Dr. Richard D. Savage Profile

Dr. Richard D. Savage

Project Manager at Univ of Texas at Austin

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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VIRUS: the instrument infrastructure to support the deployment and upkeep of 156 spectrographs at the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

R. Spencer, E. Balderrama, G. Damm, J. Fowler, J. Good, G. Hill, H. Kriel, P. MacQueen, E. Mrozinski, D. Perry, T. Peterson, M. Shetrone, R. Savage, G. Smith, E. Cook, D. DePoy, J. Marshall, T. Prochaska, M. Sauseda

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107066R (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314174

KEYWORDS: Nitrogen, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Control systems, Liquids, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Space telescopes, Optical fibers, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2016 Paper

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Performance of cable isolators in the transport of large optical assemblies

John Good, Gary Hill, Emily Schroeder-Mrozinski, Hanshin Lee, Herman Kriel, Richard Savage, Scott Benjamin, Robert Stone, Eric Frater

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233876

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical isolators, Optical fabrication, Optical isolators, Signal attenuation, Observatories, Mirrors, Sensors, Optical testing, Computer generated holography, Optical fabrication equipment

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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VIRUS: first deployment of the massively replicated fiber integral field spectrograph for the upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Gary Hill, Sarah Tuttle, Brian Vattiat, Hanshin Lee, Niv Drory, Andreas Kelz, Jason Ramsey, Trent Peterson, D. DePoy, J. Marshall, Karl Gebhardt, Taylor Chonis, Gavin Dalton, Daniel Farrow, John Good, Dionne Haynes, Briana Indahl, Thomas Jahn, Hermanus Kriel, Francesco Montesano, Harald Nicklas, Eva Noyola, Travis Prochaska, Richard Allen, Ralf Bender, Guillermo Blanc, Maximilian Fabricius, Steve Finkelstein, Martin Landriau, Phillip MacQueen, M. Roth, R. Savage, Jan Snigula, Heiko Anwad

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231064

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Collimators, Mirrors, Head, Image quality, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

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VIRUS early installation and commissioning

Sarah Tuttle, Gary Hill, Brian Vattiat, Hanshin Lee, Niv Drory, Andreas Kelz, Jason Ramsey, Trent Peterson, Eva Noyola, Darren DePoy, Jennifer Marshall, Taylor Chonis, Gavin Dalton, Maximilian Fabricius, Daniel Farrow, John Good, Dionne Haynes, Briana Indahl, Thomas Jahn, Hermanus Kriel, Harald Nicklas, Francesco Montesano, Travis Prochaska, Richard Allen, Martin Landriau, Phillip MacQueen, Martin Roth, Richard Savage, Jan Snigula

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231253

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Astronomy, Calibration, Electroluminescent displays, Sensors, Cameras, Observatories, Collimators, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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Deployment of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide-field upgrade

Gary Hill, Niv Drory, John Good, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, Herman Kriel, Jason Ramsey, Randy Bryant, Linda Elliot, Jim Fowler, Marco Häuser, Martin Landiau, Ron Leck, Stephen Odewahn, Dave Perry, Richard Savage, Emily Schroeder Mrozinski, Matthew Shetrone, D. DePoy, Travis Prochaska, J. Marshall, George Damm, Karl Gebhardt, Phillip MacQueen, Jerry Martin, Taft Armandroff, Lawrence Ramsey

Proceedings Volume 9906, 990606 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231063

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Optical fibers, Image quality, Cameras, Camera shutters, Stars, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

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VIRUS instrument enclosures

T. Prochaska, R. Allen, N. Mondrik, J. Rheault, M. Sauseda, E. Boster, M. James, M. Rodriguez-Patino, G. Torres, J. Ham, E. Cook, D. Baker, Darren DePoy, Jennifer Marshall, G. Hill, D. Perry, R. Savage, J. Good, Brian Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91476U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057040

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Domes, Foam, Thermoelectric materials, Astronomy, Nitrogen, Fluctuations and noise, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Design, alignment, and deployment of the Hobby Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package

