Dr. Jose Lorenzo Alvarez Profile

Dr. Jose Lorenzo Alvarez

PLATO Mission and Payload Manager at European Space Agency

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Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 24 August 2024 Presentation

Benefits and limitations of model based systems engineering (MBSE) application in full scale space project: a return from experience in the ESA PLATO mission

Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Sami Matias Niemi, Laurence O'Rourke, David Peña Hidalgo, Andrea Balestra, Giacomo Dinuzzi

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130990D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020609

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2024 Presentation

Status of PLATO mission camera: progress on TVAC tests and performance overview for the camera flight models

Nicolas Gorius, Alessio Aboudan, Matthias Ammler-von Eiff, Paolo Apollonio, Thierry Appourchaux, Claudio Arena, Natalia Auricchio, Ann Baeke, Andrea Balestra, Nicolas Beraud, Ricardo Bolt, Elisa Borreguero, Francesco Borsa, Daniele Brienza, Andrea Busatta, Juan Cabrera, Flavia Calderone, Giacomo Cherchi, Simonetta Chinellato, Fabrizio Cogato, Mathieu Condamin, Fernando Conde, Andrea Cottinelli, Giacomo Dinuzzi, Cydalise Dumesnil, Philipp Eigmüller, Lucía Espinosa, Jacopo Farinato, Lorenza Ferrari, Serge François, Maria Fürmetz, Andrea Galbiati, Sena Gomashie, Nathalie Gorter, Duncan Goulty, Davide Greggio, Denis Grießbach, Sascha Grziwa, Pierre Guiot, Pierre Guiton, Aline Hermans, Véronique Hervier, Joseph Huesler, Robert Huisman, Rik Huygen, Thomas Kanitz, Tim van Kempen, Tom Kennedy, Wouter Laauwen, François Langlet, Jean-Christophe Le Clech, Yves Levillain, Lionel Lourit, Sean Madden, Demetrio Magrin, Cesar Martin, Alexandra Mazzoli, Guillermo Mercant, Michiel Min, Rayene Missi, Francesca Molendini, Francisco Montoro, Matteo Munari, Gianalfredo Nicolini, Jarno Panman, Carsten Paproth, Martin Pertenais, Roberto Ragazzoni, Gonzalo Ramos Zapata, Sara Regibo, Maria Teresa Rodrigo, Pierre Royer, Jesus Saiz, Amaia Santiago, Francesco Santoli, Maria Ángeles Sierra, Heino Smit, Alan Smith, Guilhem Terrasa, Giovanni Tropea, Luca Valenziano, Ángel Valverde, Erik van der Meer, Bart Vandenbussche, Willem Jan Vreeling, Dave Walton, Pierre-Amaury Westphal, Romain Zida, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Miguel Mas-Hesse, Isabella Pagano, Heike Rauer

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309216 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020454

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

The planetary transit and oscillations (PLATO) mission status: flight model build and initial ground testing

Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Thomas Walloschek, Ana Heras, José Aroca, Tobias Boenke, Fabrice Boquet, Claudio Casagrande, Emanuelle De Biasi, Atul Deep, Andrea Galbiati, Edoardo Giana, Duncan Goulty, Ian Harrison, Nadia Hidalgo Torres, Joseph Huesler, Thomas Kanitz, Arnoud Jan Keereman, Matej Koubek, Philipp Laget, Isabelle Luthold, Sean Madden, Francesca Molendini, Sami Matias Niemi, Juan Pablo Rodríguez García, Theo Ridder, Hans Rozemeijer, Daniele Teti, Amadou Whitaker, James Windsor, Alistair Winton, Steve Foley, David Milligan, Laurence O'Rourke, Isabella Pagano, Gianalfredo Nicolini, Rosario Cosentino, Heike Rauer, Juan Cabrera, Martin Pertenais, Anders Erikson, Gisbert Peter, Philipp Eigmüller, Jose Miguel Mas-Hesse, Andrea Sacchetti, Pablo Jorba Coloma, Bart Vandenbussche, Ana Balado, Thomas Kennedy, Philippe Plasson, Aline Hermans, Julio Rodríguez, Rosario Sanz, Ana Di Giorgio, Gonzalo Ramos Zapata, Cydalise Dumesnilr, Lorenza Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309215 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020491

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Space operations, Stars, Design, Data processing, Control systems, Planets, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Satellites, X band, Exoplanets, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

INTA as test house for PLATO: telescope flight model TVAC testing and calibration first results

