (67)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

INFUSE: preflight performance of a rocket-borne FUV integral field spectrograph

Emily Witt, Brian Fleming, James Green, Kevin France, Alex Haughton, Dana Chafetz, Jack Williams, Takashi Sukegawa, Oswald Siegmund, Matthias Tecza

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267808 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677844

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Far ultraviolet, Microchannel plates, Telescopes, Optical gratings, Equipment, Spatial resolution, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Aberration corrected echelle spectrographs for the far ultraviolet

James Green

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121812P (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2623948

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Far ultraviolet, Reflectivity, Sensors, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations, Holography, Ultraviolet astronomy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 February 2022 Open Access

Extreme-ultraviolet Stellar Characterization for Atmospheric Physics and Evolution mission: motivation and overview

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Jeremy Drake, Ute Amerstorfer, Martin Barstow, Vincent Bourrier, Patrick Champey, Luca Fossati, Cynthia Froning, James Green, Fabien Grisé, Guillaume Gronoff, Timothy Hellickson, Meng Jin, Tommi Koskinen, Adam Kowalski, Nicholas Kruczek, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Lipscy, Randall McEntaffer, David McKenzie, Drew Miles, Tom Patton, Sabrina Savage, Oswald Siegmund, Constance Spittler, Bryce Unruh, Máire Volz

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 014006, (February 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.014006

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Stars, Curium, Atmospheric physics, Exoplanets, Planets, Sensors, Photons, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

INFUSE: assembly and alignment of a rocket-borne FUV integral field spectrograph

Emily Witt, Brian Fleming, James Green, Kevin France, Jack Williams, Takashi Sukegawa, Oswald Siegmund, Dana Chafetz, Matthias Tecza, Anika Levy, Alex Haughton

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210F (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594290

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Microchannel plates, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Signal to noise ratio, Spatial resolution, Imaging spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Rockets

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Opto-mechanical design of the ESCAPE Small Explorer: an EUV spectrograph for exoplanet host star irradiance and CME activity

Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Timothy Hellickson, Tom Patton, Bryce Unruh, Nicholas Kruczek, David McKenzie, Patrick Champey, Peter Cheimets, Edward Hertz, Suzanne Romaine, Randall McEntaffer, Fabien Grisé, Drew Miles, Oswald Siegmund, Jason McPhate, James Green, Matthew Beasley

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182104 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593732

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Extreme ultraviolet, Sensors, Mirrors, Grazing incidence, Spectrographs, Reflectivity, Microchannel plates, Zirconium, Stars, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The ESCAPE mission overview: exploring the stellar drivers of exoplanet habitability

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Jeremy Drake, Ute Amerstorfer, Martin Barstow, Vincent Bourrier, Patrick Champey, Luca Fossati, Cynthia Froning, James Green, Fabien Grisé, Guillaume Gronoff, Timothy Hellickson, Meng Jin, Tommi Koskinen, Adam Kowalski, Nicholas Kruczek, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Lipscy, Randall McEntaffer, Drew Miles, Tom Patton, Sabrina Savage, Oswald Siegmund, Constance Spittler, Bryce Unruh, Márie Volz

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182103 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593814

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Stars, Curium, Exoplanets, Planets, Sensors, Photons, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Iron

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 February 2021

DEUCE: a sounding-rocket ultraviolet spectrograph for flux-calibrated B star observations across the Lyman limit

Nicholas Erickson, James Green, Nicholas Nell, Brian Fleming, Emily Witt, Kevin France, John Stocke

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 015002, (February 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.015002

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Extreme ultraviolet, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectrographs, Microchannel plates, Calibration, Quantum efficiency, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

INFUSE: a rocket-borne FUV integral field spectrograph

Emily Witt, Brian Fleming, James Green, Kevin France, Jack Williams, Takashi Sukegawa, Oswald Siegmund, Dana Chafetz

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144409 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562537

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Lithium, Mirrors, Sensors, Image segmentation, Field spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Rockets

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

EUV spectroscopy with the ESCAPE mission: exploring the stellar drivers of exoplanet habitability

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Tom Patton, Nick Kruczek, Timothy Hellickson, Luca Fossati, Randall McEntaffer, Drew Miles, Martin Barstow, James Green, Guillaume Gronoff, C. Froning, Ute Amerstorfer, M. Jin, V. Bourrier, Jeffrey Linsky, Oswald Siegmund, Jeremy Drake

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144405 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560292

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Exoplanets, Optical fabrication, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Atmospheric physics, Stars, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment: Sounding rocket EUV observations of local B stars to determine their potential for supplying intergalactic ionizing radiation

Nicholas Erickson, James Green, Kevin France, John Stocke, Nicholas Nell, Brian Fleming, Emily Witt

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180S (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527931

