Dr. W. Thomas Vestrand Profile

Dr. W. Thomas Vestrand

at Los Alamos National Lab

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Publications (27)

Proceedings Article | 22 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

The LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP): a proposed NASA mission of opportunity for the ISS

Jessica Gaskin, Mark McConnell, Randy Baggett, Matthew Baring, Peter Bloser, Byron Bonds, Dennis Bowler, Michael Briggs, Camden Ertley, Paul Galloway, Adam Goldstein, J. Eric Grove, Dieter Hartmann, Peter Jenke, R. Marc Kippen, Fabian Kislat, Daniel Kocevski, Merlin Kole, John Krizmanic, Jason Legere, Tyson Littenberg, Neil Martin, Sheila McBreen, Chip Meegan, Karla Oñate Melecio, Mark Pearce, John Polizotti, Rob Preece, Nicolas Produit, James Ryan, Felix Ryde, Lisa Smith, Steven Sturner, Vincent Tatischeff, Peter Veres, W. Thomas Vestrand, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, George Younes, Jimmy Zaid, Bing Zhang

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130932C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020072

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

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The mini astrophysical MeV background observatory (MAMBO) CubeSat mission for gamma-ray astronomy

Peter Bloser, W. Thomas Vestrand, Markus Hehlen, Kimberly Katko, Lucas Parker, Darrel Beckman, James Sedillo, Justin McGlown, John Michel, Rory Scobie, Anthony Nelson, Daniel Poulson, Tyler Roth, Christopher Fryer, Aimee Hungerford, Matthew Mumpower, Melissa Rasmussen, Samalka Anandagoda, Dieter Hartmann, Marco Ajello

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267812 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676410

KEYWORDS: Silicon photomultipliers, Equipment, Gamma radiation, Space operations, Scintillators, Simulations, Sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Calibration, Plastics

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The Mini Astrophysical MeV Background Observatory (MAMBO) CubeSat mission for gamma-ray astronomy

Peter Bloser, W. Thomas Vestrand, Markus Hehlen, Kimberly Katko, Lucas Parker, Darrel Beckman, James Sedillo, Justin McGlown, John Michel, Rory Scobie, Anthony Nelson, Tyler Roth, Daniel Poulson

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121812L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629069

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Space operations, Electronics, Scintillators, Observatories, Instrument modeling, Gamma-ray astronomy, Device simulation, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Exploring the nature of sub-second optical flashes in the night sky

W. Thomas Vestrand, Yancey Sechrest, Robert Hill, David Palmer, Lucas Parker, Przemek Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 12186, 121860K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629597

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Satellites, Ranging, Image processing, Stereoscopy, Stars, Optical filters, Observatories, Ultrafast phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

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The Mini Astrophysical MeV Background Observatory (MAMBO) CubeSat mission

Peter Bloser, W. Thomas Vestrand, Markus Hehlen, Lucas Parker, Darrel Beckman, Justin McGlown, Lee Holguin, Kimberly Katko, James Sedillo, Anthony Nelson, Gregory Lee

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210I (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594046

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Space operations, Scintillators, Observatories, Monte Carlo methods, Calibration, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

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Evaluation of a prototype detector for the LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP)

Karla Oñate Melecio, Camden Ertley, Mark McConnell, Jason Legere, Peter Bloser, Michael Briggs, Jessica Gaskin, Adam Goldstein, Eric Grove, Michelle Hui, Peter Jenke, Marc Kippen, Fabian Kislat, Daniel Kocevski, John Krizmanic, Chip Meegan, Rob Preece, James Ryan, Steven Sturner, Péter Veres, W. Thomas Vestrand, Colleen Wilson-Hodge

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210Q (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594568

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Polarization, Sensors, Polarimetry, Collimators, Scintillators, Scattering, Calibration, Gamma radiation, Electronics, Astronomical instrumentation

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

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The LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP) a NASA mission of opportunity for the ISS

Mark McConnell, Matthew Baring, Peter Bloser, Michael Briggs, Camden Ertley, Greg Fletcher, Jessica Gaskin, Karen Gelmis, Adam Goldstein, Eric Grove, Dieter Hartmann, Michelle Hui, Peter Jenke, R. Marc Kippen, Fabian Kislat, Daneil Kocevski, Merlin Kole, John Krizmanic, Jason Legere, Tyson Littenberg, Neil Martin, Sheila McBreen, Don McQueen, Chip Meegan, Karla Oñate Melecio, Mark Pearce, Rob Preece, Nicolas Produit, James Ryan, Steven Sturner, Peter Veres, W. Thomas Vestrand, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, Bing Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210P (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594737

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Sensors, Space operations, Scintillators, Photon polarization, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Gamma-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

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The Gamow Explorer: a Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics

