Prof. Paul Schechter Profile

Prof. Paul Schechter

at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Generic misalignment aberration patterns and the subspace of benign misalignment

Paul Schechter, Rebecca Sobel Levinson

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844455 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925075

KEYWORDS: Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Ray tracing, Astronomical telescopes, Point spread functions, Optical instrument design, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

The Magellan Telescopes: a performance update

Povilas Palunas, David Floyd, Glenn Eychaner, David Osip, Paul Schechter

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77331I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857805

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Collimation, Image quality, Wavefronts, Cameras, Space telescopes, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

The FIRE infrared spectrometer at Magellan: construction and commissioning

Robert Simcoe, Adam Burgasser, John Bochanski, Paul Schechter, Rebecca Bernstein, Bruce Bigelow, Judith Pipher, William Forrest, Craig McMurtry, Matthew Smith, Jason Fishner

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773514 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856088

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Prisms, Infrared radiation, Observatories, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

FIRE: a near-infrared cross-dispersed echellette spectrometer for the Magellan telescopes

Robert Simcoe, Adam Burgasser, Rebecca Bernstein, Bruce Bigelow, Jason Fishner, William Forrest, Craig McMurtry, Judith Pipher, Paul Schechter, Matthew Smith

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790414

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Prisms, Cameras, Infrared spectroscopy, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

The GMT ground-layer AO experiment at the Magellan telescopes

Alex Athey, Stephen Shectman, Paul Schechter, Benjamin Lane

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552089

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Sensors, Stars, Optical design, Imaging systems, Atmospheric sensing, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Active optics on the Baade 6.5-m (Magellan I) Telescope

Paul Schechter, Gregory Burley, Charles Hull, Matthew Johns, Hubert Martin, Skip Schaller, Stephen Shectman, Steve West

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457899

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Monochromatic aberrations, Zernike polynomials, Active optics, Actuators, Stars, Cameras

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