Mr. David Kirk Gilmore Profile

David Kirk Gilmore

Research Astronomer at SLAC National Accelerator Lab

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Publications (40)

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Integration and verification testing of the LSST camera

A. Roodman, J. Bogart, T. Bond, A. Borgland, J. Chiang, S. Digel, R. Dubois, W. Focke, T. Glanzman, K. Gilmore, D. Hascall, P. Hascall, S. Herrmann, A. Johnson, H. Kelly, T. Lange, M. Lopez, S. Marshall, H. Neal, S. Newbry, M. Nordby, A. Rasmussen, K. Reil, E. Rosenberg, S. Russo, O. Saxton, A. Snyder, S. Tether, M. Turri, Y. Utsumi, P. O'Connor, A. Nomerotski, M. Rumore, J. Haupt, P. Takacs, A. Barrau, C. Combet, G. Dargaud, L. Eraud, M. Marton, M. Migliore, E. Perbet, J.-S. Ricol, C. Vescovi, P. Doherty, B. Baumann, S. Winters, J. Wolfe, P. Antilogus, C. Juramy

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107050D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314017

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Projection systems, Computer aided design, Quantum efficiency, Camera shutters, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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Optimization of CCD operating voltages for the LSST camera

Adam Snyder, Kirk Gilmore, Aaron Roodman

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107092B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313875

KEYWORDS: Clocks, Charge-coupled devices, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Electro optics, Amplifiers, Cameras, Sensors, Stars, Stanford Linear Collider, Image segmentation

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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Integration and verification testing of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera

Travis Lange, Tim Bond, James Chiang, Kirk Gilmore, Seth Digel, Richard Dubois, Tom Glanzman, Tony Johnson, Margaux Lopez, Scott Newbry, Martin Nordby, Andrew Rasmussen, Kevin Reil, Aaron Roodman

Proceedings Volume 9911, 991108 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234506

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Camera shutters, Optical fabrication, Metrology, Optical filters, Optical alignment, Calibration, Sensors, Stanford Linear Collider

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2016 Paper

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High fidelity point-spread function retrieval in the presence of electrostatic, hysteretic pixel response

Andrew Rasmussen, Augustin Guyonnet, Craig Lage, Pierre Antilogus, Pierre Astier, Peter Doherty, Kirk Gilmore, Ivan Kotov, Robert Lupton, Andrei Nomerotski, Paul O'Connor, Christopher Stubbs, Anthony Tyson, Christopher Walter

Proceedings Volume 9915, 99151A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234482

KEYWORDS: CCD image sensors, Astronomy, Sensors, Point spread functions, Error analysis, Electroluminescent displays, Neodymium, Data modeling, Clocks, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2014 Paper

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Electro-optical testing of fully depleted CCD image sensors for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera

Peter Doherty, Pierre Antilogus, Pierre Astier, James Chiang, D. Kirk Gilmore, Augustin Guyonnet, Dajun Huang, Heather Kelly, Ivan Kotov, Petr Kubanek, Andrei Nomerotski, Paul O’Connor, Andrew Rasmussen, Vincent Riot, Christopher Stubbs, Peter Takacs, J. Anthony Tyson, Kurt Vetter

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915418 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056733

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Image sensors, Silicon, Prototyping, Clocks, Point spread functions, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

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A framework for modeling the detailed optical response of thick, multiple segment, large format sensors for precision astronomy applications

Andrew Rasmussen, Pierre Antilogus, Pierre Astier, Chuck Claver, Peter Doherty, Gregory Dubois-Felsmann, Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Ivan Kotov, Robert Lupton, Paul O'Connor, Andrei Nomerotski, Steve Ritz, Christopher Stubbs

Proceedings Volume 9150, 915017 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057411

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data modeling, Clocks, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Astronomy, X-rays, Data acquisition, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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The guider and wavefront curvature sensor subsystem for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Vincent Riot, Kirk Arndt, Chuck Claver, Peter Doherty, D. Gilmore, Patrick Hascall, Sven Herrmann, Ivan Kotov, Paul O'Connor, Jacques Sebag, Christopher Stubbs, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914774 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056605

