HAWK-I: The high-acuity wide-field K-band imager for the ESO Very Large Telescope - M. Kissler-Patig, J.-F. Pirard, M. Casali, A. Moorwood, N. Ageorges, C. Alves De Oliveira, P. Baksai, E. Bendek, P. Biereichel, B. Delabre, R.J. Dorn, R. Esteves, G. Finger, D. Gojak, G. Huster, Y. Jung, M. Kiekebush, B. Klein, F. Koch, J.-L. Lizon, L. Mehrgan, M. Petr-Gotzens, J. Pritchard, F. Selman, J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO); L.R. Bendin, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore (USA); in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 491, 941 - 950 (2008), DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809910
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Evaluation of the Teledyne SIDECAR ASIC at cryogenic temperature using a visible hybrid H2RG focal plane array in 32 channel readout mode - R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO); D.N.B. Hall, Institute for Astronomy, Hilo, Hawaii (USA); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Instrumentation 2008, Marseille, France; 23 - 28 June 2008, SPIE publications, vol. 7021, High Energy, Optical and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy
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Performance evaluation, readout modes and calibration techniques of HgCdTe HAWAII-2RG mosaic arrays - G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, L. Mehrgan, A. Moorwood, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO); D.N.B. Hall, Institute for Astronomy, Hilo, Hawaii (USA); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Instrumentation 2008, Marseille, France; 23 - 28 June 2008, SPIE publications, vol. 7021, High Energy, Optical and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy
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Performance of HAWK-I: The new high acuity wide-field K-band imager - M. Kissler-Patig, C. Alves de Oliveira, E. Bendek, M. Casali, R.J. Dorn, R. Esteves, G. Finger, D. Gojak, Y. Jung, M. Kiekebush, A. Moorwood, J.-L. Lizon, M. Petr-Gotzens, J.-F. Pirard, J. Pritchard, F. Selman, European Southern Observatory (ESO); N. Ageorges, Max-Planck Institut fü,r extraterrestrische Physik, Garching (Germany); L.R. Bedin, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore (USA); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Instrumentation 2008, Marseille, France; 23 - 28 June 2008, SPIE publications, vol. 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation
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CRIRES: Commissioning and First Science Results - H.U. Käufl, P. Amico, P. Ballestr, E.A. Bendek Selman, P. Bristow, M. Casali, B. Delabre, D. Dobrzycka, R.J. Dorn, G. Finger, G. Gillet, D. Gojak, M. Hilkter, P. Jolley, Y. Jung, F. Kerber, B. Klein, J.-L. Lizon, J. Paufique, J.-F. Pirard, E. Pozna, H. Sana, L. Sanzana, R. Schmutzer, R. Siebenmorgen, A. Smette, J. Stegmeier, L.E. Tacconi-Garman, E. Valenti, U. Weilenmann, B. Wolf, European Southern Observatory (ESO); R. Esteves, Porto (Portugal); A. Seifahrt, Universität Göttingen, Institut für Astrophysik (Germany); S. Uttenthaler, Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, KU Leuven (Belgium); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Instrumentation 2008, Marseille, France; 23 - 28 June 2008, SPIE publications, vol. 7014, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation
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FlyEyes: Integrating CCID-35 into PUEO AO system at CFHT - K.K.Y. Ho, J.-C. Cuillandre, T. Benedict, O. Lai, J. Ward, D. Salmon, Canadian France Hawaii Telescope, Kamuela HI, USA; C.-J. Lin, S.-Y. Wang, Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.; G. Luppino, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA; J. Beletic, Rockwell Scientific Company, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; R.J. Dorn, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; P. Puget, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France; B. Burke, MIT Lincoln Labs, Lexington, MA, USA; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2006, Orlando, Florida; 24 - 31 May 2006, SPIE publications, vol. 6267, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II
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A CMOS Visible Silicon Imager hybridized to a Rockwell 2RG multiplexer as a new detector for ground based astronomy - R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer and J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2006, Orlando, Florida; 24 - 31 May 2006, SPIE publications, vol. 6267, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy II
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A Ultra low Photon Background 1 to 5 micron Detector Mosaic Test Facility - R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, J.P. Kirchbauer, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, A. Silber and J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; in "Workshop on Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Taormina (Sicily/Italy), June 20 - 24, 2005", eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic, Springer Verlag, in press (2005)
