Dr. Mark Clampin Profile

Dr. Mark Clampin

Director of Astrophysics at NASA

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Editor

Publications (83)

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Open Access

NASA astrophysics: from today to the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Mark Clampin, John O'Meara

Proceedings Volume 13173, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3033841

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Establishing a resilient flagships science program

Francesco Bordi, Debra Emmons, Mark Clampin, Stephen Shinn, Robert Bitten

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114437I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561023

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Systems engineering, System integration, Manufacturing, System identification

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The James Webb Space telescope: observatory status and preparations for launch (Conference Presentation)

Michael McElwain, Malcolm Niedner, Charles Bowers, Randy Kimble, Erin Smith, Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069802 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313244

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mid-IR, Aerospace engineering, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Planetary systems, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

G. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, J. Winn, S. Seager, Z. Berta-Thompson, A. Levine, J. Villasenor, D. Latham, D. Charbonneau, M. Holman, J. Johnson, D. Sasselov, A. Szentgyorgyi, G. Torres, G. Bakos, T. Brown, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, H. Kjeldsen, M. Clampin, S. Rinehart, D. Deming, J. Doty, E. Dunham, S. Ida, N. Kawai, B. Sato, J. Jenkins, J. Lissauer, G. Jernigan, L. Kaltenegger, G. Laughlin, D. Lin, P. McCullough, N. Narita, J. Pepper, K. Stassun, S. Udry

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99042B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232071

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Stars, Satellites, Planets, Cameras, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Space operations, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Recent developments with the visible nulling coronagraph

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Michael Helmbrecht, Joseph Howard, Ian Miller

Proceedings Volume 9907, 99072O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234315

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Image segmentation, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Sensors, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

A direct comparison of exoEarth yields for starshades and coronagraphs

Christopher Stark, Eric Cady, Mark Clampin, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Doug Lisman, Avi Mandell, Michael McElwain, Aki Roberge, Tyler Robinson, Dmitry Savransky, Stuart Shaklan, Karl Stapelfeldt

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99041U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233201

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Absorption, Planets, Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Stars, Telescopes, Rockets, Photometry, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Small-grid dithers for the JWST coronagraphs

Charles-Philippe Lajoie, Rémi Soummer, Laurent Pueyo, Dean Hines, Edmund Nelan, Marshall Perrin, Mark Clampin, John Isaacs

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99045K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233032

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Stars, Target acquisition, Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optimization (mathematics), Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

The Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) I: overview and air-side system description

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Marlin Ballard, Matthew Bolcar, Jeff Bolognese, Mark Clampin, Peter Dogoda, Daniel Dworzanski, Michael Helmbrecht, Corina Koca, Ron Shiri

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990420 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234313

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Interferometry, Telescopes, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Image segmentation, Point spread functions, Exoplanets, Control systems, James Webb Space Telescope

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 July 2016 Open Access

Path to a UV/optical/IR flagship: review of ATLAST and its predecessors

Harley Thronson, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Julie Crooke, Lee Feinberg, William Oegerle, Norman Rioux, H. Philip Stahl, Karl Stapelfeldt

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 04, 041210, (July 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041210

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Exoplanets, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical instrument design, UV optics, Planets, Mirrors, Space observatories

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SPIE Journal Paper | 4 April 2016 Open Access

Special section topic proposals encouraged

Mark Clampin

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 010101, (April 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.010101

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Control systems design, Astronomical telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet telescopes, Telecommunications, Observatories, Coronagraphy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 24 December 2015 Open Access

JATIS papers among SPIE’s most downloaded

Mark Clampin

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 04, 040101, (December 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.4.040101

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Control systems design, Optical instrument design, Imaging systems, Infrared telescopes, Ultraviolet telescopes, Astronomical instrumentation, Exoplanets

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 October 2015 Open Access

JATIS seeks suggestions for special section topics

Mark Clampin

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 03, 030101, (October 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.3.030101

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Control systems design, X-ray telescopes, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet telescopes, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2015 Paper

Technology development for the Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) as a candidate large UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor

Matthew Bolcar, Kunjithapatham Balasubramanian, Mark Clampin, Julie Crooke, Lee Feinberg, Marc Postman, Manuel Quijada, Bernard Rauscher, David Redding, Norman Rioux, Stuart Shaklan, H. Philip Stahl, Carl Stahle, Harley Thronson

Proceedings Volume 9602, 960209 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188559

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Sensors, Control systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2015 Paper

ATLAST detector needs for direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization in the visible and near-IR

