Mr. Mathew J. Rippa Profile

Mathew J. Rippa

Sr. Controls Software Engineer at Gemini Observatory

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018

Hamamatsu CCD upgrade for the Gemini multi-object spectrographs GMOS-S and GMOS-N: results from the 2017 GMOS-N upgrade and project completion summary

Julia Scharwächter, Kristin Chiboucas, German Gimeno, Luc Boucher, John White, Eduardo Tapia, Michael Lundquist, Mathew Rippa, Manuel Lazo, Jennifer Miller, Kathleen Labrie, Prabhani Rajakaruna, Jennifer Dunn, Kevin Hanna, Tim Hardy, Scot Kleinman, Javier Lührs, Michael Pohlen, Andrew Stephens

Proc. SPIE. 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Amplifiers, Detector arrays, Charge-coupled devices, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016

On-sky commissioning of Hamamatsu CCDs in GMOS-S

German Gimeno, Katherine Roth, Kristin Chiboucas, Pascale Hibon, Luc Boucher, John White, Matthew Rippa, Kathleen Labrie, James Turner, Kevin Hanna, Manuel Lazo, Gabriel Pérez, Rolando Rogers, Roberto Rojas, Vinicius Placco, Richard Murowinski

Proc. SPIE. 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Video, Spectroscopy, Quantum efficiency, Amplifiers, Detector arrays, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016

Rejecting harmonic vibrations at Gemini with real-time vibration tracking

Mathew Rippa, Henri Bonnet, Thomas Hayward, Chadwick Trujillo, Chas Cavedoni, Tom Cumming, Chris Yamasaki, Neal Masuda, Cy Bagano, Steve Hardash

Proc. SPIE. 9913, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Glasses, Reflectivity, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Control systems, Optical testing, Electronic filtering

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016

Characterizing the vibration environments of the Gemini telescopes

T. Hayward, M. Rippa, H. Bonnet, C. Cavedoni, R. Galvez, G. Gausachs, M. Cho

Proc. SPIE. 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Mirrors, Fluctuations and noise, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Ions, Chromium, Adaptive optics, Cryocoolers, Cryocoolers, Gemini Planet Imager

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016

Response to major earthquakes affecting Gemini twins

Michiel van der Hoeven, Rolando Rogers, Mathew Rippa, Gabriel Perez, Vanessa Montes, Cristian Moreno

Proc. SPIE. 9910, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VI

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Surface plasmons, Sensors, Calibration, Collimators, Frequency modulation, Fermium, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014

Upgrade and standardization of real-time software for telescope systems at the Gemini telescopes

William Rambold, Pedro Gigoux, Cristian Urrutia, Angelic Ebbers, Philip Taylor, Mathew Rippa, Roberto Rojas, Tom Cumming

Proc. SPIE. 9152, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Databases, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Software development, Operating systems, Real-time computing, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012

Improved red sensitivity deep depletion e2v devices for the Gemini North GMOS instrument

Katherine Roth, Scot Kleinman, Kristin Chiboucas, Ricardo Schiavon, Kevin Hanna, Mathew Rippa, John White, Brian Walls, Chris Yamasaki, Richard Murowinski, Kathleen Labrie, German Gimeno, Mark Simpson

Proc. SPIE. 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Antireflective coatings, Stars, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Amplifiers, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010

Upgrading the Gemini secondary mirror micro-controller

Mathew Rippa, Jose Soto, Mike Sheehan, Christopher Carter, Gabriel Perez, Eric James, Robert Wyman, Cooper Nakayama, Chris Yamasaki

Proc. SPIE. 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Astronomy, Gemini Observatory, Data acquisition, Operating systems, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2008

The Gemini secondary mirror tip/tilt system: past, present, and future

Christopher Carter, Mathew Rippa, Roberto Rojas, Michael Sheehan

Proc. SPIE. 7019, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Computing systems, Control systems, Computer programming, Servomechanisms, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008

Applications of high-rate data logging to telescope system development and operations

Christopher Carter, Mathew Rippa

Proc. SPIE. 7019, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Gemini Observatory, Reflectivity, Computing systems, Control systems, Servomechanisms, Optical instrument design, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004

The commissioning of and first results from the UIST imager spectrometer

Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Stephen Todd, Sandy Leggett, Chris Davis, Mel Strachan, Alastair Borrowman, Maureen Ellis, Jim Elliot, David Gostick, Russell Kackley, Matthew Rippa

Proc. SPIE. 5492, Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Infrared imaging, Telescopes, Astronomy, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Image quality, Infrared radiation, Spatial resolution, Spectroscopes

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