Counting papers with at most 25 authors, so collaboration author lists do not stand in for the people here.
- D. Stern3 profiles493 · h 97
- F. Harrison2 profiles182 · h 58
- P. Eisenhardt3 profiles168 · h 59
- S. Boggs124 · h 60
- F. Christensen123 · h 58
- C. Hailey120 · h 59
- W. Craig2 profiles120 · h 49
- S. Stanford2 profiles117 · h 75
- S. Turyshev116 · h 38
- D. Walton2 profiles108 · h 53
- K. Stapelfeldt104 · h 70
- D. Mawet98 · h 53
- California Institute of TechnologyUS4.7k papers
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFR2k papers
- Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianUS1.3k papers
- Goddard Space Flight CenterUS1.2k papers
- University of California, BerkeleyUS1.2k papers
- University of ArizonaUS1k papers
- Infrared Processing and Analysis CenterUS1k papers
- University College LondonGB984 papers
- Princeton UniversityUS924 papers
- University of CambridgeGB871 papers
- Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisFR858 papers
- Space Telescope Science InstituteUS808 papers
48 papers · 2 filters
All Sky Survey Mission Observing Scenario Strategy
Sara C. Spangelo, Raj M. Katti, Stephen C. Unwin +1
This paper develops a general observing strategy for missions performing all-sky surveys, where a single spacecraft maps the celestial sphere subject to realistic constraints. The…
Dark Ages Radio Explorer Mission: Probing the Cosmic Dawn
Dayton L. Jones, T. Joseph W. Lazio, Jack O. Burns
The period between the creation of the cosmic microwave background at a redshift of ~1000 and the formation of the first stars and black holes that re-ionize the intergalactic medi…
Annular Groove Phase Mask coronagraph in diamond for mid-IR wavelengths: manufacturing assessment and performance analysis
Christian Delacroix, Pontus Forsberg, Mikael Karlsson +7
Phase-mask coronagraphs are known to provide high contrast imaging capabilities while preserving a small inner working angle, which allows searching for exoplanets or circumstellar…
Normal Metal Hot-Electron Nanobolometer with Johnson Noise Thermometry Readout
Boris S. Karasik, Christopher B. McKitterick, Theodore J. Reck +1
The sensitivity of a THz hot-electron nanobolometer (nano-HEB) made from a normal metal is analyzed. Johnson Noise Thermometry (JNT) is employed as a readout technique. In contrast…
Digital Signal Processing using Stream High Performance Computing: A 512-input Broadband Correlator for Radio Astronomy
J. Kocz, L. J Greenhill, B. R. Barsdell +16
A "large-N" correlator that makes use of Field Programmable Gate Arrays and Graphics Processing Units has been deployed as the digital signal processing system for the Long Wavelen…
Modelling the Transfer Function for the Dark Energy Survey
C. Chang, M. T. Busha, R. H. Wechsler +40
We present a forward-modelling simulation framework designed to model the data products from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). This forward-model process can be thought of as a transfe…
Astrometry of Cassini with the VLBA to Improve the Saturn Ephemeris
Dayton L. Jones, William M. Folkner, Robert A. Jacobson +4
Planetary ephemerides have been developed and improved over centuries. They are a fundamental tool for understanding solar system dynamics, and essential for planetary and small bo…
The Overlooked Potential of Generalized Linear Models in Astronomy-II: Gamma regression and photometric redshifts
J. Elliott, R. S. de Souza, A. Krone-Martins +3
Machine learning techniques offer a precious tool box for use within astronomy to solve problems involving so-called big data. They provide a means to make accurate predictions abo…
The Overlooked Potential of Generalized Linear Models in Astronomy - I: Binomial Regression
R. S. de Souza, E. Cameron, M. Killedar +6
Revealing hidden patterns in astronomical data is often the path to fundamental scientific breakthroughs; meanwhile the complexity of scientific inquiry increases as more subtle re…
Strong Lens Time Delay Challenge: II. Results of TDC1
Kai Liao, Tommaso Treu, Phil Marshall +23
We present the results of the first strong lens time delay challenge. The motivation, experimental design, and entry level challenge are described in a companion paper. This paper…
Prime Focus Instrument of Prime Focus Spectrograph for Subaru Telescope
Shiang-Yu Wang, David F. Braun, Mark A. Schwochert +18
