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Prof. Nathaniel J. Cunningham

Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Computer Science at Nebraska Wesleyan Univ

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation

Next generation aberration-correcting diffraction gratings

Matthew Beasley, Randall McEntaffer, Nathaniel Cunningham

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218118 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2625818

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Optical design, Silicon, Spectrographs, Raman spectroscopy, Optical calibration, Optical aberrations, Holography, Fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Advances in aberration-correcting gratings using electron beam fabrication techniques

Matthew Beasley, Randall McEntaffer, Nathaniel Cunningham

Proceedings Volume 11118, 1111816 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528758

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Electron beams, Fabrication, Silicon, Optical fabrication, Optical calibration, Optical aberrations, Holography, Optical design, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2009 Paper

SwRI's Alice line of ultraviolet spectrographs

Kurt Retherford, S. Alan Stern, David Slater, G. Randall Gladstone, Michael Davis, J. Parker, Maarten Versteeg, A. Steffl, Thomas Greathouse, N. Cunningham

Proceedings Volume 7441, 744111 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826192

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Spectrographs, Lamps, Airglow, Jupiter, Pluto, Mirrors, Comets, Microchannel plates

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Observations of Pt/Ne hollow cathode lamps similar to those used on the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph: photometry and vacuum testing

Steven Penton, Nathaniel Cunningham, Matthew Beasley, Steven Osterman, Florian Kerber, Gillian Nave, Craig Sansonetti, Charles Keyes, Michael Rosa

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789406

KEYWORDS: Lamps, Calibration, Photometry, Spectrographs, Electronics, Standards development, Ultraviolet radiation, Temperature metrology, Epoxies, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Colorado's Near-Infrared Camera (a.k.a. NIC-FPS) commissioning on the ARC 3.5M Telescope

Fred Hearty, Stephane Beland, James Green, Nathaniel Cunningham, John Barentine, Meredith Drosback, Robert Valentine, Anton Bondarenko, Carl Schmidt, Joshua Walawender, Cynthia Froning, Jon Morse, Patrick Hartigan

Proceedings Volume 5904, 59040M (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617593

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Observatories, Optical filters, Space telescopes, Distortion, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Near-infrared camera and Fabry-Perot spectrometer (NIC-FPS)

Fred Hearty, Jon Morse, Stephane Beland, James Green, Nathaniel Cunningham, Robert Valentine, Meredith Drosback, Cynthia Froning, Patrick Hartigan, J. C. Barentine

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551703

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Optical benches, Aluminum, Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2004 Paper

Holographic telescope design for wide-field imaging of O VI 1032, 1038 Å

Nathaniel Cunningham, Erik Wilkinson

Proceedings Volume 5166, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504628

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Holography, Calibration, Telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Rockets, X-ray optics, Space telescopes, Airglow, Telescope design

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