Bernard Rauscher, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Michael McElwain, S. Moseley, Carl Stahle, Christopher Stark, Harley Thronson

Proceedings Volume 9602, 96020D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186554

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Avalanche photodetectors, Photodiodes, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Visible radiation, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

Maturing CCD photon-counting technology for space flight

Udayan Mallik, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Michael McElwain, Dominic Benford, Mark Clampin, Brian HIcks

Proceedings Volume 9605, 960515 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189904

KEYWORDS: Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Cameras, Clocks, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Stars, Amplifiers, Planets, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2015 Paper

Demonstrating broadband billion-to-one contrast with the Visible Nulling Coronagraph

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Peter Petrone, Ian Miller, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Michael Helmbrecht, Udayan Mallik

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96050K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189101

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spatial frequencies, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Exoplanets

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 June 2015 Open Access

Upcoming special section topics in JATIS

Mark Clampin

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 02, 020101, (June 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.2.020101

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Control systems design, Astronomical instrumentation, X-ray telescopes, Optical instrument design, Exoplanets, Infrared telescopes, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 October 2014 Open Access

Welcome to the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems

Mark Clampin

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 01, 010101, (October 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.1.010101

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Astronomical instrumentation, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Control systems design, Astronomical telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Astronomy, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 24 October 2014 Open Access

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

George Ricker, Joshua Winn, Roland Vanderspek, David Latham, Gáspár Bakos, Jacob Bean, Zachory Berta-Thompson, Timothy Brown, Lars Buchhave, Nathaniel Butler, R. Paul Butler, William Chaplin, David Charbonneau, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Mark Clampin, Drake Deming, John Doty, Nathan De Lee, Courtney Dressing, Edward Dunham, Michael Endl, François Fressin, Jian Ge, Thomas Henning, Matthew Holman, Andrew Howard, Shigeru Ida, Jon Jenkins, Garrett Jernigan, John Asher Johnson, Lisa Kaltenegger, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hans Kjeldsen, Gregory Laughlin, Alan Levine, Douglas Lin, Jack Lissauer, Phillip MacQueen, Geoffrey Marcy, Peter McCullough, Timothy Morton, Norio Narita, Martin Paegert, Enric Palle, Francesco Pepe, Joshua Pepper, Andreas Quirrenbach, Stephen Rinehart, Dimitar Sasselov, Bun’ei Sato, Sara Seager, Alessandro Sozzetti, Keivan Stassun, Peter Sullivan, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Guillermo Torres, Stephane Udry, Joel Villasenor

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 01, 014003, (October 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.1.014003

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Exoplanets, Space operations, Satellites, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

George Ricker, Joshua Winn, Roland Vanderspek, David Latham, Gáspár Bakos, Jacob Bean, Zachory Berta-Thompson, Timothy Brown, Lars Buchhave, Nathaniel Butler, R. Paul Butler, William Chaplin, David Charbonneau, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Mark Clampin, Drake Deming, John Doty, Nathan De Lee, Courtney Dressing, E. Dunham, Michael Endl, Francois Fressin, Jian Ge, Thomas Henning, Matthew Holman, Andrew Howard, Shigeru Ida, Jon Jenkins, Garrett Jernigan, John Johnson, Lisa Kaltenegger, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hans Kjeldsen, Gregory Laughlin, Alan Levine, Douglas Lin, Jack Lissauer, Phillip MacQueen, Geoffrey Marcy, P. McCullough, Timothy Morton, Norio Narita, Martin Paegert, Enric Palle, Francesco Pepe, Joshua Pepper, Andreas Quirrenbach, S. Rinehart, Dimitar Sasselov, Bun'ei Sato, Sara Seager, Alessandro Sozzetti, Keivan Stassun, Peter Sullivan, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Guillermo Torres, Stephane Udry, Joel Villasenor

Proceedings Volume 9143, 914320 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063489

KEYWORDS: Stars, Planets, Space operations, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Observatories, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Small-grid dithering strategy for improved coronagraphic performance with JWST

Rémi Soummer, Charles-Philippe Lajoie, Laurent Pueyo, Dean Hines, John Isaacs, Edmund Nelan, Mark Clampin, Marshall Perrin

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91433V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057190

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, James Webb Space Telescope, Point spread functions, Target acquisition, Detection and tracking algorithms, Space telescopes, Planets, Telescopes, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

High-contrast visible nulling coronagraph for segmented and arbitrary telescope apertures

Brian Hicks, Richard Lyon, Matthew Bolcar, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91432S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056296

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Image segmentation, Spatial frequencies, Space telescopes, Polarization, Coating, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

