Prof. Andrew I. Sheinis Profile

Prof. Andrew I. Sheinis

Head of Instrumentation at Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Instructor

Area of Expertise:

Astronomical Instrumentation , Spectroscopy

Publications (49)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Multi-object spectroscopic capability at the Canada France Hawaii Telescope: the MSE pathfinder

Andrew Sheinis, Adam Bolton, Samuel Barden, Jennifer Marshall, Kei Szeto, Jennifer Sobeck

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121841C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630603

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Galactic astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Observatories, Data archive systems, Spine

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer after the national strategic planning reviews

Kei Szeto, Mary Beth Laychak, Jennifer Marshall, Andy Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218214 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629439

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Observatories, Multiplexing, Optical instrument design, Optical fibers, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Radioactive emission from high-index,optical glasses and atypical effects on CCDs

Michael Edgar, Ross Zhelem, Lewis Waller, Janez Kos, Don Mayfield, Naveen Pai, Andrew Sheinis, Gayandhi De Silva, Jeffrey Simpson, Nicholas Stazak

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070633 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307305

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Silicon, Particles, Lenses, Lanthanum, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

The advanced image slicers of OCTOCAM

Robert Content, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Christina Thöne, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107066L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314424

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Near infrared, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Cameras

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OCTOCAM is the new large Gemini instrument in building. It is an imaging spectrograph with 8 cameras covering the range 370 nm to 2350 nm at a typical resolution of 3000-4000. It will have 2 IFUs, one for normal operation over all wavelengths, the other for AO in the NIR only and with a smaller field but a higher spectral resolution. Currently, no IFU exists that covers the entire range of VIS and NIR in a single observation. Such an IFU would have a number of applications: It can be used for resolved studies of HII regions over a broad wavelength range and emission line galaxies over a broad redshift range using the same set of emission lines. Another application is to observe transients with only arcseconds localization very early without waiting for a sub-arcsecond position, hence allowing to obtain very valuable early data. For bright transients such as SNe and GRBs we can study the immediate environment in detail, and even use the actual transient as AO tip-tilt star to study the environment at high spectral and very high angular resolutions. The IFUs will be Advanced Image Slicers, a proven concept now in use in many instruments around the world including Gemini NIFS, VLT MUSE and KMOS, and JWST NIRSpec. The normal operation slicer will have a field of 9.7" x 6.8" with 17 slices 0.4" wide giving 0.18" x 0.4" spaxels. The slices are smaller than the standard slit size of 0.54" (3 pixels) so will deliver higher spectral resolution. This IFU will deliver much higher performances than the GMOS IFU and NIFS with a larger field of view and spectral range but also considerably fewer pixels per arsec² then reducing the readout noise. With its wavelength range starting at 370 nm, diamond machining cannot be used. A glass slicer system will have to be used as in MUSE. The wavelength range will however be much larger covering the whole VIS and NIR range. Modern reflection coatings as UV enhanced silver can be used but a trade-off may be better by starting at a longer wavelength to get higher transmission. Special consideration is necessary for the fore-optics which cannot be diamond machined and for the overall design due to the limited space envelope. The AO slicer will have a field of 2.5" x 3.6" with 31 slices 0.08" wide imaged on 2 pixels in the spectral direction to get proper sampling. The fore-optics will magnify the beam in both directions but with different magnifications to get spaxels of 0.08" x 0.08". The smaller slice image width will give a spectral resolution of about 5000 including aberrations, about the same than NIFS but covering all 4 NIR bands at once. This slicer uses a slit 60% longer than OCTOCAM is designed for. It is possible because the magnification reduces the beam size so the aberrations and vignetting.

