Dr. Adam L. Woodcraft Profile

Dr. Adam L. Woodcraft

SUPA Advanced Research Fellow at Royal Observatory Edinburgh

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Scaling the summit of the submillimetre: instrument performance of SCUBA-2

Dan Bintley, Michael MacIntosh, Wayne Holland, Jessica Dempsey, Per Friberg, John Kuroda, Erik Starman, Holly Thomas, Craig Walther, Xiaofeng Gao, Peter A. Ade, Rashmi Sudiwala, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, Michael Niemack, Mandana Amiri, Viktoria Asboth, Bryce Burger, Edward Chapin, Mark Halpern, Matthew Hasselfield, Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 8452, 845208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926613

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Technetium, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Astronomy, Superconductors, Temperature metrology, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

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Status of the SPIRE photometer data processing pipelines during the early phases of the Herschel Mission

C. Darren Dowell, Michael Pohlen, Chris Pearson, Matt Griffin, Tanya Lim, George Bendo, Dominique Benielli, James Bock, Pierre Chanial, Dave Clements, Luca Conversi, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Rene Gastaud, Jason Glenn, Tim Grundy, Steve Guest, Ken King, Sarah Leeks, Louis Levenson, Nanyao Lu, Huw Morris, Hien Nguyen, Brian O'Halloran, Seb Oliver, Pasquale Panuzzo, Andreas Papageorgiou, Edward Polehampton, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Helene Roussel, Nicola Schneider, Bernhard Schulz, Arnold Schwartz, David Shupe, Bruce Sibthorpe, Sunil Sidher, Anthony Smith, Bruce Swinyard, Markos Trichas, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, C. Kevin Xu, Lijun Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773136 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858035

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bolometers, Photometry, Calibration, Signal detection, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Data processing, Astronomy, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Characterising the SCUBA-2 superconducting bolometer arrays

Dan Bintley, Michael MacIntosh, Wayne Holland, Per Friberg, Craig Walther, David Atkinson, Dennis Kelly, Xiaofeng Gao, Peter A. Ade, William Grainger, Julian House, Lorenzo Moncelsi, Matthew Hollister, Adam Woodcraft, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, Michael Niemack, Carl Reintsema, Mandana Amiri, Bryce Burger, Mark Halpern, Matthew Hasselfield, Jeff Hill, J. Kycia, C. G. Mugford, Lauren Persaud

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774106 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856839

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Superconductors, Bolometers, Technetium, Astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2008 Paper

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Cryogenic magnetic shielding for SCUBA-2

Matthew Hollister, Helen McGregor, Adam Woodcraft, Dan Bintley, Michael MacIntosh, Wayne Holland

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702023 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787795

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Signal attenuation, Superconductors, Sensors, Computer aided design, Aluminum, Cryogenics, Niobium, Calibration, Magnetic sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

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Performance of the SCUBA-2 dilution refrigerator

Matthew Hollister, Adam Woodcraft, Wayne Holland, Dan Bintley

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70200Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787791

KEYWORDS: Helium, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Liquids, Copper, Calibration, Sensors, Capillaries, Astronomy, Bolometers

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

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Understanding the Herschel-SPIRE bolometers

Adam Woodcraft, Hien Nguyen, James Bock, Matthew Griffin, Bernhard Schulz, Bruce Sibthorpe, Bruce Swinyard

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70200F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788789

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Thermal modeling, Data modeling, Sensors, Calibration, Astronomy, Thermography, Germanium, Electronics, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance

Matt Griffin, Bruce Swinyard, Laurent Vigroux, Alain Abergel, Peter Ade, Philippe André, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Alberto Franceschini, Walter Gear, Jason Glenn, Maohai Huang, Douglas Griffin, Ken King, Emmanuel Lellouch, David Naylor, Seb Oliver, Göran Olofsson, Ismael Perez-Fournon, Mat Page, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Paolo Saraceno, Eric Sawyer, Gillian Wright, Annie Zavagno, Asier Abreu, George Bendo, Alan Dowell, Darren Dowell, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Peter Hargrave, Glenn Laurent, Sarah Leeks, Tanya Lim, Nanyao Lu, Hien Nguyen, Alan Pearce, Edward Polehampton, Davide Rizzo, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Dave Smith, Locke Spencer, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, Kevin Xu, Lijun Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701006 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788312