KEYWORDS: Stars, Extreme ultraviolet, Ionization, Rockets, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Microchannel plates, Modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

In-flight performance of a 200mm x 200mm microchannel plate detector

James Green, Nicholas Nell, Nicholas Erickson, Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Adrian Martin, Oswald Siegmund, John Vallerga

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180O (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527697

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microchannel plates, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrographs, Quantum efficiency, Stars, Light scattering, Atomic layer deposition, Physics, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx

O. H. Siegmund, C. Ertley, J. Vallerga, E. Schindhelm, A. Harwit, B. Fleming, K. France, J. Green, S. McCandliss, W. Harris

Proceedings Volume 10397, 1039711 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274281

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Ultraviolet detectors, Photon counting, Borosilicate glass, Atomic layer deposition, Gallium nitride

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

A technique for selectable band imaging in the ultraviolet and optical

James Green, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232875

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Space operations, Space telescopes, Data processing, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Control systems, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

The re-flight of the Colorado high-resolution Echelle stellar spectrograph (CHESS): improvements, calibrations, and post-flight results

Keri Hoadley, Kevin France, Nicholas Kruczek, Brian Fleming, Nicholas Nell, Robert Kane, Jack Swanson, James Green, Nicholas Erickson, Jacob Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232242

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Spectral calibration, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Spectral resolution, Etching, Sensors, Silicon, Clouds, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

SISTINE: a pathfinder for FUV imaging spectroscopy on future NASA astrophysics missions

Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Nicholas Nell, Nicholas Kruczek, Robert Kane, James Green, Manuel Quijada, Javier Del Hoyo, Oswald Siegmund

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232249

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Polarization, Wave plates, Magnesium, Coating, Magnetism, Cameras, Zeeman effect

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

SubLymE: the sub-Lyman alpha explorer

James Green, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 9144, 914405 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056450

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical design, Ionizing radiation, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Image resolution, Astronomical imaging, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

The assembly, calibration, and preliminary results from the Colorado high-resolution Echelle stellar spectrograph (CHESS)

Keri Hoadley, Kevin France, Nicholas Nell, Robert Kane, Ted Schultz, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Jen Kulow, Eliot Kersgaard, Brian Fleming

Proceedings Volume 9144, 914406 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055661

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Optical alignment, Spectrographs, Collimators, Cameras, Microchannel plates, Clouds, Translucency, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Flight performance and first results from the sub-orbital local interstellar cloud experiment (SLICE)

Kevin France, Nicholas Nell, Keri Hoadley, Robert Kane, Eric Burgh, Matthew Beasley, Rachel Bushinksy, Ted Schultz, Michael Kaiser, Christopher Moore, Jennifer Kulow, James Green

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885910 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023400

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Telescopes, Stars, Absorption, Sensors, Spectrographs, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Spectral resolution, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Development of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Kevin France, Matthew Beasley, Robert Kane, Nicholas Nell, Eric Burgh, James Green

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844305 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925668

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Stars, Spectral resolution, Holography, Translucency, Rockets, Carbon

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Little mirror, big science

James Green

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844302 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924106

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Microchannel plates, Galactic astronomy, Carbon monoxide, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Interference (communication), Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

First results from the Far-ultraviolet Imaging Rocket Experiment (FIRE)

Brennan Gantner, James Green, Matthew Beasley, Robert Kane, Ted Schultz

Proceedings Volume 8145, 81450A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893918

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Indium, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Rockets, Microchannel plates, Ultraviolet radiation, Stars, Silicon carbide, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2011 Paper

The opto-mechanical design of the Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph (CHESS)

Robert Kane, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Eric Burgh, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 8145, 81450P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892825

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Clouds, Ionization, Stars, Spectrographs, Carbon, Rockets, Spectral resolution, Silicon, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Commissioning of the cosmic origins spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope: an overview of COS servicing mission observatory verification

David Sahnow, Charles Keyes, Thomas Ake, Alessandra Aloisi, Stéphane Béland, Carl Biagetti, Eric Burgh, George Chapman, Thomas Delker, Kevin France, Scott Friedman, Cynthia Froning, Parviz Ghavamian, Paul Goudfrooij, James Green, George Hartig, Philip Hodge, Daniel Lennon, Derck Massa, Jason McPhate, Sami-Matias Niemi, Cristina Oliveira, Rachel Osten, Steven Osterman, Steven Penton, Merle Reinhart, Brittany Shaw, T. Ed Smith, David Soderblom, Alan Welty, Thomas Wheeler, Brian York, Wei Zheng

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773139 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858058

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Intelligence systems, Calibration, Target acquisition, Spectrographs, Lamps, Hubble Space Telescope, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

FIRE: Far-ultraviolet Imaging Rocket Experiment: a sounding rocket telescope

Brennan Gantner, James Green, Matthew Beasley, Robert Kane, Bruce Lairson, Heidi Lopez, David Grove, Joseph Franetic

