Dr. Shouleh Nikzad Profile

Dr. Shouleh Nikzad

JPL Fellow and Lead Detectors and Systems at Jet Propulsion Lab

SPIE Involvement:

Awards Committee | Conference Chair | Editorial Board Member: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems | Author | Editor

Publications (75)

Proceedings Article | 27 September 2023 Presentation

Presentation

Ultraviolet CMOS sensors with integrated filter coatings for the UVEX mission

John Hennessy, Michael Hoenk, Hannah Earnshaw, Fiona Harrison, Roger Smith, April Jewell, Robin Rodríguez, Shouleh Nikzad, Timothee Greffe, Brian Grefenstette

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126780K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677968

KEYWORDS: Fabrication, CMOS sensors, Optical sensors, Coating thickness, Ultraviolet radiation, Dielectrics, Optical coatings, Atomic layer deposition, Tunable filters, Far ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2023 Presentation

Presentation

FIREBall-2 UV balloon telescope in-flight calibration system

Jessica Li, Haeun Chung, Didier Vibert, Nicole Melso, David Valls-Gabaud, Nazende Kerkeser, Aafaque Khan, Simran Agarwal, Erika Hamden, David Schiminovich, Drew Miles, Vincent Picouet, Keri Hoadley, Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman, Harrison Bradley, Olivia Jones, D. Christopher Martin, Marty Crabill, Trenton Brendel, Shouleh Nikzad, Nicolas Bray, Johan Montel, Gillian Kyne, Zeren Lin, Philippe Balard, Patrick Blanchard, Charles-Antoine Chevrier, Alain Peus

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267804 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676583

KEYWORDS: Emission wavelengths, Balloons, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Sensors, Calibration, Ultraviolet radiation, Zinc, Ultraviolet telescopes, Camera shutters

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 December 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Hyperion: the origin of the stars. A far UV space telescope for high-resolution spectroscopy over wide fields

Erika Hamden, David Schiminovich, Shouleh Nikzad, Neal Turner, Blakesley Burkhart, Thomas Haworth, Keri Hoadley, Jinyoung Serena Kim, Shmuel Bialy, Geoff Bryden, Haeun Chung, Nia Imara, Rob Kennicutt, Jorge Pineda, Shuo Kong, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Ilaria Pascucci, Benjamin Godard, Mark Krumholz, Min-Young Lee, Daniel Seifried, Amiel Sternberg, Stefanie Walch, Miles Smith, Stephen Unwin, Elizabeth Luthman, Alina Kiessling, James McGuire, Mina Rais-Zadeh, Michael Hoenk, Thomas Pavlak, Carlos Vargas, Daewook Kim

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 04, 044008, (December 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.4.044008

KEYWORDS: Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Clouds, Far ultraviolet, Space telescopes, Fluorescence, Molecules, Equipment, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 November 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Balloon-borne FIREBall-2 ultraviolet spectrograph stray light control based on nonsequential reverse modeling of on-sky data

Trenton Brendel, Aafaque Khan, Simran Agarwal, Heejoo Choi, Daewook Kim, Erika Hamden, Vincent Picouet, D. Christopher Martin, Bruno Milliard, David Schiminovich, Shouleh Nikzad, Jean Evrard, Nicolas Bray, Johan Montel, Keri Hoadley, Drew Miles, Gillian Kyne, Jessica Li, Zeren Lin, Haeun Chung, Philippe Balard, Patrick Blanchard, Marty Crabill, Charles-Antoine Chevrier, Alain Peus, Ignacio Cevallos-Aleman, Olivia Jones, Harrison Bradley, Naz Ipek Kerkeser, Matthew Werneken, Didier Vibert, Nicole Melso, David Valls-Gabaud

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 04, 048001, (November 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.4.048001

KEYWORDS: Baffles, Stray light, Sensors, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Balloons, Ultraviolet radiation, Stray light control, Tongue, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Polstar high resolution spectropolarimetry MIDEX mission

Richard Ignace, Ken Gayley, Robert Woodruff, Coralie Neiner, Scott Richardson, Alison Nordt, Tony Hull, Shouleh Nikzad, Charles Shapiro, Paul Scowen, Gopal Vasudevan

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218106 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630103

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Mirrors, Stars, Polarization, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Polarimetry, Modulators, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Paper

Paper

The UV-SCOPE mission: ultraviolet spectroscopic characterization of planets and their environments