Brian Vattiat, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Walter Moreira, Niv Drory, Jason Ramsey, Linda Elliot, Martin Landriau, Dave Perry, Richard Savage, Herman Kriel, Marco Häuser, Florian Mangold

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91474J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056407

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Reticles, Calibration, LCDs, Cameras, 3D printing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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Deployment of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field upgrade

Gary Hill, Niv Drory, John Good, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, Herman Kriel, Randy Bryant, Linda Elliot, Martin Landriau, Ron Leck, David Perry, Jason Ramsey, Richard Savage, Richard Allen, George Damm, D. DePoy, Jim Fowler, Karl Gebhardt, Marco Haeuser, Phillip MacQueen, J. Marshall, Jerry Martin, Travis Prochaska, Lawrence Ramsey, Jean-Philippe Rheault, Matthew Shetrone, Emily Schroeder Mrozinski, Sarah Tuttle, Mark Cornell, John Booth, Walter Moreira

Proceedings Volume 9145, 914506 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057032

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Cryogenics, Optical fibers, Camera shutters, Metrology, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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Laboratory performance testing, installation, and commissioning of the wide field upgrade tracker for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

John Good, John Booth, Mark Cornell, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Richard Savage, Ronnie Leck, Hermanus Kriel, Martin Landriau

Proceedings Volume 9145, 914546 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057113

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical spheres, Control systems, Stars, Mirrors, Observatories, Metrology, Spherical lenses, Motion models, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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Design and implementation of coating hardware for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide-field corrector

John Good, Hanshin Lee, Gary Hill, Brian Vattiat, David Perry, Herman Kriel, Richard Savage

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91454C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057192

KEYWORDS: Coating, Mirrors, Glasses, Telescopes, Inspection, Metals, Interfaces, Safety, Contamination, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2014 Paper

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The construction, alignment, and installation of the VIRUS spectrograph

Sarah Tuttle, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, Eva Noyola, Niv Drory, Mark Cornell, Trent Peterson, Taylor Chonis, Richard Allen, Gavin Dalton, Darren DePoy, Doug Edmonston, Maximillian Fabricius, Dionne Haynes, Andreas Kelz, Martin Landriau, Michael Lesser, Bob Leach, Jennifer Marshall, Jeremy Murphy, David Perry, Travis Prochaska, Jason Ramsey, Richard Savage

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056503

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Optical fibers, Quantum efficiency, Collimators, Electronics, Optical amplifiers, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2014 Paper

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VIRUS: production and deployment of a massively replicated fiber integral field spectrograph for the upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Gary Hill, Sarah Tuttle, Niv Drory, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, D. DePoy, J. Marshall, Andreas Kelz, Dionne Haynes, Maximilian Fabricius, Karl Gebhardt, Richard Allen, Heiko Anwad, Ralf Bender, Guillermo Blanc, Taylor Chonis, Mark Cornell, Gavin Dalton, John Good, Thomas Jahn, Hermanus Kriel, Martin Landriau, Phillip MacQueen, J. Murphy, Trent Peterson, Travis Prochaska, Harald Nicklas, Jason Ramsey, M. Roth, Richard Savage, Jan Snigula

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056911

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Collimators, Prototyping, Charge-coupled devices, Diffraction gratings, Mirrors, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2014 Paper

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VIRUS: assembly, testing and performance of 33,000 fibres for HETDEX

Andreas Kelz, Thomas Jahn, D. Haynes, G. Hill, H. Lee, J. Murphy, Justus Neumann, Harald Nicklas, M. Rutowska, C. Sandin, O. Streicher, S. Tuttle, M. Fabricius, S. Bauer, B. Vattiat, H. Anwand, R. Savage

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914775 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056384

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Head, Polishing, Image quality, Telescopes, Surface finishing, Inspection, Optical fibers, Sensors, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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Current status of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field upgrade

