Mr. Aaron M. Brown Profile

Aaron M. Brown

at University of California San Diego

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. III

Marc Kassis, Carlos Alvarez, Ashley Baker, Jeb Bailey, Ravinder Banyal, Robert Bertz, Charles Beichman, Antonin Bouchez, Aaron Brown, Matthew Brown, Kevin Bundy, Randall Campbell, Mark Chun, Jeff Cooke, William Deich, Richard Dekany, Greg Doppmann, Christopher Fassnacht, Jocelyn Ferrara, Michael Fitzgerald, Christoffer Fremling, Jason Fucik, Steven Gibson, Peter Gillingham, Karl Glazebrook, Timothee Greffe, Samuel Halverson, Grant Hill, Lynne Hillenbrand, Philip Hinz, Bradford Holden, Andrew Howard, Daniel Huber, Tucker Jones, Carolyn Jordan, Nemanja Jovanovic, Isabell Kain, Mansi Kasliwal, Evan Kirby, Quinn Konopacky, Shanti Krishnan, Shri Kulkarni, Renate Kupke, Kyle Lanclos, James Larkin, Scott Lilley, Larry Lingvay, Jessica Lu, James Lyke, Nicholas MacDonald, Christopher Martin, John Mather, Mateusz Matuszewski, Dimitri Mawet, Rosalie McGurk, Eduardo Marin, Bob Meeks, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Reston Nash, James Neill, John O'Meara, Rishi Pahuja, Eliad Peretz, Nikolaus Prusinski, Matthew Radovan, Kodi Rider, Mitsuko Roberts, Connie Rockosi, Ryan Rubenzahl, Stephanie Sallum, Dale Sandford, Maureen Savage, Andy Skemer, Roger Smith, Charles Steidel, Jonathan Steiner, Deno Stelter, Josh Walawender, Kyle Westfall, Peter Wizinowich, Shelley Wright, Truman Wold, Jake Zimmer

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309606 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016181

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Adaptive optics, Design, Observatories, Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Poster

Poster

Panoramic SETI: searching for technosignatures and astrophysical transients

Jerome Maire, Shelley Wright, Aaron Brown, Jamie Holder, Paul Horowitz, Rachel Kepler, Nikolas Korzoun, Tom Lafleur, Wei Liu, Sophie Nathanson, Rick Raffanti, Nicolas Rault-Wang, Bretton Simpson, Remington P. Stone, Dan Werthimer, David Williams

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130963L (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020329

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Poster

Poster

Liger at W.M. Keck Observatory: optical design and alignment strategy for the Liger integral field spectrograph

Renate Kupke, Shelley Wright, Aaron Brown, Maren Cosens, Michael Fitzgerald, Chris Johnson, Tucker Jones, Marc Kassis, Evan Kress, James Larkin, Kenneth Magnone, Jérôme Maire, Rosalie McGurk, Arun Surya, Eric Wang, James Wiley, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130966M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020618

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Poster

Poster

Liger at W.M. Keck Observatory: assembly, integration, and testing

Aaron Brown, Shelley Wright, James Wiley, Maren Cosens, Renate Kupke, Marc Kassis, Rosalie McGurk, Sherry Yeh, James Larkin, Michael Fitzgerald, Eric Wang, Evan Kress, Ken Magnone, Chris Johnson, Tucker Jones

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130967I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020784

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Liger at W.M. Keck Observatory: overall design and fabrication status

Shelley Wright, Tucker Jones, James Larkin, Renate Kupke, Marc Kassis, Aaron Brown, Lee Armus, Maren Cosens, Devin Chu, Tuan Do, Chris Fassnacht, Deanne Fisher, Michael Fitzgerald, Andrea Ghez, Jenny Greene, Aurelien Hees, Theodara Karalidi, Patrick Kelly, Evan Kirby, Evan Kress, Chris Johnson, Jessica Lu, Ken Magnone, Jerome Maire, Mark Marley, Anne Medling, Rosalie McGurk, Max Millar-Blanchaer, Quinn Minor, Anna Nierenberg, Naveen Reddy, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, David Sand, Ryan Sanders, Karin Sandstrom, Alice Shapley, Ji-Man Sohn, Arun Surya, Tommaso Treu, Eric Wang, Michael Wong, James Wiley, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020803

