Dr. Debra A. Fischer Profile

Dr. Debra A. Fischer

Professor at Yale Univ

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

The Lowell Observatory Solar Telescope: a fiber feed into the Extreme Precision Spectrometer

Joe Llama, Lily Zhao, John Brewer, Andrew Szymkowiak, Debra Fischer, Michael Collins, Jake Tiegs, Frank Cornelius

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130942O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020494

KEYWORDS: Sun, Telescopes, Solar telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Observatories, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Equipment, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Pupil slicer at high throughput for the EXtreme Precision Spectrograph (EXPRES) at the Lowell Discovery Telescope

Erik Beckert, Debra Fischer, Ryan Blackman, Colby Jurgenson, Oliver DeVries, Herbert Gross, Ralf Hambach

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631756

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Image segmentation, Waveguides, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Reflection, Glasses, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Testing fiber tapers for use in the SDSS-V focal plane system

Sarah Tuttle, Emily Farr, Claire Poppett, Colby Jurgenson, José Sánchez-Gallego, Debra Fischer, Ryan Petersburg, Richard Pogge, Juna Kollmeier

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114478T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562293

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Spectroscopy, Stars, Solar system, Optical instrument design, Telescope design, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

EXPRES: a next generation RV spectrograph in the search for earth-like worlds

C. Jurgenson, D. Fischer, T. McCracken, D. Sawyer, A. Szymkowiak, A. Davis, G. Muller, F. Santoro

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99086T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233002

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Calibration, Optical fibers, Stars, Mirrors, Cameras, Signal to noise ratio, Optical benches, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Concept study for a compact homodyne astrophysics spectrometer for exoplanets (CHASE)

Sona Hosseini, Chris Webster, Debra Fischer, Evgenya Shkolnik, Shouleh Nikzad, Gautam Vasisht, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990534 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233242

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Exoplanets, Device simulation, Spectrographs, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Software development, Instrument modeling, Computer simulations, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2014 Paper

Design of a radial velocity spectrograph for the Moletai Astronomical Observatory

Colby Jurgenson, Debra Fischer, Tyler McCracken, Rebecca Stoll, Andrew Szymkowiak, Matt Giguere, Fernando Santoro, Gary Muller

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91477F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056491

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Cameras, Calibration, Finite element methods, Mirrors, Observatories, Interfaces, Astronomy, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Single-lock: a stable Fabry-Perot based wavelength calibrator

T. McCracken, C. Jurgenson, D. Fischer, R. Stoll, A. Szymkowiak, J. Bradford, W. Rutter

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91473L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056488

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Laser stabilization, Prototyping, Tunable lasers, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectral calibration, Diagnostics, Modulation, Servomechanisms, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Extreme Doppler precision with octagonal fiber scramblers

J. F. Spronck, Z. Kaplan, D. Fischer, C. Schwab, A. Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84468T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926340

KEYWORDS: Near field, Spectrographs, Doppler effect, Cladding, Near field optics, Optical fibers, Solids, Diagnostics, Planets, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Investigating spectrograph design parameters with the Yale Doppler diagnostic facility

Christian Schwab, Thales Gutcke, Julien Spronck, Debra Fischer, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844695 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926357

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Cameras, Doppler effect, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Lamps, Diagnostics, Turbulence, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the CHIRON high-resolution Echelle spectrograph

Christian Schwab, Julien Spronck, Andrei Tokovinin, Andrew Szymkowiak, Matthew Giguere, Debra Fischer

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925108

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Sensors, Prisms, Neodymium, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Iodine cells, Stars, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Fiber scrambling for precise radial velocities at Lick and Keck Observatories

J. F. Spronck, D. Fischer, Z. Kaplan, C. Schwab

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84468Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926289

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Doppler effect, Stars, Keck Observatory, Telescopes, Iodine, Optical fibers, Planets, Observatories, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Combining laser frequency combs and iodine cell calibration techniques for Doppler detection of exoplanets

Kerri Cahoy, Debra Fischer, Julien Spronck, David DeMille

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77394T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858202

KEYWORDS: Planets, Doppler effect, Spectrographs, Stars, Calibration, Exoplanets, Spectrometers, Iodine, Fiber lasers, Frequency combs

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Design of the CHIRON high-resolution spectrometer at CTIO

Christian Schwab, Julien F. Spronck, Andrei Tokovinin, Debra Fischer

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77354G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856709

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Computer aided design, Image quality, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Fiber-stabilized PSF for sub-m/s Doppler precision at Lick Observatory

J. F. Spronck, C. Schwab, D. Fischer

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856487

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Doppler effect, Observatories, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Current controlled current source, Velocity measurements, Stars, Spectroscopy, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 5 July 2000 Paper

K giants as astrometric reference stars for the Space Interferometry Mission

Sabine Frink, Andreas Quirrenbach, Debra Fischer, Siegfried Roeser, Elena Schilbach

Proceedings Volume 4006, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390282

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometry, Spectroscopy, Contamination, Binary data, Monte Carlo methods, Photometry, Velocity measurements, Computer simulations, Planets

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