Prof. Ronald W. Toland Profile

Prof. Ronald W. Toland

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

Theoferometer for the construction of precision optomechanical assemblies

Ashley Korzun, Ronald Toland, Raymond Ohl, Vincent Holmes, Louis Worrel

Proc. SPIE. 6273, Optomechanical Technologies for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Fringe analysis, Metrology, Spatial frequencies, Mercury, Computer programming, Photomasks, Charge-coupled devices, Optical alignment, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Solar viewing interferometer prototype

Richard Lyon, Jay Herman, Nader Abuhassan, Catherine Marx, Semion Kizhner, Julie Crooke, Ronald Toland, Albert Mariano, Cheryl Salerno, Gary Brown, Tony Cazeau, Peter Petrone, Billy Mamakos, Severine Tournois

Proc. SPIE. 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Digital signal processing, Interferometers, Sensors, Wavefronts, Control systems, Space telescopes, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Theoferometer for high-accuracy optical alignment and metrology

Ronald Toland, Doug Leviton, Seth Koterba

Proc. SPIE. 5528, Space Systems Engineering and Optical Alignment Mechanisms

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Metrology, Interferometers, Mercury, Computer programming, Space telescopes, Optical alignment, Space operations, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2004 Paper

Absolute measurement of tilts via Fourier analysis of interferograms

Ronald Toland

Proc. SPIE. 5531, Interferometry XII: Techniques and Analysis

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Fringe analysis, Metrology, Spatial frequencies, Interferometers, Error analysis, Fourier transforms, Space telescopes, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 20 November 2003 Paper

Precision metrology system for the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 instrument

Ronald Toland

Proc. SPIE. 5190, Recent Developments in Traceable Dimensional Measurements II

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Metrology, Interferometers, Cameras, Calibration, Computer programming, Space telescopes, Photomasks, Optical benches, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Effects of forged stock on cryogenic performance of heat-treated aluminum mirrors

Ronald Toland, Raymond Ohl, Michael Barthelmy, Said Zewari, Matthew Greenhouse, John MacKenty

Proc. SPIE. 5172, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments X

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diamond, Optical spheres, Interferometers, Heat treatments, Optical testing, Space telescopes, Aluminum, Spherical lenses, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 2002 Paper

Comparison of stress-relief procedures for cryogenic aluminum mirrors

Raymond Ohl, Michael Barthelmy, Said Wahid Zewari, Ronald Toland, Joseph McMann, David Puckett, John Hagopian, Jason Hylan, John Mentzell, Ronald Mink, Leroy Sparr, Matthew Greenhouse, John MacKenty

Proc. SPIE. 4822, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments IX

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Single point diamond turning, Error analysis, Heat treatments, Space telescopes, Aluminum, Spherical lenses, Cryogenics, Camera shutters, Temperature metrology

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