Dr. Bridget C. O'Meara Profile

Dr. Bridget C. O'Meara

at Pennsylvania State Univ

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 22 August 2024 Poster

Alignment, calibration, and the first flight of the Rockets for Extended Source X-ray Spectroscopy

Ross McCurdy, Drew Miles, James Tutt, Randall McEntaffer, Tyler Anderson, Logan Baker, Michael Betts, Katherine Brooks, Chad Eichfeld, Gianna Gagliardi, Fabien Grise, Gabrielle Hernandez, Christopher Hillman, Keir Hunter, Joseph Kang, Michael Labella, Bridget O'Meara, Jessica Mondoskin, Bailey Myers, Eli Papadopoulos, Nestor Pelaez, Vincent Smedile, Daniel Washington, Joseph Weston, Taylor Wood, Natalie Zinski

Proceedings Volume 13093, 130937M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020310

Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Poster + Paper

The Rockets for Extended-source X-ray Spectroscopy: instrument updates, results from the first flight, and future outlook

Drew Miles, Ross McCurdy, James Tutt, Jessica Mondoskin, Keir Hunter, Katherine Brooks, Daniel Washington, Randall McEntaffer, Tyler Anderson, Logan Baker, Michael Betts, Christopher Hillman, Joseph Weston, Natalie Zinski, Chad Eichfeld, Gianna Gagliardi, Juan Rojas González, Fabien Grisé, Sarah Hawks, Gabrielle Hernandez, Joseph Kang, Michael Labella, Bridget O'Meara, Jake McCoy, Bailey Myers, Eli Papadopoulos, Nestor Pelaez, Vincent Smedile, Adam Stone, Taylor Wood

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309373 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020368

KEYWORDS: Equipment, X-rays, Rockets, Spectrographs, X-ray detectors, CMOS sensors, Blazed gratings, Reflection gratings, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Characterizing x-ray optics for OGRE and its Pathfinder mission

Alexandra Higley, Jake McCoy, Randall McEntaffer, Bridget O'Meara, James Tutt, Vadim Burwitz, Gisela Hartner, Andreas Langmeier, Thomas Müller, Surangkhana Rukdee, Thomas Schmidt, Andrew Holland, Daniel Evan, Karen Holland, David Colebrook, David Gopinath, Casey DeRoo

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309351 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018456

KEYWORDS: Reflection gratings, X-rays, Optical gratings, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Blazed gratings, Spectral resolution, Diffraction gratings, Point spread functions, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation

An update on the payload for the first flight of the Rockets for Extended-Source X-ray Spectroscopy (tREXS)

Ross McCurdy, Drew Miles, James Tutt, Tyler Anderson, Katherine Brooks, Fabien Grisé, Gabrielle Hernandez, Christopher Hillman, Keir Hunter, Bridget O'Meara, Nestor Pelaez, Vincent Smedile, Daniel Washington, Randall McEntaffer

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121811E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630271

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Rockets, Spectroscopes, Sensors, X-ray detectors, Staring arrays, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Calibration, CMOS sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Developments of the focal plane camera for tREXS

James Tutt, Drew Miles, Randall McEntaffer, Tyler Anderson, Daniel Washington, Christopher Hillman, Ross McCurdy, Natalie Zinski, Bridget O'Meara, Logan Baker

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210V (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594563

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Electronics, Rockets, Computer aided design, Prototyping, Field programmable gate arrays, X-rays, Imaging systems, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

An update on the rockets for extended-source X-ray spectroscopy

Drew Miles, James Tutt, Ross McCurdy, Tyler Anderson, Logan Baker, Fabien Grisé, Christopher Hillman, Keir Hunter, Bridget O'Meara, Daniel Washington, Joseph Weston, Natalie Zinski, Randall McEntaffer

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594291

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, X-rays, Sensors, Rockets, Diffraction gratings, Cameras, X-ray astronomy, Signal to noise ratio, Spectral resolution, CMOS devices