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Wavefront sensors, Electronics, Cameras, Clocks, Signal processing, Video

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

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LSST optical beam simulator

J. A. Tyson, J. Sasian, K. Gilmore, A. Bradshaw, C. Claver, M. Klint, G. Muller, G. Poczulp, E. Resseguie

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915415 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055604

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Stars, Point spread functions, Cameras, Optical simulations, Mirrors, CCD cameras, Galactic astronomy, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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The LSST camera instrument model

D. Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Pat Hascall, John Ku, Paul O'Connor, Andrew Rasmussen, Vincent Riot, Jack Singal

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84490W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926611

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Instrument modeling, Contamination, Performance modeling, Transmittance, Distortion, Data modeling, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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LSST camera optics design

Scot Olivier, Vincent Riot, David Gilmore, Brian Bauman, Steve Pratuch, Lynn Seppala, John Ku, Martin Nordby, Mike Foss, Pierre Antilogus, Nazario Morgado, Benoit Sassolas, Raffaele Flaminio, Christophe Michel

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84466B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926710

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Lenses, Coating, Interfaces, Optical design, Bandpass filters, Spherical lenses, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Henri Aarts, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Ed Cackett, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jelle de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Takayuki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Hajime Kawahara, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Masashi Kimura, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alex Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Stephanie LaMassa, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Genevieve Marchand, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Brian McNamara, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mori, Koji Mukai, Toshio Murakami, Hiroshi Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hosei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Masaharu Nomachi, Steve O'Dell, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Fritzs Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, F. Scott Porter, Brian Ramsey, Rubens Reis, Christopher Reynolds, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Jeremy Sanders, Goro Sato, Rie Sato, Yohichi Sato, Kosuke Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Sugita, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin-ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Shinya Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Noriko Yamasaki, Shigeo Yamauchi, Makoto Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926190

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Hard x-rays, X-ray telescopes, Physics, X-ray astronomy, Iron, Spectroscopy, X-ray imaging, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

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Design and development of the 3.2 gigapixel camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

S. Kahn, N. Kurita, K. Gilmore, M. Nordby, P. O'Connor, R. Schindler, J. Oliver, R. Van Berg, S. Olivier, V. Riot, P. Antilogus, T. Schalk, M. Huffer, G. Bowden, J. Singal, M. Foss

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857920

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics, Telescopes, Control systems, Camera shutters, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

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Update and image quality error budget for the LSST camera optical design

Brian Bauman, Gordon Bowden, John Ku, Martin Nordby, Scot Olivier, Vincent Riot, Andrew Rasmussen, Lynn Seppala, Hong Xiao, Nadine Nurita, David Gilmore, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77332W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857682

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Distortion, Sensors, Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, CCD image sensors, Optical design, Glasses, Infrared sensors, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

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Simulating the LSST system

A. Connolly, John Peterson, J. Garrett Jernigan, Robert Abel, Justin Bankert, Chihway Chang, Charles Claver, Robert Gibson, David Gilmore, Emily Grace, R. Lynne Jones, Zeljko Ivezic, James Jee, Mario Juric, Steven Kahn, Victor Krabbendam, Simon Krughoff, Suzanne Lorenz, James Pizagno, Andrew Rasmussen, Nathan Todd, J. Anthony Tyson, Mallory Young

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77381O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857819

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Photons, Device simulation, Computer simulations, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Asteroids, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2010 Paper

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The ASTRO-H Mission

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Felix Aharonian, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Hisamitsu Awaki, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jean Cottam, John Crow, Jelle de Plaa, Cor de Vries, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, Ken Ebisawa, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoki Isobe, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Jelle Kaastra, Tim Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Hideaki Katagiri, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Taro Kotani, Katsuji Koyama, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Jon Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mori, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Yujin Nakagawa, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Masaharu Nomachi, Stephen O'Dell, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frederik Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, S. Porter, Brian Ramsey, Christopher Reynolds, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Rita Sambruna, Goro Sato, Yoichi Sato, Peter Serlemitsos, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Yoh Takei, Tohru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasayuki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Miyako Tozuka, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Shin Watanabe, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77320Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857875

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Hard x-rays, Physics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Imaging systems, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Hard x-ray imager (HXI) for the ASTRO-H Mission