David Ardila, Evgenya Shkolnik, John Ziemer, Mark Swain, James Owen, Michael Line, R. O. Parke Loyd, R. Glenn Sellar, Travis Barman, Courtney Dressing, William Frazier, April Jewell, Robert Kinsey, Carl Liebe, Joshua Lothringer, Luz Maria Martinez-Sierra, James McGuire, Victoria Meadows, Ruth Murray-Clay, Shouleh Nikzad, Sarah Peacock, Hilke Schlichting, David Sing, Kevin Stevenson, Yen-Hung Wu

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218104 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629000

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Stars, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Exoplanets, Planets, Space operations, Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric chemistry

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Optimizing silicon UV detector response with antireflection coatings, solar-blind bandpass filters, and linear variable filters

April Jewell, Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121810G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630552

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Coating, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Ultraviolet detectors, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): instrument vacuum testing setup

Johnathan Gamaunt, Logan Jensen, Paul Scowen, David Ardila, Nathaniel Struebel, Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa, Daniel Jacobs, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Evgenya Shkolnik

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121813L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630555

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Contamination, Data modeling, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Interfaces, Field programmable gate arrays, Optical fabrication, Space operations, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

2D-doped silicon detectors for UV/optical/NIR and x-ray astronomy

Michael Hoenk, April Jewell, Gillian Kyne, John Hennessy, Todd Jones, Samuel Cheng, Shouleh Nikzad, David Morris, Katherine Lawrie, Jesper Skottfelt

Proceedings Volume 12191, 1219113 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631542

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Data modeling, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Interfaces, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

High dynamic range techniques for astronomical applications of CMOS devices

Hannah Earnshaw, Timothee Greffe, Roger Smith, Brian Grefenstette, Fiona Harrison, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad, Charles Shapiro

Proceedings Volume 12191, 121910G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630367

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Point spread functions, CMOS sensors, Astronomy, High dynamic range image sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, High dynamic range imaging, Signal detection, CMOS devices

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Characterization of low light performance of a CMOS sensor for ultraviolet astronomical applications

John Hennessy, Timothee Greffe, Roger Smith, Myles Sherman, Fiona Harrison, Hannah Earnshaw, Brian Grefenstette, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 12191, 121910E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629198

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Astronomy, Sensors, Video, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Interference (communication), Monte Carlo methods, Cadmium sulfide, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Presentation

Emerging Technologies Panel

Shouleh Nikzad, Mario Perez, Nan Yu, Eric Fossum, Nemanja Jovanovic

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218802 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2646880

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

FIREBall-2(022): challenges, progress, and the road ahead to flight

Drew Miles, Jared Termini, Keri Hoadley, Chris Martin, Erika Hamden, David Schiminovich, Shouleh Nikzad, Jean Evrard, David Valls-Gabaud, Bruno Milliard, Zeren Lin, Aafaque Khan, Simran Agarwal, Haeun Chung, Carlos Vargas, Jessica Li, Gillian Kyne, Marty Crabill, Nicole Melso, Vincent Picouet, Ignacio Cevallos, Barbara Santiago, Trenton Brendel, Philippe Balard, Patrick Blanchard, Didier Vibert, Nicolas Bray, Catherine Hourtolle, Frédéri Mirc, Johan Montel

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218109 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629052

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Spectrographs, Roads, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Ultraviolet detectors, Ultraviolet telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster

Poster

Environmental studies on ALD metal fluorides for future far UV optical coatings

Robin Rodríguez, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Parker Hinton, Nicholas Kruczek, Brian Fleming, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121813D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631413

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Atomic layer deposition, Thin film coatings

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 April 2022

Characterization of low light performance of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor sensor for ultraviolet astronomical applications

Timothee Greffe, Roger Smith, Myles Sherman, Fiona Harrison, Hannah Earnshaw, Brian Grefenstette, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 026004, (April 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.026004

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Semiconductors, Cadmium sulfide, Ultraviolet radiation, Charge-coupled devices, CMOS sensors, Photons, Video, Astronomy, Switches

