Mr. Martin T. Black Profile

Martin T. Black

Senior Optical Engineer at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

MOONS: multiobject spectroscopy for the VLT: testing and integration of the MOONS metrology system

Ciarán Breen, Oscar Gonzalez, Steven Beard, Martin Black, Alexandre Cabral, Alan O'Brien, Phil Rees, Jorge Sepulveda, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Mathew Sims, Gregor Soutar, William Taylor, Chris Waring, Steve Watson, Manuel Parra Zúñiga

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131000S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018981

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Cameras, Equipment, Target detection, Calibration, Photogrammetry, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

HARMONI at ELT: project status and instrument overview

Niranjan Thatte, Dave Melotte, Benoit Neichel, David Le Mignant, Phil Rees, Fraser Clarke, Vanessa Ferraro-Wood, Oscar Gonzalez, Maia Jones, Alonso Álvarez Urueña, Heribert Argelaguet Vilaseca, Santiago Arribas Mocoroa, José Antonio Caballero, Gonzalo José Carracedo Carballal, Alberto Estrada Piqueras, Irene Ferro, Miriam García García, Isabella Lamperti, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Michele Perna, Javier Piqueras Lopez, Nicolas Bouché, Didier Boudon, Eric Daguise, Nicola Domenis, Jérémy Fensch, Olivier Olivier Flasseur, Rémi Giroud, Matthieu Guibert, Aurelien Jarno, Alexandre Jeanneau, Jens-Kristian Krogager, Maud Langlois, Florence Laurent, Magali Loupias, Jean-Emmanuel Migniau, Dieu Nguyen, Laure Piqueras, Alban Remillieux, Johan Richard, Arlette Pecontal, Lisa Bardou, David Barr, Sylvain Cetre, Sofia Dimoudi, Marc Dubbeldam, Andrew Dunn, Dimitri Gadotti, Joss Guy, David King, Anna McLeod, Simon Morris, Tim Morris, Kieran O'Brien, Emily Ronson, Russell Smith, Lazar Staykov, Mark Swinbank, Matteo Accardo, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, Pablo Alberto Fuerte Rodriguez, Elizabeth George, Derek Ives, Leander Mehrgan, Eric Mueller, Javier Reyes, Ralf Conzelmann, Pablo Gutierrez Cheetham, Angel Alonso Sanchez, Giuseppina Battaglia, Miguel Cagigas, Julio Castro-Almazán, Haresh Chulani, Graciela Delgado-García, Patricia Fernandez Izquierdo, Donaji Esparza-Arredondo, Begoña García-Lorenzo, Alberto Hernández González, Elvio Hernández Suárez, Javier Licandro, Enrique Joven, Roberto López López, Alejandro Antonio Lujan Gonzalez, Yolanda Martín Hernando, Ignacio Martín-Navarro, Evencio Mediavilla, Saúl Menéndez Mendoza, Luz Maria Montoya Martínez, José Peñate Castro, Felipe Murgas, Enric Pallé, Álvaro Pérez, Jose Luis Rasilla, Rafael Rebolo, Horacio Rodríguez, Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ramos, Victor Sánchez Béjar, Tariq Shahbaz, Afrodisio Vega Moreno, Teodora Viera, Mickaël Bonnefoy, Tony Bret, Alexis Carlotti, Jean-Jacques Correia, Stéphane Curaba, Alain Delboulbé, Sylvain Guieu, Adrien Hours, Zoltan Hubert, Laurent Jocou, Yves Magnard, Laurence Michaud, Thibaut Moulin, Fabrice Pancher, Patrick Rabou, Sylvain Rochat, Eric Stadler, Thierry Contini, Marie Larrieu, Sébastien Mamessier, Olivier Boebion, Yan Fantei-Caujolle, Daniel Lecron, Philippe Amram, Patrick Blanchard, William Bon, Anne Bonnefoi, Alexandre Bozier, William Ceria, Zalpha Challita, Yannick Charles, Elodie Choquet, Anne Costille, Audrey Delsanti, Kjetil Dohlen, Franck Ducret, Kacem El Hadi, Benjamin Foulon, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Olivier Groussin, Marc Jaquet, Edgard Renault, Paul Rouquette, Patrice Sanchez, Arthur Vigan, Annie Zavagno, Romain Fétick, Thierry Fusco, Cedric Héritier, Jean-Francois Sauvage, Nicolas Vedrenne, Demet Aksoy, Martin Caldwell, Ann Fitzpatrick, Carl Geddert, Peter Hiscock, Emma Johnson, Murali Nalagatla, Louise Saraff, Joe Shreeves, Matthew Tildesley, Mark Wells, Anastasios Aretos, Lee Barrett, Martin Black, Charlotte Bond, Saskia Brierley, Ian Bryson, Amelia Calderhead, Kenny Campbell, James Carruthers, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, Rory Gillespie, Joel Harman, Douglas Harvey, Eamonn Harvey, Bethany Johnson, Tom Louth, Mike MacIntosh, Anna MacIver, Chris Miller, David Montgomery, Meenu Murali, John Murray, Norman O'Malley, Ruben Sanchez-Janssen, Noah Schwartz, Patrick Smith, Jonathan Strachan, Stephen Todd, Dawn Wasley, Sandi Wilson, Junyi Zhou, Eric Bell, Oleg Gnedin, Kayhan Gultekin, Mario Mateo, Michael Meyer, Jayne Birkby, Liam Boland, Michele Cappellari, Edgar Castillo Dominguez, David Gooding, Kearn Grisdale, Andrea Hidalgo, James Kariuki, Ian Lewis, Kieran McCall, R. Elliot Meyer, Eduard Muslimov, Adam Lowe, Zeynep Ozer, Sophie Paszynska, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Matthias Tecza, Alec York

