Dr. Wesley A. Traub Profile

Dr. Wesley A. Traub

JPL Project Scientist for WFIRST Mission

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Area of Expertise:

exoplanets , interferometers , coronagraphs

Publications (91)

Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Concept study for a compact planetary homodyne interferometer (PHI) for temporal global observation of methane on Mars in IR

Sona Hosseini, Chris Webster, Geoffrey Toon, Wesley Traub, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99045C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233805

KEYWORDS: Methane, Mars, Homodyne detection, Spectral resolution, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

The maturing of high contrast imaging and starlight suppression techniques for future NASA exoplanet characterization missions

Daniel Coulter, David Gallagher, Nicholas Siegler, Stuart Shaklan, Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99041S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231137

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Stars, Spectroscopy, Planets, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Diffraction, Wavefronts, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Concept study for a compact homodyne astrophysics spectrometer for exoplanets (CHASE)

Sona Hosseini, Chris Webster, Debra Fischer, Evgenya Shkolnik, Shouleh Nikzad, Gautam Vasisht, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990534 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233242

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Exoplanets, Device simulation, Spectrographs, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Software development, Instrument modeling, Computer simulations, Data processing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 18 March 2016 Open Access

Science yield estimate with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope coronagraph

Wesley Traub, James Breckinridge, Thomas Greene, Olivier Guyon, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Bruce Macintosh

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 011020, (March 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.011020

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Stars, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Polarization, Space telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2014 Paper

Recent progress on phase-mask coronagraphy based on photonic-crystal technology

Naoshi Murakami, Jun Nishikawa, Motohide Tamura, Eugene Serabyn, Wesley Traub, Kurt Liewer, Dwight Moody, John Trauger, Olivier Guyon, Frantz Martinache, Nemanja Jovanovic, Garima Singh, Fumika Oshiyama, Hayato Shoji, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Shoki Hamaguchi, Kazuhiko Oka, Naoshi Baba

Proceedings Volume 9143, 914334 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054790

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Manufacturing, Photomasks, Spiral phase plates, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Light sources, Polarizers, Adaptive optics, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

Science yield estimation for AFTA coronagraphs

Wesley Traub, Ruslan Belikov, Olivier Guyon, N. Jeremy Kasdin, John Krist, Bruce Macintosh, Bertrand Mennesson, Dmitry Savransky, Michael Shao, Eugene Serabyn, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054834

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Speckle, Stars, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Jupiter, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

The Debris Disk Explorer: a balloon-borne coronagraph for observing debris disks

Lewis Roberts, Geoffrey Bryden, Wesley Traub, Stephen Unwin, John Trauger, John Krist, Jack Aldrich, Paul Brugarolas, Karl Stapelfeldt, Mark Wyatt, David Stuchlik, James Lanzi

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025282

KEYWORDS: Stars, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Planets, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Planetary systems, Solar system, Space telescopes, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

SPICES: a 1.5-m space coronagraph for spectro-polarimetric characterization of cold exoplanets

Anne-Lise Maire, Anthony Boccaletti, Jean Schneider, Raphaël Galicher, Pierre Baudoz, Daphne Stam, Wesley Traub, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Raffaele Gratton

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925559

KEYWORDS: Planets, Coronagraphy, Clouds, Stars, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Electroluminescent displays, Polarimetry, Jupiter

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Review of small-angle coronagraphic techniques in the wake of ground-based second-generation adaptive optics systems

Dimitri Mawet, Laurent Pueyo, Peter Lawson, Laurent Mugnier, Wesley Traub, Anthony Boccaletti, John Trauger, Szymon Gladysz, Eugene Serabyn, Julien Milli, Ruslan Belikov, Markus Kasper, Pierre Baudoz, Bruce Macintosh, Christian Marois, Ben Oppenheimer, Harrisson Barrett, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Nicolas Devaney, Julien Girard, Olivier Guyon, John Krist, Bertrand Mennesson, David Mouillet, Naoshi Murakami, Lisa Poyneer, Dmitri Savransky, Christophe Vérinaud, James Wallace

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844204 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927245

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Stars, Spiral phase plates, Planets, Wavefronts, Cameras, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Coronagraph focal-plane phase masks based on photonic crystal technology: recent progress and observational strategy

