Dr. John E. Vaillancourt Profile

Dr. John E. Vaillancourt

Instrument Scientist at Univ Space Research Association

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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SOFIA science instruments: commissioning, upgrades and future opportunities

Erin Smith, John Miles, Ian McLean, Edward Dunham, B. Andersson, Eric Becklin, James De Buizer, C. Dowell, Rolf Güsten, Doyal Harper, Terry Herter, Randolf Klein, Alfred Krabbe, Pamela Marcum, William Reach, Matthew Richter, Thomas Roellig, Göran Sandell, Pasquale Temi, Maureen Savage, William Vacca, John Vaillancourt, Jeffrey Van Cleve, Erick Young, L. Andrew Helton, Ravi Sankrit, Luke Keller, Sarah Logsdon

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914706 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056942

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Spectroscopes, Cameras, Radio astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2013 Paper

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Capabilities, performance, and status of the SOFIA science instrument suite

William Reach, B. Andersson, E. Becklin, C. Dowell, Edward Dunham, Rolf Güsten, Doyal Harper, Terry Herter, Randolf Klein, Alfred Krabbe, Pamela Marcum, Ian McLean, Matthew Richter, Thomas Roellig, Göran Sandell, Maureen Savage, Erin Smith, Pasquale Temi, William Vacca, John Vaillancourt, Jeffery Van Cleve, Erick Young, Peter Zell, L. Andrew Helton, Ravi Sankrit, John Miles, James De Buizer, Luke Keller

Proceedings Volume 8867, 88670N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022791

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Sensors, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Photometry, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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POLOCAM: a millimeter wavelength cryogenic polarimeter prototype for MUSIC-POL

Jason Glenn, Glenn Laurent, Jack Sayers, John Vaillancourt, Peter A. Ade, Philip Maloney, Matthew Hollister, Stephane Beland, Giorgio Savini

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84521S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926430

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Polarization, Cryogenics, Polarimetry, Computer programming, Sensors, Prototyping, Fourier transforms, Bolometers, Sapphire

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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HAWCPol: a first-generation far-infrared polarimeter for SOFIA

Megan Krejny, Alexandre Lazarian, Martin Houde, Jessie Dotson, David Chuss, Richard Crutcher, John Vaillancourt, D. Al Harper, Kostas Tassis, S. Harvey Moseley, Terry Jones, Brant Cook, Michael Werner, Leslie Looney, Giles Novak, C. Darren Dowell, Roger Hildebrand, Lung-Sheng Lin, Marc Berthoud, Ian Stephens

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857842

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Magnetism, Clouds, Cryogenics, Astronomy, Cameras, Sensors, Data analysis, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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An open-source readout for MKIDs

Hien Nguyen, James Schlaerth, Nicole Czakon, Peter Day, Seth Siegel, Matthew Hollister, Anastasios Vayonakis, Bruno Serfass, Omid Noroozian, Philip Wilson, Jack Sayers, Jason Glenn, Philip Maloney, Sunil Golwala, Jiansong Gao, Thomas Downes, Sean McHugh, Benjamin Mazin, Jonas Zmuidzinas, A. Merrill, Ran Duan, John Vaillancourt, Henry Leduc

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77411V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856832

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Resonators, Interference (communication), Field effect transistors, Electronics, Signal processing, Amplifiers, Signal to noise ratio, Clocks, Microwave radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Optimization of MKID noise performance via readout technique for astronomical applications

John Vaillancourt, Ran Duan, Omid Noroozian, Anastasios Vayonakis, Jason Glenn, Thomas Downes, Jiansong Gao, Hien Nguyen, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Henry LeDuc, Jack Sayers, Seth Siegel, Nicole Czakon, Matt Hollister, Philip Wilson, James Schlaerth, Sunil Golwala, Benjamin Mazin, Peter Day, Philip Maloney

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857866

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Sensors, Field effect transistors, Interference (communication), Inductance, Amplifiers, Signal to noise ratio, Astronomy, Quasiparticles, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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MUSIC for sub/millimeter astrophysics

Thomas Downes, Philip Maloney, Jason Glenn, Henry LeDuc, Peter Day, Jiansong Gao, Ran Duan, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayonakis, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Nicole Czakon, Sunil Golwala, Benjamin Mazin, Sean McHugh, Matt Hollister, Philip Wilson, Omid Noroozian, James Schlaerth, Jack Sayers, Seth Siegel, Hien Nguyen

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857751

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Cameras, Sensors, Superconductors, Signal to noise ratio, Antennas, Electronics, Bandpass filters, Microwave radiation, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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The cryomechanical design of MUSIC: a novel imaging instrument for millimeter-wave astrophysics at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