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Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) detectors offer many advantages over charge-coupled devices (CCDs) for optical and ultraviolet (UV) astronomical applications, especially in space where high radiation tolerance is required. However, astronomical instruments are most often designed for low light-level observations demanding low dark current and read noise, good linearity, and high dynamic range, characteristics that have not been widely demonstrated for CMOS imagers. We report the performance, over temperatures from 140 to 240 K, of a radiation hardened SRI 4k × 2k back-side illuminated CMOS image sensor with surface treatments that make it highly sensitive in blue and UV bands. After suppressing emission from glow sites resulting from defects in the engineering grade device examined, a 0.077 me − / s dark current floor is reached at 160 K, rising to 1 me − / s at 184 K, rivaling that of the best CCDs. We examine the trade-off between readout speed and read noise, finding that 1.43 e − median read noise is achieved using line-wise digital correlated double sampling at 700 kpix / s / ch corresponding to a 1.5 s readout time. The 15 ke − well capacity in high gain mode extends to 120 ke − in dual gain mode. Continued collection of photogenerated charge during readout enables a further dynamic range extension beyond 106 e − effective well capacity with only 1% loss of exposure efficiency by combining short and long exposures. A quadratic fit to correct for non-linearity reduces gain correction residuals from 1.5% to 0.2% in low gain mode and to 0.4% in high gain mode. Cross-talk to adjacent pixels is only 0.4% vertically, 0.6% horizontally, and 0.1% diagonally. These characteristics plus the relatively large (10 μm) pixel size, quasi 4-side buttability, electronic shutter, and sub-array readout make this sensor an excellent choice for wide field astronomical imaging in space, even at far-UV wavelengths where sky background is very low.

Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Poster + Paper

Advances in detector-integrated filter coatings for the far ultraviolet

John Hennessy, April Jewell, Michael Hoenk, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118211A (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595524

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Antireflective coatings, Sensors, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Dielectric filters

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Presentation

Enabling technologies for astrophysics, planetary science, and terrestrial applications

Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182102 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603698

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

SPARCS payload assembly, integration, and test update

Paul Scowen, David Ardila, Johnathan Gamaunt, Shouleh Nikzad, April Jewell, Jim Austin, Matthew Beasley, Evgenya Shkolnik, Travis Barman, Judd Bowman, Varoujan Gorjian, Dawn Gregory, Daniel Jacobs, Joe Llama, Mary Knapp, Victoria Meadows, Sarah Peacock, Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa, Mark Swain, Peter Vedder, Lisa Whelan, Robert Zellem, Logan Jensen

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114440A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562582

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Telescopes, Near ultraviolet, Light sources, Stars, Custom fabrication, Calibration, Optical fabrication, Integrated optics, Contamination control

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

FIREBAll-2 thermal control system: Performance of the 2018 flight and improvements for 2021

Hung Pham, Keri Hoadley, Gillian Kyne, Chris Martin, Bruno Milliard, David Schiminovich, Erika Hamden, Shouleh Nikzad, Zeren Lin, Vincent Picouet

Proceedings Volume 11445, 1144529 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561974

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Control systems, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy, Performance modeling, Cryocoolers, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

SPARCam: the UV camera for the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS)

David Ardila, April Jewell, Christophe Basset, Samuel Cheng, John Hennessy, Gillian Kyne, Todd Jones, Evgenya Shkolnik, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114440B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561091

KEYWORDS: Near ultraviolet, Antireflective coatings, Electronics, Stars, Cameras, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet detectors, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Delta-doped EMCCDs for sub-orbital and space based missions

Gillian Kyne, Shouleh Nikzad, April Jewell, Samuel Cheng, Todd Jones, John Hennessy, Michael Hoenk

Proceedings Volume 11454, 114541I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561975

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Charge-coupled devices, Astronomical imaging, Space operations, Ultraviolet detectors, Environmental sensing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 November 2020

End-to-end ground calibration and in-flight performance of the FIREBall-2 instrument

Vincent Picouet, Bruno Milliard, Gillian Kyne, Didier Vibert, David Schiminovich, Christopher Martin, Erika Hamden, Keri Hoadley, Johan Montel, Nicole Melso, Donal O'Sullivan, Jean Evrard, Etienne Pérot, Robert Grange, Shouleh Nikzad, Philippe Balard, Patrick Blanchard, Frédéri Mirc, Nicolas Bray, April Jewell, Samuel Quiret

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 04, 044004, (November 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.4.044004

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Chromium, Galactic astronomy, Signal to noise ratio, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Stars, Spatial resolution

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 March 2020 Open Access

Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Detectors for Astronomy and Cosmology

Shouleh Nikzad, Erika Hamden, Michael Hoenk, John MacKenty, Andrei Nomerotski, Charles Shapiro, Roger Smith

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 01, 011001, (March 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.1.011001

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Astronomy, Charge-coupled devices, Image sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Quantum efficiency, Ultraviolet radiation, Exoplanets, Calibration, CCD image sensors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 March 2020

Delta-doped electron-multiplying CCDs for FIREBall-2

Gillian Kyne, Erika Hamden, Shouleh Nikzad, Keri Hoadley, April Jewell, Todd Jones, Michael Hoenk, Samuel Cheng, D. Christopher Martin, Nicole Lingner, David Schiminovich, Bruno Milliard, Robert Grange, Olivier Daigle

