Prof. Charles Steidel Profile

Prof. Charles Steidel

at Caltech

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Slitless spectroscopy simulations of Milky Way dwarf satellite galaxies using TMT-WFOS

Devika Divakar, Sivarani Thirupathi, Ramya Sethuram, Jason Fucik, Chuck Steidel, Manjunath Bestha, Prasanna Deshmukh

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130992C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019070

KEYWORDS: Stars, Simulations, Spectroscopy, Satellites, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Configurable slit unit versus slit mask exchanger trade study for the TMT wide field optical spectrometer

Alastair Heptonstall, David Andersen, Warren Skidmore, Reston Nash, Jason Fucik, Charles Steidel, Eric Peng, George Jacoby, John Miles

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130992S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020676

KEYWORDS: Design, Equipment, Reliability, Observatories, Telescopes, Prototyping, Spectroscopy, Computer aided design, Molybdenum, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

The First-Light Instrument Suite at TMT: capabilities and status update

Alastair Heptonstall, David Andersen, Mojtaba Taheri Nieh, Kanaka Warad, Michael Fitzgerald, Quinn Konopacky, James Larkin, Dimitri Mawet, Eric Peng, Charles Steidel, Ryuji Suzuki, Shelley Wright

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130960V (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020687

KEYWORDS: Equipment, IRIS Consortium, Infrared Imaging Spectrograph, Design, Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Imaging systems, Stars, Spectral resolution, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2024 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

Configurable slit unit for low-resolution imaging spectrometer 2 (LRIS-2) on W. M. Keck Observatory

Jake Zimmer, Reston Nash, Charles Steidel, Brad Holden, Jason Fucik

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130966O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019112

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Poster

LRIS-2 preliminary design: opto-mechanical design and analysis for the camera lens mount

Rishi Pahuja, Reston Nash, Jason Fucik, Steven Gibson, Bradford Holden, Charles Steidel

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130966P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020881

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Design of the configurable slit unit for the Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS)

Reston Nash, Jake Zimmer, Jason Fucik, Charles Steidel, Eric Peng, David Andersen, George Jacoby, John Miles, Warren Skidmore, Alastair Heptonstall

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130965X (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019102

KEYWORDS: Design, Spectroscopy, Computer aided design, Astronomy, Solid modeling, Prototyping, Equipment, Thirty Meter Telescope, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

IFU for wide field optical spectrograph (WFOS) on TMT

Shinobu Ozaki, Yoko Tanaka, Toshihiro Tsuzuki, Bungo Ikenoue, Takashi Hattori, Tsuyoshi Ishigaki, Rin Sasaki, Charles Steidel, Reston Nash, Jason Fucik, Eric Peng, George Jacoby, Alastair Heptonstall

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130965T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017700

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Zemax, Thirty Meter Telescope, Hyperspectral imaging, Hyperspectral systems

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Next generation low resolution Wide Field Multi-Object Optical Spectrometer for W.M. Keck Observatory

Jason Fucik, Charles Steidel, Bradford Holden, Richard Dekany, Lauren Fahey, Jocelyn Ferrara, Steven Gibson, Timothee Greffe, Marc Kassis, Larry Lingvay, Reston Nash, Rishi Pahuja, Roger Smith, Bob Weber, Jake Zimmer

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130968Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020284

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Design, Cameras, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Optical filters, Diffraction gratings, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Design and development of WFOS, the Wide-Field Optical Spectrograph for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Charles Steidel, Eric Peng, Jason Fucik, Reston Nash, Stephen Kaye, George Jacoby, Bernard Delabre, Ramya Sethuram, Devika Divakar, Hari Mohan Varshney, Thirupathi Sivarani, Fumihiro Uraguchi, Shinobu Ozaki, Hangxin Ji, Tao LV, Kent Chiu, Qinfeng Zhu, David Andersen, John Miles, Davide Lasi

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218423 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629464

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Spectrographs, Thirty Meter Telescope, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Collimators, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 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 | 3 January 2020 Paper

A UV-visible prime focus camera for the Keck telescopes

Peter Gillingham, Jeff Cooke, Karl Glazebrook, Jeremy Mould, Roger Smith, Charles Steidel

