Dr. Michael W. Werner Profile

Dr. Michael W. Werner

Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Lab

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SPIE Journal Paper | 21 January 2022 Open Access

On-orbit performance of the Spitzer Space Telescope: science meets engineering

Michael Werner, Patrick Lowrance, Thomas Roellig, Varoujan Gorjian, Joseph Hunt, Charles Bradford, Jessica Krick

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 014002, (January 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.014002

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cryogenics, Space operations, Solar cells, Helium, Stars, Space telescopes, Observatories, Calibration, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

SPHEREx: NASA's near-infrared spectrophotometric all-sky survey

Brendan Crill, Michael Werner, Rachel Akeson, Matthew Ashby, Lindsey Bleem, James Bock, Sean Bryan, Jill Burnham, Joyce Byunh, Tzu-Ching Chang, Yi-Kuan Chiang, Walter Cook, Asantha Cooray, Andrew Davis, OIivier Doré, C. Darren Dowell, Gregory Dubois-Felsmann, Tim Eifler, Andreas Faisst, Salman Habib, Chen Heinrich, Katrin Heitmann, Grigory Heaton, Christopher Hirata, Viktor Hristov, Howard Hui, Woong-Seob Jeong, Jae Hwan Kang, Branislav Kecman, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Phillip Korngut, Elisabeth Krause, Bomee Lee, Carey Lisse, Daniel Masters, Philip Mauskopf, Gary Melnick, Hiromasa Miyasaka, Hooshang Nayyeri, Hien Nguyen, Karin Öberg, Steve Padin, Roberta Paladini, Milad Pourrahmani, Jeonghyun Pyo, Roger Smith, Yong-Seong Song, Teresa Symons, Harry Teplitz, Volker Tolls, Steve Unwin, Rogier Windhorst, Yujin Yang, Michael Zemcov

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114430I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567224

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Spectral resolution, Absorption, Stars, Spectroscopes, Detector arrays, Beam splitters, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

SPHEREx: an all-sky NIR spectral survey

Phillip Korngut, James Bock, Rachel Akeson, Matthew Ashby, Lindsey Bleem, Justin Boland, Douglas Bolton, Samuel Bradford, David Braun, Sean Bryan, Peter Capak, Tzu-Ching Chang, Andrew Coffey, Asantha Cooray, Brendan Crill, Olivier Doré, Tim Eifler, Chang Feng, Salman Habib, Katrin Heitmann, Shoubaneh Hemmati, Christopher Hirata, Woong-Seob Jeong, Minjin Kim, Davy Kirkpatrick, Theresa Kowalkowski, Elisabeth Krause, Carey Lisse, Philip Mauskopf, Daniel Masters, James McGuire, Gary Melnick, Hein Nguyen, Hooshang Nayyeri, Karin Oberg, Roland dePutter, William Purcell, Jennifer Rocca, Marcus Runyan, Karin Sandstrom, Roger Smith, Yong-Seon Song, Nathaniel Stickley, Jeremy Stober, Sara Susca, Harry Teplitz, Volker Tolls, Stephen Unwin, Michael Werner, Rogier Windhorst, Michael Zemcov

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106981U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312860

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Prototyping, Sensors, Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Near infrared, Astronomy

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SPHEREx, a mission in NASA’s Medium Explorer (MIDEX) program recently selected for Phase-A implementation, is an all-sky survey satellite that will produce a near-infrared spectrum for every 6 arcsecond pixel on the sky. SPHEREx has a simple, high-heritage design with large optical throughput to maximize spectral mapping speed. While the legacy data products will provide a rich archive of spectra for the entire astronomical community to mine, the instrument is optimized for three specific scientific goals: to probe inflation through the imprint primordial non-Gaussianity left on today’s large-scale cosmological structure; to survey the Galactic plane for water and other biogenic ices through absorption line studies; and to constrain the history of galaxy formation through power spectra of background fluctuations as measured in deep regions near the ecliptic poles. The aluminum telescope consists of a heavily baffled, wide-field off-axis reflective triplet design. The focal plane is imaged simultaneously by two mosaics of H2RG detector arrays separated by a dichroic beamsplitter. SPHEREx assembles spectra through the use of mass and volume efficient linear variable filters (LVFs) included in the focal plane assemblies, eliminating the need for any dispersive or moving elements. Instead, spectra are constructed through a series of small steps in the spacecraft attitude across the sky, modulating the location of an object within the FOV and varying the observation wavelength in each exposure. The spectra will cover the wavelength range between 0.75 and 5.0 µm at spectral resolutions ranging between R=35 and R=130. The entire telescope is cooled passively by a series of three V-groove radiators below 80K. An additional stage of radiative cooling is included to reduce the long wavelength focal plane temperature below 60K, controlling the dark current. As a whole, SPHEREx requires no new technologies and carries large technical and resource margins on every aspect of the design.