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309614 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018520

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Adaptive optics, Design, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Presentation

MOONS: multi-object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and final instrument performance ahead of commissioning

Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, Martin Black, William Taylor, Stephen Chittick

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019839

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

HARMONI at ELT: adaptive optics calibration unit from design to prototyping

Noah Schwartz, Edgard Renault, William Ceria, Martin Black, Kjetil Dohlen, Kacem El Hadi, Jean-François Sauvage, Lisa Bardou, Tim Morris, Benoit Neichel, Thierry Fusco, Fraser Clarke, David Melotte, Niranjan Thatte

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121855E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627247

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Multimode fibers, Single mode fibers, Optical calibration, Deformable mirrors, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MOONS - multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: final performances and integration of the fibres

Isabelle Guinouard, Philippe Laporte, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Lee, Phil Rees, Martin Black, Stephen Watson, Hector Flores

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121885S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626975

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Cameras, Microlens, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Optical fabrication, Integrating spheres, Photodiodes, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

MOONS – Multi Object spectroscopy for the VLT: design and testing of the MOONS metrology system

Oscar A. Gonzalez, Ciaran Breen, Jorge Sepulveda, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Phil Rees, Alexandre Cabral, Martin Black, Ian Bryson, Michele Cirasuolo, Steven Beard, Stephen Chittick, Manuel Parra, Alexis Tejeda, Leonardo Vanzi, Stephen Watson, Manuela Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121883S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629946

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Calibration, Commercial off the shelf technology, 3D metrology, Imaging systems, Photogrammetry, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MOONS – multi-object spectroscopy for the VLT: DMD based instrument calibration system

D. Lee, M. Black, X. Gao, S. Beard, A. O'Brien, A. Macleod, J. Moffat, D. Atkinson, K. Campbell, W. Taylor

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218850 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629980

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cameras, Digital micromirror devices, Lamps, Projection systems, Distortion, Spectrographs, Electronics, Control systems, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

MOONS fibre positioning module: instrument build overview

Stephen Watson, Raziye Artan, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Martin Black, Ciaran Breen, Ian Bryson, Jose Carrera, Stefane Caseiro, Lee Chapman, Stephen Chittick, William Cochrane, Miriam Colling, Oscar Gonzalez, Markus Hug, Ciaran Lawrence, Alexander Lay, David Montgomery, Yves Moser, Johannes Nix, Alan O'Brien, Phil Rees, William Taylor, Bart Willemse