Proceedings Volume 11203, 112030F (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2540717

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Ultraviolet radiation, Computer aided design, Ultraviolet telescopes, Optical design, Silica, Optical components, Astronomical imaging, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Ground layer adaptive optics for the W. M. Keck Observatory: feasibility study

J. Lu, M. Chun, S. Ammons, K. Bundy, R. Dekany, T. Do, D. Gavel, M. Kassis, O. Lai, C. Martin, C. Max, C. Steidel, L. Wang, K. Westfall, P. Wizinowich

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107030N (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314417

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Galactic astronomy, Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Keck Observatory, Point spread functions, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2016 Paper

Operational performance of MOSFIRE with its cryogenic configurable slitmask unit at the W. M. Keck Observatory

Marc Kassis, Ian McLean, Charles Steidel, Keith Matthews, James Lyke, Luca Rizzi, Dwight Chan, Jason Weiss, Sean Adkins, Peter Spanoudakis, Philippe Schwab, Emmanuel Onillon, Leszek Lisowski, Patrick Theurillat, Olivier Chételat, Christophe Meier

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99080E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233006

KEYWORDS: Keck Observatory, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Neodymium, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

MOSFIRE, the multi-object spectrometer for infra-red exploration at the Keck Observatory

Ian McLean, Charles Steidel, Harland Epps, Nicholas Konidaris, Keith Matthews, Sean Adkins, Theodore Aliado, George Brims, John Canfield, John Cromer, Jason Fucik, Kristin Kulas, Greg Mace, Ken Magnone, Hector Rodriguez, Gwen Rudie, Ryan Trainor, Eric Wang, Bob Weber, Jason Weiss

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924794

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Image filtering, Astronomical imaging, Keck Observatory, Mirrors, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the HgCdTe detector for MOSFIRE, an imager and multi-object spectrometer for Keck Observatory

Kristin Kulas, Ian McLean, Charles Steidel

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84531S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925208

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Cadmium sulfide, Mercury cadmium telluride, Astronomical imaging, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Infrared sensors, Keck Observatory, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

The slitmask alignment tool: robust, efficient, and astronomer-friendly software for aligning multi-object slitmasks

Marc Kassis, Gregory Wirth, Andrew Phillips, Charles Steidel

Proceedings Volume 8448, 844807 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926693

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Image processing, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Image acquisition, Sensors, Spectroscopes, Optical alignment, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

Design and development of MOSFIRE: the multi-object spectrometer for infrared exploration at the Keck Observatory

Ian McLean, Charles Steidel, Harland Epps, Keith Matthews, Sean Adkins, Nicholas Konidaris, Bob Weber, Ted Aliado, George Brims, John Canfield, John Cromer, Jason Fucik, Kristin Kulas, Greg Mace, Ken Magnone, Hector Rodriguez, Eric Wang, Jason Weiss

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856715

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Electronics, Cameras, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Keck Observatory, Optical design, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

MOSFIRE: a multi-object near-infrared spectrograph and imager for the Keck Observatory

Ian McLean, Charles Steidel, Keith Matthews, Harland Epps, Sean Adkins

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70142Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788142

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Collimators, Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Optical filters, Cameras, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2003 Paper

Science objectives and early results of the DEEP2 Redshift Survey

Marc Davis, Sandra Faber, Jeffrey Newman, Andrew Phillips, Richard Ellis, Charles Steidel, C. Conselice, Alison Coil, D. Finkbeiner, David Koo, Puragra Guhathakurta, B. Weiner, Ricardo Schiavon, C. Willmer, Nicholas Kaiser, Gerard Luppino, Gregory Wirth, Andrew Connolly, Peter Eisenhardt, M. Cooper, B. Gerke

Proceedings Volume 4834, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457897

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Galaxy groups and clusters, Cameras, Signal to noise ratio, Keck Observatory, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2000 Paper

Galaxies at high redshift: progress and prospects

Charles Steidel

Proceedings Volume 4005, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390153

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Stars, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Imaging spectroscopy, Absorption, UV optics

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