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Luke Gers

at W. M. Keck Observatory

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

BAMM! An improved warping solver for segmented mirrors

Luke Gers

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130943F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020534

KEYWORDS: Mirror surfaces, Telescopes, Wavefront errors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Keck Observatory, Segmented mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Adaptive optics at W. M. Keck Observatory

P. Wizinowich, A. Bouchez, E. Marin, S. Cetre, J. Chin, C. Correia, M. van Dam, J.-R. Delorme, L. Gers, C. Guthery, S. Karkar, S. Kwok, S. Lilley, J. Lyke, P. Richards, M. Service, J. Steiner, A. Surendran, K. Tsubota, E. Wetherell, M. Bottom, R. Dekany, A. Ghez, P. Hinz, M. Liu, J. Lu, R. Jensen-Clem, M. Millar-Blanchaer, E. Peretz, S. Sallum, T. Treu, S. Wright

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130970K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017853

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Wavefront errors, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Upgrade of the Veloce high resolution spectrograph at the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Brian Taylor, David Brodrick, James Cameron, Mark Downing, Gaston Gausachs, Luke Gers, James Gilbert, Alexey Grigoriev, Dionne Haynes, Roger Haynes, Andrew Kruse, Ian Price, Israel Vaughn, Lu Wang, Chris Tinney

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309645 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019731

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cryostats, Spectrographs, Cameras, Equipment, Aspheric lenses, Optics manufacturing, Vacuum, Windows, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

ORCAS Keck mission and instrument development

Eliad Peretz, Peter Wizinowich, Eduardo Marin, Richard Butler, Bert Pasquale, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Scott Lilley, Luke Gers, Shui Hung Kwok, Jason Chin, Sam Ragland, Ed Wetherell, Brett Smith, John O'Meara, Marc Kassis, Greg Aldering, Susana Deustua, Rogier Windhorst, Christian Marois, Saul Perlmutter, Sara Seager, Breann Sitarski, Guillaume Filion, Jean Thomas Landry, Étienne Gauvin, J. Fowler, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Eric Nielsen, Imke de Pater, Peter Plavchan, Steph Sallum, Shobita Satyapal, John Mather, Peter Kurczynski, Kayla Carmical, Jack Grossman, Andrew Lewis, Maya Wertheim, Vivian Palmer, Keshet Shavit, Kevin Hall

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018920

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Equipment, Asteroids, Calibration, Space operations, Exoplanets, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Keck All sky Precision Adaptive optics program overview

P. Wizinowich, J. Lu, S. Cetre, J. Chin, C. Correia, J.-R. Delorme, L. Gers, S. Lilley, J. Lyke, E. Marin, S. Ragland, P. Richards, A. Surendran, E. Wetherell, C.-F. Chen, D. Chu, T. Do, C. Fassnacht, M. Freeman, A. Gautam, A. Ghez, L. Hunter, T. Jones, M. Liu, D. Mawet, C. Max, M. Morris, M. Phillips, J.-B. Ruffio, N.-E. Rundquist, S. Sabhlok, S. Terry, T. Treu, S. Wright

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121850Q (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628275

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Tomography, Real-time computing, Sensors, Calibration, Point spread functions, Device simulation, Turbulence, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

A phase retrieval technique to measure and correct residual segment piston errors of large aperture optical telescopes

Sam Ragland, Luke Gers

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218209 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630309

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Error analysis, Image segmentation, Adaptive optics, Phase retrieval, Wavefronts, James Webb Space Telescope, Photovoltaics, Mirrors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Paper

On-sky commissioning of MAROON-X: a new precision radial velocity spectrograph for Gemini North

Andreas Seifahrt, Jacob Bean, Julian Stürmer, David Kasper, Luke Gers, Christian Schwab, Mathias Zechmeister, Guðmundur Stefánsson, Ben Montet, Leonardo Dos Santos, Alison Peck, John White, Eduardo Tapia

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114471F (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561564

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Fiber couplers, Velocity measurements, Micro optics, Exoplanets, Space operations, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Keck Planet Finder: design updates

Steven Gibson, Andrew Howard, Kodi Rider, Arpita Roy, Jerry Edelstein, Marc Kassis, Jason Grillo, Sam Halverson, Martin Sirk, Christopher Smith, Steve Allen, Ashley Baker, Charles Beichman, Bruce Berriman, Thomas Brown, Kelleen Casey, Jason Chin, David Coutts, David Cowley, William Deich, Tobias Feger, Benjamin Fulton, Luke Gers, Yulia Gurevich, Yuzo Ishikawa, Ean James, Sharon Jelinsky, Stephen Kaye, Kyle Lanclos, Adela Li, Scott Lilley, Ben McCarney, Tim Miller, Steve Milner, Timothy O'Hanlon, Jacob Pember, Mike Raffanti, Constance Rockosi, Ryan Rubenzahl, Dave Rumph, Dale Sandford, Maureen Savage, Christian Schwab, Andreas Seifahrt, Abby Shaum, Roger Smith, Julian Stuermer, Jim Thorne, Adam Vandenberg, Tod Von Boeckmann, Cindy Wang, Qifan Wang, Marie Weisfeiler, Mavourneen Wilcox, Edward Wishnow, Peter Wizinowich, Truman Wold, Anna Wolfenberger

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144742 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561783

KEYWORDS: Planets, Spectroscopy, Keck Observatory, Exoplanets, Doppler effect, Optical fabrication, Zerodur, Optical benches, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Keck all sky precision adaptive optics

P. Wizinowich, J. Chin, C. Correia, J. Lu, T. Brown, K. Casey, S. Cetre, J.-R. Delorme, L. Gers, L. Hunter, S. Lilley, S. Ragland, A. Surendran, E. Wetherell, A. Ghez, T. Do, T. Jones, M. Liu, D. Mawet, C. Max, M. Morris, T. Treu, S. Wright

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114480E (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560017

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensing systems, Image quality, Tomography, Field spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Laser development, Wavefront sensors

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