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 01, 011007, (March 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.1.011007

KEYWORDS: Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Clocks, Chromium, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Calibration, Quantum efficiency, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Technology maturity update for the Habitable-zone Exoplanet Imaging Observatory (HabEx) concept

Rhonda Morgan, Keith Warfield, H. Phil Stahl, Gary Kuan, Bertrand Mennesson, Shouleh Nikzad, Ali Azizi, Bala Balasubramanian, Dimitri Mawet, Eugene Serabyn, Stuart Shaklan, John Hennessy

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150N (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529766

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Segmented mirrors, Sensors, Wavefronts, Deformable mirrors, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Presentation

Ground- and space-based UV observations with EMCCDs (Conference Presentation)

Gillian Kyne, Erika Hamden, Keri Hoadley, Christopher Martin, Shouleh Nikzad, April Jewell

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530520

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Detector development, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Charge-coupled devices, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy, New and emerging technologies

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Presentation

2018 flight of the faint intergalactic medium redshifted emission balloon (FIREBall-2) (Conference Presentation)

Erika Hamden, Keri Hoadley, Chris Martin, David Schiminovich, Shouleh Nikzad, Bruno Milliard, Gillian Kyne

Proceedings Volume 11118, 1111814 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530083

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Ultraviolet radiation, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Astronomical imaging, Hardware testing

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Paper

Paper

FIREBall-2: advancing TRL while doing proof-of-concept astrophysics on a suborbital platform

Erika Hamden, D. Christopher Martin, David Schiminovich, Bruno Milliard, Keri Hoadley, Gillian Kyne, Donal O'Sullivan, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Philippe Balard, Vincent Picouet, Didier Vibert, Nicolas Bray, Jean Evrard, Johan Montel, Nicole Melso, Sandrine Pascal, Julia Gross, Jose Zorrilla, Patrick Blanchard, Marty Crabill, Isabelle Zenone, Frédéri Mirc, Mateusz Matuszewski, Hwei Ru Ong, Ramona Augustin, Albert Gomes, Robert Grange, Michele Limon, Nicole Lingner, Muriel Saccoccio, Etienne Perot, Brian Smiley, Xavier Soors, Pierre Tapie

Proceedings Volume 10982, 1098220 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2518711

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Microchannel plates, Quantum efficiency, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Charge-coupled devices, Astrophysics, Ultraviolet detectors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Ultraviolet detectors for astrophysics missions: a case study with the star-planet activity research cubesat (SPARC)

April Jewell, John Hennessy, Todd Jones, Samuel Cheng, Alexander Carver, David Ardila, Evgenya Shkolnik, Michael Hoenk, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107090C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312972

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Exoplanets, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet coatings, Ultraviolet detectors, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Ultrathin protective coatings by atomic layer engineering for far ultraviolet aluminum mirrors

John Hennessy, Christopher Moore, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, April Jewell, Kevin France, Shouleh Nikzad, Alexander Carver

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069902 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314185

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Etching, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Thin film coatings

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Monitoring the high-energy radiation environment of exoplanets around low-mass stars with SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat)

Paul Scowen, Evgenya Shkolnik, David Ardila, Judd Bowman, Daniel Jacobs, April Jewell, Matthew Beasley, Mark Swain, Varoujan Gorjian, Shouleh Nikzad, Victoria Meadows, Travis Berman, Robert Zellem, Joe Llama, Michael Fitzgerald, Constance Spittler

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106990F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315543

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Control systems, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Planets, Space operations, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Conceptual design of a wide-field near UV transient survey in a 6U CubeSat

Yoichi Yatsu, Toshiki Ozawa, Hideo Mamiya, Nobuyuki Kawai, Yuhei Kikuya, Masanori Matsushita, Saburo Matunaga, Pavaman Bilgi, Shouleh Nikzad, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Nozomu Tominaga, Masaomi Tanaka, Tomoki Morokuma, Norihide Takeyama, Akito Enokuchi, Kenichi Sasaki

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106990D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313026

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Near ultraviolet, Optical design, Astronomy, Stars, Sensors, Satellites, Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Satellite communications

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Technology maturity for the habitable-zone exoplanet imaging observatory (HabEx) concept

Rhonda Morgan, Keith Warfield, H. Phil Stahl, Bertrand Mennesson, Shouleh Nikzad, Joel Nissen, Bala Balasubramanian, Stuart Shaklan, Dimitri Mawet, Karl Stapelfeldt, Steven Warwick, Gary Kuan, Eugene Serabyn

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313845

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Microchannel plates, Coating, Reflectivity, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Paper

