Dr. Martyn Wells Profile

Dr. Martyn Wells

Senior Optical Engineer at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

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Publications (63)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

CUBES: application of image slicers to reformat the field for two spectral resolving powers

Ariadna Calcines, Martyn Wells, Kieran O’Brien, Simon Morrirs, Walter Seifert, Alessio Zanutta, Chris Evans, Paolo Di Marcantonio

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218827 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626233

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

HARMONI: the Extremely Large Telescope first light integral field spectrograph: analysis of toroidal mirrors in pre-optics: tolerance analysis and manufacturing error compensation

M. A. Cagigas, A. Pérez, M. Wells, H. Schnetler, A. Girardot, A. Alonso, B. García-Lorenzo, S. Regalado

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121883M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628782

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Manufacturing, Tolerancing, Image quality, Spectrographs, Error analysis, Wavefronts, Relays, 3D modeling, Collimation

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Mini-tracker concept development for the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)

John Booth, Deon Lategan, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631725

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Zemax, Spherical lenses, Finite element methods, Monochromatic aberrations, Large telescopes, Interfaces, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

HARMONI at ELT: overview of the capabilities and expected performance of the ELT's first light, adaptive optics assisted integral field spectrograph.

Niranjan Thatte, Dave Melotte, Benoit Neichel, David Le Mignant, Ian Bryson, Fraser Clarke, Vanessa Ferraro-Wood, Thierry Fusco, Oscar Gonzalez, Hermine Schnetler, Matthias Tecza, Sandi Wilson, Alonso Álvarez Urueña, Heribert Vilaseca, Santiago Arribas, Gonzalo José Carracedo Carballale, Alejandro Crespo, Alberto Estrada Piqueras, Miriam García García, Cecilai Martínez Martín, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Michele Perna, Javier Piqueras Lopez, Niolas Bouché, Didier Boudon, Eric Daguise, Karen Disseau, Jérémy Fensch, Adrien Girardot, Matthieu Guibert, Aurélien Jarno, Alexandre Jeanneau, Jens-Kristian Krogager, Florence Laurent, Magali Loupias, Jean-Emmanuel Migniau, Laure Piqueras, Alban Remillieux, Johan Richard, Arlette Pecontal, Lisa Bardou, David Barr, Sylvain Cetre, Rishi Deshmukh, Sofia Dimoudi, Marc Dubbledam, Andrew Dunn, Dimitri Gadotti, Joss Guy, David King, David Little, Anna McLeod, Simon Morris, Tim Morris, Kieran O'Brien, Emily Ronson, Russell Smith, Lazar Staykov, Mark Swinbank, Matthew Townson, Matteo Accardo, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, Elizabeth George, Joshua Hopgood, Derek Ives, Leander Mehrgan, Eric Mueller, Javier Reyes, Ralf Conzelmann, Pablo Gutierrez Cheetham, Ángel Alonso-Sánchez, Giuseppina Battaglia, Miguel Cagigas, Haresh Chulani, Graciela Delgado García, Patricia Fernandez Izquierdo, Ana Belén Fragoso López, Begoña García-Lorenzo, Alberto Hernández González, Elvio Hernandez Suarez, Jose Miguel Herreros Linares, Enrique Joven, Roberto López López, Alejandro Antonio Lujan Gonzalez, Yolanda Martín Hernando, Evencio Mediavilla, Saúl Menéndez Mendoza, Luz Maria Montoya Martínez, José Peñate Castro, Álvaro Pérez, Jose Luis Rasilla, Rafael Rebolo, Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ramos, Afrodisio Vega-Moreno, Teodora Viera, Natacha Zanon Dametto, Alexis Carlotti, Jean-Jacques Correia, Stéphane Curaba, Alain Delboulbe, Sylvain Guieu, Adrien Hours, Zoltan Hubert, Laurent Jocou, Yves Magnard, Thibaut Moulin, Fabrice Pancher, Patrick Rabou, Eric Stadler, Maxime Vérove, Thierry Contini, Marie Larrieu, Olivier Boebion, Yan Fantei-Caujolle, Daniel Lecron, Sylvain Rousseau, Philippe Amram, Olivier Beltramo-Martin, William Bon, Anne Bonnefoi, William Ceria, Zalpha Challita, Yannick Charles, Elodie Choquet, Carlos Correia, Anne Costille, Kjetil Dohlen, Franck Ducret, Kacem El Hadi, Jean-Luc Gach, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Olivier Groussin, Marc Jaquet, Pierre Jouve, Fabrice Madec, Felipe Pedreros, Edgard Renault, Patrice Sanchez, Arthur Vigan, Pascal Vola, Annie Zavago, Romain Fetick, Caroline Lim, Cyril Petit, Jean-Francois Sauvage, Nicolas Védrenne, Fehim Taha Bagci, Martin Caldwell, Ellis Elliott, Peter Hiscock, Emma Johnson, Murali Nalagatla, Aristea Seitis, Mark Wells, Martin Black, Charlotte Bond, Saskia Brierley, Kenny Campbell, Neil Campbell, James Carruthers, William Cochrane, Chris Evans, Joel Harman, William Humphreys, Thomas Louth, Chris Miller, David Montgomery, Meenu Murali, John Murray, Norman O'Malley, Ruben Sanchez-Janssen, Noah Schwartz, Patrick Smith, Jonathan Strachan, Stephen Todd, Stuart Watt, Martyn Wells, Asim Yaqoob, Eric Bell, Oleg Gnedin, Kayhan Gultekin, Mario Mateo, Michael Meyer, Munadi Ahmad, Jayne Birkby, Michael Booth, Michele Cappellari, Edgar Castillo Dominguez, Jorge Chao Ortiz, David Gooding, Kearn Grisdale, Andrea Hidalgo, Laurence Hogan, James Kariuki, Ian Lewis, Adam Lowe, Zeynep Ozer, Laurence Routledge, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Alec York