Naoshi Murakami, Jun Nishikawa, Wesley Traub, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, Brian Kern, John Trauger, Eugene Serabyn, Shoki Hamaguchi, Fumika Oshiyama, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Akitoshi Ise, Kazuhiko Oka, Naoshi Baba, Hiroshi Murakami, Motohide Tamura

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844205 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925613

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Polarization, Photonic crystals, Manufacturing, Photomasks, Stars, Polarimetry, Spiral phase plates, Phase shift keying, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

End-to-end coronagraphic modeling including a low-order wavefront sensor

John Krist, John Trauger, Stephen Unwin, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844253 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927143

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Stars, Planets, Mirrors, Phase contrast, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Atmospheric characterization of cold exoplanets with a 1.5-m space coronagraph

Anne-Lise Maire, Raphaël Galicher, Anthony Boccaletti, Pierre Baudoz, Jean Schneider, Kerri Cahoy, Daphne Stam, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84424G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925563

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Jupiter, Coronagraphy, Neptune, Clouds, Sensors, Photons, Exoplanets, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Mirror coatings with atomic layer deposition: initial results

Frank Greer, Shouleh Nikzad, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84421J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926625

KEYWORDS: Atomic layer deposition, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Magnesium fluoride, Aluminum, Ultraviolet radiation, Phase shifts, Laser induced fluorescence, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Coronagraphic imaging of debris disks from a high altitude balloon platform

Stephen Unwin, Wesley Traub, Geoffrey Bryden, Paul Brugarolas, Pin Chen, Olivier Guyon, Lynn Hillenbrand, John Krist, Bruce Macintosh, Dimitri Mawet, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Lewis Roberts, Karl Stapelfeldt, David Stuchlik, John Trauger, Gautam Vasisht

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924175

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Telescopes, Stars, Planets, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Planetary systems, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Intricate visibility effects from resolved emission of young stellar objects: the case of MWC158 observed with the VLTI

J. Kluska, F. Malbet, J.-P. Berger, B. Lazareff, J.-B. Le Bouquin, M. Benisty, F. Menard, C. Pinte, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925456

KEYWORDS: Stars, Visibility, Colorimetry, Image restoration, Interferometry, Black bodies, Telescopes, Data modeling, Near infrared, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

PIONIER: a status report

J.-B. Le Bouquin, J.-P. Berger, G. Zins, B. Lazareff, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub, P. Haguenauer, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, M. Benisty, N. Blind, A. Delboulbe, P. Feautrier, M. Germain, D. Gillier, P. Gitton, M. Kiekebusch, J. Knudstrup, J.-L. Lizon, Y. Magnard, F. Malbet, D. Maurel, F. Menard, M. Micallef, L. Michaud, T. Moulin, D. Popovic, K. Perraut, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, E. Stadler, E. Tatulli

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84450I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925671

KEYWORDS: Stars, Visibility, Calibration, Telescopes, Data modeling, Interferometry, Sensors, Polarization, Photonic integrated circuits, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Keck Interferometer Nuller science highlights

Bertrand Mennesson, Rafael Millan-Gabet, M. Colavita, E. Serabyn, P. Hinz, M. Kuchner, W. Liu, R. Barry, C. Stark, S. Ragland, J. Woillez, W. Traub, O. Absil, Denis Defrère, J. C. Augereau, J. Lebreton

Proceedings Volume 8445, 844507 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926548

KEYWORDS: Stars, Visibility, Mid-IR, Nulling interferometry, Silicates, Interferometry, Data modeling, Interferometers, Remote sensing, Exoplanets

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 January 2012

Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope: science drivers and technology developments

Marc Postman, Thomas Brown, Kenneth Sembach, Jason Tumlinson, C. Matt Mountain, Rémi Soummer, Mauro Giavalisco, Daniela Calzetti, Wesley Traub, Karl Stapelfeldt, William Oegerle, Tristram Hyde, Robert Rich, H. Philip Stahl

OE, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 011007, (January 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.51.1.011007

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Telescopes, Mirrors, Exoplanets, Ultraviolet radiation, Aerospace engineering, Phase modulation, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Taking the vector vortex coronagraph to the next level for ground- and space-based exoplanet imaging instruments: review of technology developments in the USA, Japan, and Europe

