Dr. Michael P. Kowalski Profile

Dr. Michael P. Kowalski

Astrophysicist at US Naval Research Lab

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Observatory-class science with a low-cost EUV astronomy mission

M. Barstow, M. Kowalski, S. Eves, S. Casewell, K. Wood, N. Bannister, N. Navarthinam

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844303 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924903

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Satellites, Space operations, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Stars, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Microchannel plates, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

It's time for a new EUV orbital mission

M. Kowalski, K. Wood, M. Barstow, R. Cruddace

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77322E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857284

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Multilayers, Rockets, Plasmas, Data modeling, Stars, X-rays, Binary data, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

EUV spectroscopy of high-redshift x-ray objects

M. Kowalski, M. Wolff, K. Wood, T. Barbee, M. Barstow

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857332

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, X-rays, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Multilayers, Spectrometers, Mirrors, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2009 Paper

Calibration of a zone plate for an EUV solar irradiance monitor

John Seely, Glenn Holland, Michael Kowalski, Benjawan Kjornrattanawanich, James Bremer, Yan Feng

Proceedings Volume 7438, 743811 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826038

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Zone plates, Extreme ultraviolet, Calibration, Photodiodes, Monochromators, Sensors, Silicon, Imaging systems, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2006 Paper

Dynamical measurements of hot gas in stellar systems

M. Barstow, M. Kowalski, R. Cruddace, A. Collier Cameron

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626606 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671679

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectral resolution, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Sun, X-rays, Rockets, Binary data, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2006 Paper

The joint astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment extreme ultraviolet spectrometer: resolving power

F. Berendse, R. Cruddace, M. Kowalski, D. Yentis, W. Hunter, G. Fritz, O. Siegmund, K. Heidemann, R. Lenke, A. Seifert, T. Barbee

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670064

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Calibration, Microchannel plates, Holography, Quantum efficiency, Diffraction gratings, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

The joint astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment (J-PEX) high-resolution EUV spectrometer: diffraction grating efficiency

M. Kowalski, F. Berendse, T. Barbee, W. Hunter, K. Heidemann, R. Lenke, A. Seifert, R. Cruddace

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670351

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Diffraction gratings, Atomic force microscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Polymers, Calibration, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

High-efficiency multilayer-coated polymer-overcoated blazed ion-etched holographic gratings for high-resolution EUV astronomical spectroscopy

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Troy Barbee, William Hunter, Klaus Heidemann, Bruno Nelles, Ralf Lenke, Holger Kierey

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551304

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Coating, Polymers, Extreme ultraviolet, Holography, Diffraction gratings, Monochromators, Sensors, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Proposed multilayer-grating designs for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Klaus Heidemann, Martin Barstow

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508553

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Spectrometers, Diffraction gratings, Multilayers, Extreme ultraviolet, Holography, Spherical lenses, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Performance of multilayer-coated gratings for the extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectrometer (EIS) for the Solar-B mission

John Seely, David Windt, Soizik Donguy, Charles Brown, Glenn Holland, William Hunter, Michael Kowalski, Benjawan Kjornrattanawanich, George Doschek, John Mariska, Clarence Korendyke, Ken Dere

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507160

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Multilayers, Reflectivity, Lithium, Spectroscopy, Electrophoretic light scattering, Extreme ultraviolet, Diffraction gratings, Optical coatings, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 2003 Paper

Proposed mission concept for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Michael Wolff, J. Laming, Herbert Gursky, George Carruthers, Troy Barbee, Joseph Kordas, Chris Mauche, Gilbert Fritz, Steve Varlese, Martin Barstow, George Fraser, Oswald Siegmund, Barry Welsh, Nancy Brickhouse, Andrea Dupree, Alex Brown, Frederick Bruhweiler, Andrew Cameron, Jay Holberg, Steven Howell, Carole Jordan, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Matthews, Edward Sion, Klaus Werner

Proceedings Volume 5164, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508548

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrometers, Plasmas, Microchannel plates, Iron, Space operations, Magnetism, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): a high-resolution spectroscopic observatory

Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Martin Barstow, Nigel Bannister, J. Leonard Culhane, Jonathan Lapington

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459808

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spectral resolution, Microchannel plates, Multilayers, Stars, Absorption, Diffraction gratings, Plasmas

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2003 Paper

Joint Astrophysical plasmadynamic experiment (J-PEX): a high resolution rocket spectrometer

Martin Barstow, Nigel Bannister, Raymond Cruddace, Michael Kowalski, Kent Wood, Daryl Yentis, Herbert Gursky, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Gilbert Fritz, J. Leonard Culhane, Jonathan Lapington

Proceedings Volume 4854, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459810

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Microchannel plates, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Stars, Rockets, Absorption, Data modeling, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 2001 Paper

Efficiency calibration of the four multilayer-coated holographic ion-etched flight gratings for a sounding rocket high-resolution spectrometer

Michael Kowalski, Herbert Gursky, Jack Rife, Daryl Yentis, Raymond Cruddace, Troy Barbee, William Goldstein, Joseph Kordas, Klaus Heidemann, Gilbert Fritz, William Hunter, Martin Barstow, George Fraser, Nigel Bannister, Jonathan Lapington, J. Tandy, B. Sanderson

Proceedings Volume 4498, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450065

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Coating, Atomic force microscopy, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Holography, Reflectivity, Spherical lenses, Rockets, Molybdenum

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 1998 Paper

Collimator design for the J-PEX sounding rocket

Cara Golembiewski, Raymond Cruddace, Michael Kowalski

Proceedings Volume 3445, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330277

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Copper, Epoxies, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Coating, Extreme ultraviolet, Rockets, Spectral resolution, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1996 Paper

High-efficiency holographic ion-etched gratings with multilayer coatings and operating on-blaze at normal incidence in the 125- to 300-A range

John Seely, Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Jack Rife, Troy Barbee, William Hunter, Glenn Holland

Proceedings Volume 2805, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245088

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Reflectivity, Diffraction gratings, Holography, Optical coatings, Optical design, Synchrotron radiation, Extreme ultraviolet, X-rays, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 1995 Paper

X-ray and XUV imaging and spectroscopy of dense plasmas using multilayer optics

John Seely, Charles Brown, Michael Kowalski, Raymond Cruddace, Troy Barbee, William Hunter, Jack Rife

Proceedings Volume 2523, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.220969

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Coating, Mirrors, Plasmas, Reflectivity, Imaging spectroscopy, Extreme ultraviolet, Carbon, X-rays, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

USA experiment on the ARGOS satellite: a low-cost instrument for timing x-ray binaries

Kent Wood, Gilbert Fritz, Paul Hertz, W. Neil Johnson, Michael Kowalski, Michael Lovellette, Michael Wolff, Daryl Yentis, Edward Bloom, L. Cominsky, K. Fairfield, G. Godfrey, J. Hanson, A. Lee, Peter Michelson, R. Taylor, H. Wen

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186829

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Space operations, Stars, Electronics, Satellites, Collimators, X-ray detectors, Control systems, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

High-resolution EUV spectroscopy: performance of spherical multilayer-coated gratings operated at near normal incidence

Michael Kowalski, John Seely, Raymond Cruddace, Jack Rife, Charles Brown, George Doschek, Uri Feldman, Troy Barbee, William Hunter, Glenn Holland, Craig Boyer

Proceedings Volume 1945, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158759

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Gold, Diffraction gratings, Coating, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Spherical lenses

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