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218420 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628834

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Iterated function systems, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Wavefront sensors, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

CUBES: the Cassegrain U-band Efficient Spectrograph

S. Cristiani, J. M. Alcalá, S. H. P. Alencar, S. Balashev, N. Bastian, B. Barbuy, U. Battino, A. Calcines , G. Calderone, P. Cambianica, R. Carini, B. Carter, S. Cassisi, B. Castilho, G. Cescutti, N. Christlieb, R. Cirami, I. Coretti, R. Cooke, S. Covino, G. Cremonese, K. Cunha, G. Cupani, A. da Silva, V. De Caprio, A. De Cia, H. Dekker, V. D'Elia, G. de Silva, M. Diaz, P. Di Marcantonio, D. D'Auria, V. D'Odorico, A. Fitzsimmons, H. Ernandes, C. Evans, M. Franchini, M. Genoni, B. Gänsicke, R. E. Giribaldi, C. Gneiding, A. Grazian, C. J. Hansen, F. La Forgia, M. Landoni, M. Lazzarin, D. Lunney, W. Maciel, W. Marcolino, M. Marconi, A. Migliorini, C. Miller, P. Noterdaeme, C. Opitom, G. Pariani, B. Pilecki, S. Piranomonte, A. Quirrenbach, E. M. A. Redaelli, C. Pereira, S. Randich, S. Rossi, R. Sanchez-Janssen, W. Seifert, R. Smiljanic, C. Snodgrass, I. Stilz, J. Stürmer, E. Vanzella, P. Ventura, O. Verducci, C. Waring, S. Watson, M. Wells, D. Wright, T. Zafar, A. Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121840A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629990

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Stars, Chemical elements, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Astronomy, Signal to noise ratio, Near ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The LISA optical bench: an overview and engineering challenges

William Brzozowski, David Robertson, Ewan Fitzsimons, Henry Ward, Jennifer Keogh, Alasdair Taylor, Maria Milanova, Michael Perreur-Lloyd, Zeshan Ali, Andrew Earle, Daniel Clarkson, Robyn Sharman, Martyn Wells, Phil Parr-Burman

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800O (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627465

KEYWORDS: Optical benches, Interferometers, Stray light, Imaging systems, Space operations, Tolerancing, Beam splitters, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

HARMONI: first light spectroscopy for the ELT: instrument final design and quantitative performance predictions

