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Dr. Allan Meyer

Associate Scientist at Universities Space Research Association/SOFIA

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

SOFIA observatory performance and characterization

Jeonghee Rho, Stephen Jensen, Scott Horner, Manuel Wiedemann, Edward Dunham, Peter Collins, Erin Smith, Enrico Pfueller, Andreas Reinacher, Pasquale Temi, Sean Casey, Allen Meyer, Eric Becklin, Thomas Bida, Walter Miller, Thomas Roellig, Georgi Mandushev, Pamela Marcum, Maureen Savage, Ulrich Lampater, Holger Jakob, Jana Killebrew, Rick Brewster, Jurgen Wolf, Stefan Teufel, Ian McLean

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844414 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925736

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Mirrors, Cameras, Image quality, Calibration, Infrared telescopes, Imaging systems, Pluto

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Measuring the water vapor above the SOFIA Observatory

Thomas Roellig, Allan Meyer, David Sisson, Lunming Yuen

Proceedings Volume 7733, 773339 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856506

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Radiometry, Observatories, Infrared astronomy, Control systems, Infrared radiation, Astronomy, Double sideband modulation, Telescopes, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2009 Paper

On sky testing of the SOFIA telescope in preparation for the first science observations

Patrick Waddell, Thomas Keilig, Sybil Adams, Edward Dunham, Franziska Harms, Andreas Reinacher, Kenneth Bower, Jürgen Wolf, Ulrich Lampater, Lisa Bjarke, Randy Grashuis, Allan Meyer, Keith Schweikhard, Holger Jakob

Proceedings Volume 7453, 745303 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828609

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Coating, Sensors, Cameras, Gyroscopes, Control systems, Stars, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Performance summaries for SOFIA science instruments

Edwin Erickson, Allan Meyer

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458822

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution, Receivers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical filters, Image filtering, Spectrometers, Diffraction, Antennas

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

SOFIA water vapor monitor design

Robert Cooper, Allan Meyer, Lunming Yuen, Brian Shiroyama, Thomas Roellig

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458633

KEYWORDS: Radiometry, Data acquisition, Black bodies, Control systems, Sensors, Mirrors, Atmospheric modeling, Amplifiers, Telescopes, Data conversion

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Paper

Far-infrared BRDFs and reflectance spectra of candidate SOFIA telescope, cavity, and focal-plane instrument surfaces

Christopher Koerber, Allan Meyer, Sheldon Smith

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389125

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Foam, Scattering, Reflector telescopes, Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Infrared telescopes

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