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Conversion Gain and Interpixel Capacitance of CMOS Hybrid Focal Plane Arrays - Nodal capacitance measurement by a capacitance comparison technique - G. Finger, J.W. Beletic, R.J. Dorn, M. Meyer, L. Mehrgan, A. Moorwood, J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; in "Workshop on Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Taormina (Sicily/Italy), June 20 - 24, 2005", eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic, Springer Verlag, in press (2005)
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NGC Detector Array Controller based on High Speed Serial Link Technology - M. Meyer, D. Baade, A. Balestra, C. Cumani, S. Deiries, C. Geimer, R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, L. Mehrgan, A. Moorwood, R. Reiss, J. Reyes, J. Stegmeier, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; in "Workshop on Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Taormina (Sicily/Italy), June 20 - 24, 2005", eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic, Springer Verlag, in press (2005)
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Performance and Evaluation of Large Format 2 k x 2 k MBE Grown MCT HAWAII-2RG Arrays Operating in 32-channel mode - G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, M. Meyer, L. Mehrgan, J. Stegmeier, A. Moorwood, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany; in "Workshop on Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Taormina (Sicily/Italy), June 20 - 24, 2005", eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic, Springer Verlag, in press (2005)
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256-channel Data Acquisition System for VISTA Focal Plane to Readout sixteen 2 k x 2 k Raytheon Virgo Detectors - L. Mehrgan, R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany, N. Bezawada, G. Woodhouse; in "Workshop on Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Taormina (Sicily/Italy), June 20 - 24, 2005", eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic, Springer Verlag, in press (2005)
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Performance of large format 2k x 2k MBE grown HgCdTe Hawaii-2RG arrays for low-flux applications - G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, M. Meyer, L. Mehrgan, J. Stegmeier, A. Moorwood, European Southern Observatory (Germany); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation" (2004)
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Performance limitations of small format high-speed infrared arrays for active control loops in interferometry and adaptive optics - G. Finger, European Southern Observatory (Germany); R. Smith, California Institute of Technology (USA); R.J. Dorn, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier, A. Moorwood; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation" (2004)
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CRIRES: A high-resolution infrared spectrograph for ESO´s VLT - H. Käufl, P. Ballester, P. Biereichel, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, R.J. Dorn, E. Fedrigo, G. Finger, G. Fischer, F. Franza, D. Gojak, G. Huster, Y. Jung, J. Lizon, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, A. Moorwood, J.-F. Pirard, J. Paufique, E. Pozna, R. Siebenmorgen, A. Silber, J. Stegmeier, S. Wegerer; European Southern Observatory (Germany); in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation" (2004)
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A novel CCD design for curvature wavefront sensing - R. J. Dorn, J.W. Beletic and B.E. Burke; in the proceedings of the "SPIE´s International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation" (2004)
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The CRIRES InSb megapixel focal plane array detector mosaic - R.J. Dorn, G. Finger, G. Huster, H.-U. Käufl, J.-L. Lizon, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J.-F. Pirard, J. Stegmeier and A. Moorwood; in the proceedings of the "SPIE´s International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation" (2004)
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CRIRES Takes Shape - A. Moorwood, P. Biereichel, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, R.J. Dorn, E. Fedrigo, G. Finger, G. Fischer, F. Franza, D. Gojak, G. Huster, Y. Jung, H.-U. Käufl, J.-L. Lizon, H. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J.-F. Pirard, J. Paufique, E. Pozna, R. Siebenmorgen, A. Silber, B. Sokar, J. Stegmeier, S. Wegerer; in "ESO Messenger", issue no. 114, pp 5-9 (2003)
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CRIRES: A high-resolution infrared spectrograph for the ESO VLT - A. Moorwood, P. Biereichel, J. Brynnel, B. Delabre, R.J. Dorn, G. Finger, F. Franza, G. Huster, Y. Jung, H.-U. Kaeufl, F. Koch, M.E. Kasper, R. Lescouzeres, J.-L. Lizon, H. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J.-F. Pirard, R. Siebenmorgen, B. Sokar, J. Stegmeier, G. Wiedemann; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002, Waikoloa, Hawaii, August 22-28, 2002"; SPIE publications, vol. 4841-179
