Prof. Robert D. Gehrz Profile

Prof. Robert D. Gehrz

Professor/Physics & Astronomy at Univ of Minnesota Twin Cities

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

E. Becklin, R. Gehrz, T. Roellig

Proceedings Volume 8511, 85110B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931308

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Observatories, Astronomy, Absorption, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Infrared astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2010 Paper

Writing a success story: lessons learned from the Spitzer Space Telescope

R. Gehrz, T. Roellig, M. Werner

Proceedings Volume 7796, 779602 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864363

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Observatories, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Optical testing, Infrared telescopes, Helium, Mirrors, Space operations, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2009 Paper

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

E. Becklin, R. Gehrz

Proceedings Volume 7453, 745302 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.828619

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Stars, Infrared telescopes, Astronomy, Infrared astronomy, Infrared imaging, Galactic astronomy, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

R. Gehrz, E. Becklin

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70121R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790973

KEYWORDS: Infrared telescopes, Stars, Observatories, Space telescopes, Infrared astronomy, Galactic astronomy, Space operations, James Webb Space Telescope, Spectrometers, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2006 Paper

Infrared astronomy with NASA's new Spitzer Space Telescope

Robert Gehrz

Proceedings Volume 6205, 62050D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672834

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Infrared astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Stars, Space operations, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Infrared radiation, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The state of the focus and image quality of the Spitzer Space Telescope as measured in orbit

Robert Gehrz, Edward Romana, William Hoffmann, John Schwenker, John Mentzell, Joseph Hora, Peter Eisenhardt, Bernhard Brandl, Lee Armus, Karl Stapelfeldt, Dean Hines, Amanda Mainzer, Erick Young, David Elliott

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551930

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Diffraction, Cryogenics, Image quality, Infrared telescopes, Infrared imaging, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Charter and activities of the SIRTF in-orbit checkout focus integrated products team and optical performance of the CTA

Robert Gehrz, Edward Romana

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461109

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Infrared imaging, Cryogenics, Point spread functions, Short wave infrared radiation, Wavefronts, Optical testing

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