Paper

Advanced imaging capabilities by incorporating plasmonics and metamaterials in detectors

John Hennessy, April Jewell, Michael Hoenk, David Hitlin, Mickel McClish, Alexander Carver, Todd Jones, Ahmed Morsy, Michelle Povinelli, L. Douglas Bell, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 10639, 106391P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305126

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Plasmonics, Optical filters, Sensors, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2017 Paper

Paper

Atomic layer deposition and etching methods for far ultraviolet aluminum mirrors

John Hennessy, Christopher Moore, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Kevin France, Christian Carter

Proceedings Volume 10401, 1040119 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274633

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Mirrors, Etching, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Far ultraviolet, Focus stacking software

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Paper

Paper

Mirror coatings for large aperture UV optical infrared telescope optics

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad, Nasrat Raouf, Manuel Quijada, Javier Del Hoyo

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274794

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Telescopes, Mirrors, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Space telescopes, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Infrared telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2017

High-efficiency UV/optical/NIR detectors for large aperture telescopes and UV explorer missions: development of and field observations with delta-doped arrays

Shouleh Nikzad, April Jewell, Michael Hoenk, Todd Jones, John Hennessy, Tim Goodsall, Alexander Carver, Charles Shapiro, Samuel Cheng, Erika Hamden, Gillian Kyne, D. Christopher Martin, David Schiminovich, Paul Scowen, Kevin France, Stephan McCandliss, Roxana Lupu

JATIS, Vol. 3, Issue 03, 036002, (September 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.3.3.036002

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Quantum efficiency, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Semiconducting wafers, Ultraviolet telescopes, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2017 Presentation

Presentation

Fluorescence and reflectance measurements in the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared using delta-doped silicon arrays with custom coating for medical applications (Conference Presentation)

Samuel Cheng, Dana Budzyn, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 10194, 101942C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263841

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Visible radiation, Tissues, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Luminescence, Coating, Reflectivity, Imaging spectroscopy, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Paper

Paper

Materials and process development for the fabrication of far ultraviolet device-integrated filters for visible-blind Si sensors

Mickel McClish, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Alexander Carver, Shouleh Nikzad, David Hitlin, Todd Jones, Michael Hoenk

Proceedings Volume 10209, 102090P (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262786

KEYWORDS: Visible radiation, Avalanche photodetectors, Magnesium fluoride, Sensors, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Dielectrics, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Reflectivity, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Dielectric filters, Avalanche photodiodes, CCD image sensors, Far ultraviolet, Internal quantum efficiency, Bandpass filters

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 April 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Brain Mapping and Therapeutics

Shouleh Nikzad, Yu Chen, Vassiliy Tsytsarev, Babak Kateb, Warren Grundfest

NPh, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011001, (April 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.NPh.4.1.011001

KEYWORDS: Brain, Brain mapping, Neurophotonics, Neuroimaging, Tissue optics, Medicine, Sensors, Neuroscience, Optical coherence tomography, Tumors

Proceedings Article | 17 October 2016 Paper

Paper

Characterizing environmental effects on visible and UV reflectance of ALD-coated optics

Christian Carter, Christopher Moore, John Hennessy, Kevin France, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 9963, 99630V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238198

KEYWORDS: Wafer-level optics, Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Silicon, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, UV optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 September 2016 Open Access

Open Access

Charge-coupled devices detectors with high quantum efficiency at UV wavelengths

Erika Hamden, April Jewell, Charles Shapiro, Samuel Cheng, Timothy Goodsall, John Hennessy, Michael Hoenk, Todd Jones, Samuel Gordon, Hwei Ru Ong, David Schiminovich, D. Christopher Martin, Shouleh Nikzad

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 03, 036003, (September 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.3.036003

KEYWORDS: Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Absorption, Sensors, Reflectivity, Aluminum, Silica, Atomic layer deposition

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2016 Paper

Paper

The faint intergalactic-medium red-shifted emission balloon: future UV observations with EMCCDs

Erika Hamden, D. Christopher Martin, Shouleh Nikzad, Gillian Kyne, Nicole Lingner, Patrick Morrissey

Proceedings Volume 9915, 991507 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232879

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Clocks, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Charge-coupled devices, Image storage, Galactic astronomy, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

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Atomic Layer Deposited (ALD) coatings for future astronomical telescopes: recent developments

Christopher Samuel Moore, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99122U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232296

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Mirrors, Astronomy, Magnesium fluoride, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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Concept study for a compact homodyne astrophysics spectrometer for exoplanets (CHASE)