Motohide Kokubun, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Teruaki Enoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Kirk Gilmore, Jun Kataoka, Madoka Kawaharada, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Kazuo Makishima, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Kunishiro Mori, Takeshi Nakamori, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Goro Sato, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Tadayuki Takahashi, Takaaki Tanaka, Yukikatsu Terada, Hideki Uchiyama, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Shin Watanabe, Yoichi Yatsu, Kazutaka Yamaoka

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773215 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857933

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Hard x-rays, Imaging systems, Silicon, Avalanche photodetectors, Spatial resolution, Photons, X-rays, Mirrors, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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Soft gamma-ray detector for the ASTRO-H Mission

Hiroyasu Tajima, Roger Blandford, Teruaki Enoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Kirk Gilmore, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Jun Kataoka, Madoka Kawaharada, Motohide Kokubun, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Greg Madejski, Kazuo Makishima, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Goro Sato, Rie Sato, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Tadayuki Takahashi, Takaaki Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Shin Watanabe, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Daisuke Yonetoku

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773216 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857531

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Cameras, Avalanche photodetectors, Gamma radiation, Polarization, Forward error correction, Kinematics, X-rays, Hard x-rays

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2009 Paper

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Telescope guiding with a HyViSI H2RG used in guide mode

Lance Simms, Donald Figer, Brandon Hanold, Steven Kahn, D. Kirk Gilmore

Proceedings Volume 7439, 74390C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828896

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Radon, Information operations, Sensors, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Current controlled current source, Denoising, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

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Optical design of the LSST camera

Scot Olivier, Lynn Seppala, Kirk Gilmore

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70182G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790264

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Optical filters, Coating, Mirrors, Optical design, Lenses, Interferometers, Optical fabrication, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

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Characterization of prototype LSST CCDs

P. O'Connor, J. Frank, J. Geary, D. Gilmore, I. Kotov, V. Radeka, P. Takacs, J. Tyson

Proceedings Volume 7021, 702106 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790672

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Point spread functions, Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Prototyping, Diffusion, CCD image sensors, Image segmentation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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The LSST camera overview: design and performance

Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Martin Nordby, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Veljko Radeka, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Rick Van Berg

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789947

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Electronics, Quantum efficiency, CCD image sensors, Staring arrays, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

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First use of a HyViSI H4RG for astronomical observations

Lance Simms, Donald Figer, Brandon Hanold, Daniel Kerr, D. Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, J. Anthony Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6690, 66900H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740088

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Electronics, Cadmium sulfide, Silicon, Astronomy, Quantum efficiency, Space telescopes, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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LSST camera optics

Scot Olivier, Lynn Seppala, Kirk Gilmore, Layton Hale, Wayne Whistler

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673235

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Optical filters, Coating, Lenses, Mirrors, Sensors, Glasses, Atmospheric optics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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The LSST camera system overview

Kirk Gilmore, Steven Kahn, Martin Nordby, David Burke, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Veljko Radeka, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673236

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Cameras, Optical filters, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Staring arrays, CCD image sensors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

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Calibrations of LSST camera and telescope systems

David Burke, Tim Axelrod, Chuck Claver, James Frank, John Geary, Kirk Gilmore, Zeljko Ivezic, Victor Krabbendam, David Monet, Paul O'Connor, John Oliver, Ed Olszewski, Philip Pinto, Abhijit Saha, Chris Smith, Christopher Stubbs, Peter Takacs, Anthony Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626715 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673271

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Stars, Imaging systems, Electronics, Photometry, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The LSST sensor technologies studies

J. Geary, D. Figer, D. Gilmore, P. O'Connor, J. Oliver, V. Radeka, C. Stubbs, P. Takas, J. Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6276, 627601 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673291

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Point spread functions, Semiconducting wafers, Quantum efficiency, Sensor technology, Prototyping, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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Study of silicon sensor thickness optimization for LSST

P. O'Connor, V. Radeka, D. Figer, J. Geary, D. Gilmore, J. Oliver, C. Stubbs, P. Takacs, J. Tyson

Proceedings Volume 6276, 62761W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673393

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Diffusion, Absorption, Electric field sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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The CCD imaging systems for DEIMOS

