Dr. Grant S. West Profile

Dr. Grant S. West

at Wyant College of Optical Sciences

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 7 October 2024 Presentation + Paper

Tuning the MAPS adaptive secondary mirror: actuator control, PID tuning, power spectra, and failure diagnosis

Jess Johnson, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya, Katie Morzinski, Jennifer Patience, Suresh Sivanandam, Guido Brusa, Olivier Durney, Andrew Gardner, Olivier Guyon, Lori Harrison, Ron Jones, Jarron Leisenring, Jared Males, Bianca Payan, Lauren Perez, Yoav Rotman, Jacob Taylor, Dan Vargas, Grant West

Proceedings Volume 13149, 131490H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027714

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Control systems, Design, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Mirror surfaces

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Design and test of small mirror supports for harsh environments

Ruby Huie, Austin Mears, Manny Montoya, Dan Vargas, Grant West, Daniel Hofstadter, Ewan Douglas

Proceedings Volume 13134, 131340M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028344

KEYWORDS: Vibration, Optical fabrication, Design, Thermography, Adhesives, Standards development, Optical mounts, Optical testing, Inspection, Accelerometers

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Commissioning MAPS, the MMT AO exoPlanet characterization System

Katie Morzinski, Manny Montoya, Jenny Patience, Suresh Sivanandam, Craig Kulesa, Amali Vaz, Olivier Durney, Grant West, Andrew Gardner, Dan Vargas, Jess Johnson, Jared Males, Olivier Guyon, Narsireddy Anugu, Ruby Huie, Lauren Perez, Bianca Payan, Lori Harrison, Orlando Trevino, Phil Daly, Cameron Ard, Ken Don, Kim Chapman, Eden McEwen, Joseph Long, Jacob Taylor, Robin Swanson, Shaojie Chen, Adam Butko, Vincent Deo, Jarron Leisenring, Don McCarthy, Terry Jones, Dave Charbonneau, Buell Jannuzi

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130970D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019524

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Advancing ultraviolet detector technology for future missions: investigating the dark current plateau in silicon detectors using photon-counting EMCCDs

Aafaque Khan, Erika Hamden, Gillian Kyne, April Jewell, John Henessey, Shouleh Nikzad, Vincent Picouet, Olivia Jones, Harrison Bradley, Nazende Kerkeser, Zeren Lin, Brock Parker, Grant West, John Ford, Frank Gacon, Dave Beaty, Jacob Vider

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130930O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021039

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Dark current, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Temperature metrology, Ultraviolet detectors, Silicon, Clocks, Charge-coupled devices, CMOS sensors, Vacuum

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

The MAPS adaptive secondary mirror: first light, laboratory work, and achievements

Jess Johnson, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya, Narsireddy Anugu, Cameron Ard, Jared Carlson, Kimberly Chapman, Olivier Durney, Chuck Fellows, Andrew Gardner, Olivier Guyon, Buell Jannuzi, Ron Jones, Craig Kulesa, Joseph Long, Eden McEwen, Jared Males, Emily Mailhot, Jorge Sanchez, Surresh Sivanandam, Robin Swanson, Jacob Taylor, Dan Vargas, Grant West, Jennifer Patience, Katie Morzinski

Proceedings Volume 12693, 126930F (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677896

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Adaptive mirrors, Power consumption, Matrices, Safety, Engineering

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Status update for MAPS, the MMT AO exoPlanet characterization System

Manny Montoya, Katie Morzinski, Olivier Durney, Andrew Gardner, Emily Mailhot, Dan Vargas, Amali Vaz, Grant West, Jenny Patience, Buell Jannuzi, Narsireddy Anugu, Jared Carlson, Kim Chapman, Shaojie Chen, Chuck Fellows, Lori Harrison, Terry Jones, Craig Kulesa, Masen Lamb, Siqi Liu, Don McCarthy, Suresh Sivanandam, Jacob Taylor

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121856S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619434

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Infrared imaging, Calibration, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Laboratory testing and calibration of the upgraded MMT adaptive secondary mirror

Amali Vaz, Katie Morzinski, Manny Montoya, Chuck Fellows, John Ford, Andrew Gardner, Olivier Durney, Grant West, Lori Harrison, Frank Gacon, Elwood Downey, Jared Carlson, Emily Mailhot, Narsireddy Anugu, Buell Jannuzi, Phil Hinz

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114485L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576352

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Calibration, Actuators, Exoplanets, Electronics, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Liquids, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Design and development of a high-speed visible pyramid wavefront sensor for the MMT AO system

Narsireddy Anugu, Olivier Durney, Katie Morzinski, Phil Hinz, Suresh Sivanandam, Jared Males, Andrew Gardner, Chuck Fellows, Manny Montoya, Grant West, Amali Vaz, Emily Mailhot, Jared Carlson, Shaojie Chen, Masen Lamb, Adam Butko, Elwood Downey, Jacob Tyler, Buell Jannuzi

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114485J (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576353

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Modulation, Mirrors, Exoplanets, Interfaces, Target acquisition, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Development and status of MAPS, the MMT AO exoPlanet characterization system

Katie Morzinski, Manny Montoya, Chuck Fellows, Olivier Durney, John Ford, Grant West, Andrew Gardner, Amali Vaz, Narsireddy Anugu, Emily Mailhot, Jared Carlson, Lori Harrison, Frank Gacon, Elwood Downey, Phil Hinz, Terry Jones, Jenny Patience, Suresh Sivanandam, Shaojie Chen, Masen Lamb, Adam Butko, Siqi Liu, Tim Hardy, Buell Jannuzi

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114481L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563178

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Electronics, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Polarization, Actuators, Stars, Mirrors, Near infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Overview and prospects of the LBTI beyond the completed HOSTS survey

Steve Ertel, Philip Hinz, Jordan Stone, Amali Vaz, Oscar Montoya, Grant West, Olivier Durney, Paul Grenz, Eckhart Spalding, Jarron Leisenring, Kevin Wagner, Narsireddy Anugu, Jennifer Power, Erin Maier, Denis Defrère, William Hoffmann, Saavidra Perera, Samantha Brown, Andrew Skemer, Bertrand Mennesson, Grant Kennedy, Elwood Downey, John Hill, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Fabio Rossi

Proceedings Volume 11446, 1144607 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561849

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Interferometers, Cryogenics, Infrared imaging, Thermography, Infrared radiation, Nulling interferometry

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