Sona Hosseini, Chris Webster, Debra Fischer, Evgenya Shkolnik, Shouleh Nikzad, Gautam Vasisht, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990534 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233242

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Electronics, Ultraviolet radiation, Computer simulations, Exoplanets, Data processing, Software development, Charge-coupled devices, Device simulation, Instrument modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 June 2016

Performance and prospects of far ultraviolet aluminum mirrors protected by atomic layer deposition

John Hennessy, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Christopher Moore, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Kevin France, Manuel Quijada

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 04, 041206, (June 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041206

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Atomic layer deposition, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Oxides, Optical coatings, Far ultraviolet, Thin films, Laser induced fluorescence, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2015 Paper

Paper

Coatings for UVOIR telescope mirrors

Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad, Nasrat Raouf, Michael Ayala, Javier Del Hoyo, Manuel Quijada, Stuart Shaklan, Paul Scowen

Proceedings Volume 9602, 96020I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188981

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity, Diagnostics, Laser induced fluorescence, Space telescopes, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

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Current progress in the characterization of atomic layer deposited AlF3 for future astronomical ultraviolet mirror coatings

Eliot Kersgaard, Christopher Samuel Moore, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Kevin France

Proceedings Volume 9601, 96010X (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186723

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polarization, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Surface roughness, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

Paper

Detector performance for the FIREBall-2 UV experiment

April Jewell, Erika Hamden, Timothy Goodsall, Charles Shapiro, Samuel Cheng, Todd Jones, Alexander Carver, Michael Hoenk, David Schiminovich, Christopher Martin, Shouleh Nikzad, Hwei Ru Ong, John Hennessy

Proceedings Volume 9601, 96010N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190167

KEYWORDS: Silica, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Reflectivity, Sensor performance, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Atomic layer deposition, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2014 Paper

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Superlattice-doped silicon detectors: progress and prospects

Michael Hoenk, Alexander Carver, Todd Jones, Shouleh Nikzad, Joseph Sgro, Shraga Tsur, John Hennessy, April Jewell, Mickel McClish, Richard Farrell

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915413 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057678

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Deep ultraviolet, Sensors, Interfaces, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Doping, Atomic layer deposition, Charge-coupled devices, Superlattices

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Paper

High efficiency CCD detectors at UV wavelengths

Erika Hamden, Shouleh Nikzad, David Schiminovich, April Jewell, D. Christopher Martin, John Hennessy, Michael Hoenk, Samuel Gordon

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056204

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Silica, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Coating, Charge-coupled devices, Galactic astronomy, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Recent developments and results of new ultraviolet reflective mirror coatings

Christopher Moore, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Kevin France, John Hennessy

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91444H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057272

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Thin film coatings

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2013 Paper

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Wide band antireflection coatings deposited by atomic layer deposition

Michael Hoenk, April Jewell, John Hennessy, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 8820, 88200Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025198

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Antireflective coatings, Titanium dioxide, Silica, Sensors, Interfaces, Silicon, Optical coatings, Transmission electron microscopy, Atomic layer deposition

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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UV photon-counting CCD detectors that enable the next generation of UV spectroscopy missions: AR coatings that can achieve 80-90% QE

Shouleh Nikzad, David Schiminovich, Erika Hamden, D. Christopher Martin, Frank Greer

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845309 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927208

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Magnesium fluoride, Silica, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Atomic layer deposition, Charge-coupled devices, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Modified modular imaging system designed for a sounding rocket experiment

Todd Veach, Shouleh Nikzad, Paul Scowen, Matthew Beasley

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84467F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925592

KEYWORDS: Rockets, Clocks, Imaging systems, Sensors, Video, Ultraviolet radiation, Copper, Amplifiers, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Mirror coatings with atomic layer deposition: initial results

Shouleh Nikzad, Wesley Traub, Frank Greer

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84421J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926625

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Magnesium fluoride, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Space telescopes, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Progress in new ultraviolet reflective coating techniques

Matthew Beasley, Frank Greer, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84433Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926529

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Magnesium fluoride, Metals, Ultraviolet radiation, Coating, Reflectivity, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2011 Paper

Paper

Progress in new ultraviolet reflective coating techniques

Frank Greer, Matthew Beasley, Shouleh Nikzad

Proceedings Volume 8145, 81450F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893903

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Magnesium fluoride, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Coating, Reflectivity, Laser induced fluorescence, Atomic layer deposition, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Paper

Design and implementation of the NUV/optical widefield Star Formation Camera for the Theia Observatory