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Fiber-fed high-resolution infrared spectroscopy at the diffraction limit with Keck-HISPEC and TMT-MODHIS: status update

Dimitri Mawet, Michael Fitzgerald, Quinn Konopacky, Nemanja Jovanovic, Ashley Baker, David Andersen, Etienne Artigau, John Bailey, Charles Beichman, Björn Benneke, Rob Bertz, Christopher Betters, David Brearly, Aaron Brown, James Brugger, Richard Dekany, Jocelyn Ferrara, Alberto Franco, Jason Fucik, Rose Gibson, Tim Greffe, Samuel Halverson, Christopher Johnson, Marc Kassis, Takayuki Kotani, Yoo Jung Kim, Stephanie Leifer, Sergio Leon-Saval, Jonathan Lin, Larry Lingvay, Jerome Maire, Eduardo Marin, Kenneth Magnone, Don Neill, Rishi Pahuja, Garreth Ruane, Greg Sercel, Svarun Soda, Ji Man Sohn, Jonathan Steiner, Motohide Tamura, Jim Thorne, Eric Wang, Truman Wold, Ray Zarzaca

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960W (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019238

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Exoplanets, Equipment, Design, Planets, Spectral resolution, Single mode fibers, Infrared spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Liger at W.M. Keck Observatory: imager structural analysis, fabrication, and characterization plan

James Wiley, Aaron Brown, Renate Kupke, Maren Cosens, Shelley Wright, Jérôme Maire, Kenneth Magnone, Evan Kress, Eric Wang, Chris Johnson, James Larkin, Michael Fitzgerald, Marc Kassis, Tucker Jones

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130967B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018450

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Vacuum chambers, Equipment, Optical fabrication, Fabrication, Adaptive optics, Simulations, Design, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The development of HISPEC for Keck and MODHIS for TMT: science cases and predicted sensitivities

Quinn Konopacky, Ashley Baker, Dimitri Mawet, Michael Fitzgerald, Nemanja Jovanovic, Charles Beichman, Garreth Ruane, Rob Bertz, Hiroshi Terada, Richard Dekany, Larry Lingvay, Marc Kassis, David Anderson, Motohide Tamura, Björn Benneke, Thomas Beatty, Tuan Do, Shogo Nishiyama, Peter Plavchan, Jason Wang, Ji Wang, Adam Burgasser, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Huihao Zhang, Aaron Brown, Jason Fucik, Aidan Gibbs, Rose Gibson, Sam Halverson, Christopher Johnson, Sonia Karkar, Takayuki Kotani, Evan Kress, Stephanie Leifer, Kenneth Magnone, Jerome Maire, Rishi Pahuja, Michael Porter, Mitsuko Roberts, Ben Sappey, Jim Thorne, Eric Wang, Etienne Artigau, Geoffrey Blake, Gabriela Canalizo, Guo Chen, Greg Doppmann, René Doyon, Courtney Dressing, Min Fang, Thomas Greene, Greg Herczeg, Lynne Hillenbrand, Andrew Howard, Stephen Kane, Tiffany Kataria, Eliza Kempton, Heather Knutson, David Lafrenière, Chao Liu, Stanimir Metchev, Max Millar-Blanchaer, Norio Narita, Gajendra Pandey, S.P. Rajaguru, Paul Robertson, Colette Salyk, Bun'ei Sato, Evertt Schlawin, Sujan Sengupta, Thirupathi Sivarani, Warren Skidmore, Gautam Vasisht, Chikako Yasui, Hui Zhang

Proceedings Volume 12680, 1268007 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681522

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Spectrographs, Atmospheres, Spectroscopy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Liger at Keck Observatory: design of the data reduction system and software interfaces

Nils Rundquist, Andrea Zonca, Arun Surya, Shelley A. Wright, Aaron Brown, Maren Cosens, Michael Fitzgerald, Chris Johnson, Marc Kassis, Renate Kupke, Kyle Lanclos, James E. Larkin, Kenneth G. Magnone, Rosalie McGurk, Ji Man Sohn, Gregory Walth, James E. Wiley, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121891M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630693

