Dr. Eric Steinbring Profile

Dr. Eric Steinbring

Astronomer at NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

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Astronomy , Site Testing , Adaptive Optics

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I'm Head of the Canadian Gemini Office. These are twin 8-m class optical/near-infrared telescopes, in premier locations on Maunakea, Hawai'i and Cerro Pachon, in Chile. My research focus is high-resolution astronomical imaging, particularly for studies of galaxy evolution, quasars and observational cosmology. This makes use of adaptive optics on such large ground-based telescopes, along with data taken from space, and involving the characterization of instrument performance and site testing.

Proceedings Article | 3 January 2020 Paper

GNAO: an MCAO facility for Gemini North

Gaetano Sivo, David Palmer, Julia Scahrwächter, Morten Andersen, Natalie Provost, Eduardo Marin, Marcos van Dam, Brian Chinn, Emmanuel Chirre, Charles Cavedoni, Thomas Schneider, Stacy Kang, Paul Hirst, William Rambold, Angelic Ebbers, Pedro Gigoux, Laure Catala, Thomas Hayward, John Blakeslee, Henry Roe, Jennifer Lotz, Scot Kleinman, Suresh Sivanandam, Anja Krause, Mark Ammons, Chadwick Trujillo, Chris Packham, Franck Marchis, Julian Christou, James Jee, John Bally, Mike Pierce, Thomas Puzia, Paolo Turri, Hwihyun Kim, Meg Schwamb, Trent Dupuy, Ruben Diaz, Rodrigo Carrasco, Benoit Neichel, Carlos Correia, Eric Steinbring, François Rigaut, Jean-Pierre Véran, Mark Chun, Masen Lamb, Scott Chapman, Simone Esposito, Thierry Fusco

Proceedings Volume 11203, 112030N (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539706

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Astronomy, Laser guide stars, Stars, Observatories, Imaging systems, Diffraction, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Unveiling the dynamic infrared sky with Gattini-IR

Anna Moore, Mansi Kasliwal, Christopher Gelino, Jacob Jencson, Mike Jones, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Ryan Lau, Eran Ofek, Yuri Petrunin, Roger Smith, Valery Terebizh, Eric Steinbring, Lin Yan

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99062C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233694

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Stars, Telescopes, Infrared imaging, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Observatories, Infrared detectors, Chemical elements, Zemax

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While optical and radio transient surveys have enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, the dynamic infrared sky remains virtually unexplored. The infrared is a powerful tool for probing transient events in dusty regions that have high optical extinction, and for detecting the coolest of stars that are bright only at these wavelengths. The fundamental roadblocks in studying the infrared time-domain have been the overwhelmingly bright sky background (250 times brighter than optical) and the narrow field-of-view of infrared cameras (largest is 0.6 sq deg). To begin to address these challenges and open a new observational window in the infrared, we present Palomar Gattini-IR: a 25 sq degree, 300mm aperture, infrared telescope at Palomar Observatory that surveys the entire accessible sky (20,000 sq deg) to a depth of 16.4 AB mag (J band, 1.25μm) every night. Palomar Gattini-IR is wider in area than every existing infrared camera by more than a factor of 40 and is able to survey large areas of sky multiple times. We anticipate the potential for otherwise infeasible discoveries, including, for example, the elusive electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave detections. With dedicated hardware in hand, and a F/1.44 telescope available commercially and cost-effectively, Palomar Gattini-IR will be on-sky in early 2017 and will survey the entire accessible sky every night for two years. We present an overview of the pathfinder Palomar Gattini-IR project, including the ambitious goal of sub-pixel imaging and ramifications of this goal on the opto-mechanical design and data reduction software.

Palomar Gattini-IR will pave the way for a dual hemisphere, infrared-optimized, ultra-wide field high cadence machine called Turbo Gattini-IR. To take advantage of the low sky background at 2.5 μm, two identical systems will be located at the polar sites of the South Pole, Antarctica and near Eureka on Ellesmere Island, Canada. Turbo Gattini-IR will survey 15,000 sq. degrees to a depth of 20AB, the same depth of the VISTA VHS survey, every 2 hours with a survey efficiency of 97%.