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218829 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627329

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Resistance, Cameras, Calibration, Spectrographs, Computer aided design, Optical alignment, Connectors, Tolerancing, Microsystems

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update

Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, William Taylor, Martin Black, Philip Rees, Ian Bryson, Stephen Chittick, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Andrea Belfiore, Ciaran Breen, Amelia Bayo, Andy Born, Alexandre Cabral, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, George Davidson, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Martin Fisher, Vincenzo Forchi, Paolo Franzetti, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Peter Hammersley, Valentin Ivanov, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Alastair Macleod, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, António Oliveira, Ralf Palsa, Manuel Parra, Fernando Pedichini, Vicente Peña, Monika Petr-Gotzens, Myriam Rodrigues, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Jorge Sepulveda, Robyn Sharman, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Graham Tait, Alexis Tejeda, Andrea Tozzi, Norman O'Malley, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Bart Willemse, Xiaofeng Gao, Yanbin Yang, Manuela Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218412 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629932

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Calibration, Spectrographs, Metrology, Telescopes, Image quality, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

MOONS – multi-object spectroscopy for the VLT: spectrograph performance

M. Black, R. Artan, C. Breen, K. Campbell, L. Chapman, S. Chittick, M. Cliffe, G. Davidson, O. Gonzalez, R. Kotlewski, C. Lawrence, D. Lee, J. Moffat, N. O'Malley, P. Rees, R. Sharman, J. Strachan, G. Tait, W. Taylor, C. Waring, R. Waterston, G. Wilks

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121847A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629802

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Spectrographs, Optical benches, Sensors, Imaging systems, Image quality, Optical alignment, Spectral resolution

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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 Poster + Paper

Optical performance and results from the alignment and testing of the cameras for the MOONS spectrograph.

Martin Fisher, Martin Black, David King, David Lee, Ian Parry, Xiaowei Sun

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121846W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629279

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Sensors, Optical alignment, Cryogenics, Reflectivity, Optics manufacturing, Optical components, Coating, Fiber optic illuminators, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

DMD based flat field calibration system for MOONS

M. Black, J. Anderson, D. Atkinson, S. Beard, K. Campbell, X. Gao, D. Lee, A. MacLeod, J. Moffat, A. O'Brien, W. Taylor, Nijin Thykkathu

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144783 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561415

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Digital micromirror devices, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Aerospace engineering, Structured light

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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 | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Design and testing of the MOONS fibre positioning units

Steve Watson, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Martin Black, Ian Bryson, Jose Carrera, Stefane Caserio, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, Miriam Colling, Alasdair Fairley, Oscar Gonzalez, Markus Hug, Ciaran Lawrence, Alexander Lay, David Montgomery, Yves Moser, Johannes Nix, Alan O'Brien, Phil Rees, William Taylor, Bart Willemse

Proceedings Volume 11451, 1145127 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563319

KEYWORDS: Visible radiation, Spectrographs, Spectroscopes, Multiplexing, Astronomy, Microsystems, Product engineering

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Crescent MOONS: an update on the ongoing construction of the new VLT's multi-object spectrograph

Michele Cirasuolo, Oscar Gonzalez, Phil Rees, Ian Bryson, Alasdair Fairley, William Taylor, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Chris Evans, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Clementine Béchet, Andrea Belfiore, Martin Black, David Boettger, Saskia Brierley, David Buscher, Alexandre Cabral, Marcella Carollo, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, Louise Dauvin, George Davidson, Giles Fasola, Debora Ferruzzi, Martin Fisher, Mauricio Flores, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Julien Gaudemard, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Chris Haniff, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Yerko Luco, Alastair Macleod, Charles Maire, Basile-Thierry Melse, António Oliveira, Livia Origlia, Ian Parry, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Piazzesi, Florent Reix, Myriam Rodrigues, Felipe Rojas, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Robin Schnell, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Xaiowei Sun, Graham Tait, Andrea Tozzi, Simon Tulloch, Lauren Von Dran, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Brian Woodward, Yanbin Yang

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144717 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561229

KEYWORDS: Astronomical imaging, Spectrographs, Large telescopes, Observatories, Optical fibers, Robotics, Astronomy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2018 Paper