Niranjan Thatte, Ian Bryson, Fraser Clarke, Vanessa Ferraro-Wood, Thierry Fusco, David Le Mignant, Dave Melotte, Benoit Neichel, Hermine Schnetler, Matthias Tecza, Santiago Arribas, Alejandro Crespo, Alberto Estrada Piqueras, Miriam García García, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Javier Piqueras López, Jeremy Blaizot, Nicholas Bouché, Didier Boudon, Diane Chapuis, Eric Daguise, Karen Disseau, Matthieu Guibert, Aurelien Jarno, Alexandre Jeanneau, Florence Laurent, Magali Loupias, Jean-Emmanuel Migniau, Laure Piqueras, Alban Remillieux, Johan Richard, Arlette Pécontal-Rousset, Lisa Bardou, Madeline Close, Rishi Deshmukh, Sofia Dimoudi, Marc Dubbledam, David King, Simon Morris, Timothy Morris, Kieran O'Brien, Lazar Staykov, Mark Swinbank, Matthew Townson, Eddy Younger, Matteo Accardo, Domingo Avarez Mendez, Ralf Conzelmann, Sebastian Egner, Elizabeth George, Frederic Gonté, Joshua Hopgood, Derek Ives, Leander Mehrgan, Eric Mueller, Celine Peroux, Joel Vernet, Angel Alonso Sanchez, Battaglia Giuseppina, Miguel Cagigas, José Miguel Delgado, Patricia Fernandez Izquierdo, Ana Belén Fragoso López, Maria Begoña Garcia-Lorenzo, Elvio Hernandez Suarez, José Miguel Herreros Linares, Enrique Joven, Roberto López, Yolanda Martín Hernando, Evencio Mediavilla, Ana Monreal, José Peñate Castro, Jose Luis Rasilla, Rafael Rebolo, Luis Fernando Rodríguez-Ramos, Afrodisio Vega Moreno, Teodora Viera, Alexis Carlotti, Jean-Jacques Correia, Alain Delboulbe, Sylvain Guieu, Adrien Hours, Zoltan Hubert, Laurent Jocou, Yves Magnard, Thibaut Moulin, Fabrice Pancher, Patrick Rabou, Eric Stadler, Thierry Contini, Marie Larrieu, Yan Fantei-Caujolle, Daniel Lecron, Sylvain Rousseau, Olivier Beltramo-Martin, William Bon, Anne Bonnefoi, William Ceria, Elodie Choquet, Carlos Correia, Anne Costille, Kjetil Dohlen, Franck Ducret, Kacem El-Hadi, Benoit Epinat, Romain Fetick, Jean-Luc Gach, Olivier Groussin, Issa Jaafar, Joel Le Merrer, Marc Llored, Felipe Pedreros, Edgard Renault, Patrice Sanchez, Arthur Vigan, Pascal Vola, Caroline Lim, Nicola Vedrenne, Cyril Petit, Jean-Francois Sauvage, Taha Bagci, Nick Cann, Jorge Chao Ortiz, Ellis Elliott, Tea Seitis, Ian Tosh, Josh Anderson, Martin Black, Charlotte Bond, Andy Born, Kenny Campbell, Neil Campbell, James Carruthers, William Cochrane, Naomi Dobson, Chris Evans, Angus Gallie, Oscar Gonzalez, Joel Harman, David Henry, William Humphreys, Tom Louth, Chris Miller, David Montgomery, John Murray, Norman O'Malley, Lynn Ritchie, Ruben Sanchez-Janssen, Noah Schwartz, Patrick Smith, Stuart Watt, Martyn Wells, Sandi Wilson, Kayhan Gultekin, Mario Mateo, Michael Meyer, Monica Valluri, Munadi Ahmad, Michael Booth, John Capone, Michele Cappellari, David Gooding, Kearn Grisdale, Andrea Hidalgo, James Kariuki, Ian Lewis, Adam Lowe, Jim Lynn, Alvaro Menduina, Zeynep Ozer, Roy Preece, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Myriam Rodrigues, Laurence Routledge

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114471W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562144

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopes, Adaptive optics, Visible radiation, Spectrographs, Large telescopes, Spectral resolution, Modes of laser operation, Tomography, Quantitative analysis, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

An automated system for hydroxide catalysis bonding of precision-aligned optical systems

D. Robertson, W. Brzozowski, E. Fitzsimons, C. Killow, P. Parr-Burman, M. Perreur-Lloyd, D. Pearson, H. Ward, M. Wells

Proceedings Volume 11180, 1118050 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536099

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Catalysis, Nanoimprint lithography, Interferometers, Optical benches, Computer aided design, Prototyping, Optical fabrication, Metrology, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The ELT-MOS (MOSAIC): towards the construction phase

Simon Morris, François Hammer, Pascal Jagourel, Christopher Evans, Mathieu Puech, Gavin Dalton, Myriam Rodrigues, Ruben Sanchez-Janssen, Ewan Fitzsimons, Beatriz Barbuy, Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Lex Kaper, Martin Roth, Gérard Rousset, Richard Myers, Olivier Le Fèvre, Alexis Finogenov, Jari Kotilainen, Bruno Castilho, Goran Ostlin, Sofia Feltzing, Andreas Korn, Jesus Gallego, África Castillo, Jorge Iglesias-Páramo, Laura Pentericci, Bodo Ziegler, Jose Afonso, Marc Dubbledam, Madeline Close, Phil Parr-Burman, Timothy Morris, Fanny Chemla, Fatima De Frondat, Andreas Kelz, Isabelle Guinouard, Ian Lewis, Kevin Middleton, Ramon Navarro, Marie Larrieu, Johan Pragt, Annemieke Janssen, Kjetil Dohlen, Kacem El Hadi, Éric Gendron, Yanbin Yang, Martyn Wells, Jean-Marc Conan, Thierry Fusco, Daniel Schaerer, Edwin Bergin, Sylvestre Taburet, Mickaël Frotin, Nadia Berkourn

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311430

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Near infrared, Visible radiation, Astronomical imaging, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Astronomy, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Fringing solution for the mid-infrared instrument on-board the James Webb Space Telescope