SPIE Journal Paper | 22 June 2016

Extension of ATLAST/LUVOIR’s capabilities to 5 μm or beyond

Michael Werner, Mark Swain, Gautam Vasisht, Xu Wang, Steven Macenka, Avi Mandell, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Joel Green, Christopher Stark

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 04, 041205, (June 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041205

KEYWORDS: Stars, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Planets, Spectroscopy, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Earth's atmosphere, James Webb Space Telescope

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 February 2012

The Spitzer Space Telescope

Michael Werner

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011008, (February 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011008

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cryogenics, Helium, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Image quality, James Webb Space Telescope, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2010 Paper

Writing a success story: lessons learned from the Spitzer Space Telescope

R. Gehrz, T. Roellig, M. Werner

Proceedings Volume 7796, 779602 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864363

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Optical testing, Infrared telescopes, Helium, Mirrors, Space operations, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

The background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA: a design study

C. Bradford, James Bock, Warren Holmes, M. Kenyon, A. Beyer, M. Werner, M. Rud, T. Prouvé, P. Echternach, K. Irwin, S. Cho, M. Harwit, G. Stacey, G. Helou, L. Armus, P. Appleton, J. D. Smith, U. Gorti, G. Rieke, E. Egami, D. Lester, J. Glenn, M. Malkan, D. Dale

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857779

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrometers, Galactic astronomy, Bolometers, Stars, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Calibration and data quality of warm IRAC

S. Carey, J. Surace, W. Glaccum, J. Ingalls, J. Krick, M. Lacy, P. Lowrance, S. Laine, J. O'Linger, J. Stauffer, S. Willner, J. Hora, W. Hoffmann, M. L. N. Ashby, J.-S. Huang, M. Marengo, M. Pahre, Z. Wang, M. Werner, G. Fazio

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857788

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Calibration, Photometry, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Exoplanets, Multiplexers

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

HAWCPol: a first-generation far-infrared polarimeter for SOFIA

C. Darren Dowell, Brant Cook, D. Al Harper, Lung-Sheng Lin, Leslie Looney, Giles Novak, Ian Stephens, Marc Berthoud, David Chuss, Richard Crutcher, Jessie Dotson, Roger Hildebrand, Martin Houde, Terry Jones, Megan Krejny, Alexandre Lazarian, S. Harvey Moseley, Kostas Tassis, John Vaillancourt, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857842

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Magnetism, Clouds, Cryogenics, Astronomy, Cameras, Sensors, Data analysis, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

Characterization of a megapixel mid-infrared array for high background applications

A. Mainzer, Henry Hogue, Maryn Stapelbroek, Dale Molyneux, John Hong, Mike Werner, Michael Ressler, Erick Young

Proceedings Volume 7021, 70210T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789820

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mid-IR, James Webb Space Telescope, Multiplexers, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Detector arrays, Thermography, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

Far-infrared polarimetry from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

John Vaillancourt, David Chuss, Richard Crutcher, Jessie Dotson, C. Darren Dowell, D. Al Harper, Roger Hildebrand, Terry Jones, Alexandre Lazarian, Giles Novak, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66780D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730922

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Magnetism, Sensors, Modulation, Clouds, Stars, Cameras, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

MegaMIR: a Fizeau thermal infrared camera for the LBTI

A. Mainzer, Erick Young, John Hong, Phil Hinz, Mike Werner, Varoujan Gorjian, Michael Ressler

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626910 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670380

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spatial resolution, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Thermography, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2006 Paper

The Spitzer Space Telescope: the first 30 months

Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626507 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671019

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Infrared radiation, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Observatories, Infrared imaging, Space operations, Infrared telescopes, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2005 Paper

A new large-well 1024x1024 Si:As detector for the mid-infrared

A. Mainzer, John Hong, M. Stapelbroek, Henry Hogue, Dale Molyneux, Michael Ressler, Ernie Atkins, John Reekstin, Mike Werner, Erick Young

Proceedings Volume 5881, 58810Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633492

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Sensors, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, James Webb Space Telescope, Mid-IR, Infrared telescopes, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Saturn

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

On-orbit performance of the Spitzer Space Telescope

Thomas Roellig, Michael Werner, David Gallagher, William Irace, Giovanni Fazio, James Houck, George Rieke, Robert Wilson, Thomas Soifer

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551037

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Space operations, Helium, Infrared imaging, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Infrared telescopes, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The development and mission of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

David Gallagher, William Irace, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562381

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Space operations, Cryogenics, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Data archive systems, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Execution of the Spitzer in-orbit checkout and science verification plan

John Miles, Sue Linick, Carole Boyles, Mark Garcia, John Gilbert, Stacia Long, Michael Werner, Robert Wilson

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552330

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Space operations, Stars, Calibration, Cryogenics, Infrared cameras, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Development of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)

David Gallagher, William Irace, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461179

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Data archive systems, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

AstroBiology Explorer (ABE) MIDEX mission concept: identifying organic molecules in space

