Ms. Julie A. Crooke Profile

Julie A. Crooke

Great Observatory Maturation Program Executive at NASA Headquarters

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Open Access

The Habitable Worlds Observatory: progress, future plans, and opportunities for community participation

Julie Crooke

Proceedings Volume PC12677, PC1267701 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2683500

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system

Lia Sacks, Christine Collins, Gregory Walsh, Michael Eisenhower, James Corsetti, Garrett West, Joseph Howard, Sang Park, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Hylan, Julie Crooke

Proceedings Volume 11115, 1111512 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530647

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, Finite element methods, Performance modeling, Space operations, Motion models, Optical components, Telescopes, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Dynamic wavefront error and line-of-sight performance predictions for the 15-meter segmented Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) with non-contact vibration isolation

Larry Dewell, Alison Nordt, Ankur Chopra, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Michael Jacoby, Kiarash Tajdaran, Torben Andersen

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150S (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528190

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Vibration isolation, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Observatories, Image segmentation, Imaging systems, Control systems, Integrated modeling, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Evolving management strategies to improve NASA flagship’s cost and schedule performance: LUVOIR as a case study

Julie Crooke, Matthew Bolcar, Jason Hylan

Proceedings Volume 11115, 1111511 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529294

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Space observatories, Astrophysics

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The large ultraviolet optical infrared surveyor (LUVOIR) study process has brought to fruition an extremely exciting scientific mission concept. The 3.5 year LUVOIR study duration enabled an unprecedented level of scientific, engineering, and technology thoroughness prior to the Astro2020 Decadal. This detail also shed light on many technical and programmatic challenges for efficiently developing a mission of this scale within the context of NASA’s flagships cost and schedule performances to date. While NASA’s flagships perform exquisitely once onorbit, there is understandable growing frustration in their development cost and schedule overruns. We felt it incumbent upon ourselves to ask how we could improve on delivering LUVOIR (or any of NASA’s future flagships) on schedule and on budget, not just for the next mission, but for all NASA large strategic missions to come. We researched past and current NASA flagship’s lessons learned publications and other large government projects that pointed to some systemic challenges that will only grow with larger and more complex strategic missions. Our findings pointed us to some ways that could potentially evolve NASA’s current flagship management practices to help improve on their development cost and schedule performance despite their growing complexity. This paper briefly comments on the motivations for NASA’s flagships and on the science motivations for a LUVOIR-like mission. We argue the incentives for improving NASA’s flagships development cost and schedule performance. We review the specific additional challenges of NASA’s flagships to acknowledge their specific issues. We then examine the most repeated systemic challenges we found from previous NASA flagships and other large government projects lessons learned/observed. Lastly, we offer recommendations to tackle these repeated systemic challenges facing NASA’s flagships. The recommendations culminate into a proactive integrated development and funding framework to enable improving the execution of NASA’s future flagship’s cost and schedule performance.

Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Overview of the optomechanical design of the LUVOIR instruments

James Corsetti, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Joseph Generie, Qian Gong, Tyler Groff, Jason Hylan, Andrew Jones, Lia Sacks, Garrett West, Kan Yang, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150X (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530695

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Imaging systems, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Optical design, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Optical instrument thermal control on the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor

Kan Yang, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Jason Hylan, Sang Park, Regis Venti, Bryan Matonak, Michael Choi

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528862

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Observatories, Ultraviolet radiation, Image segmentation, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Near ultraviolet, EUV optics, Astronomical imaging, Planetary systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 9 May 2019 Open Access

Optical design of the Extreme Coronagraph for Living Planetary Systems instrument for the LUVOIR mission study

Qian Gong, Matthew Bolcar, James Corsetti, Julie Crooke, Joseph Generie, Tyler Groff, Jason Hylan, Andrew Jones, Roser Juanola Parramon, Avi Mandell, Garrett J. West, Neil Zimmerman

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 025002, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.025002

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Iterated function systems, Near infrared, Optical design, Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Sensors, Channel projecting optics, Exoplanets, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Paper

Preliminary jitter stability results for the large UV/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system

Lia Sacks, Carl Blaurock, Larry Dewell, Kiarash Tajdaran, Kuo-Chia Liu, Christine Collins, Garrett West, Kong Ha, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Jason Hylan, Raymond Bell

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069842 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313762

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space operations, Control systems, Interfaces, Space telescopes, Finite element methods, Performance modeling, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

Telescope line-of-sight slew control and agility with non-contact vibration isolation for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared (LUVOIR) surveyor concept