Ioannis Argyriou, Bart Vandenbussche, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106983O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310268

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Transmittance, Geometrical optics, Fringe analysis, Calibration, Silicon, Resonators, James Webb Space Telescope, Modulation, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2018 Open Access

TWINKLE: a low earth orbit visible and infrared exoplanet spectroscopy observatory

G. Savini, M. Tessenyi, G. Tinetti, C. Arena, J. Tennyson, T. Zingales, En. Pascale, R. Sudiwala, A. Papageorgiou, S. Sarkar, P. A. Ade, M. Griffin, K. Barnes, L. Hipwood, P. Knowles, M. Patel, M. Leese, J. Mason, M. Crook, I. Tosh, A. Saad, P. Eccleston, B. Shaughnessy, T. Brooke, M. Wells, I. Bryson, A. Macleod, W. Taylor, N. Bezawada, G. Wright, S. Jason, J. Friend, J. Williams, G. Johnston, S. Prasad, A. Vora, C. Saunders, B. Winter, P. Curry, A. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99044M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233691

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Visible radiation, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Space operations, Exoplanets, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Paper

JWST science instrument pupil alignment measurements

Dave Kubalak, Joe Sullivan, Ray Ohl, Scott Antonille, Alexander Beaton, Phillip Coulter, George Hartig, Doug Kelly, David Lee, Michael Maszkiewicz, Paul Schweiger, Randal Telfer, Maurice Te Plate, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 9951, 99510D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238830

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenics, Space telescopes, Optical components, Device simulation, Telescopes, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Silicon, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

The infrared spectrometer for Twinkle

Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99044N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232046

KEYWORDS: Infrared spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Sensors, Stars, Prisms, Telescopes, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Spectral slicing for METIS: an efficient alternative to cross-dispersion

M. Wells, S. Todd, A. C. Glasse, J. Strachan

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99125S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232353

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Prisms, Diffraction, Collimators, Switching, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2014 Paper

GreenHouse Observations of the Stratosphere and Troposphere (GHOST): a novel shortwave infrared spectrometer developed for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle

Neil Humpage, Hartmut Bösch, Paul Palmer, Phil Parr-Burman, Andrew J. Vick, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Andrew Born, David Pearson, Jonathan Strachan, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 9242, 92420P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067330

KEYWORDS: Infrared spectroscopy, Carbon dioxide, Atmospheric modeling, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Spectroscopy, Short wave infrared radiation, Gases, Mirrors, Shortwaves

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2014 Paper

Ambient optomechanical alignment and pupil metrology for the flight instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope

Phillip Coulter, Alexander Beaton, Jeffery Gum, Theodore Hadjimichael, Joseph Hayden, Susann Hummel, Jason Hylan, David Lee, Timothy Madison, Michael Maszkiewicz, Kyle Mclean, Joseph McMann, Markus Melf, Linda Miner, Raymond Ohl, Kevin Redman, Andreas Roedel, Paul Schweiger, Maurice Te Plate, Martyn Wells, Greg Wenzel, Patrick Williams, Jerrod Young

Proceedings Volume 9195, 91950G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2065017

KEYWORDS: Lawrencium, Silicon, Optical alignment, Virtual colonoscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Metrology, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

HIRES: the high resolution spectrograph for the E-ELT

F. Zerbi, F. Bouchy, J. Fynbo, R. Maiolino, N. Piskunov, R. Rebolo Lopez, N. Santos, K. Strassmeier, S. Udry, L. Vanzi, M. Riva, A. Basden, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, D. Buscher, A. Cabral, P. Dimarcantonio, I. Di Varano, D. Henry, M. Monteiro, T. Morris, G. Murray, Ernesto Oliva, I. Parry, F. Pepe, A. Quirrenbach, J. Rasilla, P. Rees, E. Stempels, L. Valenziano, M. Wells, F. Wildi, L. Origlia, C. Allende Prieto, A. Chiavassa, S. Cristiani, P. Figueira, B. Gustafsson, A. Hatzes, M. Haehnelt, K. Heng, G. Israelian, O. Kochukhov, C. Lovis, A. Marconi, C. J. A. P. Martins, P. Noterdaeme, P. Petitjean, T. Puzia, Didier Queloz, A. Reiners, M. Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914723 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055329

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Stars, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Calibration, Collimators, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