Gary Hill, John Booth, Mark Cornell, John Good, Karl Gebhardt, Herman Kriel, Hanshin Lee, Ron Leck, Walter Moreira, Phillip MacQueen, Dave Perry, Marc Rafal, Tom Rafferty, Chuck Ramiller, Richard Savage, Charles Taylor, Brian Vattiat, Lawrence Ramsey, Joseph Beno, Timothy Beets, Jorge Esguerra, Marco Häuser, Richard Hayes, James Heisler, Ian Soukup, Joseph Zierer, Michael Worthington, Nicholas Mollison, Douglas Wardell, Gregory Wedeking

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84440K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925435

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Wavefront sensors, Camera shutters, Metrology, Control systems, Optical fibers, Actuators, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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Metrology systems of Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field upgrade

Hanshin Lee, Gary Hill, Mark Cornell, Brian Vattiat, Dave Perry, Tom Rafferty, Trey Taylor, Michael Hart, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84444S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926732

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Metrology, Optical alignment, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Head, Calibration, Distance measurement, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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Use of failure modes and effects analysis in design of the tracker system for the HET wide-field upgrade

Richard Hayes, Tim Beets, Joseph Beno, John Booth, Mark Cornell, John Good, James Heisler, Gary Hill, Herman Kriel, Charles Penney, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage, Ian Soukup, Michael Worthington, Joseph Zierer

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84491K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925500

KEYWORDS: Safety, Failure analysis, Control systems, Telescopes, Mirrors, Electromechanical design, Sensors, Control systems design, Injuries, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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VIRUS: production of a massively replicated 33k fiber integral field spectrograph for the upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Gary Hill, Sarah Tuttle, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, Mark Cornell, D. DePoy, Niv Drory, Maximilian Fabricius, Andreas Kelz, J. Marshall, J. Murphy, Travis Prochaska, Richard Allen, Ralf Bender, Guillermo Blanc, Taylor Chonis, Gavin Dalton, Karl Gebhardt, John Good, Dionne Haynes, Thomas Jahn, Phillip MacQueen, M. Rafal, M. Roth, R. Savage, Jan Snigula

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925434

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Mirrors, Prototyping, Collimators, Charge-coupled devices, Cryogenics, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Initial results from VIRUS production spectrographs

Sarah Tuttle, Richard Allen, Taylor Chonis, Mark Cornell, Darren DePoy, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Jennifer Marshall, Travis Prochaska, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage, Brian Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84465S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925478

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Charge-coupled devices, Copper, Electroluminescent displays, Collimators, Imaging systems, Epoxies

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Design, testing, and performance of the Hobby Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package

Brian Vattiat, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Dave Perry, Marc Rafal, Tom Rafferty, Richard Savage, Charles Taylor, Walter Moreira, Michael Smith

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844672 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926413

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Computer programming, Mirrors, Telescopes, Camera shutters, Head, Calibration, Optical filters, Waveguides, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2010 Paper

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Current status of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field upgrade

Richard Savage, John Booth, Mark Cornell, John Good, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Phillip MacQueen, Marc Rafal, Brian Vattiat, Karl Gebhardt, Joseph Beno, Joseph Zierer, Dave Perry, Tom Rafferty, Chuck Ramiller, Charles Taylor, Timothy Beets, Richard Hayes, James Heisler, Sarah Hinze, Ian Soukup, John Jackson, Jason Mock, Michael Worthington, Nicholas Mollison, Omar Molina, Brian South, Douglas Wardell, Gregory Wedeking

Proceedings Volume 7733, 773343 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857203

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Computer aided design, Observatories, Actuators, Prototyping, Control systems, Metrology, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2010 Paper

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Integration of VIRUS spectrographs for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment

J. Heisler, N. Mollison, I. Soukup, R. Hayes, G. Hill, J. Good, R. Savage, B. Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 7733, 773347 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857466

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Collimators, Safety, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Space telescopes, Cameras, Fluctuations and noise

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

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Development of a wide-field spherical aberration corrector for the Hobby Eberly Telescope

James Burge, S. Benjamin, M. Dubin, A. Manuel, M. Novak, C. Oh, M. Valente, C. Zhao, J. Booth, J. Good, Gary Hill, H. Lee, P. MacQueen, M. Rafal, R. Savage, M. Smith, B. Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77331J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857835

