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Kyle F. McLean

Optical Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Paper

Metrology for trending alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope before and after ambient environmental testing

Theo Hadjimichael, Raymond Ohl, Josh Berrier, Jeff Gum, Joseph Hayden, Manal Khreishi, Kyle McLean, Kevin Redman, Joseph Sullivan, Greg Wenzel, William Eichhorn, Jerrod Young

Proceedings Volume 10377, 103770I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273991

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Metrology, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Optical components, Optical fabrication, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Paper

Alignment and testing of critical interface fixtures for the James Webb Space Telescope

Kyle McLean, Paul Bagdanove, Joshua Berrier, Emmanuel Cofie, Tiffany Glassman, Theodore Hadjimichael, Eric Johnson, Joshua Levi, Amy Lo, Joseph McMann, Raymond Ohl, Dean Osgood, James Parker, Kevin Redman, Vicki Roberts, Matthew Stephens, Adam Sutton, Greg Wenzel, Jerrod Young

Proceedings Volume 10377, 103770H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272790

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Optical alignment, Metrology, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2016 Presentation + Paper

A toolbox of metrology-based techniques for optical system alignment

Phillip Coulter, Raymond Ohl, Peter Blake, Brent Bos, Victor Chambers, William Eichhorn, Jeffrey Gum, Theodore Hadjimichael, John Hagopian, Joseph Hayden, Samuel Hetherington, David Kubalak, Kyle Mclean, Joseph McMann, Kevin Redman, Henry Sampler, Greg Wenzel, Jerrod Young

Proceedings Volume 9951, 995108 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239070

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Metrology, Optical components, James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Telescopes, Lawrencium, Sensors, Spherical lenses, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2016 Paper

Alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope Integrated Science Instrument Module Element

Theo Hadjimichael, Raymond Ohl, Scott Antonille, David Aronstein, Andrew Bartoszyk, Josh Berrier, Emmanuel Cofie, Phil Coulter, Renee Gracey, Joseph Hayden, Joseph Howard, Jason Hylan, David Kubalak, Kyle McLean, Cherie Miskey, Kevin Redman, Scott Rohrbach, Derek Sabatke, Randal Telfer, Greg Wenzel, Thomas Zielinski, Joseph Sullivan, George Hartig, William Eichhorn

Proceedings Volume 9951, 99510C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238829

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenics, Metrology, Virtual colonoscopy, Interfaces, Calibration, Computer aided design, Mirrors, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2014 Paper

Ambient optomechanical alignment and pupil metrology for the flight instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope

Phillip Coulter, Alexander Beaton, Jeffery Gum, Theodore Hadjimichael, Joseph Hayden, Susann Hummel, Jason Hylan, David Lee, Timothy Madison, Michael Maszkiewicz, Kyle Mclean, Joseph McMann, Markus Melf, Linda Miner, Raymond Ohl, Kevin Redman, Andreas Roedel, Paul Schweiger, Maurice Te Plate, Martyn Wells, Greg Wenzel, Patrick Williams, Jerrod Young

Proceedings Volume 9195, 91950G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2065017

KEYWORDS: Lawrencium, Silicon, Optical alignment, Virtual colonoscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Metrology, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Optical alignment of the Global Precipitation Measurements (GPM) star trackers

Samuel Hetherington, Dean Osgood, Joe McMann, Viki Roberts, James Gill, Kyle McLean

Proceedings Volume 8844, 884406 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024558

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Stars, Mirrors, Relays, Optical tracking, Autocollimation, Space operations, Data analysis, Neodymium, Magnetorheological finishing

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