Sunil Golwala, Omid Noroozian, Peter Day, Anastasios Vayonakis, Thomas Downes, Henry LeDuc, Ran Duan, Philip Wilson, Benjamin Mazin, Nicole Czakon, Matthew Hollister, Seth Siegel, Hien Trong Nguyen, Jiansong Gao, Jason Glenn, Philip Maloney, Jonas Zmuidzinas, James Schlaerth, John Vaillancourt, Jack Sayers

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77411L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856780

KEYWORDS: Copper, Sensors, Aluminum, Superconductors, Head, Optical amplifiers, Magnetism, Cameras, Field effect transistors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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MKID multicolor array status and results from DemoCam

Seth Siegel, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Matthew Hollister, Anastasios Vayonakis, Jason Glenn, Hien Nguyen, Sunil Golwala, Henry LeDuc, Thomas Downes, Nicole Czakon, Philip Maloney, Ran Duan, Benjamin Mazin, Jack Sayers, John Vaillancourt, Omid Noroozian, Philip Wilson, James Schlaerth, Jiansong Gao, Peter Day

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774109 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857688

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Sensors, Aluminum, Antennas, Quasiparticles, Capacitors, Telescopes, Opacity, Superconductors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Optics for MUSIC: a new (sub)millimeter camera for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

Jason Glenn, Anastasios Vayonakis, Philip Wilson, Philip Maloney, Sunil Golwala, Omid Noroozian, Thomas Downes, Jack Sayers, Jiansong Gao, Jonas Zmuidzinas, Ran Duan, Matt Hollister, Peter Day, Hien Nguyen, James Schlaerth, Henry LeDuc, John Vaillancourt, Nicole Czakon, Seth Siegel, Benjamin Mazin

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857324

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical filters, Off axis mirrors, Cameras, Relays, Antennas, Sensors, Telescopes, Dielectrics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

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A microwave kinetic inductance camera for sub/millimeter astrophysics

Shwetank Kumar, Matt Ferry, Peter Day, Philip Maloney, Henry LeDuc, Jason Glenn, Jiansong Gao, Benjamin Mazin, James Schlaerth, Omid Noroozian, Hien Nguyen, Jonas Zmuidzinas, John Vaillancourt, Anastasios Vayokanis, Jack Sayers, Sunil Golwala

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70200B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790050

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Resonators, Sensors, Astronomy, Microwave radiation, Magnetism, Inductance, Electronics, Antennas, Field effect transistors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

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Far-infrared polarimetry from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

John Vaillancourt, David Chuss, Alexandre Lazarian, Giles Novak, Roger Hildebrand, Terry Jones, Michael Werner, C. Darren Dowell, Jessie Dotson, D. Al Harper, Richard Crutcher

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66780D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730922

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Magnetism, Sensors, Modulation, Clouds, Stars, Cameras, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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SHARP: the SHARC-II polarimeter for CSO

M. Houde, R. Hildebrand, J. Vaillancourt, L. Kirby, G. Novak, M. Attard, C. Dowell, H. Li

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671591

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Mirrors, Cameras, Telescopes, Beam splitters, Bolometers, Interference (communication), Detector arrays, Mars

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

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A polarimetry module for CSO/SHARC-II

S. Moseley, Giles Novak, Jacqueline Davidson, Larry Kirby, John Vaillancourt, Jessie Dotson, David Chuss, Alex Lazarian, Hua-bai Li, Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, Martin Houde, Roger Hildebrand, Megan Krejny, Charles Dowell

Proceedings Volume 5498, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553076

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Bolometers, Optical design, Relays, Astronomy, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Next generation of silicon-based x-ray microcalorimeters

Frederick Porter, Daihai Liu, Andrew Szymkowiak, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Richard Kelley, Lindsay Rocks, Samuel Moseley, Gregory Brown, Dan McCammon, Carl Stahle, Kevin Boyce, John Vaillancourt, Christine Allen, Ping Tan, John Gygax, Wilton Sanders, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Mindy Jacobson, R. McClanahan, Caroline Stahle, Regis Brekosky, Jean Cottam

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461522

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Silicon, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Gamma radiation, Astronomical telescopes, Gamma-ray astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

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Hale: a multiwavelength far-infrared polarimeter for SOFIA

Timothy Rennick, Roger Hildebrand, Giles Novak, John Vaillancourt, J. Davidson, Charles Dowell, Jessie Dotson

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458645

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Clouds, Magnetism, Detector arrays, Stars, Sensors, Astronomy, Beam splitters, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 1998 Paper

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Hertz: an imaging polarimeter

Roger Hildebrand, Giles Novak, David Schleuning, Jessie Dotson, J. Vaillancourt, Charles Dowell

Proceedings Volume 3357, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317364

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Clouds, Error analysis, Observatories, Sensors, Astronomy, Magnetism, Signal detection

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