Dimitri Mawet, Naoshi Murakami, Christian Delacroix, Eugene Serabyn, Olivier Absil, Naoshi Baba, Jacques Baudrand, Anthony Boccaletti, Rick Burruss, Russell Chipman, Pontus Forsberg, Serge Habraken, Shoki Hamaguchi, Charles Hanot, Akitoshi Ise, Mikael Karlsson, Brian Kern, John Krist, Andreas Kuhnert, Marie Levine, Kurt Liewer, Stephen McClain, Scott McEldowney, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Hiroshi Murakami, Albert Niessner, Jun Nishikawa, Nada O'Brien, Kazuhiko Oka, Peggy Park, Pierre Piron, Laurent Pueyo, Pierre Riaud, Moritsugu Sakamoto, Motohide Tamura, John Trauger, David Shemo, Jean Surdej, Nelson Tabirian, Wesley Traub, James Wallace, Kaito Yokochi

Proceedings Volume 8151, 815108 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896059

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Polarization, Spiral phase plates, Photonic crystals, Liquid crystals, Polymers, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

Zodiac II: debris disk science from a balloon

Geoffrey Bryden, Wesley Traub, Lewis Roberts, Robin Bruno, Stephen Unwin, Stan Backovsky, Paul Brugarolas, Supriya Chakrabarti, Pin Chen, Lynne Hillenbrand, John Krist, Charles Lillie, Bruce Macintosh, Dimitri Mawet, Bertrand Mennesson, Dwight Moody, Zahidul Rahman, Justin Rey, Karl Stapelfeldt, David Stuchlik, John Trauger, Gautam Vaischt

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81511E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899688

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Planets, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Signal to noise ratio, Deformable mirrors, Speckle

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2011 Paper

The exoplanet microlensing survey by the proposed WFIRST Observatory

Richard Barry, Jeffery Kruk, Jay Anderson, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, David Bennett, Joseph Catanzarite, Ed Cheng, Scott Gaudi, Neil Gehrels, Stephen Kane, Jonathan Lunine, Takahiro Sumi, Angelle Tanner, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 8151, 81510L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.898574

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Observatories, Signal detection, Space telescopes, Planetary systems, Telescopes, Astronomy, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

ACCESS: a concept study for the direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanetary systems

John Trauger, Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley Traub, John Krist, Dwight Moody, Dimitri Mawet, Eugene Serabyn, Curtis Henry, Paul Brugarolas, James Alexander, Robert Gappinger, Olivia Dawson, Virgil Mireles, Peggy Park, Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, Robert Vanderbei, David Spergel, Ruslan Belikov, Geoffrey Marcy, Robert Brown, Jean Schneider, Bruce Woodgate, Robert Egerman, Gary Matthews, Jason Elias, Yves Conturie, Phillip Vallone, Perry Voyer, Ronald Polidan, Charles Lillie, Constance Spittler, David Lee, Reem Hejal, Allen Bronowicki, Nick Saldivar, Mark Ealey, Thomas Price

Proceedings Volume 7731, 773128 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858301

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Planets, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Imaging systems, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Science drivers and requirements for an Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST): implications for technology development and synergies with other future facilities

Marc Postman, Tom Brown, Kenneth Sembach, Mauro Giavalisco, Wesley Traub, Karl Stapelfeldt, Daniela Calzetti, William Oegerle, R. Michael Rich, H. Philip Stahl, Jason Tumlinson, Matt Mountain, Rémi Soummer, Tupper Hyde

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857044

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Stars, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Ultraviolet radiation, Coronagraphy, Planets, Mirrors, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

New concept for direct detection and spectra of exoplanets

Taro Matsuo, Wesley Traub, Makoto Hattori, Motohide Tamura, Michael Shao

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858324

KEYWORDS: Planets, Signal to noise ratio, Stars, Planetary systems, Interferometers, Exoplanets, Spectral resolution, Absorption, Solids, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

PIONIER: a visitor instrument for VLTI

J.-P. Berger, G. Zins, B. Lazareff, J.-B. Lebouquin, L. Jocou, P. Kern, R. Millan-Gabet, W. Traub, P. Haguenauer, O. Absil, J.-C. Augereau, M. Benisty, N. Blind, X. Bonfils, A. Delboulbe, P. Feautrier, M. Germain, D. Gillier, P. Gitton, M. Kiekebusch, J. Knudstrup, J.-L. Lizon, Y. Magnard, F. Malbet, D. Maurel, F. Menard, M. Micallef, L. Michaud, S. Morel, T. Moulin, D. Popovic, K. Perraut, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, E. Stadler, E. Tatulli