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Fourier transforms, Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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Lessons learned from SCUBA-2 for future cryogenic instrumentation in space

Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70102M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788940

KEYWORDS: Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Copper, Cryogenics, Astronomy, Metals, Aluminum, Epoxies, Sapphire, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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SCUBA-2: a 10,000-pixel submillimeter camera for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Wayne Holland, Michael MacIntosh, Alasdair Fairley, Dennis Kelly, David Montgomery, David Gostick, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Maureen Ellis, Ian Robson, Matthew Hollister, Adam Woodcraft, Peter Ade, Ian Walker, Kent Irwin, Gene Hilton, William Duncan, Carl Reintsema, Anthony Walton, William Parkes, Camelia Dunare, Michel Fich, Jan Kycia, Mark Halpern, Douglas Scott, Andy Gibb, Janos Molnar, Ed Chapin, Dan Bintley, Simon Craig, Tomas Chylek, Tim Jenness, Frossie Economou, Gary Davis

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671186

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Astronomy, Cameras, Camera shutters, Bolometers, Computer aided design, Electronics, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Preliminary results from Herschel-SPIRE flight instrument testing

Tanya Lim, Bruce Swinyard, Matthew Griffin, Asier Aramburu, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Douglas Griffin, Steven Guest, Peter Hargrave, Kenneth King, Sarah Leeks, David Naylor, Edward Polehampton, Davide Rizzo, Eric Sawyer, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Locke Spencer, David Smith, Hien Trong Nguyen, Ivan Valtchanov, Tim Waskett, Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672752

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Photometry, Sensors, Black bodies, Bolometers, Telescopes, Calibration, Fourier transforms, Device simulation, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280-pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Adam Woodcraft, Matthew Hollister, Dan Bintley, Maureen Ellis, Xiaofeng Gao, Wayne Holland, Michael MacIntosh, Peter Ade, Julian House, Cynthia Hunt, Rashmi Sudiwala, William Duncan, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Carl Reintsema, Camelia Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony Walton, Jan Kycia, Mandana Amiri, Bryce Burger, Mark Halpern

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Superconductors, Semiconducting wafers, Bolometers, Prototyping, Astronomy, Multiplexers, Camera shutters, Electronics, Fiber optic illuminators

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

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A software simulator for the Herschel-SPIRE imaging photometer

Bruce Sibthorpe, Adam Woodcraft, Matthew Griffin, Steven Watkin

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550363

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Sensors, Telescopes, Device simulation, Signal to noise ratio, Polymer optical fibers, Interference (communication), Computer simulations, Spectroscopy, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

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First results from Herschel-SPIRE performance tests

Tanya Lim, Bruce Swinyard, Asier Aramburu, James Bock, Marc Ferlet, Douglas Griffin, Matthew Griffin, Peter Hargrave, Kenneth King, Sarah Leeks, David Naylor, Samuel Ronayette, Eric Sawyer, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Locke Spencer, David Smith, Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551684

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bolometers, Telescopes, Device simulation, Black bodies, Cryogenics, Optical testing, Mirrors, Photometry, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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A TES development and test facility at Cardiff, and a solution to the optical saturation problem of superconducting bolometers

Cynthia Hunt, Philip Mauskopf, Adam Woodcraft

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551496

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Sensors, Aluminum, Superconductors, Magnetism, Niobium, Astronomical instrumentation, Thermography, Electrons, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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Thermal design of the SCUBA-2 instrument detector stage and enclosure

Adam Woodcraft, Fred Gannaway, David Gostick, Dan Bintley

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551479

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Copper, Sapphire, Aluminum, Electronics, Epoxies, Gold, Thermal modeling, Metals, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The cryo-mechanical design of SCUBA-2: a wide-field imager for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

David Gostick, Dave Montgomery, Bob Wall, Helen McGregor, Mark Cliffe, Adam Woodcraft, Fred Gannaway

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551749

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Cryogenics, Aluminum, Copper, Thermal modeling, Optical instrument design

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