John Gallagher, Alex Fullerton, Shouleh Nikzad, Robert O'Connell, Sally Oey, P. Douglas Lisman, Aki Roberge, Daniella Calzetti, James Rhoads, Jason Tumlinson, Rogier Windhorst, Mark McCaughrean, Daniel Stern, Robert Woodruff, Matthew Beasley, Stuart Shaklan, Nathan Smith, Sangeeta Malhotra, Steven Macenka, Steve Desch, Rolf Jansen, Paul Scowen, Oswald H. W. Siegmund, Deborah Padgett

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77314Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857475

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Optical filters, Astronomy, Stars, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Silicon, Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2010 Paper

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Fully digital image sensor employing delta-sigma indirect feedback ADC with high-sensitivity to low-light illuminations for astronomical imaging applications

Brian Ashe, Brandon Hanold, Don Stauffer, Zeljko Ignjatovic, Shouleh Nikzad, Thomas Montagliano, Donald Figer, Danijel Maricic

Proceedings Volume 7742, 774217 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857391

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, CMOS sensors, Imaging systems, Sensors, Photodiodes, Image sensors, Transistors, Cadmium sulfide, Astronomical imaging, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Characterization of a Σ∆-based CMOS monolithic detector

Danijel Maricic, Brandon Hanold, Shouleh Nikzad, Thomas Montagliano, Donald Stauffer, Zeljko Ignjatovic, Brian Ashe, Todd Jones, Donald Figer

Proceedings Volume 7742, 77420A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857176

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Electronics, Modulation, Sensors, Etching, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Photodiodes, Capacitance, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Characterization and absolute QE measurements of delta-doped N-channel and P-channel CCDs

Todd Jones, Shouleh Nikzad, Steve Monacos, Blake Jacquot, Jordana Blacksberg, Michael Hoenk

Proceedings Volume 7742, 77420I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857694

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Sensors, Calibration, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Photodiodes, Charge-coupled devices, Monochromators, Vacuum ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2009 Paper

Paper

Delta-doped back-illuminated CMOS imaging arrays: progress and prospects

Frank Greer, Edward Blazejewski, Matthew Dickie, Thomas Cunningham, Shouleh Nikzad, Todd Jones, Michael Hoenk

Proceedings Volume 7419, 74190T (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.832326

KEYWORDS: CMOS sensors, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Image sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors, Imaging arrays, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Calibration and flight performance of the long-slit imaging dual order spectrograph

Kevin France, Shouleh Nikzad, Stephan McCandliss, Brian Fleming, Paul Feldman, Roxana Lupu

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.786435

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Lamps, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The Observatory for Multi-Epoch Gravitational Lens Astrophysics (OMEGA)

Varoujan Gorjian, Shouleh Nikzad, James Bullock, Priyamvada Natarajan, Edward Cheng, Philip Marshall, Charles Lawrence, Charles Keeton, Leonidas Moustakas, Dan Coe, Bradley Peterson, Jeffrey Booth, Cate Heneghan, Adam Bolton, Christopher Kochanek, Christopher Fassnacht, Joachim Wambsganss, R. Benton Metcalf

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789987

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Mirrors, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Photometry, Galactic astronomy, Astrophysics, Hubble Space Telescope

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Dark matter in a universe dominated by a cosmological constant seeds the formation of structure and is the scaffolding for galaxy formation. The nature of dark matter remains one of the fundamental unsolved problems in astrophysics and physics even though it represents 85% of the mass in the universe, and nearly one quarter of its total mass-energy budget. The mass function of dark matter "substructure" on sub-galactic scales may be enormously sensitive to the mass and properties of the dark matter particle. On astrophysical scales, especially at cosmological distances, dark matter substructure may only be detected through its gravitational influence on light from distant varying sources. Specifically, these are largely active galactic nuclei (AGN), which are accreting super-massive black holes in the centers of galaxies, some of the most extreme objects ever found. With enough measurements of the flux from AGN at different wavelengths, and their variability over time, the detailed structure around AGN, and even the mass of the super-massive black hole can be measured. The Observatory for Multi-Epoch Gravitational Lens Astrophysics (OMEGA) is a mission concept for a 1.5-m near-UV through near-IR space observatory that will be dedicated to frequent imaging and spectroscopic monitoring of ~100 multiply-imaged active galactic nuclei over the whole sky. Using wavelength-tailored dichroics with extremely high transmittance, efficient imaging in six channels will be done simultaneously during each visit to each target. The separate spectroscopic mode, engaged through a flip-in mirror, uses an image slicer spectrograph. After a period of many visits to all targets, the resulting multidimensional movies can then be analyzed to a) measure the mass function of dark matter substructure; b) measure precise masses of the accreting black holes as well as the structure of their accretion disks and their environments over several decades of physical scale; and c) measure a combination of Hubble's local expansion constant and cosmological distances to unprecedented precision. We present the novel OMEGA instrumentation suite, and how its integrated design is ideal for opening the time domain of known cosmologically-distant variable sources, to achieve the stated scientific goals.

Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

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The Star Formation Observatory (SFO) mission to study cosmic origins near and far

Sally Oey, Mark McCaughrean, Brian Cooke, Daniela Calzetti, Rolf Jansen, Aki Roberge, Jason Tumlinson, Robert Woodruff, James Rhoads, Debbie Padgett, Daniel Stern, Nathan Smith, Shouleh Nikzad, Rogier Windhorst, Robert O'Connell, Oswald Siegmund, Alex Fullerton, Steven Desch, John Gallagher, Sangeeta Malhotra, Paul Scowen, Matthew Beasley

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788038

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Stars, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Microchannel plates, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Imaging spectroscopy, Planets, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2006 Paper

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A novel low-voltage electron-bombarded CCD readout

Janet Sheung, Jordanna Blacksberg, Michael Hoenk, Todd Jones, Shouleh Nikzad, L. Douglass Bell, Chris Martin, Patrick Morrissey, Steve Kaye

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626610 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673208

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Electrons, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Gallium nitride, Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors, Cesium

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 2005 Paper

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Advanced broadband imager for EUV and FUV studies with exquisite precision

Shouleh Nikzad, Jordana Blacksberg, Michael Hoenk, Hakeem Oluseyi

Proceedings Volume 5978, 59781A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646707

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Packaging, Sun, Imaging systems, Remote sensing, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Extreme ultraviolet, Charge-coupled devices, Antimony

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2000 Paper

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Ultrastable and uniform EUV and UV detectors

Shouleh Nikzad, Peter Deelman, Arthur Walker, S. Elliott, Todd Jones, Thomas Cunningham, Hakeem Oluseyi

Proceedings Volume 4139, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410541

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Electrons, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Doping, CCD cameras, Extreme ultraviolet, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2000 Paper

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Delta-doped CCDs with integrated UV coatings

Shouleh Nikzad, Morley Blouke, Peter Deelman

Proceedings Volume 3965, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.385471

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Optical filters, Antireflective coatings, Magnesium fluoride, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet coatings

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2000 Paper

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Thinned charged-coupled devices with flat focal planes for UV imaging

Peter Deelman, Shouleh Nikzad, Todd Jones, R. Wilson, Paula Grunthaner, S. Elliott

Proceedings Volume 3965, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.385472

KEYWORDS: Gold, Aerospace engineering, Etching, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Diffusion, Doping, Platinum, Charge-coupled devices, Back illuminated sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 1997 Paper

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Low-energy electron detection with delta-doped CCDs

Shouleh Nikzad, Aimee Smith, Qiuming Yu, Tom Elliott, Todd Jones, T. Tombrello

Proceedings Volume 3019, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275183

KEYWORDS: Electron beams, Backscatter, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Scanning electron microscopy, Aluminum, Charge-coupled devices, Internal quantum efficiency, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 1994 Paper

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Delta-doped CCDs as stable, high-sensitivity, high-resolution UV imaging arrays

Paula Grunthaner, Shouleh Nikzad, Hsin-Fu Tseng, Frank Grunthaner, Michael Hoenk, Robert Terhune, Rusty Winzenread, Masoud Fattahi

Proceedings Volume 2217, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179949

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Reflection, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Transmittance, Charge-coupled devices, Internal quantum efficiency, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 1994 Paper

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Delta-doped CCDs for enhanced UV performance

Paula Grunthaner, Frank Grunthaner, Shouleh Nikzad, Michael Hoenk, Robert Terhune, Masoud Fattahi, Hsin-Fu Tseng, Rusty Winzenread

Proceedings Volume 2278, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180023

KEYWORDS: Aerospace engineering, Chemical species, Ultraviolet radiation, Interfaces, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Ion implantation, Boron, Charge-coupled devices, Internal quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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Delta-doped CCDs: high QE with long-term stability at UV and visible wavelengths

Michael Lesser, Michael Hoenk, Masoud Fattahi, Shouleh Nikzad, Hsin-Fu Tseng, Frank Grunthaner, Robert Terhune, Rusty Winzenread, Paula Grunthaner

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176733

KEYWORDS: Antireflective coatings, Visible radiation, Chemical species, Ultraviolet radiation, Photons, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Boron, Charge-coupled devices, Internal quantum efficiency

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