Proceedings Volume 7734, 773435 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858647

KEYWORDS: Infrared radiation, Interferometry, Current controlled current source, Astatine, Integrated optics, Spectral resolution, K band, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

Science performance of the Pupil-mapping Exoplanet Coronagraphic Observer (PECO)

Kerri Cahoy, Olivier Guyon, Glenn Schneider, Mark Marley, Ruslan Belikov, Michael Meyer, Stephen Ridgway, Wesley Traub, Neville Woolf

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826608

KEYWORDS: Planets, Signal to noise ratio, Stars, Coronagraphy, Exoplanets, Jupiter, Device simulation, Imaging systems, Space telescopes, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

Phase-induced amplitude apodization (PIAA) coronagraph testing at the High Contrast Imaging Testbed

Brian Kern, Ruslan Belikov, Amir Give'on, Olivier Guyon, Andreas Kuhnert, Marie Levine-West, Ian McMichael, Dwight Moody, Albert Niessner, Laurent Pueyo, Stuart Shaklan, Wesley Traub, John Trauger

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826988

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Apodization, Cameras, Planets, Point spread functions, Computer generated holography, Actuators, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Last technology and results from the IOTA interferometer

Ettore Pedretti, Wesley Traub, John Monnier, Peter Schuller, Sam Ragland, Jean–Philippe Berger, Rafael Millan-Gabet, Gary Wallace, Michael Burke, Marc Lacasse, Nathalie Thureau, Nathaniel Carleton

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789751

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectrographs, Interferometers, Infrared radiation, Prisms, Visibility, Telescopes, Data modeling, Infrared telescopes, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

First science with the Keck Interferometer Nuller: high spatial resolution N-band observations of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi

R. Barry, W. Danchi, W. Traub, M. Kuchner, J. Wisniewski, R. Akeson, M. Colavita, M. Greenhouse, C. Koresko, B. Mennesson, E. Serabyn, J. Sokoloski

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70130Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787085

KEYWORDS: Stars, Remote sensing, Nulling interferometry, Interferometers, Calibration, Data modeling, Radon, Spatial resolution, Silicates, Fringe analysis

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

The Fourier-Kelvin Stellar Interferometer (FKSI): a review, progress report, and update

W. Danchi, R. Barry, P. Lawson, W. Traub, S. Unwin

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790649

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Interferometers, Exoplanets, Nulling interferometry, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Polar-interferometry: what can be learnt from the IOTA/IONIC experiment

Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Jean-Philippe Berger, Emilie Herwats, Myriam Benisty, Olivier Absil, Denis Defrere, John Monnier, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70130F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.786377

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Mirrors, Calibration, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Visibility, Interferometry, Sensors, Integrated optics, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

ACCESS: a NASA mission concept study of an Actively Corrected Coronagraph for Exoplanet System Studies

John Trauger, Karl Stapelfeldt, Wesley Traub, Curt Henry, John Krist, Dimitri Mawet, Dwight Moody, Peggy Park, Laurent Pueyo, Eugene Serabyn, Stuart Shaklan, Olivier Guyon, Jeremy Kasdin, David Spergel, Robert Vanderbei, Ruslan Belikov, Geoffrey Marcy, Robert Brown, Jean Schneider, Bruce Woodgate, Gary Matthews, Robert Egerman, Ronald Polidan, Charles Lillie, Mark Ealey, Thomas Price

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701029 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789119

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Stars, Planets, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Control systems, Space operations, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Spectral characterization of Earth-like transiting exoplanets

Wesley Traub, Lisa Kaltenegger, Kenneth Jucks

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788095

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Stars, Atmospheric modeling, Space telescopes, Earth's atmosphere, Planets, Infrared radiation, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Planetscope: an exoplanet coronagraph on a balloon platform

Wesley Traub, Pin Chen, Brian Kern, Taro Matsuo

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788087

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Turbulence, Lithium, Point spread functions, Interferometers, Telescopes, Wavefront aberrations, Personal protective equipment

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Science with an 8-meter to 16-meter optical/UV space telescope

