Dr. Derek J. Coburn Profile

Dr. Derek J. Coburn

Lecturer & Researcher at Univ of Galway

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2010 Paper

Adaptive optics for the CHARA array II

Stephen Ridgway, Theo ten Brummelaar, Judit Sturmann, Laszlo Sturmann, Nils Turner, Harold McAlister, John Monnier, Michael Ireland, Peter Tuthill, Derek Coburn, Chris Dainty, Nicholas Devaney, Alexander Goncharov, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77340B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857685

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Wavefronts, Visibility, Interferometry, Space telescopes, Atmospheric propagation, Monte Carlo methods, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2008 Paper

Characterisation of MEMs mirrors for use in atmospheric and ocular wavefront correction

Nicholas Devaney, Derek Coburn, Chris Coleman, J. Christopher Dainty, Eugenie Dalimier, Thomas Farrell, David Lara, David Mackey, Ruth Mackey

Proceedings Volume 6888, 688802 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773641

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Atmospheric corrections, Atmospheric optics, Microelectromechanical systems, Segmented mirrors, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 2005 Paper

A single star SCIDAR system for profiling atmospheric turbulence

D. Coburn, D. Garnier, J.C. Dainty

Proceedings Volume 5981, 59810D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627531

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Stars, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Turbulence, Cameras, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric scintillation, Space telescopes, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Single star SCIDAR for Cn2(h) profiling

D. Garnier, D. Coburn, J. Dainty

Proceedings Volume 5891, 589103 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616587

KEYWORDS: Stars, Scintillation, Telescopes, Atmospheric propagation, Atmospheric optics, Wave propagation, Atmospheric turbulence, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Refractive index

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