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Performances and results on the sky of the NAOS visible wavefront sensor - P. Feautrier, G. Rousset, R.J. Dorn, C. Cavadore, J. Charton, C. Cumani, N.N. Hubin, P.Y. Kern, J.-L. Lizon, P. Puget, D. Rabaud, P. Rabou, E. Stadler; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002, Waikoloa, Hawaii, August 22-28, 2002"; SPIE publications, vol. 4839-28
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FlyEyes: A dual CCD detector system for CFHT PUEO NUI's wavefront sensor - J.-C. Cuillandre, R.J. Dorn, J.W. Beletic, G.A. Luppino, S. Isani, N. Gorceix, O. Lai, B.E. Burke, F. Menard; in the proceedings of the "SPIE's International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2002, Waikoloa, Hawaii, August 22-28, 2002"; SPIE publications, vol. 4839-31
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Performance and results of the NAOS visible wavefront sensor - P. Feautrier, R.J. Dorn, G. Rousset, C. Cavadore, J. Charton, C. Cumani, N.N. Hubin; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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CFHT's FlyEyes: Assessing on-sky performance of the new MIT/LL CCID35 CCD curvature wavefront sensor - J.-C. Cuillandre, J.W. Beletic, R.J. Dorn, G.A. Luppino, B. Burke, N. Gorceix, S. Isani, J. Thomas, O. Lai, T. Craven-Bartle; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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A CCD based curvature wavefront sensor for adaptive optics - Laboratory results - R.J. Dorn, B. Burke, J.W. Beletic; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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Test results with 2Kx2K MCT arrays - G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, H. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, A. Moorwood, J. Stegmeier; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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Design of the CRIRES 512 x 4096 pixels Aladdin InSb focal plane array detector mosaic - R.J. Dorn, G. Finger, G. Huster, J.-L. Lizon, H. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, A. Moorwood, J. Stegmeier; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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Readout techniques for drift and low frequency noise rejection of infrared arrays - G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, A.W. Hoffman, H. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, A. Moorwood, J. Stegmeier; in the proceedings of the "Workshop for Scientific Detectors for Astronomy, Waimea, Hawaii, June 16-22, 2002"; eds. P. Amico and J.W. Beletic; Kluwer Academic Publishers (2002)
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The optical detector systems for the blue and red arms of UVES, the echelle spectrograph for the UT2 Kueyen Telescope at the ESO Paranal Observatory - R.J. Dorn, J.W. Beletic, C. Cavadore, J.-L. Lizon; in the proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4008, p. 344-355, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors, Masanori Iye; A. Moorwood; Eds.
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NAOS visible wavefront sensor - P. Feutrier, P.Y. Kern, R.J. Dorn, G. Rousset, P. Rabou, S. Laurent, J.-L. Lizon, E. Stadler, Y. Magnard, O. Rondeaux, M. Cochard, D. Rabaud, A. Delboulbe, P. Puget, N.N. Hubin; in the proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 396-407, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology, P.L. Wizinowich; Ed.
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Computer simulation of CCDs and APDs for curvature wavefront sensing - T.V. Craven-Bartle, R.J. Dorn, J.W. Beletic; in the proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 444-451, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology, P.L. Wizinowich; Ed.
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Charge Coupled Devices at the European Southern Observatory - performance and results - C. Cavadore, R.J. Dorn, J.W. Beletic; in "Optical Detectors for Astromony II: State-of-the-Art at the Turn of the Millenium. 4^th ESO CCD Workshop, 1999, held in Garching, Germany". Edited by P.Amico and J.W. Beletic. Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, ISBN 0-7923-6536-4, The Netherlands, p. 25
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A new CCD for curvature wavefront sensing - J.W. Beletic, R.J. Dorn, T.V. Craven-Bartle, B. Burke; in "Optical Detectors for Astromony II: State-of-the-Art at the Turn of the Millenium. 4^th ESO CCD Workshop, 1999, held in Garching, Germany". Edited by P. Amico and J.W. Beletic. Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, ISBN 0-7923-6536-4, The Netherlands, p. 283
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