Kiarash Tajdaran, Larry Dewell, Eric Eason, Raymond Bell, Kuo-Chia Liu, Matthew Bolcar, Lia Sacks, Julie Crooke, Carl Blaurock

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106983Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313644

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Computer architecture, Observatories, Sensors, Vibration isolation, Device simulation, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

LUVOIR thermal architecture (Conference Presentation)

Jonathan Arenberg, John Pohner, George Harpole, Jason Hylan, Julie Crooke, Bryan Matonak, Matthew Bolcar, Sang Park

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069814 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312375

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Sensors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Optical design of exo-planet coronagraph, integral field spectrograph, and high resolution spectrometer for LUVOIR study (Conference Presentation)

Qian Gong, Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Tyler Groff, Avi Mandell, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069812 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311879

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Coronagraphy, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Signal detection, Space observatories, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The large UV/optical/infrared surveyor (LUVOIR): decadal mission study update

Matthew Bolcar, Julie Crooke, Jason Hylan, Ginger Bronke, Christine Collins, James Corsetti, Joe Generie, Qian Gong, Tyler Groff, William Hayden, Andrew Jones, Bryan Matonak, Sang Park, Lia Sacks, Garrett West, Kan Yang, Neil Zimmerman

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313350

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Near infrared, Observatories, Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Dynamic stability with the disturbance-free payload architecture as applied to the Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Mission

Larry Dewell, Kiarash Tajdaran, Raymond Bell, Kuo-Chia Liu, Matthew Bolcar, Lia Sacks, Julie Crooke, Carl Blaurock

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274287

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Vibration isolation, Space operations, Large telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Ultraviolet radiation, UV optics

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept design update

Matthew Bolcar, Steve Aloezos, Vincent Bly, Christine Collins, Julie Crooke, Courtney Dressing, Lou Fantano, Lee Feinberg, Kevin France, Gene Gochar, Qian Gong, Jason Hylan, Andrew Jones, Irving Linares, Marc Postman, Laurent Pueyo, Aki Roberge, Lia Sacks, Steven Tompkins, Garrett West

Proceedings Volume 10398, 1039809 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273848

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Imaging systems, UV optics, Stars, Imaging spectroscopy, Near infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Status and path forward for the large ultraviolet/optical/infrared surveyor (LUVOIR) mission concept study

Julie Crooke, Aki Roberge, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Avi Mandell, Matthew Bolcar, Norman Rioux, Mario Perez, Erin Smith

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99044R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233084

KEYWORDS: Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Astrophysics, Aerospace engineering, Lead, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, UV optics, Solar system

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 July 2016

Technology gap assessment for a future large-aperture ultraviolet-optical-infrared space telescope

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

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 04, 041209, (July 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041209

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Sensors, Control systems, Exoplanets, Astrophysics, Actuators

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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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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 | 25 September 2007 Paper

The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): optical system design considerations

Mark Wilson, David Leisawitz, Anthony Martino, Stephen Rinehart, Julie Crooke, June Tveekrem, Jason Budinoff, Tupper Hyde

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738562

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Beam splitters, Interferometry, Metrology, Infrared radiation, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2006 Paper

The Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope (SPIRIT): mission study results

David Leisawitz, Charles Baker, Amy Barger, Dominic Benford, Andrew Blain, Rob Boyle, Richard Broderick, Jason Budinoff, John Carpenter, Richard Caverly, Phil Chen, Steve Cooley, Christine Cottingham, Julie Crooke, Dave DiPietro, MIke DiPirro, Michael Femiano, Art Ferrer, Jackie Fischer, Jonathan Gardner, Lou Hallock, Kenny Harris, Kate Hartman, Martin Harwit, Lynne Hillenbrand, Tupper Hyde, Drew Jones, Jim Kellogg, Alan Kogut, Marc Kuchner, Bill Lawson, Javier Lecha, Maria Lecha, Amy Mainzer, Jim Mannion, Anthony Martino, Paul Mason, John Mather, Gibran McDonald, Rick Mills, Lee Mundy, Stan Ollendorf, Joe Pellicciotti, Dave Quinn, Kirk Rhee, Stephen Rinehart, Tim Sauerwine, Robert Silverberg, Terry Smith, Gordon Stacey, H. Philip Stahl, Johannes Staguhn, Steve Tompkins, June Tveekrem, Sheila Wall, Mark Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 626540 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669820

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Planets, Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope, Stars, Planetary systems, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2006 Paper

Developing a NASA strategy for the verification of large space telescope observatories

Julie Crooke, Johanna Gunderson, John Hagopian, Marie Levine

Proceedings Volume 6271, 627108 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670209