MOONS: the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, M. Carollo, H. Flores, R. Maiolino, E. Oliva, S. Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Christopher Evans, M. Abreu, David Atkinson, C. Babusiaux, Steven Beard, F. Bauer, M. Bellazzini, Ralf Bender, P. Best, N. Bezawada, P. Bonifacio, A. Bragaglia, I. Bryson, D. Busher, A. Cabral, K. Caputi, M. Centrone, F. Chemla, A. Cimatti, M-R. Cioni, G. Clementini, J. Coelho, D. Crnojevic, E. Daddi, J. Dunlop, S. Eales, S. Feltzing, A. Ferguson, M. Fisher, A. Fontana, J. Fynbo, B. Garilli, G. Gilmore, A. Glauser, I. Guinouard, F. Hammer, P. Hastings, A. Hess, R. Ivison, P. Jagourel, M. Jarvis, L. Kaper, G. Kauffman, A. Kitching, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, B. Lemasle, G. Licausi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, D. Lunney, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, S. Oliver, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedichini, J. Peng, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, P. Rees, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, I. Roseboom, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sanchez, R. Schiavon, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, D. Sun, R. Stuik, A. Taylor, W. Taylor, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, M. Tosi, E. Vanzella, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright, G. Zamorani, M. Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056012

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Stars, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Cameras, Control systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Management of the JWST MIRI pFM environmental and performance verification test campaign

Paul Eccleston, Alistair Glasse, Timothy Grundy, Örs Hunor Detre, Brian O'Sullivan, Bryan Shaughnessy, Jon Sykes, John Thatcher, Helen Walker, Martyn Wells, Gillian Wright, David Wright

Proceedings Volume 8449, 844909 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925480

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cryogenics, James Webb Space Telescope, Lawrencium, Instrument modeling, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Electronics, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Multi-object spectroscopy with the European ELT: scientific synergies between EAGLE and EVE

C. Evans, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, F. Chemla, J.-G. Cuby, G. Dalton, Ben Davies, Karen Disseau, K. Dohlen, H. Flores, E. Gendron, I. Guinouard, F. Hammer, P. Hastings, D. Horville, P. Jagourel, L. Kaper, P. Laporte, D. Lee, S. Morris, T. Morris, R. Myers, R. Navarro, P. Parr-Burman, P. Petitjean, M. Puech, Emmanuel Rollinde, G. Rousset, H. Schnetler, N. Welikala, M. Wells, Y. Yang

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84467K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924819

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Stars, Molybdenum, Adaptive optics, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Spatial resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

MOONS: a multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, C. Evans, L. Kaper, Ernesto Oliva, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Carine Babusiaux, Franz Bauer, Philip Best, Naidu Bezawada, Ian Bryson, Alexandre Cabral, Karina Caputi, Mauro Centrone, Fanny Chemla, Andrea Cimatti, Maria-Rosa Cioni, Gisella Clementini, João Coelho, Emanuele Daddi, James Dunlop, Sofia Feltzing, Annette Ferguson, Hector Flores, Adriano Fontana, Johan Fynbo, Bianca Garilli, Adrian Glauser, Isabelle Guinouard, Jean-François Hammer, Peter Hastings, Hans-Joachim Hess, Rob Ivison, Pascal Jagourel, Matt Jarvis, G. Kauffman, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, G. Li Causi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedicini, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sánchez, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925871

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Stars, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Near infrared spectroscopy, Spine, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Ambient alignment verification of JWST-MIRI

Marc Ferlet, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84422Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925963

KEYWORDS: Fermium, Frequency modulation, Optical alignment, Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Temperature metrology, Interferometry, Optical simulations, Data modeling, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Simulation and image reconstruction of IFU-spectrometer data from JWST-MIRI

Adrian Glauser, Alistair Glasse, Jane Morrison, Bruce Kelly, Martyn Wells, Fred Lahuis, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77313K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856943

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Device simulation, Calibration, Distortion, Image restoration, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Point spread functions, Signal detection, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

The throughput and sensitivity of the JWST mid-infrared instrument

A. C. H. Glasse, E. Bauwens, J. Bouwman, Ö. Detre, S. Fischer, M. Garcia-Marin, K. Justannont, A. Labiano, T. Nakos, M. Ressler, G. Rieke, S. Scheithauer, M. Wells, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856975

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging systems, Performance modeling, James Webb Space Telescope, Fermium, Spectroscopy, Astronomy, Frequency modulation, Electroluminescence, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

EAGLE: a MOAO fed multi-IFU NIR workhorse for E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Thierry Fusco, Matthew Lehnert, Philip Parr-Burman, Gerard Rousset, Jean-Philippe Amans, Stephen Beard, Ian Bryson, Mathieu Cohen, Nigel Dipper, Chris Evans, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Damien Gratadour, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Pascal Jagourel, Philippe Laporte, Vincent Lebrun, David Le Mignant, Fabrice Madec, Richard Myers, Benoit Neichel, Tim Morris, Clelia Robert, Hermine Schnetler, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Niraj Welikala, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856820

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Near infrared spectroscopy, Wavefront sensors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

EAGLE ISS: a modular twin-channel integral-field near-IR spectrograph

Peter Hastings, Brian Stobie, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Martyn Wells, Christopher Evans

