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Prof. Jim Emerson

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

EVALSO, a high-bandwidth communication infrastructure to efficiently connect the ESO Paranal and the Cerro Armazones observatories to Europe: demonstration activities and start of operations

Fernando Comeron, Konrad Kuijken, Jim Emerson, Andrew Wright, Fernando Liello, Danuta Dobrzycka, Stefano Zampieri, Roland Lemke, Rolf Chini, Giorgio Filippi

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84511G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927111

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Telescopes, Lanthanum, Optical communications, Networks, Data communications, Optical fibers, Telecommunications, Dense wavelength division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

VISTA: status and performance

J. Emerson, W. Sutherland

Proceedings Volume 7733, 773306 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857105

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Near infrared, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Optical filters, Polishing, Imaging systems, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Commissioning the VISTA IR camera

David Terrett, Martin Whalley, William Sutherland, Guy F. Woodhouse, Gavin Dalton, James Emerson

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857186

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Imaging systems, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical instrument design, Distortion, Mirrors, Image quality, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

A fast link with Paranal: new operational opportunities

G. Filippi, F. Comerón, J. Emerson

Proceedings Volume 7016, 70161U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.800630

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Telescopes, Data communications, Data archive systems, Microwave radiation, Space telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Data modeling, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

VISTA data flow system: status

Jim Emerson, Nigel Hambly, Mike Irwin

Proceedings Volume 6270, 62700S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672092

KEYWORDS: Data archive systems, Data processing, Calibration, Sensors, Image processing, Databases, Astronomy, Observatories, Infrared cameras, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

The VISTA infrared camera

R. Edeson, G. Dalton, J. Emerson, S. Todd, W. Sutherland, N. Bezawada, M. Caldwell, S. Beard, A. Ward, M. Whalley, G. Woodhouse, P. Clark, J. M. D. Strachan, A. Gallie

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670018

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Optical filters, Infrared telescopes, Mirrors, Staring arrays, Space telescopes, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

VISTA: project status

Jim Emerson, Alistair McPherson, Malcolm Stewart, Andrew Born, Paul Jeffers, Will Sutherland, Kim Ward, Bryan Little, John Murray

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626707 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671352

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Infrared cameras, Sensors, Coating, Manufacturing, Infrared telescopes, Control systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

The VISTA IR camera

Angus Gallie, Gavin Dalton, Martin Caldwell, Daniel Tye, Melanie Leclerc, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Peter Luke, Kim Ward, Nirmal Bissonauth, Nigel Dipper, Martin Whalley, Paul Clark, Kevin Burke, Jim Emerson, Paul Berry, Ruben Edeson, Marc Ferlet, Mel Strachan, John Lucas, Bryan Shaughnessy, Tony Richards, Nagaraja Bezawada, Will Sutherland

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551378

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Optical filters, Sensors, Imaging systems, Staring arrays, Mirrors, Bandpass filters, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The VISTA project: a review of its progress and lessons learned developing the current program

Alistair McPherson, William Sutherland, Andrew Born, James Emerson

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551233

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Safety, Cameras, Manufacturing, Astronomy, Infrared cameras, Coating, Mirrors, Sensors, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

VISTA data flow system: overview

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

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551582

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

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

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

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

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551623

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

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

VISTA data flow system: pipeline processing for WFCAM and VISTA

Richard McMahon, James Emerson, Simon Hodgkin, Jim Lewis, Steven Beard, Dafydd Evans, Mike Irwin, Malcolm Stewart, Peter Bunclark

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551449

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Cameras, Infrared telescopes, Astronomy, Distortion, Image processing, Data archive systems, Point spread functions, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2002 Paper

Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy: overview

James Emerson, Will Sutherland

Proceedings Volume 4836, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456741

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Cameras, Infrared telescopes, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Infrared imaging, Sensors, Astronomy, Infrared radiation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Status of VISTA systems and engineering design

James Emerson, Simon Craig, Martin Fisher

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393894

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Systems modeling, Molybdenum, Systems engineering, Infrared telescopes, Astronomy

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