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Sphinx: a massively multiplexed fiber positioner for MSE

Scott Smedley, Gabriella Baker, Rebecca Brown, James Gilbert, Peter Gillingham, Will Saunders, Andrew Sheinis, Sudharshan Venkatesan, Lew Waller

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310021

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Metrology, Telescopes, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Final design and assembly of the GHOST Cassegrain unit

Ross Zhelem, Vladimir Churilov, Yuriy Kondrat, Lewis Waller, Jon Lawrence, Michael Edgar, Gabriella Baker, Tony Farrel, Peter Young, Jon Nielsen, Slavko Mali, Rolf Muller, Urs Klauser, Naveen Pai, Michael Ireland, Andrew Sheinis, Gordon Robertson, Scott Case, Richard McDermid

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107026H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313059

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Cameras, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2017 Paper

The Gemini High-Resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST)

Andrew Sheinis, Andre Anthony, Gabriella Baker, Gregory Burley, Vladimir Churilov, Michael Edgar, Michael Ireland, Yuriy Kondrat, John Pazder, Gordon Robertson, Peter Young, Ross Zhelem

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990817 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232231

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Optical fiber cables, Mirrors, Calibration, Spectral resolution, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2016 Paper

First light results from the HERMES spectrograph at the AAT

Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234334

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Spectral resolution, Ions, Cameras, Sensors, Point spread functions, Chemical elements, Single photon emission computed tomography

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The Gemini High-Resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) bench spectrograph optical design

John Pazder, Greg Burley, Michael Ireland, Gordon Robertson, Andrew Sheinis, Ross Zhelem

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99087F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234366

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Gemini Observatory, Astronomy, Optical design, Spectrographs, Relays, Cameras, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

ULTIMATE: a deployable multiple integral field unit for Subaru

S. Ellis, Ross Zhelem, David Brown, Nicholas Staszak, Chris Lidman, David Nataf, Andrew Casey, Pascal Xavier, Andrew Sheinis, Peter Gillingham, Julia Tims, Jon Lawrence, Julia Bryant, Rob Sharp

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232107

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Microlens array, K band, Sensors, ZBLAN, Mirrors, Metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 August 2015 Open Access

First light results from the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph at the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Andrew Sheinis, Borja Anguiano Jimenez, Martin Asplund, Carlos Bacigalupo, Samuel Barden, Michael Birchall, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Russell Cannon, Daniela Carollo, Scott Case, Andrew Casey, Vladimir Churilov, Warrick Couch, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Valentina D’Orazi, Ly Duong, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Gabriella Frost, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Andrew Green, Ron Heald, Jeroen Heijmans, Michael Ireland, Damien Jones, Prajwal Kafle, Stefan Keller, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Janez Kos, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Slavko Mali, Sarah Martell, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Katharine Schlesinger, Sanjib Sharma, Keith Shortridge, Jeffrey Simpson, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Elizabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker, Tomaz Zwitter

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 03, 035002, (August 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.3.035002

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Collimators, Telescopes, Multi-element lenses, Stars, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Advances in the Echidna fiber-positioning technology

Andrew Sheinis, Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Tony Farrell, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley, Jurek Brzeski, Lewis Waller, James Gilbert, Greg Smith

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91511X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057126

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Telescopes, Prototyping, Spectrographs, Point spread functions, Collimators, Optical fibers, Metrology, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