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857177

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Sensors, Cameras, Cryogenics, Spectral resolution, Interfaces, Optical design, Aluminum, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2009 Paper

EAGLE: an MOAO fed multi-IFU working in the NIR on the E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Philip Parr-Burman, Matthew Lehnert, Chris Evans, Thierry Fusco, Pascal Jagourel, David Le Mignant, Richard Myers, Gérard Rousset, Hermine Schnetler, Jean-Philippe Amans, Francois Assemat, Stephen Beard, Mathieu Cohen, Nigel Dipper, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Philippe Laporte, Brice Leroux, Fabrice Madec, Helen McGregor, Tim Morris, Benoit Neichel, Mathieu Puech, Clelia Robert, Stephen Rolt, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7439, 74390J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829213

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Spectrographs, Laser guide stars, Space telescopes, Stars, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

The image quality of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)

Darragh O'Donoghue, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Luis Balona, Bruce Bigelow, John Booth, Lucian Botha, Janus Brink, David Buckley, Phil Charles, Alrin Christians, J. Christopher Clemens, Lisa Crause, Steven Crawford, Geoffrey Evans, Hitesh Gajjar, Yas Hashimoto, Malcolm Hendricks, Alexei Kniazev, Anthony Koeslag, Willie Koorts, Herman Kriel, Nicola Loaring, Jonathan Love, Fred Marang, Douglas Metcalfe, Brennan Meyer, James O'Connor, Charl du Plessis, Lawrence Ramsey, Encarni Romero-Colmenero, Craig Sass, Johann Scholtz, Ramotholo Sefako, Sandisa Siyengo, Martin Still, Ockert Strydom, Arkadiusz Swat, Johann Du Toit, Petri Vaisanen, Martyn Wells, Hannah Worters

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701813 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788841

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Image quality, Cameras, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates, Image segmentation, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2008 Paper

System engineering and management in a large and diverse multinational consortium

David Wright, Brian O'Sullivan, John Thatcher, Ian Renouf, Gillian Wright, Martyn Wells, Alistair Glasse, Ulrich Grozinger, Jon Sykes, Dave Smith, Paul Eccleston, Bryan Shaughnessy

Proceedings Volume 7017, 701708 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787806

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Systems engineering, Interfaces, Thermography, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Document management, Optical filters, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Cryogenic pupil alignment test architecture for the James Webb Space Telescope integrated science instrument module

Brent Bos, David Kubalak, Scott Antonille, Raymond Ohl, John Hagopian, Pamela Davila, Joseph Sullivan, Michael Sánchez, Derek Sabatke, Robert Woodruff, Maurice te Plate, Clinton Evans, Victor Isbrucker, Stephen Somerstein, Martyn Wells, Samuel Ronayette

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789808

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Sensors, Observatories, Optical components, Reflectivity, Cryogenics, Stray light, Beam splitters, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

First results from MIRI verification model testing

Tanya Lim, Jose Alvarez, Eva Bauwens, Alejandro Garcia Bedregal, Joris Blommaert, Helmut Dannerbauer, Paul Eccleston, Marc Ferlet, Sebastian Fischer, Macarena Garcia-Marin, Alistair Glasse, Adrian Michael Glauser, Karl Gordon, Tom Greene, Tim Grundy, Martin Hennemann, Ulrich Klaas, Alvaro Labiano, Fred Lahuis, Juan Rafael Martínez-Galarza, Bruno Merin Martin, Jane Morrison, Theodoros Nakos, Brian O'Sullivan, Bart Pindor, Michael Ressler, Bryan Shaughnessy, Bart Vandenbussche, Martyn Wells, Gillian Wright, Jens Zuther

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789460

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Current controlled current source, Performance modeling, Mirrors, Image filtering, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

The use of primary mirrors as Hartmann masks for in situ alignment of segmented mirror telescopes

Steven Crawford, Martyn Wells, Hitesh Gajjar

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70123P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788840

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Monochromatic aberrations, Image quality, Large telescopes, Cameras, Imaging systems, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Optical solutions for the multi-IFU instrument EAGLE for the European ELT

Martyn Wells, Sébastien Vives, Eric Prieto, Philippe Laporte, Peter Hastings, Chris Evans, Robert Content, Fanny Chemla

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789860

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Target acquisition, Sensors, Robots, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

EAGLE: an MOAO fed multi-IFU in the NIR on the E-ELT

Jean-Gabriel Cuby, Simon Morris, Ian Bryson, Matthew Lehnert, Chris Evans, Thierry Fusco, Pascal Jagourel, Richard Myers, Gérard Rousset, Hermine Schnetler, Jean-Philippe Amans, Jeremy Allington-Smith, François Assemat, Steven Beard, Fanny Chemla, Robert Content, Nigel Dipper, Marc Ferrari, Eric Gendron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Peter Hastings, Zoltan Hubert, Emmanuel Hugot, Philippe Laporte, Brice Leroux, Fabrice Madec, Benoit Neichel, Tim Morris, Eric Prieto, Mark Swinbank, Gordon Talbot, William Taylor, Francois Vidal, Sébastien Vivès, Pascal Vola, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787682

