Dr. Mauricio J. Morales Profile

Dr. Mauricio J. Morales

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 2 August 2010 Paper

SIM Lite: ground alignment of the instrument

Frank Dekens, Renaud Goullioud, Fabien Nicaise, Gary Kuan, Mauricio Morales

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857183

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interferometers, Metrology, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Alignment procedures, Waveguides, Computer aided design, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Progress on SIM-Lite brassboard interferometer integration and test

I. Hahn, M. Weilert, X. An, G. Kuan, L. Hovland, R. Smythe, E. Hovland, R. Krylo, M. Fisher, Z. Chang, J. Cepeda-Rizo, J. Shields, A. Ahmed, N. Fathpour, J. Carson, F. Nicaise, M. Morales, F. Dekens, R. Goullioud

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77344K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858288

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Stars, Modulation, Mirrors, Telescopes, Metrology, Beam splitters, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Flight qualification and performance testing of SIM precision optical mechanisms

Armen Toorian, Robert Smythe, Mauricio Morales, John Carson, James Moore

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857846

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric materials, Mirrors, Modulation, Interferometers, Motion measurement, Actuators, Autocollimators, Precision optics, Metrology, Distance measurement

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Results of the Guide-2 telescope testbed for the SIM Light Astrometric Observatory

I. Hahn, M. Weilert, J. Sandhu, X. Wang, R. Smythe, E. Hovland, F. Loya, J. Shields, D. Boussalis, N. Fathpour, B. Kang, A. Ahmed, G. Macala, F. Nicaise, M. Morales, F. Dekens, R. Goullioud

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77344H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856531

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Metrology, Calibration, Sensors, Ferroelectric materials

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2007 Paper

Confusion field effects on angle tracking camera centroiding estimates for SIM PlanetQuest

Nanaz Fathpour, Mark Milman, Chengxing Zhai, Jeff Yu, Mauricio Morales

Proceedings Volume 6675, 667505 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734970

KEYWORDS: Stars, Cameras, Error analysis, Visualization, Charge-coupled devices, Interferometers, Sensors, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2007 Paper

The Instrument Model: performance prediction simulator for SIM PlanetQuest

Mauricio Morales, Nanaz Fathpour

Proceedings Volume 6675, 667509 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734994

KEYWORDS: Instrument modeling, Sensors, Metrology, Interferometers, Error analysis, Performance modeling, Stars, Device simulation, Motion models, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2007 Paper

Star confusion effect on SIM PlanetQuest astrometric performance

C. Zhai, J. Yu, M. Milman, N. Fathpour, M. Morales, B. Nemati, M. Regehr, M. Heflin, L. Sievers

Proceedings Volume 6675, 667506 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735770

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Charge-coupled devices, Visualization, Superposition, Target detection, Photons, Signal detection, Error analysis, Signal to noise ratio

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