Dr. Nicole van der Bliek Profile

Dr. Nicole van der Bliek

Associate Scientist at National Optical Astronomy Observatory

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

A modern approach to upgrading the telescope control system of the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope

Michael Warner, Rolando Cantarutti, German Schumacher, Eduardo Mondaca, Omar Estay, Manuel Martinez, Victor Aguirre, Rodrigo Alvarez, Rodrigo Leiva, Timothy Abbott, Nicole van der Bliek

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84510U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926193

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Field programmable gate arrays, Computer programming, LabVIEW, Motion models, Optical instrument design, Motion measurement

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Dark energy camera installation at CTIO: overview

Timothy Abbott, Freddy Muñoz, Alistair Walker, Chris Smith, Andrés Montane, Brooke Gregory, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Nicole van der Bliek, German Schumacher

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844445 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925692

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Safety, Observatories, Cameras, Nitrogen, Cryogenics, Space telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the SOAR adaptive module with UV Rayleigh guide star

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925705

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Stars, Turbulence, Rayleigh guide stars, Cameras, Point spread functions, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

SAM sees the light

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andrés Montané, Wolnays Naudy Cortés

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856407

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Camera shutters, Point spread functions, Laser guide stars, Sensors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

SAM: a facility GLAO instrument

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Andres Montane

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788015

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Ultraviolet radiation, Charge-coupled devices, Prototyping, Collimation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Design of ground-layer turbulence compensation with a Rayleigh beacon

Andrei Tokovinin, Sandrine Thomas, Brooke Gregory, Nicole van der Bliek, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Eduardo Mondaca

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550053

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Human-machine interfaces, Mirrors, Stars, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

ISPI: a wide-field NIR imager for the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope

Nicole van der Bliek, Dara Norman, Robert Blum, Ronald Probst, Andres Montane, Ramon Galvez, Michael Warner, Roberto Tighe, Francisco Delgado, Manuel Martinez

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550973

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Infrared telescopes, Infrared imaging, Sensors, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Collimators, Infrared radiation, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

ISPI: the infrared side port imager for the CITO 4-m telescope

Ronald Probst, Andres Montane, Michael Warner, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Roberto Tighe, Michael Ashe, Nicole van der Bliek, Robert Blum

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461435

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Infrared imaging, Cameras, Imaging systems, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Collimators, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2003 Paper

Phoenix spectrograph at Gemini South

Kenneth Hinkle, Robert Blum, Richard Joyce, Nigel Sharp, Stephen Ridgway, Nicole van der Bliek, B. Rogers, V. Smith, J. Valenti

Proceedings Volume 4834, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457666

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Stars, Telescopes, Carbon monoxide, Spectrographs, Infrared radiation, Electroluminescent displays, Signal to noise ratio, Space telescopes, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

SWIR at the Nordic Optical Telescope: NOTCam

Timothy Abbott, Colin Aspin, Anton Sorensen, Preben Norregaard, Johannes Andersen, Michael Andersen, Nicole van der Bliek, Jacob Clasen, Graham Cox, Jens Klougart, Hans Larsen, Niels Michaelsen, Benjamin Noel, Goran Olofsson, Carlos Perez, Hugo Schwarz

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395528

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Telescopes, Optical telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Observatories, Infrared imaging, Electromechanical design

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