Marc Postman, Tom Brown, Anton Koekemoer, Mauro Giavalisco, Stephen Unwin, Wesley Traub, Daniela Calzetti, William Oegerle, Michael Shull, Steve Kilston, H. Phillip Stahl

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701021 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787881

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Stars, Exoplanets, Planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopy, Aerospace engineering, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Pupil mapping Exoplanet Coronagraphic Observer (PECO)

Olivier Guyon, James Angel, Dana Backman, Ruslan Belikov, Donald Gavel, Amir Giveon, Thomas Greene, Jeremy Kasdin, James Kasting, Marie Levine, Mark Marley, Michael Meyer, Glenn Schneider, Gene Serabyn, Stuart Shaklan, Michael Shao, Motohide Tamura, Domenick Tenerelli, Wesley Traub, John Trauger, Robert Vanderbei, Robert Woodruff, Neville Woolf, Jeffrey Wynn

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70101Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790080

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Planets, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Stars, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Apodization, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

The Fourier-Kelvin Stellar Interferometer: a low-complexity low-cost space mission for high-resolution astronomy and direct exoplanet detection

R. Barry, W. Danchi, L. Deming, L. Richardson, M. Kuchner, S. Seager, B. Frey, A. Martino, K. Lee, M. Zuray, J. Rajagopal, T. Hyde, R. Millan-Gabete, J. Monnier, R. Allen, W. Traub

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672437

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Planets, Wavefronts, Interferometers, Control systems, Beam splitters, Space operations, Actuators, Astronomy, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Direct imaging of Earth-like planets from space (TPF-C)

Wesley Traub, Lisa Kaltenegger, Kenneth Jucks, Margaret Turnbull

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626502 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.676257

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Earth's atmosphere, Clouds, Exoplanets, Coronagraphy, Visible radiation, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Science observations with the Keck Interferometer Nuller

E. Serabyn, A. Booth, M. Colavita, S. Crawford, J. Garcia, J. Gathright, M. Hrynevych, C. Koresko, R. Ligon, B. Mennesson, T. Panteleeva, S. Ragland, K. Summers, W. Traub, K. Tsubota, E. Wetherell, P. Wizinowich, J. Woillez

Proceedings Volume 6268, 626815 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672621

KEYWORDS: Nulling interferometry, Stars, Interferometers, Visibility, Remote sensing, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Keck Observatory, K band, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Scientific rationale for exoplanet characterization from 3-8 microns: the FKSI mission

W. Danchi, R. Barry, D. Deming, M. Kuchner, J. Monnier, L. Mundy, J. Rajagopal, J. Richardson, S. Seager, W. Traub

Proceedings Volume 6268, 626820 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672817

KEYWORDS: Planets, Exoplanets, Interferometers, Stars, Solar system, Jupiter, Clouds, Infrared radiation, Space telescopes, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

IOTA: recent science and technology

F. Peter Schloerb, J.-P. Berger, N. Carleton, P. Hagenauer, P. Kern, P. Labeye, M. Lacasse, F. Malbet, R. Millan-Gabet, J. Monnier, M. Pearlman, E. Pedretti, K. Rousselet-Perraut, S. Ragland, P. Schuller, W. Traub, G. Wallace

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62680I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672597

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Phase measurement, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Visibility, Infrared radiation, Remote sensing, Spectroscopy, Observatories

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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 | 15 June 2006 Paper

A hand-held near-infrared slit spectrograph for Earth observations

Srikrishna Kanneganti, Chan Park, Heather Hershley, Aaron Smith, Michael Skrutskie, John Wilson, Wes Traub, Charles Lam, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672294

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Diffusers, Optical design, Sensors, Lamps, Mechanical engineering, Argon, Video, Indium gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2006 Paper

Speckle nulling for exoplanet detection with space-based coronagraphic telescopes

Pascal Bordé, Wesley Traub, Brian Kern, John Trauger, Andreas Kuhnert

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670553

KEYWORDS: Speckle, Coronagraphy, Actuators, Planets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Exoplanetary science

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2005 Paper

The Fourier-Kelvin Stellar Interferometer (FKSI): a progress report and preliminary results from our nulling testbed

R. Barry, W. Danchi, V. Chambers, J. Rajagopal, L. Richardson, A. Martino, D. Deming, M. Kuchner, R. Linfield, R. Millan-Gabet, L. Lee, J. Monnier, L. Mundy, C. Noecker, S. Seager, D. Wallace, R. Allen, W. Traub, H. Ford

