Mr. Corey J. Tucker Profile

Corey J. Tucker

at NASA GSFC

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Dual and multi-spectral band SLS infrared camera systems

Murzy Jhabvala, Donald Jennings, Kyle Turck, Compton Tucker, Allen Lunsford, Christine Jhabvala, Analia Cillis, Joel Mccorkel, Jason Hair, Doug Morton, Dong Wu, Markus Loose, Fred Wang, Tilak Hewagama, Mani Sundaram, Jason Bundas, K. Choi, Corey Tucker

Proceedings Volume 12514, 1251404 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2666075

KEYWORDS: Dark current, Equipment, Optical filters, Spectral response, Infrared imaging, Readout integrated circuits, Quantum efficiency

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Based on the recent success of our strained-layer superlattice (SLS)-based infrared (IR) camera that performed Earth imaging from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019 we have built, what we consider, to be the next generation multi-band SLS imaging system. The Compact Thermal Imager (CTI) was installed on the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) and attached to the exterior of the ISS. From this location we were able to capture 15 million images of a multitude of fires around the globe in 2019. This unexpected trove of data initiated quite a bit of scientific interest to further utilize this imaging capability but would include features to more precisely monitor terrestrial fires and other surface phenomena. To this end, we developed a technique to install specific bandpass filters directly onto the SLS detector hybrid assembly. Utilizing this technique we have built a CTI-2 camera system with two filters, 4 and 11μm, and have made a second detector assembly with six filter bands from 4- 12μm. This second system will also be used to supplement Landsat remote imaging monitoring approximate land surface temperatures, monitor evapotranspiration, sea ice and glacier dynamics. The CTI-2 camera is based on a 1,024x1,024 (1kx1k) format SLS detector hybridized to a FLIR ISC0404 readout integrated circuit (ROIC). The six band SLS focal plane array is based on the 640x512 FLIR ISC 9803 ROIC. This camera system is based on the Landsat 8 and 9 Thermal IR Sensors (TIRS) instrument and one of its purposes is to perform ground truthing for the Landsat 8/9 data at higher spectral resolution. Both Landsat TIRS instruments are dual band thermal IR sensors centered on 11 and 12μm (each with about a 1μm bandpass). Both of our SLS systems utilize a Ricor K548 cryocooler. To streamline costs and development time we used commercial optics and both commercial and custom NASA electronic components. A primary feature of these camera systems is the incorporation of specific filters to collect fire data at ~3.9μm and thermal data at ~11μm. The CTI- 2 instrument is designed for 37 m /pixel spatial resolution from 410km orbit (ISS orbit). In this paper, we will present the design and performance of the focal plane, optics, electronics and mechanical structure of the dual-band CTI-2 and the focal plane performance of the six-band focal plane.

Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Modeling effects of common molecular contaminants on the Euclid infrared detectors

W. Holmes, C. McKenney, R. Barbier, H. Cho, A. Cillis, J-C. Clemens, O. Dawson, G. Delo, A. Ealet, A. Feizi, N. Ferraro, R. Foltz, T. Goodsall, M. Hickey, T. Hwang, U. Israelsson, M. Jhabvala, D. Kahle, Em. Kan, Er. Kan, G. Lotkin, T. Maciaszek, S. McClure, L. Miko, L. Nguyen, S. Pravdo, E. Prieto, T. Powers, M. Seiffert, P. Strada, C. Tucker, K. Turck, A. Waczynski, F. Wang, C. Weber, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99042R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233778

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Contamination, Antireflective coatings, Silicon, Autoregressive models, Carbon dioxide, Space operations, Absorption, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Performance overview of the Euclid infrared focal plane detector subsystems

A. Waczynski, R. Barbier, S. Cagiano, J. Chen, S. Cheung, H. Cho, A. Cillis, J-C. Clémens, O. Dawson, G. Delo, M. Farris, A. Feizi, R. Foltz, M. Hickey, W. Holmes, T. Hwang, U. Israelsson, M. Jhabvala, D. Kahle, Em. Kan, Er. Kan, M. Loose, G. Lotkin, L. Miko, L. Nguyen, E. Piquette, T. Powers, S. Pravdo, A. Runkle, M. Seiffert, P. Strada, C. Tucker, K. Turck, F. Wang, C. Weber, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 9915, 991511 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231641

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Infrared detectors, Infrared radiation, Infrared sensors, Electronics, Quantum efficiency, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Calibration, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Software solution for autonomous observations with H2RG detectors and SIDECAR ASICs for the RATIR camera

Christopher Klein, Petr Kubánek, Nathaniel Butler, Ori Fox, Alexander Kutyrev, David Rapchun, Joshua Bloom, Alejandro Farah, Neil Gehrels, Leonid Georgiev, J. Jesús González, William Lee, Gennadiy Lotkin, Samuel Moseley, J. Xavier Prochaska, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Michael Richer, Frederick Robinson, Carlos Román-Zúñiga, Mathew Samuel, Leroy Sparr, Corey Tucker, Alan Watson

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84532S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925817

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Telescopes, Computing systems, Software development, Control systems, Interfaces, Infrared detectors, Human-machine interfaces, Infrared cameras

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