Christopher Wright, Robert Kibrick, Barry Alcott, David Gilmore, Terry Pfister, David Cowley

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461881

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Clocks, Electronics, Connectors, Camera shutters, Sensors, Power supplies, Video, Switches, Video processing

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The DEep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph (DEIMOS) images with an 8K x 8K science mosaic composed of eight 2K x 4K MIT/Lincoln Lab (MIT/LL) CCDs. It also incorporates two 1200 x 600 Orbit Semiconductor CCDs for active, close-loop flexure compensation. The science mosaic CCD controller system reads out all eight science CCDs in 40 seconds while maintaining the low noise floor of the MIT/Lincoln Lab CCDs. The flexure compensation (FC) CCD controller reads out the FC CCDs several times per minute during science mosaic exposures. The science mosaic CCD controller and the FC CCD controller are located on the electronics ring of DEIMOS. Both the MIT/Lincoln Lab CCDs and the Orbit flexure compensation CCDs and their associated cabling and printed circuit boards are housed together in the same detector vessel that is approximately 10 feet away from the electronics ring. Each CCD controller has a modular hardware design and is based on the San Diego State University (SDSU) Generation 2 (SDSU-2) CCD controller. Provisions have been made to the SDSU-2 video board to accommodate external CCD preamplifiers that are located at the detector vessel. Additional circuitry has been incorporated in the CCD controllers to allow the readback of all clocks and bias voltages for up to eight CCDs, to allow up to 10 temperature monitor and control points of the mosaic, and to allow full-time monitoring of power supplies and proper power supply sequencing. Software control features of the CCD controllers are: software selection between multiple mosaic readout modes, readout speeds, selectable gains, ramped parallel clocks to eliminate spurious charge on the CCDs, constant temperature monitoring and control of each CCD within the mosaic, proper sequencing of the bias voltages of the CCD output MOSFETs, and anti-blooming operation of the science mosaic. We cover both the hardware and software highlights of both of these CCD controller systems as well as their respective performance.

Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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Comparison of open- vs. closed-loop flexure compensation systems for two Keck optical imaging spectrographs: ESI and DEIMOS

Robert Kibrick, Sandra Faber, Andrew Phillips, Molly McVeigh, David Cowley, Matthew Radovan, David Gilmore, Christopher Wright, Dean Tucker, De Clarke, Steven Allen

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461602

KEYWORDS: Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Telescopes, Motion measurement, Actuators, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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The DEIMOS spectrograph for the Keck 2 Telescope: Integration and testing

Sandra Faber, Andrew Phillips, Robert Kibrick, Barry Alcott, Steven Allen, Jim Burrous, T. Cantrall, De Clarke, Alison Coil, David Cowley, Marc Davis, William Deich, Ken Dietsch, David Gilmore, Carol Harper, David Hilyard, Jeffrey Lewis, Molly McVeigh, Jeffrey Newman, Jack Osborne, Ricardo Schiavon, Richard Stover, Dean Tucker, Vernon Wallace, Mingzhi Wei, Gregory Wirth, Christopher Wright

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460346

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Spectrographs, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical components, Optical fabrication, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2002 Paper

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Radiation events in astronomical CCD images

Alan Smith, Richard McDonald, Donna Hurley, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Brown, David Gilmore, Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei

Proceedings Volume 4669, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463423

KEYWORDS: Muons, Charge-coupled devices, Lead, Gamma radiation, Spectroscopy, Electrons, Potassium, Silicon, Neodymium, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 1999 Paper

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DEIMOS detector mosaic assembly

Terry Mast, William Brown, Kirk Gilmore, Terry Pfister

Proceedings Volume 3786, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363831

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrographs, Molybdenum, Telescopes, Microscopes, Cameras, Observatories, Atmospheric optics, Aluminum nitride

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1998 Paper

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High-performance CCD on high-resistivity silicon

Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei, Y. Lee, David Gilmore, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Moses, Saul Perlmutter, Gerson Goldhaber, Carlton Pennypacker, N. Wang, Nicholas Palaio

Proceedings Volume 3505, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317844