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

MAPLE: reflected light from exoplanets with a 50-cm diameter stratospheric balloon telescope

Christian Marois, Colin Bradley, John Pazder, Reston Nash, Stanimir Metchev, Frédéric Grandmont, Anne-Lise Maire, Ruslan Belikov, Bruce Macintosh, Thayne Currie, Raphaël Galicher, Franck Marchis, Dimitri Mawet, Eugene Serabyn, Eric Steinbring

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91432R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056747

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Adaptive optics, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Optical design, Mirrors, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

New results from the first exoplanet survey in the Canadian High Arctic

Nicholas Law, Raymond Carlberg, Octavi Fors, Eric Steinbring, Wayne Ngan, Philip Wulfken, Bjorn Pedersen, Jérôme Maire, Suresh Sivanandam

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91450H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057009

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Exoplanets, Electroluminescent displays, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Astronomy, Clouds, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Optical turbulence profiling with SloDAR in the Canadian High Arctic

Jérôme Maire, Etsuko Mieda, Eric Steinbring, Richard Murowinski, James Graham, Raymond Carlberg, Shelley Wright, Nicholas Law, Suresh Sivanandam

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91453J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056588

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Turbulence, Optical turbulence, Astronomy, Wavefront sensors, Image quality, Atmospheric sensing, Astrophysics, Atmospheric turbulence, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

New Exoplanet Surveys in the Canadian High Arctic at 80 Degrees North

Nicholas Law, Suresh Sivanandam, Richard Murowinski, Raymond Carlberg, Wayne Ngan, Pegah Salbi, Aida Ahmadi, Eric Steinbring, Mark Halman, James Graham

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84445C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926338

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Exoplanets, Stars, Computed tomography, Imaging systems, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Characterizing near-infrared sky brightness in the Canadian high arctic

Suresh Sivanandam, James Graham, Roberto Abraham, Anthony Tekatch, Eric Steinbring, Wayne Ngan, Doug Welch, Nicholas Law

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844643 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926251

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Calibration, Diodes, Solids, Photodiodes, Near infrared, Astronomy, Airglow, Sun, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Opacity measurements at Summit Camp on Greenland and PEARL in northern Canada with a 225 GHz tipping radiometer

Keiichi Asada, Pierre Martin-Cocher, Chien-Ping Chen, Satoki Matsushita, Ming-Tang Chen, Yau-De Huang, Makoto Inoue, Paul Ho, Scott Paine, Eric Steinbring

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84441J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925793

KEYWORDS: Opacity, Radiometry, Transparency, Astronomy, Temperature metrology, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Analytical research, Atmospheric physics, Geophysics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Ukpik: testbed for a miniaturized robotic astronomical observatory on a high Arctic mountain

Eric Steinbring, Brian Leckie, Tim Hardy, Kris Caputa, Murray Fletcher

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84441P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926598

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Astronomy, Observatories, Telescopes, Stars, Optical filters, Robotics, Clouds, Sensors, Wind turbine technology

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Boundary layer seeing measurements in the Canadian High Arctic

Paul Hickson, Ray Carlberg, Ronald Gagne, Thomas Pfrommer, René Racine, Matthias Schöck, Eric Steinbring, Tony Travouillon

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77331R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857409

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Photodiodes, Sensors, Telescopes, Domes, Astronomy, Optical filters, Optical amplifiers, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Inuksuit: robotic astronomical site-testing stations in the Canadian High Arctic

Eric Steinbring, Brian Leckie, Paul Welle, Tim Hardy, Bruce Cole, Dell Bayne, Bryce Croll, David Walker, Raymond Carlberg, Gregory Fahlman, Brad Wallace, Paul Hickson

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70121V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789531

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Satellites, Control systems, Satellite imaging, Telescopes, Iridium, Satellite communications, Telecommunications, Astronomy, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Integrating MATLAB and IDL: adding adaptive optics to the TMT/VLOT integrated model

Malcolm Smith, Eric Steinbring, Glen Herriot, Jennifer Dunn, Jean-Pierre Veran, Dan Kerley

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552399

KEYWORDS: MATLAB, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Integrated modeling, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Computer simulations, Systems modeling, Software development, Atmospheric modeling

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