F. Montoro, G. Ramos, L. Espinosa, E. Borreguero, G. Mercant, M. Rodrigo, A. Valverde, M. Sierra, A. Santiago, F. Conde, J. Saiz, N. Gorius, C. Arena, B. Vandenbussche, P. Eigmüller, C. Paproth, F. Molendini, J. Lorenzo

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023922

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Charge-coupled devices, Vacuum, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Content addressable memory, Temperature metrology, Cameras, Thermography, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

INTA as test house for PLATO: telescopes TVAC testing and calibration set-up preparation and EM results

E. Borreguero, G. Ramos, G. Mercant, F. Montoro, M. Rodrigo, A. Valverde, M. Sierra , L. Espinosa, A. Santiago, F. Conde, J. Saiz, N. Gorius, C. Arena, B. Vandenbussche, P. Eigmüller, C. Paproth, F. Molendini, J. Lorenzo

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023918

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Vacuum, Control systems, Connectors, Tunable filters, Calibration, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Design, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Emergency protocol activation at INTA as test house for PLATO: saving PLATO CAMs under unexpected events

A. Santiago, G. Ramos, F. Conde, R. Canchal, E. Borreguero, F. Montoro, M. Rodrigo, A. Valverde, M. Sierra, L. Espinosa, J. Saíz, N. Gorius, C. Arena, N. Auricchio, B. Vandenbussche, P. Eigmüller, C. Paproth, F. Molendini, J. Lorenzo, J. Huesler

Proceedings Volume 13099, 1309920 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023927

KEYWORDS: Content addressable memory, Vacuum, Telescopes, Vacuum chambers, Cameras, Cryogenics, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Product safety, Testing and analysis, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

MBSE in the context of PLATO camera system development

G. Dinuzzi, A. Balestra, F. Santoli, F. Mazzei, J. Alvarez, N. Gorius, S. Chinellato, N. Auricchio, I. Pagano, F. Calderone, C. Arena, G. Nicolini, F. Cogato, G. Cherchi, A. Aboudan, F. Borsa, D. Brienza, D. Magrin, M. Focardi, V. Noce

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130991R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019903

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Excel, Imaging systems, Design, Systems modeling, Astronomy, Process control, Modeling, Systems engineering, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

The PLATO mission design and status

Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Filippo Marliani, Ana Heras, Thomas Walloschek, Marco Gaido, Joseph Huesler, Amadou Whitaker, José Aroca, Alistair Winton, Daniele Teti, Ian Harrison, Fabrice Boquet, Marco Cesa, Philippe Laget, Thomas Kanitz, Sami-Matias Niemi, Yves Levillain, Duncan Goulty, Sean Madden, James Windsor, Juan Pablo Rodríguez García, Nadia Hidalgo Torres, Beverly Brown, Laurence O'Rourke, Mark Kidger, David Milligan, Steve Foley, Francesca Molendini, Marco Ermocida, Andrea Sacchetti, Frank Steier, Laura León Pérez, Jean-Luc Petit, Christian Walther, Martin Pertenais, Anders Erikson, Juan Cabrera, César Martín García, Heike Rauer, Isabella Pagano, Miguel Mas-Hesse

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218019 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630215

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Stars, Cameras, Exoplanets, Velocity measurements, Sensors, Satellites, Planets, Photometry, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

The PLATO TOU optical design: description, properties, and nominal performances

Matteo Munari, Demetrio Magrin, Roberto Ragazzoni, Isabella Pagano, Valentina Viotto, Jacopo Farinato, Simonetta Chinellato, Flavia Calderone, Luca Marafatto, Davide Greggio, Maria Bergomi, Marco Dima, Nicolas Gorius, Virginie Cessa, Francesca Molendini, Timothy Bandy, Daniele Piazza, Willy Benz, Alexis Brandeker, Andrea Novi, Enrico Battistelli, Matteo Burresi, Emanuele Capuano, Alessandro Grosso, Massimo Marinai, Marco Nebiolo, Mario Salatti, Heike Rauer, Yves Levillain, Jose Alvarez

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629598

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Scattering, Lenses, Telescopes, Optical design, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

PLATO EM first cryogenic vacuum test campaign PSF results

Francesco Borsa, Andrea Cottinelli, Nicolas Gorius, Claudio Arena, Bart Vandenbussche, Sara Regibo, Rik Huygen, Pierre Royer, Martin Pertenais, Cesar Martin, Thierry Appourchaux, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Tim van Kempen, Wouter Laauwen, Isabella Pagano, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121801D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630118

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Cameras, Space operations, Error analysis, Cryogenics, Stars, Data analysis, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