CHOUGH: current status and future plans

Nazim Bharmal, Richard Myers, Daniel Hölck, Nicolás Dubost, C. Marc Dubbeldam, Alastair Basden, Martin Black, David Henry

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070360 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313172

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Relays, Sensors, Telescopes, Calibration, Prisms, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Open Access

ERIS: revitalising an adaptive optics instrument for the VLT

R. Davies, S. Esposito, H.-M. Schmid, W. Taylor, G. Agapito, A. Agudo Berbel, A. Baruffolo, V. Biliotti, B. Biller, M. Black, A. Boehle, B. Briguglio, A. Buron, L. Carbonaro, A. Cortes, G. Cresci, M. Deysenroth, A. Di Cianno, G. Di Rico, D. Doelman, M. Dolci, R. Dorn, F. Eisenhauer, D. Fantinel, D. Ferruzzi, H. Feuchtgruber, N. Förster Schreiber, X. Gao, H. Gemperlein, R. Genzel, E. George, S. Gillessen, C. Giordano, A. Glauser, A. Glindemann, P. Grani, M. Hartl, J. Heijmans, D. Henry, H. Huber, M. Kasper, C. Keller, M. Kenworthy, J. Kühn, H. Kuntschner, J. Lightfoot, D. Lunney, M. MacIntosh, F. Mannucci, S. March, M. Neeser, P. Patapis, D. Pearson, M. Plattner, A. Puglisi, S. Quanz, C. Rau, A. Riccardi, B. Salasnich, J. Schubert, F. Snik, E. Sturm, A. Valentini, C. Waring, E. Wiezorrek, M. Xompero

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070209 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311480

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, L band

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Rising MOONS: an update on the VLT’s next multi-object spectrograph as it begins to grow

William Taylor, Michele Cirasuolo, Jose Afonso, Marcella Carollo, Chris Evans, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Phillipe Amans, David Atkinson, Joe Barrett, Steven Beard, Celementine Béchet, Martin Black, David Boettger, Saskia Brierley, David Buscher, Alexandre Cabral, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, Louise Dauvin, George Davidson, Holger Drass, Rolando Dünner, Alasdair Fairley, Giles Fasola, Debora Ferruzzi, Martin Fisher, Mauricio Flores, Bianca Garilli, Julien Gaudemard, Oscar Gonzalez, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Peter Hammersley, Régis Haigron, Chris Haniff, Mahmoud Hayati, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Yerko Luco, Alastair Macleod, Vincenzo Mainieri, Charles Maire, Basile-Thierry Melse, Johannes Nix, Ernesto Oliva, António Oliveira, Livia Origlia, Ian Parry, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Piazzesi, Phil Rees, Florent Reix, Myriam Rodrigues, Felipe Rojas, Stefano Rota, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Robin Schnell, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Xiaowei Sun, Graham Tait, Miguel Torres, Andre Tozzi, Simon Tulloch, Álvaro Valenzuela Navarro, Lauren Von Dran, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Brian Woodward, Yanbin Yang

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313403

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Sensors, Metrology, Calibration, Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

Configuration of readout electronics and data acquisition for the HiPERCAM instrument

Naidu Bezawada, Xiaofeng Gao, David Henry, Martin Black, Chris Miller, David Lunney, Vik Dhillon, Stuart Littlefair, Paul Kerry, Trevor Gamble, Simon Dixon, Steven Parsons, Tom Marsh, Leander Mehrgan, Joerg Stegmeier, Derek Ives

Proceedings Volume 10709, 1070924 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313291

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Data acquisition, Control systems, Head, Electronics, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC

Vik Dhillon, Simon Dixon, Trevor Gamble, Paul Kerry, Stuart Littlefair, Steven Parsons, Thomas Marsh, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Xiaofeng Gao, David Henry, David Lunney, Christopher Miller, Marc Dubbeldam, Timothy Morris, James Osborn, Richard Wilson, Jorge Casares, Teo Muñoz-Darias, Enric Pallé, Pablo Rodriguez-Gil, Tariq Shahbaz, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107020L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312041