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Astronomy, Nanoimprint lithography, Modeling and simulation, Performance modeling, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Solar viewing interferometer prototype

Richard Lyon, Jay Herman, Nader Abuhassan, Catherine Marx, Semion Kizhner, Julie Crooke, Ronald Toland, Albert Mariano, Cheryl Salerno, Gary Brown, Tony Cazeau, Peter Petrone, Billy Mamakos, Severine Tournois

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552237

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Wavefronts, Control systems, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Thermoelectric infrared detectors with improved mechanical stability for the composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) far-infrared focal plane

Rainer Fettig, Brook Lakew, John Brasunas, Julie Crooke, Claef Hakun, Jon Orloff

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323730

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gold, Thermoelectric materials, Resistance, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared detectors, Infrared radiation, Acoustics, Spectroscopy, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Acoustic amplification in the far-infrared focal plane assembly of the composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission to Saturn

John Hagopian, Julie Crooke

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323738

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Acoustics, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Gold, Resistance, Saturn, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Alignment and polarization sensitivity study for the Cassini composite infrared spectrometer (CIRS) far-infrared (FIR) interferometer

Julie Crooke, John Hagopian

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323743

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Polarization, Beam splitters, Polarizers, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Optical alignment, Spectroscopy, Calibration, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Shear/defocus sensitivity of the mid-infrared channel (MIR) of the composite infrared spectometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission to Saturn

John Hagopian, Patricia Losch, Julie Crooke, Brent Mott, Anthony Martino

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323744

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Germanium, Calibration, Beam splitters, Wavefronts, Cryogenics, Mid-IR, Infrared spectroscopy, Black bodies, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 1996 Paper

Optomechanical alignment of the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission to Saturn

John Hagopian, Patricia Hayes, Julie Crooke, James Lyons

Proceedings Volume 2814, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254147

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Tolerancing, Interferometers, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Relays, Beam splitters, Medium wave, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 1996 Paper

Alignment and cryogenic testing of the Cassini Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS) far-infrared (FIR) focal plane

Julie Crooke, John Hagopian

Proceedings Volume 2814, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254152

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Collimation, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Black bodies, Signal detection, Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 1996 Paper

High-stability adjustable cryogenic-compatible beam-splitter mounts for the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) for the Cassini mission to Saturn

John Hagopian, Patricia Hayes, Julie Crooke, James Lyons, Armando Morrell, Thomas French, Michael Hersh, Chris Lashley, Stephen Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 2814, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254150

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Cryogenics, Interferometers, Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Interferometry, Saturn, Optical alignment, Composites, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 1996 Paper

Flight qualification of the Cassini Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS) far-infrared (FIR) polarizing beam-splitter substrate: mylar chosen over polypropylene

Julie Crooke, John Hagopian, Kenneth Stewart, Scott Bradley, David Robinson

Proceedings Volume 2814, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254135

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Reflectivity, Cryogenics, Polarizers, Transmittance, Acoustics, Interferometers, Polarization, Humidity, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 1996 Paper

Cassini infrared Fourier spectroscopic investigation

Virgil Kunde, Peter Ade, Richard Barney, D. Bergman, Jean-Francois Bonnal, R. Borelli, David Boyd, John Brasunas, Gregory Brown, Simon Calcutt, F. Carroll, R. Courtin, Jacky Cretolle, Julie Crooke, Martin Davis, S. Edberg, Rainer Fettig, M. Flasar, David Glenar, S. Graham, John Hagopian, Claef Hakun, Patricia Hayes, L. Herath, Linda Spilker, Donald Jennings, Gabriel Karpati, C. Kellebenz, Brook Lakew, J. Lindsay, J. Lohr, James Lyons, Robert Martineau, Anthony Martino, Mack Matsumura, J. McCloskey, T. Melak, Guy Michel, Armando Morrell, C. Mosier, LaTunia Pack, M. Plants, D. Robinson, Louis Rodriguez, Paul Romani, Bill Schaefer, Stephen Schmidt, Carlos Trujillo, Tim Vellacott, K. Wagner, D. Yun

Proceedings Volume 2803, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253416

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Mid-IR, Beam splitters, Mercury cadmium telluride, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 1994 Paper

Cryogenic and ambient testing of the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) beryllium telescopes

Patricia Hayes, Julie Crooke, Brendon Perkins

Proceedings Volume 2227, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178609

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Beryllium, Infrared radiation, Spectroscopy, Composites, Infrared imaging, Interferometers

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