PLATO telescope optical units: an update on working status

D. Magrin, R. Ragazzoni, I. Pagano, V. Viotto, J. Farinato, M. Munari, S. Chinellato, F. Calderone, L. Marafatto, D. Greggio, M. Bergomi, M. Dima, V. Cessa, F. Molendini, T. Bandy, D. Piazza, W. Benz, A. Brandeker, A. Novi, E. Battistelli, M. Burresi, E. Capuano, M. Marinai, M. Nebiolo, M. Salatti, G. Bianucci, F. Marioni, H. Rauer, F. Marliani, Y. Levillain, J. L. Alvarez

Proceedings Volume 11443, 1144312 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562370

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Velocity measurements, Planets, Refractor telescopes, Lenses, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, S. Pottinger, R. Azzollini, M. Szafraniec, S. Awan, Y. Mellier, M. Berthé, J. Martignac, C. Cara, A.-M. Di Giorgio, A. Sciortino, E. Bozzo, L. Genolet, A. Philippon, M. Hailey, T. Hunt, I. Swindells, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, D. Hall, J. Skottfelt, J. Amiaux, R. Laureijs, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, A. Short, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, T. Kitching, H. Hoekstra, E. Galli, G. Willis, H. Hu, G.-P. Candini, J. Boucher, A. Al Bahlawan, R. Chaudery, C. de Lacy, A. Pendem, S. Smit, J.-P. Dubois, B. Horeau, M. Carty, J. Fontignie, E. Doumayrou, C. Larcheveque, M. Castelli, R. Cole, S. Niemi, J. Denniston, R. Massey, R. Kohley, P. Ferrando, L. Conversi

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069828 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315372

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, Staring arrays, Space operations, Radiation effects

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2016 Paper

Model-based system engineering approach for the Euclid mission to manage scientific and technical complexity

Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Harold Metselaar, Jerome Amiaux, Gonzalo Saavedra Criado, Luis Gaspar Venancio, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, René Laureijs, Roland Vavrek

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99110C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231373

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Systems modeling, Space operations, Modeling, Galactic astronomy, Control systems, Systems engineering, Systems modeling, Data modeling, Data processing, Atrial fibrillation, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2016 Paper

Mission-level performance verification approach for the Euclid space mission

Roland Vavrek, René Laureijs, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Jérôme Amiaux, Yannick Mellier, Ruyman Azzollini, Guillermo Buenadicha, Gonzalo Saavedra Criado, Mark Cropper, Christophe Dabin, Anne Ealet, Bianca Garilli, Anna Gregorio, Henk Hoekstra, Knud Jahnke, Martin Kilbinger, Tom Kitching, John Hoar, Will Percival, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Marc Sauvage, Roberto Scaramella, Luis Gaspar Venancio, Yun Wang, Andrea Zacchei, Stefanie Wachter

Proceedings Volume 9911, 991105 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233015

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Systems modeling, Databases, Point spread functions, Seaborgium, Data processing, Calibration, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Coating induced phase shift and impact on Euclid imaging performance

Luis Gaspar Venancio, Lionel Carminati, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Jérôme Amiaux, Luciana Bonino, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Roland Vavrek, René Laureijs, Alex Short, Tobias Boenke, Paulo Strada

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232842

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Phase shifts, Image quality, Coating, Telescopes, Mathematical modeling, Reflectivity, Point spread functions, Reflection, Design for manufacturability

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Euclid end-to-end straylight performance assessment

Luis M. Gaspar Venancio, Charlotte Pachot, Lionel Carminati, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Jérôme Amiaux, Eric Prieto, Luciana Bonino, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Alex Short, Tobias Boenke, Paulo Strada, Rene Laureijs

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232916

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Contamination, Mirrors, Sensors, Scattering, Optical components, Photometry, Contamination control, Picture Archiving and Communication System

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

The Euclid mission design

Giuseppe Racca, René Laureijs, Luca Stagnaro, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, José Lorenzo Alvarez, Gonzalo Saavedra Criado, Luis Gaspar Venancio, Alex Short, Paolo Strada, Tobias Bönke, Cyril Colombo, Adriano Calvi, Elena Maiorano, Osvaldo Piersanti, Sylvain Prezelus, Pierluigi Rosato, Jacques Pinel, Hans Rozemeijer, Valentina Lesna, Paolo Musi, Marco Sias, Alberto Anselmi, Vincent Cazaubiel, Ludovic Vaillon, Yannick Mellier, Jérôme Amiaux, Michel Berthé, Marc Sauvage, Ruyman Azzollini, Mark Cropper, Sabrina Pottinger, Knud Jahnke, Anne Ealet, Thierry Maciaszek, Fabio Pasian, Andrea Zacchei, Roberto Scaramella, John Hoar, Ralf Kohley, Roland Vavrek, Andreas Rudolph, Micha Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230762