Proceedings Volume 5905, 59050Z (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627827

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Planets, Interferometers, Sensors, Stars, Wavefronts, Visibility, Nulling interferometry, Mirrors, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2005 Paper

A roadmap for NASA's search for other Earths

Charles Beichman, Wesley Traub, Michael Devirian, Adam Burrows

Proceedings Volume 5899, 589907 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624220

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Planetary systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Chemical elements, Space telescopes, Solar system, Telescopes, Earth's atmosphere, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 20 January 2005 Paper

Far-infrared Spectroscopy of the Troposphere (FIRST): sensor calibration performance

Gail Bingham, Harri Latvakoski, Stanley Wellard, Martin Mlynczak, David Johnson, Wesley Traub, Kenneth Jucks

Proceedings Volume 5655, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.578770

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Black bodies, Fourier transforms, Beam splitters, Troposphere, Infrared radiation, Infrared sensors, Interferometers, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 11 January 2005 Paper

The far-infrared spectroscopy of the troposphere (FIRST) project

M. Mlynczak, D. Johnson, G. Bingham, K. Jucks, W. Traub, L. Gordley, P. Yang

Proceedings Volume 5659, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.579063

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Troposphere, Fourier transforms, Climatology, Mirrors, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Characterizing closure-phase measurements at IOTA

Sam Ragland, Wesley Traub, Jean-Philippe Berger, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John Monnier, Ettore Pedretti, F. Schloerb, Nathaniel Carleton, Pierre Haguenauer, Pierre Kern, Pierre Labeye, Marc Lacasse, Fabien Malbet, Karine Rousselet-Perraut

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552447

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometers, Telescopes, Integrated optics, Polarization, Visibility, Phase measurement, Infrared telescopes, Calibration, Absorption filters

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

LLiST: a new-star tracker camera for tip-tilt correction at IOTA

Peter Schuller, Marc Lacasse, Donald Lydon, William McGonagle, Ettore Pedretti, Robert Reich, F. Peter Schloerb, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552105

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, CCD cameras, Control systems, Infrared telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Fringe tracking at the IOTA interferometer

Ettore Pedretti, Nathalie Thureau, Edward Wilson, Wesley Traub, John Monnier, Sam Ragland, Nathaniel Carleton, Rafael Millan-Gabet, F. Peter Schloerb, Michael Brewer, Jean-Philippe Berger, Marc Lacasse

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551625

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Interferometers, Algorithm development, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Phase measurement, Infrared radiation, Stars, Optical tracking, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

A SPECS update: engineering and technology requirements for a space-based far-IR imaging interferometer

David Leisawitz, Ronald Allen, Charles Baker, Dominic Benford, Claudio Bombardelli, Michael DiPirro, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Neal Evans, Martin Harwit, Tristram Hyde, Antoine Labeyrie, Jesse Leitner, Alice Liu, Enrico Lorenzini, Richard Lyon, Anthony Martino, John Mather, Karl Menten, S. Harvey Moseley, Lee Mundy, Takao Nakagawa, Stanford Ollendorf, John Pearson, Dave Quinn, Stephen Rinehart, Juan Roman, Shobita Satyapal, Robert Silverberg, H. Philip Stahl, Mark Swain, Theodore Swanson, Wesley Traub, Edward Wright, Harold Yorke

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552104

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Mirrors, Spatial resolution, Infrared telescopes, Detector arrays, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The Fourier-Kelvin Stellar Interferometer: a practical interferometer for the detection and characterization of extrasolar giant planets

William Danchi, Ronald Allen, Dominic Benford, Drake Deming, Daniel Gezari, Marc Kuchner, David Leisawitz, Roger Linfield, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John Monnier, Lee Mundy, Charley Noecker, Jayadev Rajagopal, L. Richardson, Stephen Rinehart, Sara Seager, Wesley Traub, Debra Wallace

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552077

KEYWORDS: Planets, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Stars, Nulling interferometry, Sensors, Cameras, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

The Antarctic planet interferometer

Mark Swain, Christopher Walker, Wesley Traub, John Storey, Vincent Coude du Foresto, Eric Fossat, Farrokh Vakili, Anthony Stark, James Lloyd, Peter Lawson, Adam Burrows, Michael Ireland, Rafael Millan-Gabet, Gerard van Belle, Benjamin Lane, Gautam Vasisht, Tony Travouillon

