Prof. Robert S. McMillan Profile

Prof. Robert S. McMillan

Research Professor at Univ of Arizona

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Area of Expertise:

Astronomy , Optical instruments

Profile Summary

Astronomical observations and instruments: photometry, imaging, spectroscopy.

Publications (4)

Proceedings Article | 12 September 2007 Paper

Longwave infrared snapshot imaging spectropolarimeter

Riley Aumiller, Eustace Dereniak, Robert Sampson, Robert McMillan

Proceedings Volume 6660, 666009 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.741900

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Long wavelength infrared, Modulation, Imaging systems, Wave plates, Infrared imaging, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Spectroscopy, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

1.8-m Spacewatch telescope motion control system

Marcus Perry, Terrence Bressi, Robert McMillan, Andrew Tubbiolo, Lawrence Barr

Proceedings Volume 3351, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308809

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Computer programming, Control systems, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Servomechanisms, Microcontrollers, Motion controllers, Switches

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 1991

High accuracy image centroiding with a moving Ronchi ruling

George Lawrence, Chunsheng Huang, Eugene Levy, Robert McMillan

OE, Vol. 30, Issue 05, (May 1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55840

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Ronchi rulings, Phase transfer function, Sensors, Monochromatic aberrations, Stars, Modulation transfer functions, Telescopes, Signal detection, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Long-term stability of a Fabry-Perot interferometer used for measurement of stellar Doppler shift

Robert McMillan, Peter Smith, Marcus Perry, T. Moore, William Merline

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19123

KEYWORDS: Stars, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Doppler effect, Error analysis, Interferometers, Spectral resolution, Astronomy, Telescopes

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