Dr. Matthew C. Britton Profile

Dr. Matthew C. Britton

at Aerospace Corp

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Publications (21)

SPIE Journal Paper | 21 July 2022

AIROPA III: testing simulated and on-sky data

Paolo Turri, Jessica Lu, Gunther Witzel, Anna Ciurlo, Tuan Do, Andrea Ghez, Michael Fitzgerald, Matthew Britton, Sam Ragland, Sean Terry

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 03, 039002, (July 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.3.039002

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Stars, Adaptive optics, Optical transfer functions, Device simulation, Atmospheric modeling, Telescopes, Calibration, Modulation transfer functions, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2016 Open Access

The AIROPA software package: milestones for testing general relativity in the strong gravity regime with AO

Gunther Witzel, Jessica Lu, Andrea Ghez, Gregory Martinez, Michael Fitzgerald, Matthew Britton, Breann Sitarski, Tuan Do, Randall Campbell, Maxwell Service, Keith Matthews, Mark Morris, E. Becklin, Peter Wizinowich, Sam Ragland, Greg Doppmann, Chris Neyman, James Lyke, Marc Kassis, Luca Rizzi, Scott Lilley, Rachel Rampy

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99091O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233872

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Photometry, General relativity, Sensors, Data modeling, Stars, Optical transfer functions, Atmospheric modeling, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

Real time wavefront control system for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

George Angeli, Bo Xin, Charles Claver, Douglas MacMartin, Douglas Neill, Matthew Britton, Jacques Sebag, Srinivasan Chandrasekharan

Proceedings Volume 9150, 91500H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055390

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Image quality, Control systems, Actuators, Atmospheric modeling, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Open Access

Modeling anisoplanatism in the Keck II laser guide star AO system

Michael Fitzgerald, Gunther Witzel, Matthew Britton, Andrea Ghez, Leo Meyer, Breann Sitarski, Carina Cheng, Eric Becklin, Randall Campbell, Tuan Do, Jessica Lu, Keith Matthews, Mark Morris, Christopher Neyman, Glenn Tyler, Peter Wizinowich, Sylvana Yelda

Proceedings Volume 8447, 844724 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926700

KEYWORDS: Stars, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Electroluminescent displays, Optical transfer functions, Atmospheric modeling, Wavefronts, Atmospheric turbulence, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2008 Paper

W. M. Keck Observatory's next-generation adaptive optics facility

P. Wizinowich, R. Dekany, D. Gavel, C. Max, S. Adkins, B. Bauman, J. Bell, A. Bouchez, M. Britton, J. Chin, R. Flicker, E. Johansson, R. Kupke, D. Le Mignant, C. Lockwood, D. Medeiros, E. McGrath, A. Moore, C. Neyman, M. Reinig, V. Velur

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701511 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790154

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Stars, Control systems, Sensors, Relays, Point spread functions, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

The PALM-3000 high-order adaptive optics system for Palomar Observatory

Antonin Bouchez, Richard Dekany, John Angione, Christoph Baranec, Matthew Britton, Khanh Bui, Rick Burruss, John Cromer, Stephen Guiwits, John Henning, Jeff Hickey, Daniel McKenna, Anna Moore, Jennifer Roberts, Thang Trinh, Mitchell Troy, Tuan Truong, Viswa Velur

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789777

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Infrared sensors, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Visible radiation, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Getting lucky with adaptive optics: diffraction-limited resolution in the visible with current AO systems on large and small telescopes

N. Law, R. Dekany, C. Mackay, A. Moore, M. Britton, V. Velur

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788621

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Cameras, Lamps, Point spread functions, Device simulation, Stars, Monte Carlo methods, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

Precision astrometry with adaptive optics

P. B. Cameron, M. Britton, S. Kulkarni

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789811

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Distortion, Signal to noise ratio, Turbulence, Refraction, Space telescopes, Atmospheric turbulence, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