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77322F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857288

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Rockets, Space telescopes, Stars, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Galactic astronomy, Indium, Mirrors, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

The Diffuse Interstellar Cloud Experiment (DICE): integration and first-look data

Eric Schindhelm, Eric Burgh, Robert Kane, Brennan Gantner, Sarah LeVine, Matthew Beasley, James Green

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773207 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857478

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Clouds, Stars, Aluminum, Far ultraviolet, Optical alignment, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

The New Worlds Observer: the astrophysics strategic mission concept study

Webster Cash, Stephen Kendrick, Charley Noecker, John Bally, Julia DeMarines, James Green, Phillip Oakley, Ann Shipley, Scott Benson, Steve Oleson, David Content, Dave Folta, Sharon Garrison, Keith Gendreau, Kate Hartman, Joseph Howard, Tupper Hyde, Darryl Lakins, Jesse Leitner, Douglas Leviton, Rich Luquette, Bill Oegerley, Karen Richon, Aki Roberge, Steve Tompkins, June Tveekrem, Bruce Woodgate, Margaret Turnbull, Dean Dailey, Kent Decker, Reza Dehmohseni, Brian Gaugh, Tiffany Glassman, Mickey Haney, Reem Hejal, Charles Lillie, Amy Lo, David O'Conner, Gina Oleas, Ronald Polidan, Rocco Samuele, Stephen Shields, James Shirvanian, David SooHoo, Giovanna Tinetti, Bryan Dorland, Rachel Dudik, Ralph Gaume, Brian Mason

Proceedings Volume 7436, 743606 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827486

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Space operations, Exoplanets, Astrophysics, Edge roughness, Sensors, Planetary systems

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2009 Paper

Development of an ultraviolet proportional counter with potential for faint FUV line emission observations

Kasandra K. O'Malia, Matthew Beasley, James Green

Proceedings Volume 7435, 74350N (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828482

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photons, Ultraviolet radiation, Ionization, Argon, Clouds, Molecules, Laser induced fluorescence, Airglow, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

The COS calibration pipeline and verification process

Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Philip Hodge, Charles Keyes, David Sahnow, Thomas Ake, Alessandra Aloisi, Stephane Béland, Rosa Diaz, Scott Friedman, Cynthia Froning, Parviz Ghavamian, James Green, Jason McPhate, Cristina Oliveira, Steve Osterman, Steve Penton, Brittany Shaw, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70146G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790239

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Doppler effect, Switches, Space telescopes, Lamps, Spectral calibration, Data archive systems, Data conversion, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Far ultraviolet scatter performance from holographic gratings

Matthew Beasley, Brennan Gantner, James Green

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789541

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Scatter measurement, Holography, Photon transport, Diffraction gratings, Target detection, Monochromators, Far ultraviolet, Ultraviolet radiation, Magnesium fluoride

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

The Diffuse Interstellar Cloud Experiment (DICE): opto-mechanical design

Eric Schindhelm, Robert Kane, Matthew Beasley, James Green

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787451

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Spectrographs, Absorption, Rockets, Sodium, Microchannel plates, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 30 June 2006 Paper

A high-resolution optical spectrograph for the Thirty Meter Telescope: design and performance

Steve Osterman, Cynthia Froning, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Stephane Beland

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626930 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672333

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Calibration, Collimators, Adaptive optics, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

Conceptual design for the High Resolution Optical Spectrograph on the Thirty-Meter Telescope: a new concept for a ground-based high-resolution optical spectrograph

Cynthia Froning, Steven Osterman, Matthew Beasley, James Green, Stephane Beland

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62691V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669358

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Calibration, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Optical resolution, Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2006 Paper

Architecture concept for a 10m UV-optical space telescope

Dennis Ebbets, James DeCino, James Green

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670466

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories, Telescopes, Robotics, Space operations, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Astronomy, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Colorado's Near-Infrared Camera (a.k.a. NIC-FPS) commissioning on the ARC 3.5M Telescope

Fred Hearty, Stephane Beland, James Green, Nathaniel Cunningham, John Barentine, Meredith Drosback, Robert Valentine, Anton Bondarenko, Carl Schmidt, Joshua Walawender, Cynthia Froning, Jon Morse, Patrick Hartigan

Proceedings Volume 5904, 59040M (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617593

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Optical filters, Space telescopes, Distortion, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

Instrument for narrow-band imaging of a nonradiative shock in the far ultraviolet

Catherine Boone, Matthew Beasley, Erik Wilkinson, James Green

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552332

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Skin, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Ultraviolet radiation, Cameras, Ions, Space telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Near-infrared camera and Fabry-Perot spectrometer (NIC-FPS)