4MOST: 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope

Roelof de Jong, Sam Barden, Olga Bellido-Tirado, Joar Brynnel, Cristina Chiappini, Éric Depagne, Roger Haynes, Diana Johl, Daniel Phillips, Olivier Schnurr, Axel Schwope, Jakob Walcher, Svend Bauer, Gabriele Cescutti, Maria-Rosa Cioni, Frank Dionies, Harry Enke, Dionne Haynes, Andreas Kelz, Francisco Kitaura, Georg Lamer, Ivan Minchev, Volker Müller, Sebastián Nuza, Jean-Christophe Olaya, Tilmann Piffl, Emil Popow, Allar Saviauk, Matthias Steinmetz, Uğur Ural, Monica Valentini, Roland Winkler, Lutz Wisotzki, Wolfgang Ansorge, Manda Banerji, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Mike Irwin, Robert Kennicutt, David King, Richard McMahon, Sergey Koposov, Ian Parry, Xiaowei Sun, Nicholas Walton, Gert Finger, Olaf Iwert, Mirko Krumpe, Jean-Louis Lizon, Vincenzo Mainieri, Jean-Philippe Amans, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Matthieu Cohen, Patrick François, Pascal Jagourel, Shan Mignot, Frédéric Royer, Paola Sartoretti, Ralf Bender, Hans-Joachim Hess, Florian Lang-Bardl, Bernard Muschielok, Jörg Schlichter, Hans Böhringer, Thomas Boller, Angela Bongiorno, Marcella Brusa, Tom Dwelly, Andrea Merloni, Kirpal Nandra, Mara Salvato, Johannes Pragt, Ramón Navarro, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsema, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Ian Tosh, Corrado Boeche, Elisabetta Caffau, Norbert Christlieb, Eva Grebel, Camilla Hansen, Andreas Koch, Hans-G. Ludwig, Holger Mandel, Andreas Quirrenbach, Luca Sbordone, Walter Seifert, Guido Thimm, Amina Helmi, Scott trager, Thomas Bensby, Sofia Feltzing, Gregory Ruchti, Bengt Edvardsson, Andreas Korn, Karin Lind, Wilfried Boland, Matthew Colless, Gabriella Frost, James Gilbert, Peter Gillingham, Jon Lawrence, Neville Legg, Will Saunders, Andrew Sheinis, Simon Driver, Aaron Robotham, Roland Bacon, Patrick Caillier, Johan Kosmalski, Florence Laurent, Johan Richard

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055826

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Stars, Spine, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, X-rays, Observatories, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

The 4MOST instrument concept overview

Roger Haynes, Samuel Barden, Roelof de Jong, Olivier Schnurr, Olga Bellido, Jakob Walcher, Dionne Haynes, Roland Winkler, Svend-Marian Bauer, Frank Dionies, Allar Saviauk, Cristina Chiappini, Axel Schwope, Joar Brynnel, Matthias Steinmetz, Richard McMahon, Sofia Feltzing, Patrick Francois, Scott Trager, Ian Parry, Mike Irwin, Nicholas Walton, David King, David Sun, Eduaro Gonzalez-Solares, Ian Tosh, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Pascal Jagourel, Shan Mignot, Mathieu Cohen, Jean-Philippe Amans, Frederic Royer, Paola Sartoretti, Johan Pragt, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsema, Ramon Navarro, Guido Thimm, Walter Seifert, Norbert Christlieb, Holger Mandel, Trifon Trifonov, Wenli Xu, Florian Lang-Bardl, Bernard Muschielok, Jörg Schlichter, Hans-Joachim Hess, Frank Grupp, Hans Boehringer, Thomas Boller, Tom Dwelly, Ralf Bender, Piero Rosati, Olaf Iwert, Gert Finger, Jean-Louis Lizon L'Allemand, Will Saunders, Andrew Sheinis, Gabriella Frost, Tony Farrell, Lewis Waller, Eric Depagne, Florence Laurent, Patrick Caillier, Johan Kosmalski, Johan Richard, Roland Bacon, Wolfgang Ansorge

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91476I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057253

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Telescopes, Sensors, Calibration, Spectrographs, Metrology, Neodymium, Ions, Optical instrument design, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

HERMES travels by CAN bus

Lewis Waller, Keith Shortridge, Tony Farrell, Minh Vuong, Rolf Muller, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91522A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055022

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Amplifiers, Computer programming, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Cameras, Device simulation, Software development, Sensors, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

The software for the AAT's HERMES instrument

Tony Farrell, Michael Birchall, Ron Heald, Keith Shortridge, Minh Vuong, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915223 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054805

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Lamps, Sensors, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Image processing, Telescopes, Quartz, C++

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Progress on the Gemini High-Resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) design

Michael Ireland, Andre Anthony, Greg Burley, Eric Chisholm, Vladimir Churilov, Jennifer Dunn, Gabriella Frost, Jon Lawrence, David Loop, Peter McGregor, Sarah Martell, Alan McConnachie, Richard McDermid, John Pazder, Vlad Reshetov, J. Robertson, Andrew Sheinis, Julia Tims, Peter Young, Ross Zhelem

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057356

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Gemini Observatory, Cameras, Telescopes, Optical design, Stars, Sensors, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

