Mr. Christopher J. Carter Profile

Christopher J. Carter

Senior Telescope Controls Engineer at Thirty Meter Telescope

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

TMT primary mirror segment actuators: from prototyping to production

Christopher Carter, M. Mark Colavita

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130942R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018147

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Design, Prototyping, Mirrors, Thirty Meter Telescope, Telescopes, Fabrication, Sensors, Vibration, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Paper

Warping harness actuator for the Thirty Meter Telescope primary mirror segments

F. Kamphues, L. Chen, D. Zhang, R. S. Yang, Josef Eder, P. Deshmukh, L. Visser, J. Geelhoed, G. P. Guizzo, A. Tubb, C. Carter, B. Smith, A. Zapata

Proceedings Volume 11451, 1145150 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563256

KEYWORDS: Thirty Meter Telescope, Actuators, Mirrors, Accelerated life testing, Aspheric lenses, Polishing, Optical calibration, Surface finishing, Reliability, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2014 Paper

Jitter studies for the secondary and tertiary mirror systems on the Thirty Meter Telescope

Virginia Ford, Christopher Carter, Christophe Delrez, Pierluigi Fumi, Eric Gabriel, Daniele Gallieni

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91512H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055036

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Electronic filtering, Actuators, Computer programming, Linear filtering, Advanced distributed simulations, Control systems, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

A high-speed data acquisition system to measure telescope response to earthquake-induced ground motion

Michael Sheehan, Christopher Carter

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77381P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857886

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Earthquakes, Sensors, Mirrors, Data acquisition, Motion measurement, Gemini Observatory, Optical instrument design, Structural design, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Upgrading the Gemini secondary mirror micro-controller

Mathew Rippa, Jose Soto, Mike Sheehan, Christopher Carter, Gabriel Perez, Eric James, Robert Wyman, Cooper Nakayama, Chris Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857916

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Mirrors, Data acquisition, Astronomy, Current controlled current source, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Operating systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2008 Paper

The Gemini secondary mirror tip/tilt system: past, present, and future

Christopher Carter, Mathew Rippa, Roberto Rojas, Michael Sheehan

Proceedings Volume 7019, 701921 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789960

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Servomechanisms, Gemini Observatory, Control systems, Telescopes, Sensors, Computing systems, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Digital signal processing, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Applications of high-rate data logging to telescope system development and operations

Christopher Carter, Mathew Rippa

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790081

KEYWORDS: Servomechanisms, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Digital signal processing, Mirrors, Computing systems, Control systems, Reflectivity, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

The Gemini South MCAO laser guide star facility: getting ready for first light

Céline d'Orgeville, Felipe Daruich, Gustavo Arriagada, Matthieu Bec, Maxime Boccas, Stacy Bombino, Chris Carter, Chas Cavedoni, Fabian Collao, Paul Collins, Eric James, Stan Karewicz, Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Ron Mouser, Gabriel Perez, François Rigaut, Roberto Rojas, Mike Sheehan, Gelys Trancho, Vicente Vergara, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788970

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser safety, Safety, Cameras, Stars, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

GeMS: Gemini Mcao System: current status and commissioning plans

Maxime Boccas, François Rigaut, Damien Gratadour, Céline d'Orgeville, Matthieu Bec, Felipe Daruich, Gabriel Perez, Gustavo Arriagada, Stacy Bombino, Chris Carter, Chas Cavedoni, Fabian Collao, Paul Collins, Pablo Diaz, Angelic Ebbers, Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Steve Hardash, Eric James, Stan Karewicz, Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Ron Mouser, Rolando Rogers, Roberto Rojas, Michael Sheehan, Gelys Trancho, Vicente Vergara, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788958

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Calibration, Laser stabilization, Sensors, Stars, Laser safety, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Gemini wavefront sensing subsystems

Corinne Boyer, Jacques Sebag, Francois Rigaut, Simon Chan, Christopher Carter

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457996

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Sensors, Active optics, Control systems, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 1997 Paper

Gemini mount control system: description and progress

John Wilkes, Christopher Carter, Andy Foster, Martin Fisher

Proceedings Volume 3112, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278831

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Telescopes, Control systems, Gemini Observatory, Servomechanisms, Amplifiers, Computing systems, Geographic information systems, Device simulation, Human-machine interfaces

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