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Target acquisition, Galactic astronomy, Control systems, Light, Spectrographs, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Design of compact integral field spectrometers for mid- to high-resolving powers using immersed gratings

Martyn Wells, Christopher Evans, Peter Hastings

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701422 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787912

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Sensors, Spectrometers, Stars, Spectroscopy, Optical design, Spectrographs, Atmospheric modeling, Silicon, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Development of diamond machined mirror arrays for integral field spectroscopy

David Lee, Martyn Wells, Colin Dickson, Paul Shore, Paul Morantz

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673591

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Manufacturing, Interferometers, Diamond, Metrology, James Webb Space Telescope, Diamond turning, Optical alignment, Diamond machining, Confocal microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

The MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer for the James Webb Space Telescope

M. Wells, D. Lee, A. Oudenhuysen, P. Hastings, J.-W. Pel, A. Glasse

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626514 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669329

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Sensors, Optical design, James Webb Space Telescope, Telescopes, Source mask optimization, Diffraction, Image quality, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Sensitivity estimates for the mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) on the JWST

Bruce Swinyard, George Rieke, Michael Ressler, Alistair Glasse, Gillian Wright, Marc Ferlet, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551223

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Diffraction, Mid-IR, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The design and fabrication of multiple dichroic beamsplitters for the MIRI spectrometer (4.8-29µm)

Martyn Wells, Gary Hawkins, Goran Olofsson

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551151

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Spectroscopy, Multilayers, Reflectivity, Transparency, Beam splitters, Optical filters, Coating, Antireflective coatings, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The James Webb Space Telescope science instrument suite: an overview of optical designs

Pamela Davila, Brent Bos, James Contreras, Clinton Evans, Matthew Greenhouse, Gurnie Hobbs, Wolfgang Holota, Lynn Huff, John Hutchings, Thomas Jamieson, Paul Lightsey, Chris Morbey, Richard Murowinski, Marcia Rieke, Neil Rowlands, Bruce Steakley, Martyn Wells, Maurice te Plate, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552053

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Near infrared, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical design, Cameras, Coronagraphy, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Design study for the KMOS spectrograph module

Matthias Tecza, Niranjan Thatte, Ian Lewis, James Lynn, Wing Lau, Stephanie Yang, Ian Tosh, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552235

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Cameras, Collimators, Sensors, Lenses, Image quality, Point spread functions, Finite element methods, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

A prototype cryogenic pick-off arm for multi-IFU spectrometers

Suzanne Ramsay Howat, David Robertson, Andrew Haslehurst, Juergen Schmoll, Philip Parr Burman, Ray Sharples, Colin Dickson, Peter Hastings, David Lee, Peter Luke, Paul McMahon, Nigel Phillips, Martyn Wells, Colin Cunnigham, Nigel Dipper, Robin Aspey

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551545

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Tolerancing, Astronomy, Large telescopes, Spectrographs, Manufacturing, Astronomical imaging, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2004 Paper

Image slicers: design for manufacturability

David Lee, Colin Dickson, Peter Hastings, Martyn Wells, Melanie Leclerc

Proceedings Volume 5494, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553092

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Spectroscopy, Manufacturing, Design for manufacturability, Optical alignment, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Optical design, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Multiple integral field spectroscopy using image slicers

Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Ray Sharples, Gillian Wright, Peter Hastings, Martyn Wells, Colin Cunningham, Juergen Schmoll, Robert Content, David Robertson

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461486

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Relays, Sensors, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Mirrors, Field spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Optical design for the 5-to-28-um NGST MIRI spectroscopy channel (MIRI-S)

Martyn Wells, Jan-Willem Pel, Anton Schoenmaker, Gillian Wright, Peter Hastings, Robert Content, Tully Peacocke

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461633

KEYWORDS: Spectrometers, Diffraction, Mirrors, Sensors, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopes, Collimators, Optical design, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

NAOMI adaptive optics system for the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope

Richard Myers, Andrew Longmore, Chris Benn, David Buscher, Paul Clark, Nigel Dipper, Nathan Doble, Andrew Doel, Colin Dunlop, Xiaofeng Gao, Thomas Gregory, Ronald Humphreys, Derek Ives, Roy Oestensen, P. Peacocke, Rene Rutten, Chris Tierney, Andrew Vick, Martyn Wells, Richard Wilson, Susan Worswick, Andrew Zadrozny

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459236

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Digital signal processing, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Analysis of scattered light for VISTA