First light results from the Hermes spectrograph at the AAT

Andrew Sheinis, Sam Barden, Michael Birchall, Daniela Carollo, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Russell Cannon, Vladimir Churilov, Warrick Couch, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Valentina D'Orazi, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Gabriella Frost, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Ron Heald, Jeroen Heijmans, Damien Jones, Stephan Keller, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Slavko Mali, Sarah Martell, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Keith Shortridge, Jeffrey Simpson, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Elizabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055595

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Control systems, Collimators, Mirrors, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Project status of the Robert Stobie spectrograph near infrared instrument (RSS-NIR) for SALT

Marsha Wolf, Mark Mulligan, Michael Smith, Douglas Adler, Curtis Bartosz, Matthew Bershady, David Buckley, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, J. Christopher Clemens, Harland Epps, Kristine Garot, Briana Indahl, Kurt Jaehnig, Ron Koch, William Mason, Gregory Mosby, Kenneth Nordsieck, Jeffrey Percival, Sujit Punnadi, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, J. Alan Schier, Andrew Sheinis, Stephen Smee, Donald Thielman, Mark Werner, Theodore Williams, Jeffrey Wong

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056736

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Near infrared, Diffraction gratings, Beam splitters, Optical filters, Collimators, Received signal strength, Spectroscopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

Integrating the HERMES spectrograph for the AAT

Jeroen Heijmans, Martin Asplund, Sam Barden, Michael Birchall, Daniela Carollo, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Vladimir Churilov, Matthew Colless, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Ron Heald, Anthony Heng, Damien Jones, Chiaki Kobayashi, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Guy Monnet, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Andrew Sheinis, Keith Shortridge, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Denis Whittard, Elisabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925806

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Stars, Control systems, Device simulation, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics, Telescopes, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Performance characterization of the near infrared detector system for RSS-NIR on SALT

Marsha Wolf, Donald Thielman, Gregory Mosby, Michael Smith, Kurt Jaehnig, Briana Indahl, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845327 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927053

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Near infrared, Telescopes, Infrared sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Multiplexers, Control systems, Cryocoolers, Field programmable gate arrays, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

The AAO's Gemini High-Resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) concept

Michael Ireland, Stuart Barnes, David Cochrane, Matthew Colless, Peter Connor, Anthony Horton, Steve Gibson, Jon Lawrence, Sarah Martell, Peter McGregor, Tom Nicolle, Kathryn Nield, David Orr, J. Robertson, Stuart Ryder, Andrew Sheinis, Greg Smith, Nick Staszak, Julia Tims, Pascal Xavier, Peter Young, Jessica Zheng

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844629 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925746

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Gemini Observatory, Microlens, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Astronomy, Observatories, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

HexPak and GradPak: variable-pitch dual-head IFUs for the WIYN 3.5m Telescope Bench Spectrograph

Corey Wood, Matthew Bershady, Arthur Eigenbrot, Scott Buckley, John Gallagher, Eric Hooper, Andrew Sheinis, Michael Smith, Marsha Wolf

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84462W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926580

KEYWORDS: Head, Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Polishing, Capillaries, Optical instrument design, Spectral resolution, Fiber science, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2012 Paper

Video-rate chemical identification and visualization with snapshot hyperspectral imaging

Andrew Bodkin, A. Sheinis, A. Norton, J. Daly, C. Roberts, S. Beaven, J. Weinheimer

Proceedings Volume 8374, 83740C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919202

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Hyperspectral imaging, Video, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Black bodies, Staring arrays, Spatial resolution, Calibration, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2010 Paper

Mechanical design of the near-infrared arm of the Robert Stobie Spectrograph for SALT

Michael Smith, William Mason, Jeffrey Wong, Douglas Adler, Stephen Smee, Allen Rogers, Mark Mulligan, Jeffrey Percival, Andrew Sheinis, Donald Thielman, Marsha Wolf

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77357F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857394

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Optical filters, Sensors, Mirrors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Near infrared, Actuators, Spectrographs, Prototyping, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Performance predictions for the Robert Stobie spectrograph near infrared arm on SALT

Marsha Wolf, Andrew Sheinis, Theodore Williams, Kenneth Nordsieck, Matthew Bershady

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77357V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858226

