Dr. Richard L. Rairden Profile

Dr. Richard L. Rairden

Retired

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

Progress in development of Tropospheric Infrared Mapping Spectrometers (TIMS): GeoCARB Greenhouse Gas (GHG) application

John (Jack) Kumer, Richard Rairden, Aidan Roche, Frederic Chevallier, Peter Rayner, Berrien Moore

Proceedings Volume 8867, 88670K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022668

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide, Signal to noise ratio, Spectrometers, Data modeling, Mirrors, Staring arrays, Carbon monoxide, Spectral resolution, Optical filters, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2007 Paper

A high spectral resolution solid state infrared spectrometer for atmospheric air quality measurement

Aidan Roche, John Kumer, Richard Rairden, John Mergenthaler

Proceedings Volume 6744, 67440R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730477

KEYWORDS: Carbon monoxide, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Data modeling, Infrared spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Sensors, Atmospheric modeling, Infrared radiation, Gases

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2006 Paper

Tropospheric infrared mapping spectrometers (TIMS) for air quality measurements

John Kumer, John Mergenthaler, Aidan Roche, Richard Rairden, Robert Chatfield

Proceedings Volume 6299, 629908 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680925

KEYWORDS: Short wave infrared radiation, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution, Atmospheric modeling, Spectrometers, Sensors, Absorption, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2003 Paper

High-resolution solid air gapped etalon in the 9500-nm region: application for nadir remote sounding of tropospheric ozone

John Kumer, Richard Rairden, Aidan Roche, John Mergenthaler, Lawrence Naes, Thomas Jamieson, Thomas Stephen

Proceedings Volume 4886, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463303

KEYWORDS: Ozone, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectral resolution, Fourier transforms, Spectroscopy, Troposphere, Ultraviolet radiation, Signal to noise ratio, Knowledge management, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2002 Paper

Dual Etalon Cross Tilt Order Sorted Spectrometer (DECTOSS)

John Kumer, Richard Rairden, Keith Mitchell, Aidan Roche, John Mergenthaler

Proceedings Volume 4816, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451540

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Aerosols, Profiling, Reflectivity, Solids, Optical filters, Absorption, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2002 Paper

Sublimb CO2 4200 nm measurements of small-scale internal gravity wave (GW) sources and their propagation and effects on the OH airglow

John Kumer, John Mergenthaler, Richard Rairden, Aidan Roche, Gary Swenson, Alan Liu, M. Joan Alexander, David Fritts

Proceedings Volume 4539, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454466

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Airglow, Atmospheric propagation, Wave propagation, Optical filters, Sensors, Stratosphere, Signal to noise ratio, Mirrors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2001 Paper

Performance of short wave cutoff MBE HgCdTe 2D arrays: spaceborne application for sensing OH airglow wave structure

John Kumer, Richard Rairden, Gary Swenson, Neil Rowlands, William Gault, William Ward

Proceedings Volume 4306, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426969

KEYWORDS: Airglow, Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Multiplexers, Quantum efficiency, Optical filters, Cryogenics, Signal to noise ratio, Detector arrays, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2001 Paper

Test for mechanical-cooler-induced noise in a low-noise infrared 2D detector array: spaceborne application for sensing wave structure in thermal CO2 emission

John Kumer, Richard Rairden, Aidan Roche, Vincent Kotsubo, Ted Nast, Jeffrey Olson

Proceedings Volume 4306, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426943

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stanford Linear Collider, Atmospheric propagation, Wave sensors, Wave propagation, Infrared detectors, Infrared sensors, Detector arrays, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 1996 Paper

Hybrid scintillators for x-ray imaging

Clifford Bueno, Richard Rairden, Robert Betz

Proceedings Volume 2708, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237809

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Fiber optics, Spatial resolution, Scintillators, Modulation transfer functions, X-ray imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Sensors, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 1994 Paper

New imaging spectrometer for auroral research

Richard Rairden, Gary Swenson

Proceedings Volume 2266, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187558

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Auroras, Radar, CCD cameras, Spectral resolution, Calibration, CCD image sensors

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