Kimberly Ennico, Scott Sandford, Louis Allamandola, Jesse Bregman, Martin Cohen, Dale Cruikshank, Thomas Greene, Douglas Hudgins, Sun Kwok, Steven Lord, Suzanne Madden, Craig McCreight, Thomas Roellig, Donald Strecker, A. G. G. M. Tielens, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461145

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Space telescopes, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Spectrometers, Astrobiology, Infrared spectroscopy, Molecules, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2002 Paper

GaAs/AlGaAs based multiquantum-well infrared detector arrays for low-background applications

Sarath Gunapala, Sumith Bandara, James Bock, Michael Ressler, John Liu, Jason Mumolo, S. Rafol, Michael Werner, David Cardimona

Proceedings Volume 4823, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453511

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Sensors, Quantum wells, Staring arrays, Quantum efficiency, Modulation, Absorption, Electrons, Gallium arsenide, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2001 Paper

Large-format long-wavelength GaAs/AlGaAs multiquantum well infrared detector arrays for astronomy

Sarath Gunapala, Sumith Bandara, James Bock, Michael Ressler, John Liu, Jason Mumolo, S. Rafol, David Ting, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 4288, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429415

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Sensors, Quantum wells, Staring arrays, Telescopes, Modulation, Electrons, Quantum efficiency, Infrared detectors, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2001 Paper

Recent developments and applications of quantum well infrared photodetector focal plane arrays

Sarath Gunapala, Sumith Bandara, John Liu, Edward Luong, S. Rafol, Jason Mumolo, David Ting, James Bock, Michael Ressler, Michael Werner, Paul LeVan, Riad Chehayeb, Carl Kukkonen, M. Levy, P. LeVan, Mark Fauci

Proceedings Volume 4413, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425451

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Staring arrays, Sensors, Cameras, Long wavelength infrared, Gallium arsenide, Quantum wells, Infrared imaging, Infrared radiation, Electrons

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Proceedings Article | 16 November 2000 Paper

SIRTF: an overview

Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 4131, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.406533

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Helium, Imaging spectroscopy, Observatories, Spectroscopes, Infrared imaging, Infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Large-format quantum-well infrared photodetector arrays for astronomical instrumentation

Sumith Bandara, Sarath Gunapala, James Bock, Michael Ressler, John Liu, Edward Luong, Jason Mumolo, S. Rafol, David Ting, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395446

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Sensors, Staring arrays, Quantum wells, Telescopes, Cameras, Modulation, Quantum efficiency, Interference (communication), Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2000 Paper

Recent developments and applications of quantum well infrared photodetector focal plane arrays

Proceedings Volume 4028, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391739

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Staring arrays, Cameras, Sensors, Long wavelength infrared, Gallium arsenide, Quantum wells, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) enters development

Michael Bicay, Michael Werner, William Latter, Larry Simmons

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324432

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Infrared imaging, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Observatories, Astronomy, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 1998 Paper

Quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs) for astronomy

Sarath Gunapala, Sumith Bandara, John Liu, Edward Luong, James Bock, Michael Ressler, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 3553, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.318096

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Cameras, Staring arrays, Infrared imaging, Thermography, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Infrared cameras, Gallium arsenide, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 1998 Paper

Quantum well infrared photodetector research and development at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sarath Gunapala, Sumith Bandara, John Liu, Winn Hong, Edward Luong, Jason Mumolo, M. McKelvey, Deepak Sengupta, Anjali Singh, C. Shott, Ronald Carralejo, Paul Maker, James Bock, Michael Ressler, Michael Werner, Timothy Krabach

Proceedings Volume 3379, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317606

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Sensors, Cameras, Staring arrays, Long wavelength infrared, Gallium arsenide, Infrared radiation, Mid-IR, Quantum efficiency, Quantum wells

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 1996 Paper

SIRTF: the fourth great observatory

Larry Simmons, James Fanson, William Irace, Johnny Kwok, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 2744, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243516

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Cryogenics, Stars, Infrared imaging, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 1995 Paper

Overview of the SIRTF mission

Michael Werner, James Fanson

Proceedings Volume 2475, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211279

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Infrared telescopes, Observatories, Infrared imaging, Infrared cameras, Infrared radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 1993 Paper

Atlas SIRTF mission

Michael Werner, Michael Osmolovsky

Proceedings Volume 2019, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157818

KEYWORDS: Infrared radiation, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Space operations, Infrared telescopes, Infrared sensors, Telescopes, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 1993 Paper

Overview of the Atlas SIRTF Mission

Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 1874, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148059

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Space operations, Imaging spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Cryogenics, Observatories, Detector arrays, Infrared telescopes, Infrared astronomy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Objectives for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility

Richard Spehalski, Michael Werner

Proceedings Volume 1540, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48709

KEYWORDS: Infrared radiation, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Telescopes, Infrared imaging, Astronomy, Observatories

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IR Space Telescopes and Instruments

24 August 2002 | Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

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