KEYWORDS: Iterated function systems, Sensors, Computing systems, Imaging systems, Calibration, IRIS Consortium, Image processing, Keck Observatory, Human-machine interfaces, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Liger at Keck Observatory: design of imager optical assembly and spectrograph re-imaging optics

James Wiley, Aaron Brown, Renate Kupke, Maren Cosens, Shelley Wright, Michael Fitzgerald, Chris Johnson, Tucker Jones, Marc Kassis, Evan Kress, James E. Larkin, Kenneth Magnone, Rosalie McGurk, Nils Rundquist, Eric Wang, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218464 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630611

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Optical fabrication, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Iterated function systems, Image sensors, Spectrographs, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Panoramic SETI: program update and high-energy astrophysics applications

Jérôme Maire, Shelley A. Wright, Jamie Holder, David Anderson, Wynstan Benbow, Aaron Brown, Maren Cosens, Gregory Foote, William Hanlon, Olivier Hervet, Paul Horowitz, Andrew Howard, Ryan Lee, Wei Liu, Rick Raffanti, Nicolas Rault-Wang, Remington P. Stone, Dan Werthimer, James Wiley, David Williams

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121848B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630772

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Gamma radiation, Signal detection, Panoramic photography, Sensors, Prototyping, Physics, High energy astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Fiber-fed high-resolution infrared spectroscopy at the diffraction limit with Keck-HISPEC and TMT-MODHIS: status update

Dimitri Mawet, Michael Fitzgerald, Quinn Konopacky, Nemanja Jovanovic, Ashley Baker, Charles Beichman, Rob Bertz, Richard Dekany, Jason Fucik, Mitsuko Roberts, Michael Porter, Rishi Pahuja, Garreth Ruane, Stephanie Leifer, Samuel Halverson, Aidan Gibbs, Chris Johnson, Evan Kress, Kenneth Magnone, Ji Man Sohn, Eric Wang, Aaron Brown, Jerome Maire, Ben Sappey, David Andersen, Hiroshi Terada, Marc Kassis, Etienne Artigau, Bjorn Benneke, Rene Doyon, Takayuki Kotani, Motohide Tamura, Thomas Beatty, Peter Plavchan, Tuan Do, Shogo Nishiyama, Jason Wang, Ji Wang

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121841R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630142

KEYWORDS: Planets, Exoplanets, Stars, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Adaptive optics, Single mode fibers, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Innovations and advances in instrumentation at the W. M. Keck Observatory, vol. II

Marc Kassis, Steve Allen, Carlos Alvarez, Ravinder Banyal, Robert Bertz, Charles Beichman, Aaron Brown, Matthew Brown, Gerald Cabak, Kevin Bundy, Sylvain Cetre, Jason Chin, Mark Chun, Will Deich, Richard Dekany, Jacques Delorme, Mark Devenot, Greg Doppmann, Michael Fitzgerald, Jason Fucik, Grant Hill, Philip Hinz, Bradford Holden, Andrew Howard, Maodong Gao, Steve Gibson, Percy Gomez, Colby Gottschalk, Peter Gillingham, Tucker Jones, Nemanja Jovanovic, Evan Kirby, Quinn Konopacky, Shanti Krishnan, Renate Kupke, James Larkin, Stephanie Leifer, Hilton Lewis, Scott Lilley, Jessica Lu, James Lyke, Nick MacDonald, Eduardo Marin, Matt Matuszewski, Dimitri Mawet, Rosalie McGurk, Maxwell Millar-Blanchaer, Reston Nash, Craig Nance, James Neill, John O'Meara, Eliad Peretz, Claire Poppett, John Mather, Matthew Radovan, Mitsuko Roberts, Sam Ragland, Kodi Rider, Constance Rockosi, Dale Sandfor, Boqiang Shen, Charles Steidel, Sunil Simha, Andy Skemer, Deno Stelter, Avinash Surendran, James Thorne, Ben McCarney, Kyle Lanclos, Ashley Baker, Ryan Rubenzahl, Arpita Roy, Sam Halverson, Jerry Edelstein, Christopher Martin, Maureen Savage, Dale Sandford, Stephanie Sallum, Josh Walawender, Peter Wizinowich, Kyle Westfall, Kerry Vahala, Shelley Wright, Truman Wold, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218405 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628630