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552221

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Planets, Exoplanets, Infrared radiation, Stars, Interferometry, Telescopes, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Domes, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Adaptive DFT-based fringe tracking and prediction at IOTA

Edward Wilson, Ettore Pedretti, Jesse Bregman, Robert Mah, Wesley Traub

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552979

KEYWORDS: Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data centers, Composites, Infrared telescopes, Convolution, Signal to noise ratio, Fourier transforms, Interferometry, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

IOTA: recent technology and science

Wesley Traub, Jean-Philippe Berger, Michael Brewer, Nathaniel Carleton, Pierre Kern, Stefan Kraus, Marc Lacasse, William McGonagle, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John Monnier, Ettore Pedretti, Sam Ragland, Robert Reich, F. Peter Schloerb, Peter Schuller, Kamal Souccar, Gary Wallace

Proceedings Volume 5491, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550916

KEYWORDS: Stars, Cameras, Telescopes, Control systems, Integrated optics, Infrared radiation, Phase measurement, Sensors, Prisms, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

SPECS: the kilometer-baseline far-IR interferometer in NASA's space science roadmap

David Leisawitz, Tom Abel, Ronald Allen, Dominic Benford, Andrew Blain, Claudio Bombardelli, Daniela Calzetti, Michael DiPirro, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Neal Evans, Jacqueline Fischer, Martin Harwit, Tristram Hyde, Marc Kuchner, Jesse Leitner, Enrico Lorenzini, John Mather, Karl Menten, Samuel Moseley, Lee Mundy, Takao Nakagawa, David Neufeld, John Pearson, Stephen Rinehart, Juan Roman, Shobita Satyapal, Robert Silverberg, H. Philip Stahl, Mark Swain, Theodore Swanson, Wesley Traub, Edward Wright, Harold Yorke

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552150

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Interferometers, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Interferometry, Spatial resolution, Astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2003 Paper

Extrasolar planet science with the Antarctic planet interferometer

James Lloyd, Benjamin Lane, Mark Swain, John Storey, Tony Travouillon, Wesley Traub, Christopher Walker

Proceedings Volume 5170, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506895

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Earth's atmosphere, Turbulence, Planets, Interferometers, Interferometry, Atmospheric sciences, Astronomy, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2003 Paper

Far-infrared spectroscopy of the troposphere (FIRST): sensor development and performance drivers

Gail Bingham, Harri Latvakoski, Stanley Wellard, Martin Mlynczak, David Johnson, Wesley Traub, Kenneth Jucks

Proceedings Volume 5157, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509674

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Troposphere, Satellites, Beam splitters, Climatology, Fourier transforms, Clouds, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2003 Paper

Far infrared spectroscopy of the troposphere (FIRST): sensor concept

Gail Bingham, Stanley Wellard, Martin Mlynczak, David Johnson, Wesley Traub, Kenneth Jucks

Proceedings Volume 4897, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467705

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fourier transforms, Calibration, Troposphere, Climatology, Beam splitters, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

The 4-m space telescope for investigating extrasolar Earthlike planets in starlight:TPF is HST2

Robert Brown, Christopher Burrows, Stefano Casertano, Mark Clampin, Dennis Ebbets, Eric Ford, Kenneth Jucks, N. Jeremy Kasdin, Steven Kilston, Marc Kuchner, Sara Seager, Alessandro Sozzetti, David Spergel, Wesley Traub, John Trauger, Edwin Turner

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459819

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Signal to noise ratio, Space telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Coronagraphy, Wavefronts, Exoplanets, Telescopes, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

The Eclipse mission: a direct imaging survey of nearby planetary systems

John Trauger, Tony Hull, Karl Stapelfeldt, Dana Backman, Roger Bagwell, Robert Brown, Adam Burrows, Christopher Burrows, Mark Ealey, Christ Ftaclas, Sara Heap, Jeremy Kasdin, Jonathan Lunine, Geoff Marcy, David Redding, Wesley Traub, Bruce Woodgate, Raghvendra Sahai, David Spergel

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460023

KEYWORDS: Planets, Stars, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Planetary systems, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Clouds

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