Recent progress with the JWST Observatory

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 9143, 914302 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057537

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Space operations, Observatories, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Galactic astronomy, Image segmentation, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

NASA's Physics of the Cosmos and Cosmic Origins technology development programs

Mark Clampin, Thai Pham

Proceedings Volume 9154, 91542N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060582

KEYWORDS: Astrophysics, Space telescopes, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, X-ray technology, Physics, Astronomy, X-ray imaging, Imaging spectroscopy, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2014 Open Access

James Webb Space Telescope: the road to first science observations (Presentation Video)

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063455

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Space telescopes, Roads, Telescopes, Video, Infrared telescopes, Planetary systems, Cryogenics, Aerospace engineering

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large aperture, infrared telescope planned for launch in 2018. JWST is a facility observatory that will address a broad range of science goals covering four major themes: First light and Re- Ionization, the Assembly of Galaxies, the Birth of Stars and Protoplanetary Systems, and Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life. JWST embodies several major technical challenges. With a 6.5 meter diameter mirror it will be the largest space telescope ever flown. It is the first cryogenic telescope to incorporate passive cooling, achieved by means of a large sunshade, to reach its ~40 K operating temperature. Due to the size of the Observatory, it must be stowed for launch, and then deployed to its operational configuration on its way to an orbit around the second Lagrange point. JWST is well on its way from drawing board to sky. Much of the flight hardware is already built and tested at the sub-system level. In this talk we will focus on the remaining tasks on the road to JWST’s first science observations on the sky. Prior to the launch, the remaining work to integrate the observatory elements centers around four major activities: • Cryo-optical testing of the instrument complement • Cryo-optical testing of the assembled telescope and instrument complement; • Integration of the observatory • Full-scale testing of the observatory deployments. We will discuss the design and philosophy underlying the cryo-optical test program for the Observatory. Cryo-optical testing begins with the instrument complement at the Goddard Space Flight Center, and finishes with an end-to-end test of the assembled telescope in the world’s largest cryogenic vacuum chamber at the Johnson Space Flight Center. In the context of a detailed overview of JWST’s deployment steps after launch, we will describe the final stages of Observatory integration and the testing to verify these deployments, ready for launch. Finally, we will discuss the post-launch timeline to transition the stowed Observatory to the start of science operations.

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Survey of experimental results in high-contrast imaging for future exoplanet missions

P. Lawson, R. Belikov, W. Cash, M. Clampin, T. Glassman, O. Guyon, N. J. Kasdin, B. Kern, R. Lyon, D. Mawet, D. Moody, R. Samuele, E. Serabyn, D. Sirbu, J. Trauger

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88641F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021302

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Stars, Planets, Polarizers, Deformable mirrors, Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Image segmentation, Imaging systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 September 2013 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Space Telescopes

Jacobus Oschmann, Mark Clampin, Howard MacEwen

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 09, 091801, (September 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.9.091801

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Aerospace engineering, James Webb Space Telescope, Astronomy, Observatories, Telescopes, Astrophysics, Planets, Exoplanets, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

NIMBUS: the Near-infrared Multi-Band Ultraprecise Spectroimager for SOFIA

Michael McElwain, Avi Mandell, Bruce Woodgate, David Spiegel, Nikku Madhusudhan, Edward Amatucci, Cullen Blake, Jason Budinoff, Adam Burgasser, Adam Burrows, Mark Clampin, Charlie Conroy, L. Drake Deming, Edward Dunham, Roger Foltz, Qian Gong, Heather Knutson, Theodore Muench, Ruth Murray-Clay, Hume Peabody, Bernard Rauscher, Stephen Rinehart, Geronimo Villanueva

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84467B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927094

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Planets, Sensors, Stars, Mirrors, Atmospheric modeling, Near infrared, Cameras, Spectrographs, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

High contrast vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) contrast, performance, and null control

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Udayan Mallik, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844208 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926889

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Cameras, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Space telescopes, Interferometers, Phase shifts, Coronagraphy, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Status of the James Webb Space Telescope Observatory

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84422A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926429

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Observatories, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Space operations, Infrared telescopes, Stars, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

James Webb Space Telescope optical telescope element mirror development history and results

Lee Feinberg, Mark Clampin, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Charlie Atkinson, Scott Texter, Mark Bergeland, Benjamin Gallagher

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84422B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924271

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Beryllium, Cryogenics, Optical telescopes, Optical components, Aerospace engineering, Space telescopes, Polishing, Off axis mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 March 2012 Open Access

Errata: Space telescope sensitivity and controls for exoplanet imaging

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 03, 039801, (March 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.3.039801