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical filters, Data acquisition, Bandpass filters, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

HiPERCAM: a high-speed quintuple-beam CCD camera for the study of rapid variability in the universe

Vikram Dhillon, Thomas Marsh, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Simon Dixon, Trevor Gamble, David Henry, Paul Kerry, Stuart Littlefair, David Lunney, Timothy Morris, James Osborn, Richard Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99080Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229055

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Lanthanum, CCD cameras, Global Positioning System, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Stars, Head, Data acquisition, Electroluminescent displays

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

CHOUGH: implementation and performance of a high-order 4m AO demonstrator

Nazim Bharmal, Alastair Basden, Cyril Bourgenot, Martin Black, Cornelis Dubbeldam, David Henry, Daniel Hölck-Santibanez, Timothy Morris, David Robertson, Jürgen Schmoll, Robert Talbot, Eddy Younger, Richard Myers

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990948 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231721

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Imaging systems, Sensors, Relays, Wavefronts, Real-time computing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Thermal expansion as a precision actuator

Chris Miller, David Montgomery, Martin Black, Hermine Schnetler

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991269 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231392

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Sensors, Freeform optics, Resistance, Electronics, Active optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Temperature metrology, Disk lasers

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Development and final design of FAME active array

Szigfrid Farkas, Tibor Agócs, Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Felix Bettonvil, Martin Black, Emmanuel Hugot, Attila Jaskó, Chris Miller, Hermine Schnetler, Farian van Duffelen, Lars Venema

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991209 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232679

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Active optics, Disk lasers, Spherical lenses, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Monochromatic aberrations, Adhesives, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

FAME: freeform active mirror experiment

Gabby Aitink-Kroes, Tibor Agócs, Chris Miller, Martin Black, Szigfrid Farkas, Sabri Lemared, Felix Bettonvil, David Montgomery, Michel Marcos, Attila Jaskó, Farian van Duffelen, Zalpha Challita, Sandy Fok, Fatemeh Kiaeerad, Emmanuel Hugot, Hermine Schnetler, Lars Venema

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99121I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232939

KEYWORDS: Disk lasers, Disk lasers, Imaging systems, Freeform optics, Actuators, Optical design, Mirrors, Diffraction, Control systems, Optics manufacturing, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

CHOUGH: petite ADC for a high-order adaptive optics system

Daniel Hölck, Nazim Ali Bharmal, Martin Black, David Henry, Richard Myers

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99126Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231973

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric optics, Prisms, Point spread functions, Zemax, Telescopes, Atmospheric sciences, Visible radiation, Colorimetry, Optics manufacturing

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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 | 19 November 2012 Paper

PERSIST: prototype Earth observing system using image slicer mirrors

David Lee, J. Barlow, A. Vick, P. Hastings, D. Atkinson, M. Black, S. Wilson, P. Palmer

Proceedings Volume 8533, 85330T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.973752

KEYWORDS: Spectrometers, Mirrors, Sensors, Carbon dioxide, Diffraction, Light sources, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Harps-N: the new planet hunter at TNG

Rosario Cosentino, Christophe Lovis, Francesco Pepe, Andrew Collier Cameron, David Latham, Emilio Molinari, Stephane Udry, Naidu Bezawada, Martin Black, Andy Born, Nicolas Buchschacher, Dave Charbonneau, Pedro Figueira, Michel Fleury, Alberto Galli, Angus Gallie, Xiaofeng Gao, Adriano Ghedina, Carlos Gonzalez, Manuel Gonzalez, Jose Guerra, David Henry, Keith Horne, Ian Hughes, Dennis Kelly, Marcello Lodi, David Lunney, Charles Maire, Michel Mayor, Giusi Micela, Mark Ordway, John Peacock, David Phillips, Giampaolo Piotto, Don Pollacco, Didier Queloz, Ken Rice, Carlos Riverol, Luis Riverol, Jose San Juan, Dimitar Sasselov, Damien Segransan, Alessandro Sozzetti, Danuta Sosnowska, Brian Stobie, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Andy Vick, Luc Weber

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925738

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Control systems, Lamps, Planets

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