N. White, F. Bauer, W. Baumgartner, M. Bautz, E. Berger, B. Cenko, T.-C. Chang, A. Falcone, H. Fausey, C. Feldman, D. Fox, O. Fox, A. Fruchter, C. Fryer, G. Ghirlanda, K. Gorski, C. Grant, S. Guiriec, M. Hart, D. Hartmann, J. Hennawi, D. Kann, D. Kaplan, J. Kennea, D. Kocevski, C. Kouveliotou, C. Lawrence, A. Levan, A. Lidz, A. Lien, T. Littenberg, L. Mas-Ribas, M. Moss, P. O'Brien, J. O'Meara, D. Palmer, D. Pasham, J. Racusin, R. Remillard, O. Roberts, P. Roming, M. Rud, R. Salvaterra, R. Sambruna, M. Seiffert, G. Sun, N. R. Tanvir, R. Terrile, N. Thomas, A. van der Horst, W. T. Verstrand, P. Willems, C. Wilson-Hodge, E. Young, L. Amati, E. Bozzo, O. Karczewski, C. Hernandez-Monteagudo, R. Rebolo Lopez, R. Genova-Santos, A. Martin, J. Granot, P. Bemiamini, R. Gil, E. Burns

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182109 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599293

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, X-rays, Stars, Observatories, James Webb Space Telescope, Astrophysics, Sensors, Metals, Absorption, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

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A heterogeneous telescope array optimized for low surface-brightness imaging

Lucas Parker, Yancey Sechrest, W. Thomas Vestrand, Przemek Wozniak, David Palmer

Proceedings Volume 11447, 11447A2 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576330

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Telescope design, Sensors, Astronomy, Quantum efficiency, Point spread functions, Digital cameras, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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The Mini Astrophysical MeV Background Observatory (MAMBO) CubeSat mission

Peter Bloser, W. Thomas Vestrand, Markus Hehlen, Lucas Parker, Andrew Hoover

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114441Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576143

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Gamma radiation, Spectrometer engineering, Space operations, Sensors, Particles, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2014 Paper

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POET: a SMEX mission for gamma ray burst polarimetry

Mark McConnell, Matthew Baring, Peter Bloser, Joseph Dwyer, A. Gordon Emslie, Camden Ertley, Jochen Greiner, Alice Harding, Dieter Hartmann, Joanne Hill, Philip Kaaret, R. Kippen, David Mattingly, Sheila McBreen, Mark Pearce, Nicolas Produit, James Ryan, Felix Ryde, Takanori Sakamoto, Kenji Toma, W. Thomas Vestrand, Bing Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91440O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056905

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Gamma radiation, Physics, Magnetism, Electroluminescent displays, X-rays, Sensors, Particles, Photon polarization

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Reengineering observatory operations for the time domain

Robert Seaman, W. Vestrand, Frederic Hessman

Proceedings Volume 9149, 914906 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060918

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Control systems, Astronomical telescopes, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Robotics, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Paper

A portable observatory for persistent monitoring of the night sky

James Wren, W. Thomas Vestrand, Przemek Wozniak, Heath Davis

Proceedings Volume 7737, 773723 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859039

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Observatories, Control systems, Telescopes, Robotics, Imaging systems, Astronomy, CCD cameras, Computer networks, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

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Operating a heterogeneous telescope network

Alasdair Allan, Karsten Bischoff, Martin Burgdorf, Brad Cavanagh, Damien Christian, Neil Clay, Rob Dickens, Frossie Economou, Mehri Fadavi, Stephen Frazer, Thomas Granzer, Sandy Grosvenor, Frederic Hessman, Tim Jenness, Anuradha Koratkar, Matthew Lehner, Chris Mottram, Tim Naylor, Eric Saunders, Nikolaos Solomos, Iain Steele, Georg Tuparev, W. Thomas Vestrand, Robert White, Sarah Yost

Proceedings Volume 6270, 62700H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671247

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Observatories, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes, Prototyping, Standards development, Astronomy, Physics, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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Interconnecting astronomical networks: evolving from single networks to meta-networks

R. White, A. Allan, S. Evans, W. Vestrand, J. Wren, P. Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 6274, 627409 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671686

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Telescopes, Telecommunications, Astronomical telescopes, Data communications, Observatories, Robotics, Computer programming, Software development, Received signal strength

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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What do telescopes, databases, and compute clusters have in common?

A. Allan, A. Adamson, B. Cavanagh, F. Economou, S. Fraser, T. Jenness, C. Mottram, T. Naylor, E. Saunders, I. Steele, W. Vestrand, R. White, P. Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 6274, 627408 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671360

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Prototyping, Astronomy, Planets, Astronomical telescopes, Robotics, Databases, Computer architecture, Network architectures, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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CASTER: a concept for a Black Hole Finder Probe based on the use of new scintillator technologies

Mark McConnell, Peter Bloser, Gary Case, Michael Cherry, James Cravens, T. Guzik, Kevin Hurley, R. Kippen, John Macri, Richard Miller, William Paciesas, James Ryan, Bradley Schaefer, J. Stacy, W. Vestrand, John Wefel

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589801 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615277

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Scintillators, Spatial resolution, Cameras, Telescopes, Crystals, Scintillation, Space telescopes, Coded aperture imaging, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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MEGA: a medium-energy gamma-ray astronomy mission concept