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Near infrared, Spectroscopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors, Visible radiation, Beam splitters, Polarimetry, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Characterizing the Robert Stobie Spectrograph's near-infrared detector

Ryan Doering, Andrew Sheinis, Donald Thielman, Marsha Wolf, Kurt Jaehnig, Michael Smith

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857935

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Quantum efficiency, Telescopes, Multiplexers, Detector development, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Science capabilities of the Robert Stobie Spectrograph near infrared arm on SALT

Andrew Sheinis, Marsha Wolf, Matthew Bershady, Kenneth Nordsieck, Ryan Doering, Theodore Williams

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77354U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858171

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Received signal strength, Imaging spectroscopy, Near infrared spectroscopy, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2009 Paper

Snapshot hyperspectral imaging: the hyperpixel array camera

Andrew Bodkin, A. Sheinis, A. Norton, J. Daly, S. Beaven, J. Weinheimer

Proceedings Volume 7334, 73340H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818929

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Long wavelength infrared, Mid-IR, Staring arrays, Hyperspectral imaging, Black bodies, Nonuniformity corrections, Visible radiation, Prisms, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Commissioning of the Southern African Large Telescopes (SALT) first-generation instruments

D. A. Buckley, S. Barnes, E. Burgh, S. Crawford, P. Cottrell, A. Kniazev, K. Nordsieck, D. O'Donoghue, N. Rangwala, R. Zánmar Sánchez, R. Sharples, A. Sheinis, P. Väisänen, T. Williams

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701407 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789438

KEYWORDS: Received signal strength, Cameras, Telescopes, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectrographs, Coating, Imaging spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Galactic astronomy, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

Small solutions to the large telescope problem: a massively replicated MEMS spectrograph

Nicholas Konidaris, Joel Kubby, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70182I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787012

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Diffraction gratings, Actuators, Microelectromechanical systems, Telescopes, Astronomy, Optical design, Near infrared, Gold, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Adaptive optics for the SALT

Matthew Kenworthy, Andrew Sheinis, David Buckley

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701563 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789623

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Atmospheric optics, Wavefronts, Stars, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Designing the optimal semi-warm NIR spectrograph for SALT via detailed thermal analysis

Marsha Wolf, Andrew Sheinis, Mark Mulligan, Jeffrey Wong, Allen Rogers

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701432 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788066

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Cameras, Sensors, Collimators, Spectrographs, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Thermography, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

A spatial heterodyne spectrometer for diffuse H-alpha spectroscopy

Andrew Sheinis, Ed Mierkiewicz, Fred Roesler, John Harlander, Andrew Bodkin

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788470

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Fourier transforms, Prototyping, Sensors, Astronomy, Spectral resolution, Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

The integral field unit for Echellette Spectrograph and Imager at Keck II

A. Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626936 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673297

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Mirrors, Head, Imaging systems, Photons, Optical design, Space telescopes, Observatories, Keck Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

The NIR upgrade to the SALT Robert Stobie Spectrograph

Andrew Sheinis, Marsha Wolf, Matthew Bershady, David Buckley, Kenneth Nordsieck, Ted Williams

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62694T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673533

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Cameras, Visible radiation, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectrographs, Received signal strength, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

MEMs-based speckle spectrometer

A. Sheinis, L. Nigra, M. Kuhlen

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673537

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Spectroscopy, Signal to noise ratio, Microelectromechanical systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Chromium, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2005 Paper

Compact multi-band (VIS/IR) zoom imager for high resolution long range surveillance

Andrew Bodkin, Andrew Sheinis, James McCann

Proceedings Volume 5783, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.608716

KEYWORDS: Zoom lenses, Long wavelength infrared, Sensors, Fourier transforms, Imaging systems, Infrared imaging, Cameras, Mid-IR, Infrared radiation, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Coronagraph design for an extreme adaptive optics system with spatially filtered wavefront sensing on segmented telescopes

Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Russell Makidon, Remi Soummer, Bruce Macintosh, Mitchell Troy, Gary Chanan, James Lloyd, Marshall Perrin, James Graham, Lisa Poyneer, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551939

