Dr. Stephen R. Heathcote Profile

Dr. Stephen R. Heathcote

at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

The Astrophysical Events Observatories Network (AEON)

R. Street, A. Adamson, J. Blakeslee, R. Blum, A. Bolton, T. Boroson, M. Bowman, C. Briceño, J. Elias, E. Gomez, S. Heathcote, E. Heinrich-Josties, A. Hopkinson, C.-H. Lee, B. Miller, J. Nation, S. Ridgway, D. Silva, L. Storrie-Lombardi

Proceedings Volume 11449, 1144925 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559986

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Instrument modeling, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The SOAR telescope atmospheric dispersion corrector

César Briceño, Steve Heathcote, Gerald Cecil, Darragh O'Donoghue, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Manuel Martínez, Rolando Cantarruti, Omar Estay

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107003Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314026

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Telescopes, Sol-gels, Control systems, Reflectivity, Atmospheric optics, Silica, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Performance of the SOAR adaptive module with UV Rayleigh guide star

Andrei Tokovinin, Roberto Tighe, Patricio Schurter, Rolando Cantarutti, Nicole van der Bliek, Manuel Martinez, Eduardo Mondaca, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925705

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Ultraviolet radiation, Telescopes, Stars, Turbulence, Rayleigh guide stars, Cameras, Point spread functions, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2010 Paper

Upgrading the controller of the fast tip-tilt tertiary mirror for the SOAR Telescope

Michael Warner, Steve Heathcote, German Schumacher, Rolando Cantarutti, Esteban Parkes

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77393D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857943

KEYWORDS: Servomechanisms, Mirrors, Telescopes, Field programmable gate arrays, Space telescopes, Control systems, Analog electronics, Linear filtering, Device simulation, Position sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2007 Paper

Active tangent link system for transverse support of large thin meniscus mirrors

Douglas Neill, Victor Krabbendam, John Andrew, Michael Warner, Steve Heathcote, German Schumacher, Brooke Gregory, Eduardo Serrano

Proceedings Volume 6665, 66650F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.730273

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Control systems, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Active optics, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

SOAR 4.1-m Telescope: from commissioning to early science

Victor Krabbendam, Stephen Heathcote, German Schumacher, Hugo Schwarz, Thomas Sebring, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552602

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Actuators, Gemini Observatory, Imaging systems, Coating, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2004 Paper

SOAR TCS: from implementation to operation

German Schumacher, Steve Heathcote, Victor Krabbendam

Proceedings Volume 5496, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552043

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, LabVIEW, Software development, Computer programming, Control systems, Visualization, Telecommunications, Switches, Lanthanum, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope: steps on the route to success

Thomas Sebring, Victor Krabbendam, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456692

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Cameras, Spectrographs, Observatories, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

ArcVIEW: a LabVIEW-based astronomical instrument control system

Michael Ashe, Marco Bonati, Steven Heathcote

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461433

KEYWORDS: LabVIEW, Control systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Imaging systems, Infrared telescopes, Infrared imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Telecommunications

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