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Error analysis, Computer generated holography, Spherical lenses, Polishing, Monte Carlo methods, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

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Collaborative engineering and design management for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope tracker upgrade

Nicholas Mollison, Richard Hayes, John Good, John Booth, Richard Savage, John Jackson, Marc Rafal, Joseph Beno

Proceedings Volume 7738, 773823 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857360

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Interfaces, Electromechanical design, Telescopes, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Telecommunications, Failure analysis, Data modeling, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2010 Paper

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Performance verification testing for HET wide-field upgrade tracker in the laboratory

John Good, Richard Hayes, Joseph Beno, John Booth, Mark Cornell, Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Jason Mock, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage, Ian Soukup

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77393C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857890

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Image processing, Mirrors, Control systems, Reflectivity, Actuators, Bridges, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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Mechanical design evolution of the VIRUS instrument for volume production and deployment

Brian Vattiat, Gary Hill, J. Marshall, D. DePoy, Svend Bauer, Andreas Kelz, M. Rafal, Richard Savage, John Good, John Booth, M. Smith, Travis Prochaska, Richard Allen

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773575 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857314

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Sensors, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Prototyping, Collimators, Electronics, Aluminum, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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Development of a cryogenic system for the VIRUS array of 150 spectrographs for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Taylor Chonis, Brian Vattiat, Gary Hill, J. Marshall, Kris Cabral, D. DePoy, Michael Smith, John Good, John Booth, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773576 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857362

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Connectors, Cameras, Spectrographs, Prototyping, Sensors, Copper, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

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A new control system hardware architecture for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope prime focus instrument package

Chuck Ramiller, Trey Taylor, Tom Rafferty, Mark Cornell, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857152

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems design, Motion controllers, Computer programming, Control systems, Telecommunications, Fiber optic communications, Optical communications, Software development, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

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Metrology systems for active alignment control of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field corrector

Hanshin Lee, Gary Hill, Michael Hart, Mark Cornell, Richard Savage, Brian Vattiat, Dave Perry, William Moller, Tom Rafferty, Trey Taylor, Marc Rafal

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77390U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857163

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Metrology, Optical alignment, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Distance measurement, Control systems, Head, Interferometers, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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VIRUS: a massively replicated 33k fiber integral field spectrograph for the upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Gary Hill, Hanshin Lee, Brian Vattiat, Joshua Adams, J. Marshall, Niv Drory, D. DePoy, Guillermo Blanc, Ralf Bender, John Booth, Taylor Chonis, Mark Cornell, Karl Gebhardt, John Good, Frank Grupp, Roger Haynes, Andreas Kelz, Phillip MacQueen, Nick Mollison, J. Murphy, M. Rafal, W. Rambold, M. Roth, R. Savage, M. Smith

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857808

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Collimators, Mirrors, Prototyping, Charge-coupled devices, Cryogenics, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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The cryogenic system for the VIRUS array of spectrographs on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Michael Smith, George Mulholland, John Booth, John Good, Gary Hill, Phillip MacQueen, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage, Brian Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70184M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790236

KEYWORDS: Liquids, Nitrogen, Connectors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Prototyping, Cryogenics, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Current status of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope wide field upgrade and VIRUS

Richard Savage, John Booth, Karl Gebhardt, John Good, Gary Hill, Phillip MacQueen, Marc Rafal, Michael Smith, Brian Vattiat

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70120B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789360

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Image quality, Observatories, Sensors, Spherical lenses, Cameras, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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Current status of the HETDEX fiber optic support system

John Good, Gary Hill, Nicholas Mollison, Brian Vattiat, Jeremy Murphy, Andreas Klez, Martin Roth, Phillip MacQueen, Marc Rafal, Richard Savage, Michael Smith, Amanda Bayless

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70147L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790256

KEYWORDS: Fiber optics, Head, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Structured optical fibers, Mirrors, Cameras, Optical fibers, Bridges

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