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Exoplanets, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Planets, Cameras, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Liger at Keck Observatory: image detector and IFS pick-off mirror assembly

Maren Cosens, Shelley Wright, Aaron Brown, Michael Fitzgerald, Chris Johnson, Tucker Jones, Marc Kassis, Evan Kress, Renate Kupke, James Larkin, Kenneth Magnone, Rosalie McGurk, Nils-Erik Rundquist, Ji Man Sohn, Eric Wang, James Wiley, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630219

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Imaging systems, Iterated function systems, Image sensors, Spectrographs, Tolerancing, Keck Observatory, Adaptive optics, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Liger at Keck Observatory: overall design specifications and science drivers

Shelley Wright, Tucker Jones, James Larkin, Renate Kupke, Marc Kassis, Michael Fitzgerald, Aaron Brown, Maren Cosens, James Wiley, Nils-Erik Rundquist, Evan Kress, Eric Wang, Ji Man Sohn, Chris Johnson, Ken Magnone, Sherry Yeh, Rosalie McGurk

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121840B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630713

KEYWORDS: Keck Observatory, Iterated function systems, Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Optical instrument design, Imaging systems, Thirty Meter Telescope, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Panoramic SETI: Overall mechanical system design

Aaron Brown, Michael Aronson, Shelley Wright, Jérôme Maire, Maren Cosens, James Wiley, Franklin Antonio, Paul Horowitz, Rick Raffanti, Dan Werthimer, Liu Wei

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114458B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562985

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Mechanical engineering, Panoramic photography, Telescopes, Optical telescopes, Fresnel lenses, Camera shutters, Sensors, Domes, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Panoramic SETI: overall focal plane electronics and timing and network protocols

Wei Liu, Dan Werthimer, Ryan Lee, Franklin Antonio, Michael Aronson, Aaron Brown, Frank Drake, Andrew Howard, Paul Horowitz, Jerome Maire, Rick Raffanti, Remington Stone, Richard Treffers, Shelley Wright

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114477G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561203

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Panoramic photography, Network architectures, Domes, Telescopes, Observatories, Sensors, Staring arrays, Analog electronics, Digital electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Liger for Next-Generation Keck Adaptive Optics

Shelley Wright, Tucker Jones, James Larkin, Renate Kupke, Marc Kassis, Michael Fitzgerald, Aaron Brown, Maren Cosens, Evan Kress, Nils-Erik Rundquist, Arun Surya, Eric Wang, James Wiley

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114471Q (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563039

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Iterated function systems, Optical design, Imaging systems, Optical instrument design, Spectrographs, Keck Observatory, Solar system, Galactic astronomy, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Liger for next-generation Keck adaptive optics: opto-mechanical dewar for imaging camera and slicer

James Wiley, Kalp Mathur, Aaron Brown, Shelley Wright, Maren Cosens, Jerome Maire, Michael Fitzgerald, Tucker Jones, Marc Kassis, Evan Kress, Renate Kupke, James Larkin, Jim Lyke, Eric Wang, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144758 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563028

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Optical design, Electronics, Control systems, Spectrographs, Iterated function systems, Imaging systems, Keck Observatory, Vibration isolation, Head

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Panoramic SETI: on-sky results from prototype telescopes and instrumental design

Jérôme Maire, Shelley Wright, Dan Werthimer, Franklin Antonio, Aaron Brown, Paul Horowitz, Ryan Lee, Wei Liu, Rick Raffanti, James Wiley, Maren Cosens, Carolyn Heffner, Andrew Howard, Remington P. Stone, Richard Treffers

Proceedings Volume 11454, 114543C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562786

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Prototyping, Panoramic photography, Signal detection, Photon counting, Sensor performance, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Poster + Presentation + Paper

Liger for next-generation Keck AO: filter wheel and pupil design

Maren Cosens, Shelley Wright, Pauline Arriaga, Aaron Brown, Michael Fitzgerald, Tucker Jones, Marc Kassis, Evan Kress, Renate Kupke, James Larkin, Jim Lyke, Eric Wang, James Wiley, Sherry Yeh

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114474X (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561837

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Adaptive optics, Digital filtering, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Iterated function systems, Image filtering, Keck Observatory, Spectral resolution, Tolerancing

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