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Control systems, Exoplanets, Optical engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 February 2012

Space telescope sensitivity and controls for exoplanet imaging

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011002, (February 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011002

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Planets, Stars, Space telescopes, Photons, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Exoplanets

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 February 2012 Open Access

Space Telescopes

Mark Clampin, Kathryn Flanagan

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011001, (February 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011001

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Astrophysics, Telescopes, Exoplanets, X-rays, Sensors, Cameras, Optical engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 February 2012 Open Access

James Webb Space Telescope: large deployable cryogenic telescope in space

Paul Lightsey, Charles Atkinson, Mark Clampin, Lee Feinberg

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011003, (February 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011003

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Phase modulation, Cryogenics, Observatories, Image segmentation, Stars, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

Overview of the James Webb Space Telescope observatory

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 8146, 814605 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897446

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Space operations, Cryogenics, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Vacuum nuller testbed (VNT) performance, characterization and null control: progress report

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Peter Petrone, Udayan Mallik, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Michael Helmbrecht

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894531

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

Overview of the James Webb Space Telescope Observatory

Mark Clampin, Eric Smith

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773107 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856443

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Space operations, Cryogenics, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

ATLAST-9.2m: a large-aperture deployable space telescope

William Oegerle, Lee Feinberg, Lloyd Purves, T. Tupper Hyde, Harley Thronson, Jacqueline Townsend, Marc Postman, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Budinoff, Bruce Dean, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Qian Gong, Theodore Gull, Joseph Howard, Andrew Jones, Richard Lyon, Bert Pasquale, Charles Perrygo, Jeffrey Smith, Patrick Thompson, Bruce Woodgate

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857622

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Sun, Observatories, Ultraviolet radiation, Stray light, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Visible nulling coronagraphy testbed development for exoplanet detection

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Patrick Thompson, Andrew Chen, Peter Petrone, Andrew Booth, Timothy Madison, Matthew Bolcar, M. Charley Noecker, Stephen Kendrick, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857472

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Beam splitters, Planets, Space telescopes, Cameras, Algorithm development, Telescopes, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

Visible nulling coronagraph testbed results

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Patrick Thompson, Peter Petrone, Timothy Madison, Maxime Rizzo, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls

Proceedings Volume 7440, 744011 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827423

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Algorithm development, Image segmentation, Visible radiation, Optical filters, Phase shifts, Stars, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

Balloon exoplanet nulling interferometer (BENI)

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan, Holland Ford, Larry Petro, Jay Herman, Stephen Rinehart, Kenneth Carpenter, Joe Marzouk

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74401A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827411

KEYWORDS: Planets, Interferometers, Telescopes, Stars, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

DAVINCI, a diluter aperture visible nulling coronagraphic instrument

M. Shao, S. Bairstow, B. Martin Levine, Gautam Vasisht, Benjamin Lane, Gopal Vasudevan, Robert Woodruff, Rocco Samuele, Jeffrey Wynn, Mark Clampin, Richard Lyon, Olivier Guyon

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789767

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Planets, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Interferometers, Nulling interferometry, Space operations, Oxygen, Jupiter

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

The Transit Characterization Explorer (TRACER)

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790378

KEYWORDS: Planets, Sensors, Exoplanets, Stars, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Space operations, Atmospheric chemistry, Atmospheric physics, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Status of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Mark Clampin

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70100L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790388

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Observatories, Cryogenics, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Extrasolar Planetary Imaging Coronagraph (EPIC): visible nulling cornagraph testbed results

Richard Lyon, Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Volker Tolls, Robert Woodruff, Gopal Vasudevan

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701045 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789700

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Nulling interferometry, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Extrasolar planetary imaging coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Scott Kenyon, Dimitar Sasselov, Volker Tolls, Holland Ford, David Golimowski, Larry Petro, George Hartig, William Sparks, Garth Illingworth, Doug Lin, Sara Seager, Alycia Weinberger, Martin Harwit, Mark Marley, Jean Schneider, Michael Shao, Marty Levine, Jian Ge, Robert Woodruff

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672849

KEYWORDS: Planets, Wavefronts, Nulling interferometry, Coronagraphy, Stars, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Atmospheric physics, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Science with the James Webb space telescope

Jonathan Gardner, John Mather, Mark Clampin, Rene Doyon, Matthew Greenhouse, Heidi Hammel, John Hutchings, Peter Jakobsen, Simon Lilly, Knox Long, Jonathan Lunine, Mark McCaughrean, Matt Mountain, John Nella, George Rieke, Marcia Rieke, Hans-Walter Rix, Eric Smith, George Sonneborn, Massimo Stiavelli, H. Stockman, Rogier Windhorst, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670492