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Temperature metrology, CCD cameras, X-rays, Integrated circuits, Cameras, Observatories, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 1997 Paper

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Characterization of a fully depleted CCD on high-resistivity silicon

Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei, Yan Lee, David Gilmore, Steven Holland, Donald Groom, William Moses, Saul Perlmutter, Gerson Goldhaber, Carlton Pennypacker, N. Wang, Nicholas Palaio

Proceedings Volume 3019, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275174

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, Diffusion, Astronomy, Clocks, Observatories, Absorption, Aluminum nitride, Sensors

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Most scientific CCD imagers are fabricated on 30-50 (Omega) - cm epitaxial silicon. When illuminated form the front side of the device they generally have low quantum efficiency in the blue region of the visible spectrum because of strong absorption in the polycrystalline silicon gates as well as poor quantum efficiency in the far red and near infrared region of the spectrum because of the shallow depletion depth of the low-resistivity silicon. To enhance the blue response of scientific CCDs they are often thinned and illuminated from the back side. While blue response is greatly enhanced by this process, it is expensive and it introduces additional problems for the red end of the spectrum. A typical thinned CCD is 15 to 25 micrometers thick, and at wavelengths beyond about 800 nm the absorption depth becomes comparable to the thickness of the device, leading to interference fringes from reflected light. Because these interference fringes are of high order, the spatial pattern of the fringes is extremely sensitive to small changes in the optical illumination of the detector. Calibration and removal of the effects of the fringes is one of the primary limitations on the performance of astronomical images taken at wavelengths of 800 nm or more. In this paper we present results from the characterization of a CCD which promises to address many of the problems of typical thinned CCDs. The CCD reported on here was fabricated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) on a 10-12 K$OMega-cm n-type silicon substrate.THe CCD is a 200 by 200 15-micrometers square pixel array, and due to the very high resistivity of the starting material, the entire 300 micrometers substrate is depleted. Full depletion works because of the gettering technology developed at LBNL which keeps leakage current down. Both front-side illuminated and backside illuminated devices have been tested. We have measured quantum efficiency, read-noise, full-well, charge-transfer efficiency, and leakage current. We have also observed the effects of clocking waveform shapes on spurious charge generation. While these new CCDs promise to be a major advance in CD technology, they too have limitations such as charge spreading and cosmic-ray effects. These limitations have been characterized and are presented. Examples of astronomical observations obtained with the backside CCD on the 1-meter reflector at Lick Observatory are presented.

Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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LIRCII--the Lick infrared camera: results using a new 1- to 2.5-um infrared camera built for the 1M and 3M telescopes at Lick Observatory

David Gilmore, David Rank, Pasquale Temi

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176728

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Observatories, Stars, Optical filters, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Infrared imaging, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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Characterization of a 4Kx2K three-side buttable CCD

Richard Stover, William Brown, David Gilmore, Mingzhi Wei

Proceedings Volume 2198, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176779

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Semiconducting wafers, Sensors, Clocks, Computer aided design, Semiconductors, Quantum efficiency, Telescopes, Electrons, Keck Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

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Characterization of a 4Kx2K three side buttable CCD

Richard Stover, William Brown, David Gilmore, Mingzhi Wei

Proceedings Volume 2172, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172765

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Semiconducting wafers, Clocks, Sensors, Computer aided design, Semiconductors, Quantum efficiency, Electrons, Keck Observatory, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1991 Paper

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Performance tests of large CCDs

Lloyd Robinson, William Brown, David Gilmore, Richard Stover, Mingzhi Wei, John Geary

Proceedings Volume 1447, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45326

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Quantum efficiency, Semiconducting wafers, Optical sensors, Telescopes, Electrons, Solid state electronics, Oxides, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

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Characteristics of large Ford and Reticon CCDs

Lloyd Robinson, William Brown, David Gilmore, Richard Stover, Wei Mao, John Geary

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19096

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Astronomy, Quantum efficiency, Semiconducting wafers, Platinum, Floods, Electrons, X-rays, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

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Development and performance of a 128x128 2-um camera

David Gilmore, David Koo, Richard Puetter

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19162

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Astronomy, Observatories, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Staring arrays, K band, Sensors, Electronics

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