P. Bloser, J. Ryan, M. McConnell, J. Macri, U. Bravar, G. Kanbach, R. Andritschke, M. Ajello, A. Zoglauer, S. Hunter, B. Phlips, E. Wulf, D. Hartmann, R. Miller, W. Paciesas, A. Zych, R. Kippen, T. Vestrand, M. Cherry, T. Guzik, J. Stacy, J. Wefel, V. Reglero, G. Di Cocco, J. Cravens

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589804 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617315

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Sensors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Calibration, Gamma-ray astronomy, Satellites, Compton scattering

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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MEGA: the next generation Medium Energy Gamma-ray Telescope

James Ryan, Robert Andritschke, Peter Bloser, James Cravens, Michael Cherry, Guido Di Cocco, T. G. Guzik, Dieter Hartmann, Stanley Hunter, Gottfried Kanbach, R. Kippen, James Kurfess, John Macri, Mark McConnell, Richard Miller, William Paciesas, Bernard Phlips, Victor Reglero, J. Stacy, Mark Strickman, W. Thomas Vestrand, John Wefel, Eric Wulf, Andreas Zoglauer, Allen Zych

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551891

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Silicon, Spatial resolution, Space telescopes, Calibration, Gamma radiation, Compton scattering, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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CASTER: a scintillator-based black hole finder probe

Mark McConnell, Michael Cherry, T. G. Guzik, R. Kippen, James Ryan, John Macri, Richard Miller, William Paciesas, Bradley Schaefer, J. Stacy, John Wefel, W. Vestrand

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551602

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Scintillators, Spatial resolution, Cameras, Coded apertures, Scintillation, Imaging systems, Crystals, Coded aperture imaging, Optical sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

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TALON: the telescope alert operation network system: intelligent linking of distributed autonomous robotic telescopes

Robert White, James Wren, Heath Davis, Mark Galassi, Daniel Starr, W. Vestrand, P. Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 5496, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549438

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Telecommunications, Observatories, Robotics, Control systems, Cameras, Intelligence systems, Sensors, Sensor networks, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2002 Paper

Paper

Real-time detection of optical transients with RAPTOR

Konstantin Borozdin, Steven Brumby, Mark Galassi, Katherine McGowan, Daniel Starr, Thomas Vestrand, Robert White, Przemek Wozniak, James Wren

Proceedings Volume 4847, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461102

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Cameras, Stars, Image quality, Image filtering, Photometry, Data processing, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

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SkyDOT (Sky Database for Objects in the Time Domain): a virtual observatory for variable studies at LANL

Przemek Wozniak, Konstantin Borozdin, Mark Galassi, William Priedhorsky, Daniel Starr, W. Vestrand, Robert White, James Wren

Proceedings Volume 4846, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461518

KEYWORDS: Databases, Astronomy, Observatories, Machine learning, Telescopes, Stars, Human-machine interfaces, Photometry, Mining, Data mining

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2002 Paper

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RAPTOR experiment: a system for monitoring the optical sky in real time

W. Vestrand, Konstantin Borozdin, Steven Brumby, Donald Casperson, Edward Fenimore, Mark Galassi, Katherine McGowan, Simon Perkins, William Priedhorsky, Daniel Starr, Robert White, Przemek Wozniak, James Wren

Proceedings Volume 4845, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459515

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Imaging systems, Stars, Space telescopes, Robotics, Observatories, CCD cameras, Spatial resolution, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 27 November 2002 Paper

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Distributed control system for rapid astronomical transient detection

James Wren, Konstantin Borozdin, Steven Brumby, Donald Casperson, Mark Galassi, Katherine McGowan, Daniel Starr, W. Vestrand, Robert White, Przemek Wozniak

Proceedings Volume 4845, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459507

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Cameras, Image processing, Control systems, Data acquisition, Robotics, Space telescopes, Computer programming, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2002 Paper

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LOBSTER-ISS: an imaging x-ray all-sky monitor for the International Space Station

George Fraser, Adam Brunton, Nigel Bannister, James Pearson, Martin Ward, Tim Stevenson, D. Watson, Bob Warwick, S. Whitehead, Paul O'Brian, Nicholas White, Keith Jahoda, Kevin Black, Stanley Hunter, Phil Deines-Jones, William Priedhorsky, Steven Brumby, Konstantin Borozdin, Thomas Vestrand, A. Fabian, Keith Nugent, Andrew Peele, Thomas Irving, Steve Price, Steve Eckersley, Ian Renouf, Mark Smith, Arvind Parmar, I. McHardy, P. Uttley, Andrew Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 4497, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454217

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Microchannel plates, Sensors, X-ray optics, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, Gamma radiation, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1998 Paper

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CZT detectors for high-energy flare spectroscopy: the Room Temperature Semiconductor Spectrometer (RTeSS) on the JAWSAT satellite

W. Vestrand, H. Cutlip, David Forrest, Ken Levenson, J. Marci, James Ryan

Proceedings Volume 3446, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312893

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Solar processes, Satellites, Solar energy, Spectral resolution, Semiconductors, Gamma radiation, Atmospheric particles, X-rays

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