KEYWORDS: Data processing, Galactic astronomy, Space operations, Telescopes, Point spread functions, K band, Sensors, Image quality, Data archive systems, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

Euclid mission status

R. Laureijs, G. Racca, L. Stagnaro, J.-C. Salvignol, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, G. Saavedra Criado, L. Gaspar Venancio, A. Short, P. Strada, C. Colombo, G. Buenadicha, J. Hoar, R. Kohley, R. Vavrek, Y. Mellier, M. Berthe, J. Amiaux, M. Cropper, S. Niemi, S. Pottinger, A. Ealet, K. Jahnke, T. Maciaszek, F. Pasian, M. Sauvage, S. Wachter, U. Israelsson, W. Holmes, M. Seiffert, V. Cazaubiel, A. Anselmi, P. Musi

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054883

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Seaborgium, Mirrors, Data processing, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, S. Pottinger, S.-M. Niemi, J. Denniston, R. Cole, M. Szafraniec, Y. Mellier, M. Berthé, J. Martignac, C. Cara, A. M. di Giorgio, A. Sciortino, S. Paltani, L. Genolet, J.-J. Fourmand, M. Charra, P. Guttridge, B. Winter, J. Endicott, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, D. Hall, J. Amiaux, R. Laureijs, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, A. Short, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, T. Kitching, H. Hoekstra, R. Massey

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055543

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Camera shutters, Staring arrays, Radiation effects, Space operations, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

Euclid payload module: telescope characteristics and technical challenges

Luis Gaspar Venancio, René Laureijs, Jose Lorenzo, J. Salvignol, Alex Short, Paolo Strada, Roland Vavrek, Ludovic Vaillon, Corrado Gennaro, Jerome Amiaux, Éric Prieto

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054768

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Image quality, Coating, Baryon acoustic oscillations, Reflection, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

The Euclid VIS CCD detector design, development, and programme status

A. Short, D. Barry, M. Berthe, N. Boudin, O. Boulade, R. Cole, M. Cropper, L. Duvet, J. Endicott, L. Gaspar Venancio, J. Gow, P. Guttridge, D. Hall, A. Holland, H. Israel, R. Kohley, R. Laureijs, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, J. Martignac, J. Maskell, R. Massey, N. Murray, S.-M. Niemi, P. Pool, S. Pottinger, T. Prod'homme, G. Racca, J-C Salvignol, W. Suske, M. Szafraniec, P. Verhoeve, D. Walton, R. Wheeler

Proceedings Volume 9154, 91540R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057587

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Clocks, Electrons, Modulation transfer functions, Silicon carbide, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, CCD image sensors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Progress with the design and development of MIRI, the mid-IR instrument for JWST

G. Wright, G. Rieke, T. Boeker, L. Colina, E. van Dishoeck, P. Driggers, S. Friedman, A. Glasse, G. Goodson, T. Greene, M. Guedel, T. Henning, P.-O. Lagage, J. Lorenzo-Alvarez, M. Meixner, H. Norgaard-Nielsen, G. Olofsson, T. Ray, M. Ressler, K. Sukhatme, J. Thatcher, C. Waelkens, D. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857262

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Performance modeling, Sensors, Instrument modeling, Imaging systems, Mid-IR, Astronomy, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

First results from MIRI verification model testing

Tanya Lim, Jose Alvarez, Eva Bauwens, Alejandro Garcia Bedregal, Joris Blommaert, Helmut Dannerbauer, Paul Eccleston, Marc Ferlet, Sebastian Fischer, Macarena Garcia-Marin, Alistair Glasse, Adrian Michael Glauser, Karl Gordon, Tom Greene, Tim Grundy, Martin Hennemann, Ulrich Klaas, Alvaro Labiano, Fred Lahuis, Juan Rafael Martínez-Galarza, Bruno Merin Martin, Jane Morrison, Theodoros Nakos, Brian O'Sullivan, Bart Pindor, Michael Ressler, Bryan Shaughnessy, Bart Vandenbussche, Martyn Wells, Gillian Wright, Jens Zuther

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789460

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Current controlled current source, Performance modeling, Mirrors, Image filtering, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2007 Paper

Physical optics model for simulating the optical performance of the NIRSpec

Maurice te Plate, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Pierre-Antoine Frugier, Pierangelo Marenaci

Proceedings Volume 6692, 66920N (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734088

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Device simulation, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Camera shutters, Diffraction, Performance modeling, Optical simulations, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectrographs

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