CAMERA: a compact, automated, laser adaptive optics system for small aperture telescopes

Matthew Britton, Viswa Velur, Nick Law, Philip Choi, Bryan Penprase

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701516 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789973

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Stars, Imaging systems, Microelectromechanical systems, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Astronomy, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Analysis of crowded field adaptive optics image data

Matthew Britton

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627233 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672464

KEYWORDS: Optical transfer functions, Stars, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Deconvolution, Turbulence, Observatories, Photometry, Image quality, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Evaluation of ground layer adaptive optics for the wide field optical spectrograph on the TMT

Jeff Stoesz, Jean-Pierre Véran, Scott Roberts, Brent Ellerbroek, Matthew Britton

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672578

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Turbulence, Telescopes, Actuators, Sodium, Calibration, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

PALM-3000: visible light AO on the 5.1-meter Telescope

Richard Dekany, Antonin Bouchez, Matthew Britton, Viswa Velur, Mitchell Troy, J. Chris Shelton, Jennifer Roberts

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674496

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Infrared radiation, Actuators, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Multiple guide star tomography demonstration at Palomar Observatory

V. Velur, R. Flicker, B. Platt, M. Britton, R. Dekany, M. Troy, J. Roberts, J. Shelton, J. Hickey

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62725C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671666

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Tomography, Cameras, Statistical analysis, Error analysis, Sensors, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope adaptive optics systems

B. Ellerbroek, C. Boyer, C. Bradley, M. Britton, S. Browne, R. Buchroeder, J.-L. Carel, M. Cho, M. Chun, R. Clare, R. Conan, L. Daggert, R. Dekany, J. Elias, D. Erickson, R. Flicker, D. Gavel, L. Gilles, P. Hampton, G. Herriot, M. Hunten, R. Joyce, M. Liang, B. Macintosh, R. Palomo, I. Powell, S. Roberts, E. Ruch, J.-C. Sinquin, M. Smith, J. Stoesz, M. Troy, G. Tyler, J.-P. Veran, C. Vogel, Q. Yang

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669422

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Control systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Adaptive optics designs for an infrared multi-object spectrograph on TMT

Donald Gavel, Brian Bauman, Richard Dekany, Matthew Britton, David Andersen

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672514

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Adaptive optics, Microelectromechanical systems, Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Stars, Spectrographs, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2005 Paper

Adaptive optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Brent Ellerbroek, Matthew Britton, Richard Dekany, Don Gavel, Glen Herriot, Bruce Macintosh, Jeff Stoesz

Proceedings Volume 5903, 590304 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619915

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Microelectromechanical systems, Stars, Wavefronts, Imaging spectroscopy, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Adaptive optics requirements definition for TMT

Richard Dekany, Matthew Britton, Don Gavel, Brent Ellerbroek, Glen Herriot, Claire Max, Jean-Pierre Veran

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552911

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Integrated circuit design, Complex systems, Algorithm development, Sodium, Cameras, Actuators, Observatories, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Numerical simulations of single conjugate adaptive optics systems

Matthew Britton

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552325

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Actuators, Error analysis, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Numerical simulations, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Arroyo

Matthew Britton

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552316

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Wave propagation, Atmospheric propagation, Adaptive optics, Radio propagation, Atmospheric modeling, Mirrors, Actuators, Systems modeling, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Initial concepts for CELT adaptive optics

Richard Dekany, Brian Bauman, Donald Gavel, Mitchell Troy, Bruce Macintosh, Matthew Britton

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459798

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Stars, Deformable mirrors, Relays, Error analysis, Actuators, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2002 Paper

Simulations of adaptive optics systems on 30-m-class telescopes

Matthew Britton, Richard Dekany

Proceedings Volume 4757, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489822

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Atmospheric propagation, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric optics, Wave propagation, Wavefront sensors, Computer simulations, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy II

30 May 2006 | Orlando, Florida , United States

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