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 2021 Presentation

Alignment and integration plan for the off-plane grating rocket experiment

Benjamin Donovan, Randall McEntaffer, Bridget O'Meara, James Tutt, Fabien Grise, Kim Allgood, Michael Biskach, Kai-Wing Chan, Michal Hlinka, John Kearney, James Mazzarella, Ryan McClelland, Ai Numata, Raul Riveros, Timo Saha, Peter Solly, William Zhang, Andrew Holland, Daniel Evan, Matthew Soman, Karen Holland

Proceedings Volume 11816, 1181609 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593357

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2021 Poster

A Detailed Analysis of the Guidance System Development for tREXS

Keir Hunter, James Tutt, Drew Miles, Randall McEntaffer, Bridget O'Meara, Ross McCurdy, Logan Baker, Natalie Zinski, Christopher Hillman, Bailey Myers

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182119 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594813

KEYWORDS: Stars, Rockets, Cameras, Algorithm development, X-rays, Video, Detection and tracking algorithms, Analog electronics, X-ray optics, X-ray detectors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 February 2021 Open Access

Comprehensive line-spread function error budget for the off-plane grating rocket experiment (Erratum)

Benjamin Donovan, Randall McEntaffer, James Tutt, Bridget O'Meara, Fabien Grisé, William Zhang, Michael Biskach, Timo Saha, Andrew Holland, Daniel Evan, Matthew Lewis, Matthew Soman, Karen Holland, David Colebrook, Fraser Cooper, David Farn

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 019801, (February 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.019801

KEYWORDS: Rockets

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SPIE Journal Paper | 21 January 2021

Comprehensive line-spread function error budget for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 014003, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.014003

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Tolerancing, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Rockets, Diffraction gratings, Assembly tolerances, Optical alignment, Manufacturing, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

An introduction to the Rockets for Extended-source X-ray Spectroscopy

Drew Miles, Randall McEntaffer, James Tutt, Tyler Anderson, Matthew Weiss, Logan Baker, Joseph Weston, Bridget O'Meara, Ross McCurdy, Bailey Myers, Fabien Grisé

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529567

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Rockets, Spectroscopy, X-ray optics, X-ray technology, Staring arrays, Optical arrays, X-ray detectors, X-ray imaging, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

The focal plane camera for tREXS

James Tutt, Drew Miles, Randall McEntaffer, Tyler Anderson, Matthew Weiss, Bridget O'Meara

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529555

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, X-rays, Rockets, Microchannel plates, Quantum efficiency, Electronics, Photons, X-ray detectors, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

A comprehensive line spread function error budget for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment

Benjamin Donovan, Randall McEntaffer, James Tutt, Bridget O'Meara, Fabien Grisé, Kim Allgood, Michael Biskach, Kai-Wing Chan, Michal Hlinka, John Kearney, James Mazzarella, Ryan McClelland, Ai Numata, Raul Riveros, Timo Saha, Peter Solly, William Zhang, Andrew Holland, Matthew Lewis, Matthew Soman, Karen Holland

Proceedings Volume 11119, 1111912 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530121

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Polishing, Silicon, X-ray optics, Astronomy, X-ray astronomy, Spectral resolution, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

An updated optical design of the off-plane grating rocket experiment

Proceedings Volume 11119, 1111911 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528858

KEYWORDS: Rockets, Optical design, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Silicon, Astronomical imaging, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

The optomechanical design for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE)

Bridget O'Meara, Benjamin Donovan, James Tutt, Randall McEntaffer, Ted Schultz, Kim Allgood, Michael Biskach, Kai-Wing Chan, John Kearney, James Mazzarella, Raul Riveros, Timo Saha, Michal Hlinka, Ai Numata, Peter Solly, William Zhang, Matthew Soman, Andrew Holland, Matthew Lewis, Karen Holland, Neil Murray

Proceedings Volume 11100, 1110006 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530202

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Rockets, Silicon, Optical design, Optical alignment, Interfaces, Epoxies, Assembly tolerances, Optomechanical design

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