Dr. Kenneth J. Johnston Profile

Dr. Kenneth J. Johnston

at US Naval Observatory

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

From fringes to the USNO Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer Astrometric Catalog

J. Benson, D. Hutter, R. Zavala, H. Harris, P. Shankland, K. Johnston

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77343K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858244

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Stars, Radium, Binary data, Prototyping, Observatories, Ocean optics, Data processing, Motion measurement, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

NPOI: recent progress and future prospects

Donald Hutter, James Benson, Tim Buschmann, Michael DiVittorio, Robert Zavala, Kenneth Johnston, J. Thomas Armstrong, Robert Hindsley, Henrique Schmitt, James Clark, Sergio Restaino, Christopher Tycner, Anders Jorgensen, Sam Davis

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701306 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787486

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometry, Control systems, Visibility, Telescopes, Observatories, Mirrors, Interferometers, Calibration, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer: 2007-2008 progress and plans

P. Lawson, O. Lay, S. Martin, R. Peters, R. Gappinger, A. Ksendzov, D. Scharf, A. Booth, C. Beichman, E. Serabyn, K. Johnston, W. Danchi

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.786822

KEYWORDS: Nulling interferometry, Planets, Mid-IR, Robots, Interferometers, Stars, Spatial filters, Interferometry, Space operations, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2007 Paper

Terrestrial planet finder interferometer: 2006-2007 progress and plans

P. Lawson, O. Lay, S. Martin, C. Beichman, K. Johnston, W. Danchi, R. Gappinger, S. Hunyadi, A. Ksendzov, B. Mennesson, R. Peters, D. Scharf, E. Serabyn, S. Unwin

Proceedings Volume 6693, 669308 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734914

KEYWORDS: Planets, Nulling interferometry, Interferometers, Stars, Mid-IR, Spatial resolution, Interferometry, Space operations, Robots, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Status of the terrestrial planet finder interferometer (TPF-I)

Charles Beichman, Peter Lawson, Oliver Lay, Asif Ahmed, Steve Unwin, K. Johnston

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62680S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673583

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Space operations, Interferometers, Nulling interferometry, Computer simulations, Interferometry, Robots, Telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

The Navy prototype optical interferometer: recent developments since 2004

K. Johnston, J. Benson, D. Hutter, C. Tycner, R. Zavala, N. White, J. Armstrong, T. Pauls, G. Gilbreath, R. Hindsley

Proceedings Volume 6268, 626806 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673779

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Observatories, Prototyping, Beryllium, Spectroscopy, Metrology, Fourier transforms, Analytical research, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Imaging stellar multiplicity with the NPOI

Donald Hutter, James Benson, Robert Zavala, Kenneth Johnston, Thomas Pauls, Christian Hummel, J. Armstrong

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549955

KEYWORDS: Stars, Calibration, Observatories, Interferometry, Interferometers, Binary data, Visualization, Speckle interferometry, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

NPOI: recent technology and science

James Benson, Donald Hutter, Kenneth Johnston, Robert Zavala, Nathaniel White, Thomas Pauls, G. Gilbreath, J. Armstrong, Robert Hindsley

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550957

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Stars, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Observatories, Interferometers, Beryllium, Aluminium phosphide, Prototyping, Time metrology

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Science capabilities of the TPF interferometer: the first iteration

Bertrand Mennesson, Kenneth Johnston, Eugene Serabyn

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550670

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Planets, Nulling interferometry, Interferometry, Spatial resolution, Telescopes, Thermography, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

ASTROCAM: an Offner re-imaging 1024 x 1024 InSb camera for near-infrared astrometry on the USNO 1.55 m telescope

Jacqueline Fischer, Frederick Vrba, Douglas Toomey, Bob Lucke, Shu-i Wang, Arne Henden, Joseph Robichaud, Peter Onaka, Brian Hicks, Frederick Harris, Werner Stahlberger, Kris Kosakowski, Charles Dudley, Kenneth Johnston

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461033

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Electronics, Stars, Optical filters, Sensors, Aluminum, Distortion, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Astrophysics of reference frame tie objects

Kenneth Johnston, David Boboltz, Alan Fey, Ralph Gaume, Norbert Zacharias

Proceedings Volume 4852, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460935

KEYWORDS: Stars, Radio optics, Physics, Astrophysics, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy, Thermography, Databases, Optical character recognition

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

The FAME mission

Kenneth Johnston

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459785

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Charge-coupled devices, Sun, Clouds, Observatories, Planets, Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2000 Paper

Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer: an optical astrometric survey mission

Scott Horner, Marvin Germain, Frederick Harris, Mark Johnson, Kenneth Johnston, David Monet, Marc Murison, James Phillips, Robert Reasenberg, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, Sean Urban, Richard Vassar

Proceedings Volume 4013, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394030

KEYWORDS: Stars, Space operations, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sun, Observatories, Aerospace engineering, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer

Kenneth Johnston

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317161

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Stars, Prototyping, Mirrors, Observatories, Metrology, Imaging arrays, Analytical research, Spatial frequencies, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 1998 Paper

Infrastructure and the layout of the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer at the Lowell Observatory

Nathaniel White, David Mozurkewich, J. Thomas Armstrong, Donald Hutter, Kenneth Johnston, James Clark, Long Ha

Proceedings Volume 3350, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317113

KEYWORDS: Buildings, Interferometers, Observatories, Electronics, Telescopes, Prototyping, Roads, Control systems, Metals, Imaging arrays

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 1994 Paper

Newcomb: a scientific interferometry mission at low cost

Robert Reasenberg, Robert Babcock, James Phillips, Kenneth Johnston, Richard Simon

Proceedings Volume 2200, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177239

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Beam splitters, Interferometry, Observatories, Sensors, Radio optics, Sun, Motion measurement

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 1994 Paper

Progress report on the construction of the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer at the Lowell Observatory

Nathaniel White, Robert Millis, Otto Franz, J. Michael Loven, Donald Hutter, Kenneth Johnston, J. Thomas Armstrong, David Mozurkewich

Proceedings Volume 2200, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177245

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Observatories, Buildings, Prototyping, Metrology, Roads, Telescopes, Imaging arrays, Analytical research, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 1993 Paper

Newcomb: a POINTS precursor mission with scientific capacity

Robert Reasenberg, Robert Babcock, James Phillips, Kenneth Johnston, Richard Simon

Proceedings Volume 1947, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155750

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Prisms, Sensors, Cameras, Tolerancing, Spectroscopy, Interferometry, Planetary systems, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1990 Paper

Optical observations of close binaries with the Mark III Stellar Interferometer

Xiaopei Pan, Michael Shao, M. Mark Colavita, J. Thomas Armstrong, David Mozurkewich, Richard Simon, C. Denisson, Maddali Vivekanand, Kenneth Johnston

Proceedings Volume 1237, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19303

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Binary data, Stars, Visualization, Interferometry, Calibration, Visibility, Analytical research, Speckle interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1990 Paper

Optical diameters of stars measured with the Mt. Wilson Mark III interferometer

Richard Simon, David Mozurkewich, Kenneth Johnston, Ralph Gaume, Donald Hutter, P. Bowers, M. Mark Colavita, Michael Shao

Proceedings Volume 1237, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19304

KEYWORDS: Stars, Calibration, Interferometers, Visibility, Interferometry, Data acquisition, Modulation, Photons, Michelson interferometers, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1990 Paper

Big optical array

David Mozurkewich, Kenneth Johnston, Richard Simon

Proceedings Volume 1237, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19286

KEYWORDS: Stars, Optical arrays, Interferometry, Interferometers, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Image resolution, Radio optics, Space telescopes

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