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Space telescopes, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Fourier transforms, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

eXtreme Adaptive Optics Planet Imager: overview and status

Bruce Macintosh, Brian Bauman, Julia Wilhelmsen Evans, James Graham, Christopher Lockwood, Lisa Poyneer, Daren Dillon, Don Gavel, Joseph Green, James Lloyd, Russell Makidon, Scot Olivier, Dave Palmer, Marshall Perrin, Scott Severson, Andrew Sheinis, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Gary Sommargren, Remi Soummer, Mitchell Troy, J. Kent Wallace, Edward Wishnow

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552188

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Planets, Coronagraphy, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Imaging systems, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Extreme adaptive optics testbed: results and future work

Julia Wilhelmsen Evans, Gary Sommargren, Lisa Poyneer, Bruce Macintosh, Scott Severson, Daren Dillon, Andrew Sheinis, Dave Palmer, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Scot Olivier

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551762

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Microelectromechanical systems, Diffraction, Optical testing, Point spread functions, Control systems, Phase shifting, Interferometers, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Extreme adaptive optics planet imager: XAOPI

Bruce Macintosh, James Graham, Lisa Poyneer, Gary Sommargren, Julia Wilhelmsen, Don Gavel, Steve Jones, Paul Kalas, James Lloyd, Russ Makidon, Scot Olivier, Dave Palmer, Jennifer Patience, Marshall Perrin, Scott Severson, Andrew Sheinis, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Mitch Troy, J. Wallace

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506836

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Planets, Imaging systems, Coronagraphy, Point spread functions, Stars, Telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Integral field unit for the echellette spectrograph and imager at Keck II

Andrew Sheinis, Lee Laiterman, David Hilyard, Joseph Miller

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461958

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Surface finishing, Head, Optical alignment, Imaging systems, Spherical lenses, Polishing, Optical design, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Performance characteristics of the new Keck Observatory echelle spectrograph and imager

Andrew Sheinis, Joseph Miller, Michael Bolte, Brian Sutin

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395511

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Spectrographs, Prisms, Telescopes, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Sensors, Keck Observatory, Observatories, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2000 Paper

Active flexure compensation software for the echellette spectrograph and imager on Keck II

Robert Kibrick, Joseph Miller, Jerry Nelson, Matthew Radovan, Andrew Sheinis, Brian Sutin

Proceedings Volume 4009, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388396

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Actuators, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Calibration, Computer programming, Motion measurement, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 1999 Paper

Assembly and testing of the ESI camera

Andrew Sheinis, Brian Sutin, Harland Epps, J. Schier, David Hilyard, Jeffrey Lewis

Proceedings Volume 3786, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363822

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Aluminum, Temperature metrology, Optical components, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Curium, Spectrographs, Optical design, Polyurethane

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 1999 Paper

Kinematic translation mechanism for moderate-sized optics

Andrew Sheinis, Jerry Nelson, Eric James, Matthew Radovan

Proceedings Volume 3786, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363814

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Kinematics, Prisms, Image resolution, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Glasses, Observatories, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

Design of a collimator support to provide flexure control on Cassegrain spectrographs

Matthew Radovan, Bruce Bigelow, Jerry Nelson, Andrew Sheinis

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316826

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Actuators, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

Large-prism mounting to minimize rotation in Cassegrain instruments

Andrew Sheinis, Jerry Nelson, Matthew Radovan

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316813

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Spectrographs, Finite element methods, Glasses, Telescopes, Tantalum, Space telescopes, Optical components, Thermography, Temperature metrology

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SC906: Introduction to Visible and NIR Spectrograph Design and Development for Astronomy

This course provides attendees with an introduction to aerial spectrograph design and development for astronomy. The course covers the optical fundamentals that constrain spectrograph design; various components that make up a spectrograph for astronomy; and the various system configurations for different applications along with the associated performance analysis. The course includes several design examples including a group-based design project whose goals are to develop a first-order spectrograph design given a set of astronomical constraints and then to determine the specific design parameters for each component that would be given to a lens designer to complete a detailed design. Specific concepts to be addressed include: image quality, throughput, flexure, performance modeling and system testing.

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