Fred Hearty, Jon Morse, Stephane Beland, James Green, Nathaniel Cunningham, Robert Valentine, Meredith Drosback, Cynthia Froning, Patrick Hartigan, J. C. Barentine

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551703

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Optical benches, Aluminum, Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Status and performance of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

James Green, Erik Wilkinson, Jon Morse

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505236

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Calibration, Hubble Space Telescope, Optical design, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Preliminary calibration results for the HST/cosmic origins spectrograph

Erik Wilkinson, Stephane Beland, Cynthia Froning, James Green, Steven Osterman, Steven Penton, Thomas Delker, Dennis Ebbets, Adrian Martin, Jason McPhate, John Vallerga, Scott Friedman, George Hartig, Charles Keyes, Claus Leitherer, Kenneth Sembach, David Sahnow

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505870

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Spectrographs, Cadmium sulfide, Spectral resolution, Lamps, Spatial resolution, Mirrors, Spectral calibration, Carbon monoxide

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

New techniques for the next far-ultraviolet spectroscopic mission

James Green, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459812

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefronts, Grazing incidence, Space telescopes, Spectroscopes, Holography, Far ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Holograms

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The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) has been a great success, and has addressed many critical scientific questions (Moos, et al, 2000). However, it has also highlighted the need for even more powerful instrumentation in the 900-1200 Å regime. In particular, significantly increased effective area will permit the pursuit of additional scientific programs currently impractical or impossible with FUSE. It is unlikely that FUSE will last more than a few more years. Nor is it likely that any large scale UV-optical follow-on to HST (such as SUVO) will include the 900-1200 Å bandpass. However, FUSE remains well oversubscribed and continues to perform excellent science. Therefore, a MIDEX class mission in the next 4-6 years that could significantly improve on the FUSE capabilities would be a powerful scientific tool that would be of great utility to the astronomical community. It would open up new scientific programs if it can improve on the sensitivity of FUSE by an order of magnitude. We have identified a powerful technique for efficient, high-resolution spectroscopy in the FUV (and possibly the EUV) that may provide exactly what is needed for such a mission. To achieve a factor of 10 improvement in effective area, we propose using a large (meter class), low-cost, grazing incidence metal optics. This would produced in a manner similar to the EUVE mirrors (Green, et al, 1986), using diamond turning to create the optical figure followed by uncontrolled polishing to achieve a high quality surface. This process will introduce significant figure errors that will degrade the image quality. However, if a holographic grating is employed, which has utilized the actual telescope in the recording geometry, all wavefront errors will be automatically corrected in the end-to-end spectrometer, and high quality spectroscopy will be possible with low quality (and low-cost) optics. In this way a MIDEX class FUSE can be proposed with 10 times the effective area of the current instrument.

Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

James Green, Erik Wilkinson, Jon Morse

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459769

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical design, Hubble Space Telescope, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Clouds, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2002 Paper

Cosmic origins spectrograph FUV grating performance

Steven Osterman, Erik Wilkinson, James Green, Kevin Redman

Proceedings Volume 4485, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454270

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Optical testing, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations, Image resolution, Platinum, Scatter measurement

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 2001 Paper

Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

James Green

Proceedings Volume 4498, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450058

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical design, Hubble Space Telescope, Absorption, Galactic astronomy, Spectral resolution, Astronomy, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

FUV grating performance for the cosmic origins spectrograph

Steven Osterman, Erik Wilkinson, James Green, Kevin Redman

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394019

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Optical testing, Image resolution, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Ultraviolet radiation, Coating, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Calibrations and flight performance of the extreme ultraviolet opacity rocket

Kurt Gunderson, Erik Wilkinson, James Green

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394024

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Calibration, Spectrographs, Sensors, Rockets, Opacity, Stars, Spectral resolution, Collimators, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

On-orbit performance of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)

David Sahnow, Henry Moos, Thomas Ake, B. Andersson, Martial Andre, David Artis, Alice Berman, William Blair, Kenneth Brownsberger, Humberto Calvani, Pierre Chayer, Steven Conard, Paul Feldman, Scott Friedman, Alex Fullerton, Geoffrey Gaines, James Green, Mark Gummin, J. Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Kaiser, Jeffrey Kruk, Don Lindler, Derck Massa, Edward Murphy, William Oegerle, Raymond Ohl, Steven Osterman, Bryce Roberts, Katherine Roth, Ravi Sankrit, Kenneth Sembach, Robin Shelton, Oswald Siegmund, Harold Weaver, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394015

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Satellites, Far ultraviolet, Silicon carbide, Spectrographs, Calibration, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Laser induced fluorescence, Line width roughness

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Cosmic origins spectrograph

James Green

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394017

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Absorption, Hubble Space Telescope, Galactic astronomy, Optical design, Spectral resolution, Prototyping, Space telescopes

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