Brett Patterson, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459469

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Sensors, Reflectivity, Signal to noise ratio, Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Infrared telescopes, Mirrors, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Cryogenic image slicing IFU for UKIRT: manufacture, alignment, laboratory testing, and data reduction

Stephen Todd, Martyn Wells, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Peter Hastings

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458066

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Manufacturing, Optical alignment, Cryogenics, K band, Astronomy, Spherical lenses, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

GIRMOS: an infrared multi-object spectrograph for Gemini

Gillian Wright, Ray Sharples, Peter Hastings, Martyn Wells, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Jeremy Allington-Smith, David Robertson, Robert Content, Ian Parry

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395530

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Gemini Observatory, Stars, Field spectroscopy, Mirrors, Prisms, Infrared spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Integration and testing of the UKIRT imaging spectrometer (UIST)

Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Maureen Ellis, David Gostick, Peter Hastings, Mel Strachan, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395424

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Lenses, Cameras, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Optical filters, Cryogenics, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Design and testing of a cryogenic image slicing IFU for UKIRT and NGST

Martyn Wells, Peter Hastings, Suzanne Ramsay-Howat

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395440

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diffraction, Manufacturing, Tolerancing, Spectroscopy, Image quality, Reflectivity, Spherical lenses, Assembly tolerances, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Integral approach to the design of a 100-m telescope: its adaptive optics and instrumentation

Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Susan Worswick, Martyn Wells, Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Peter Hastings, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393935

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Diffraction, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Cameras, Imaging systems, Sensors, Space telescopes, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

MIRIFS: a mid-IR integral field spectrograph for NGST

Martyn Wells, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Peter Hastings, Winfried Posselt, Gillian Wright, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Oliver LeFevre

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393960

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Optical design, Image filtering, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Predictors in the servo-loop of an AO system

Richard Brockie, Martyn Wells, Peter Gallant, George Aitken

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321733

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Neural networks, Control systems, Servomechanisms, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

UIST: an imaging spectrometer for the UK Infrared Telescope

Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Richard Bennett, Alan Bridger, Robert Content, Maureen Ellis, Peter Hastings, Mel Strachan, Robert Wall, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317272

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 1997 Paper

Progress on the WHT natural guide star AO system (NAOMI)

Andrew Longmore, Martyn Wells, Mel Strachan, Colin Dixon, Tully Peacocke, Richard Myers, Ronald Humphreys, A. Gentles, Susan Worswick, Andrew Weise

Proceedings Volume 3126, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279042

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Stars, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Beam splitters, Sensors, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1995 Paper

United Kingdom adaptive optics program

Richard Myers, Andrew Longmore, Ronald Humphreys, Gerard Gilmore, A. Gentles, Martyn Wells, Richard Wilson

Proceedings Volume 2534, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217764

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Astronomy, Lanthanum, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Observatories, Stars, Roads, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1995 Paper

Natural guide star AO system for the William Herschel Telescope

A. Gentles, Martyn Wells, Andrew Longmore, Richard Myers, Ronald Humphreys

Proceedings Volume 2534, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217766

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Control systems, Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1995 Paper

Infrared wavefronts on Mauna Kea

Martyn Wells, Thomas Nicholls, Nicholas Wooder, Ian Munro, Christopher Dainty

Proceedings Volume 2534, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217744

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Cameras, Infrared cameras, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Stars, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 1994 Paper

Experiments on wavefront sensing at La Palma

Thomas Nicholls, Christopher Solomon, Martyn Wells, Nicholas Wooder, Christopher Dainty

Proceedings Volume 2201, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176092

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Wavefronts, Wavefront reconstruction, Lanthanum, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Reconstruction algorithms

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1994

Far-infrared imaging, polarimetry, and spectrophotometry on the Infrared Space Observatory

Dietrich Lemke, Francisco Garzon, Hans-Peter Gemuend, Ulrich Groezinger, Ingolf Heinrichsen, Ulrich Klaas, Wolfgang Kraetschmer, Ernst Kreysa, Peter Luetzow-Wentzky, Josef Schubert, Martyn Wells, Juergen Wolf

OE, Vol. 33, Issue 01, (January 1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.155398

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical filters, Calibration, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Astronomy, Dielectric filters, Spectrophotometry, Polarimetry, Infrared Space Observatory, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 1993 Paper

ISOPHOT: far-infrared imaging, polarimetry, and spectrophotometry on ISO

Proceedings Volume 2019, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157847

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Optical filters, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Astronomy, Infrared radiation, Spectrophotometry, Infrared sensors, Polarimetry, Finite impulse response filters

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

ISOPHOT-S: a low-resolution, near-infrared spectrometer for ISO

Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19154

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Astronomy, Detector arrays, Spectral resolution, Signal attenuation, Bandpass filters, Spherical lenses, Optical filters

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