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a new optical/near-infrared multi-fiber spectrograph design for the prime focus of the 8.2m Subaru telescope. PFS will cover 1.3 degree diamet…
Fiber Optical Cable and Connector System (FOCCoS) for PFS/Subaru
Antonio Cesar de Oliveira, Lígia Souza de Oliveira, Márcio V. de Arruda +29
FOCCoS, Fiber Optical Cable and Connector System, has the main function of capturing the direct light from the focal plane of Subaru Telescope using optical fibers, each one with a…
Developing Engineering Model Cobra fiber positioners for the Subaru Telescope Prime Focus Spectrometer
Charles Fisher, Chaz Morantz, David Braun +19
The Cobra fiber positioner is being developed by the California Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) instrum…
Progress with the Prime Focus Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope: a massively multiplexed optical and near-infrared fiber spectrograph
Hajime Sugai, Naoyuki Tamura, Hiroshi Karoji +81
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is an optical/near-infrared multi-fiber spectrograph with 2394 science fibers, which are distributed in 1.3 degree diameter field of view at Suba…
On-sky low order non-common path correction of the GPI Calibration Unit
Markus Hartung, Bruce Macintosh, Paul Langlois +12
The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) entered on-sky commissioning phase, and had its First Light at the Gemini South telescope in November 2013. Meanwhile, the fast loops for atmospheric…
Low-rank approximations for large stationary covariance matrices, as used in the Bayesian and generalized-least-squares analysis of pulsar-timing data
Rutger van Haasteren, Michele Vallisneri
Many data-analysis problems involve large dense matrices that describe the covariance of stationary noise processes; the computational cost of inverting these matrices, or equivale…
Proper Motions of Young Stellar Outflows in the Mid-Infrared with Spitzer. II. HH 377/Cep E
A. Noriega-Crespo, A. C. Raga, A. Moro-Martin +2
We have used multiple mid-infrared observations at 4.5 micron obtained with the Infrared Array Camera, of the compact (~1.4 arcmin) young stellar bipolar outflow Cep E to measure t…
BICEP3: a 95 GHz refracting telescope for degree-scale CMB polarization
Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, S. J. Benton +29
BICEP3 is a 550 mm-aperture refracting telescope for polarimetry of radiation in the cosmic microwave background at 95 GHz. It adopts the methodology of BICEP1, BICEP2 and the Keck…
Attitude determination for balloon-borne experiments
N. N. Gandilo, P. A. R. Ade, M. Amiri +64
An attitude determination system for balloon-borne experiments is presented. The system provides pointing information in azimuth and elevation for instruments flying on stratospher…
Automated Real-Time Classification and Decision Making in Massive Data Streams from Synoptic Sky Surveys
S. G. Djorgovski, A. A. Mahabal, C. Donalek +4
The nature of scientific and technological data collection is evolving rapidly: data volumes and rates grow exponentially, with increasing complexity and information content, and t…
Pre-flight integration and characterization of the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope
A. S. Rahlin, P. A. R. Ade, M. Amiri +45
We present the results of integration and characterization of the SPIDER instrument after the 2013 pre-flight campaign. SPIDER is a balloon-borne polarimeter designed to probe the…
Fundamental limitations of high contrast imaging set by small sample statistics
Dimitri Mawet, Julien Milli, Zahed Wahhaj +9
In this paper, we review the impact of small sample statistics on detection thresholds and corresponding confidence levels (CLs) in high contrast imaging at small angles. When look…
BLASTbus electronics: general-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments
S. J. Benton, P. A. Ade, M. Amiri +66
We present the second generation BLASTbus electronics. The primary purposes of this system are detector readout, attitude control, and cryogenic housekeeping, for balloon-borne tel…
Pointing control for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope
Jamil A. Shariff, Peter A. R. Ade, Mandana Amiri +45
We present the technology and control methods developed for the pointing system of the SPIDER experiment. SPIDER is a balloon-borne polarimeter designed to detect the imprint of pr…