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Planets, Planetary systems, Clouds, Imaging spectroscopy, Mid-IR, Comets, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

TPF-C: status and recent progress

Wesley Traub, Marie Levine, Stuart Shaklan, James Kasting, J. Roger Angel, Michael Brown, Robert Brown, Christopher Burrows, Mark Clampin, Alan Dressler, Henry Ferguson, Heidi Hammel, Sara Heap, Scott Horner, Garth Illingworth, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Mark Kuchner, Douglas Lin, Mark Marley, Victoria Meadows, Charley Noecker, Ben Oppenheimer, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, Karl Stapelfeldt, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62680T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673608

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Performance modeling, Space telescopes, Control systems, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2006 Paper

Coronagraphic Exploration Camera (CorECam)

Mark Clampin, Richard Lyon, Larry Petro, Sara Seager, Mark Marley, Gary Melnick, Alycia Weinberger, Robert Woodruff, Scott Horner, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, Jim Kasting, Doug Lin, Marc Kuchner, Mike Shao, William Sparks, Bernard Rauscher, Volker Tolls, Ruth Carter

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672816

KEYWORDS: Planets, Optical filters, Near infrared, Sensors, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Staring arrays, Photon counting, Imaging systems, Planetary systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2006 Paper

Individual photon counting using e2v L3 CCDs for low background astronomical spectroscopy

Yiting Wen, Bernard Rauscher, Robert Baker, Mark Clampin, Peter Fochie, Sara Heap, George Hilton, Paul Jorden, Don Linder, Brent Mott, Peter Pool, Augustyn Waczynski, Bruce Woodgate

Proceedings Volume 6276, 62761H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670447

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Photon counting, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Sensors, Clocks, Signal to noise ratio, Astronomical spectroscopy, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Overview of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project

Phillip Sabelhaus, Doug Campbell, Mark Clampin, John Decker, Matt Greenhouse, Alan Johns, Mike Menzel, Robert Smith, Pam Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 5899, 58990P (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612659

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Telescopes, Space operations, Stars, Observatories, Hubble Space Telescope, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The science requirements of the James Webb Space Telescope

Jonathan Gardner, John Mather, Mark Clampin, Matthew Greenhouse, Heidi Hammel, John Hutchings, Peter Jakobsen, Simon Lilly, Jonathan Lunine, Mark McCaughrean, Matt Mountain, George Rieke, Marcia Rieke, Eric Smith, Massimo Stiavelli, Hervey Stockman, Rogier Windhorst, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550657

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Clouds, Planetary systems, Mid-IR, Comets, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Extrasolar Planetary Imaging Coronagraph (EPIC)

Mark Clampin, Gary Melnick, Richard Lyon, Holland Ford, J. Roger Angel, Daniel Gezari, David Golimowski, George Hartig, Martin Harwit, Matt Holman, Garth Illingworth, Scott Kenyon, Douglas Lin, Mark Marley, Scot Olivier, Larry Petro, Dimitar Sasselov, Jean Schneider, Sara Seager, Michael Shao, William Sparks, Volker Tolls, Alycia Weinberger, Hsiao Smith, Ruth Carter, Robert Woodruff, Brent Hyatt, Stephen Kendrick, David Purmot

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552314

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Stars, Space telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Solar system, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Performance of the Advanced Camera for Surveys CCDs after two years on orbit

Marco Sirianni, Max Mutchler, Mark Clampin, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, George Hartig, Doug van Orsow, Thomas Wheeler

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552584

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Amplifiers, Cameras, Sensors, Annealing, CCD image sensors, CCD cameras, Calibration, Electronics, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2004 Paper

Inflight performance of the Advanced Camera for Surveys

Mark Clampin, Marco Sirianni, George Hartig, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, William Burmester, Andre Martel, Adam Riess, Ronald Schrein, Pamela Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 5167, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.512509

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Coating, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Advanced camera for surveys coronagraph on the Hubble Space Telescope

John Krist, George Hartig, Mark Clampin, David Golimowski, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457835

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Cameras, Light scattering, Light, Telescopes, Diffraction, Hubble Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Jovian Planet Finder optical system

John Krist, Mark Clampin, Larry Petro, Robert Woodruff, Holland Ford, Garth Illingworth, Christ Ftaclas

Proceedings Volume 4860, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457838

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Planets, Stars, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Light scattering, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Polishing, Point spread functions

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