C. Baranec, R. Riddle, A. N. Ramaprakash, N. Law, S. Tendulkar, N. Law, S. Kulkarni, R. Dekany, K. Bui, J. Davis, M. Burse, H. Das, P. Chordia, S. Punnadi, E. Ofek, M. Kasliwal & T. Morton, "Bringing the universe into focus with Robo-AO," in submission to the Journal of Visualized Experiments, 4/2012.
M. Hart, N. M. Milton, C. Baranec, K. Powell, T. Stalcup, D. McCarthy, C. Kulesa & E. Bendek, "A ground-layer adaptive optics system with multiple laser guide stars," Nature, 466, 727-729, 2010.
C. Baranec, "Design considerations for low-light level low-Fresnel number optical systems," Applied Optics, 48, 6259-6263, 2009.
C. Baranec, M. Hart, N. M. Milton, T. Stalcup, K. Powell, M. Snyder, V. Vaitheeswaran, D. McCarthy & C. Kulesa, "On-sky wide field adaptive optics correction using multiple laser guide stars at the MMT," Astrophysical Journal, 693, 1814-1820, 2009.
C. Baranec & R. Dekany, "Study of a MEMS-based Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor with adjustable pupil sampling for astronomical adaptive optics," Applied Optics, 47, 5155-5162, 2008.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart & N. M. Milton, "Ground-layer wavefront reconstruction from multiple natural guide stars," Astrophysical Journal, 661, 1332-1338, 2007.
M. Lloyd-Hart, C. Baranec, N. M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder & J. R. P. Angel, "Experimental results of ground-layer and tomographic wavefront reconstruction from multiple laser guide stars," Optics Express, 14, 7541-7551, 2006.
M. Lloyd-Hart, C. Baranec, N. M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder, N. Putnam & J. R. P. Angel, "First tests of wavefront sensing with a constellation of laser guide beacons," Astrophysical Journal, 634, 679-686, 2005.
C. Baranec, B. Bauman & M. Lloyd-Hart, "Concept for a laser guide beacon Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensor with dynamically steered subapertures," Optics Letters, 30, 693-695, 2005.
N. Law, A. Kraus, R. Street, B. Fulton, L. Hillenbrand, A. Shporer, T. Lister, C. Baranec, J. Bloom, K. Bui, M. Burse, B. Cenko, H. Das, J. Davis, R. Dekany, A. Filippenko, M. Kasliwal, S. Kulkarni, P. Nugent, E. Ofek, D. Poznanski, R. Quimby, A. N. Ramaprakash, R. Riddle, J. Silverman, S. Sivanandam & S. Tendulkar, "Three New Eclipsing White-dwarf - M-dwarf Binaries Discovered in a Search for Transiting Planets Around M-dwarfs," Astrophysical journal, in press.
A. Bouchez, R. Dekany, J. Roberts, J. Angione, C. Baranec, K. Bui, R. Burruss, E. Croner, S. Guiwits, D. Hale, J. Henning, D. Palmer, J. C. Shelton, M. Troy, T. Truong, J. K. Wallace & J. Zolkower, "Status of the PALM-3000 high-order adaptive optics system," Proc. SPIE Adaptive Optics Systems II, eds. B. Ellerbroek, M. Hart, N. Hubin & P. Wizinowich, 7736-61, 2010.
A. Bouchez, R. Dekany, J. Angione, C. Baranec, K. Bui, R. Burruss, J. Crepp, E. Croner, J. Cromer, S. Guiwits, D. Hale. J. Henning, D. Palmer, J. Roberts, M. Troy, T. Truong & J. Zolkower, "Status of the PALM-3000 high-order adaptive optics system," Proc. SPIE Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications IV, eds. R. Tyson & M. Hart, 7439B, 2009.
M. Hart, M. Milton, C. Baranec, T. Stalcup, K. Powell, E. Bendek, D. McCarthy & C. Kulesa, "Wide-field astronomical image compensation with multiple laser-guided adaptive optics," Proc. SPIE Adaptive Coded Aperture Imaging, Non-Imaging, and Unconventional Imaging Sensor Systems, eds. S. Rogers, D. P. Casasent, J. J. Dolne, T. J. Karr & V. L. Gamiz, 7468, 2009.
M. Hart, M. Milton, K. Powell, C. Baranec, T. Stalcup, E. Bendek, D. McCarthy & C. Kulesa, "Wide-field image compensation with multiple laser guide stars," Proc. AMOS Technologies Conference, 2009.
C. Baranec, "High-order wavefront sensing system for PALM-3000," Proc. SPIE Adaptive Optics Systems, eds. N. Hubin, C. Max & P. Wizinowich, 7015, 2008.
A. Bouchez, R. Dekany, J. Angione, C. Baranec, M. Britton, K. Bui, R. Burruss, J. Cromer, S. Guiwits, J. Henning, J. Hickey, D. McKenna, A. Moore, J. Roberts, T. Trinh, R. Tripathi, M. Troy, Tuan N. Truong & V. Velur, "The PALM-3000 high-order adaptive optics system for Palomar Observatory," ibid.
M. Milton, M. Hart, C. Baranec, T. Stalcup, V. Vaitheeswaran, D. McCarthy & R. Angel, "Commissioning the MMT ground-layer and laser tomography adaptive optics systems," ibid.
M. Hart, N. M. Milton, C. Baranec, T. Stalcup, K. Powell & K. Hege, "Ground-Layer Adaptive Optics with Multiple Laser Guide Stars," Proc. AMOS Technologies Conference, 2008.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder, V. Vaitheeswaran, D. McCarthy & R. Angel, "Astronomical imaging using ground-layer adaptive optics," Proc. SPIE Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications III, eds. R. Tyson & M. Lloyd-Hart, 6691, 2007.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart & M. Meyer, "Loki: a ground-layer adaptive optics high-resolution near-infrared survey camera," ibid.
M. Milton, M. Lloyd-Hart, J. Bernier & C. Baranec, "Real-time atmospheric turbulence profile estimation using modal covariance measurements from multiple guide stars" ibid.
M. Lloyd-Hart, C. Baranec, N. M. Milton & T. Stalcup, "Closed-loop results from the MMT's multi-laser guide star adaptive optics system," Proc. AMOS Technologies Conference, ed. S. Ryan, Wailea, E66-E74, 2007.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder & R. Angel, "Adaptive optics using multiple guide stars," Symposium on Seeing, Kona, 2007.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder & R.
Angel, "Tomographic
reconstruction of stellar wavefronts from multiple laser guide stars,"
Proc. SPIE Advancements in Adaptive Optics II, ed. B. Ellerbroek & D.
Bonaccini, 6272, 2006.
(Presentation)
M. Lloyd-Hart, T. Stalcup, C. Baranec, M. Milton, M. Rademacher, M.
Snyder, M. Meyer & D Eisenstein, "Scientific
goals for the MMT's multi-laser-guided adaptive optics," ibid.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder & R.
Angel, "Tomographic
reconstruction of stellar wavefronts from multiple laser guide stars,"
MMTO Science Symposium, Tucson, 2006.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder, N.
Putnam &
R. Angel,
"Ground layer wavefront reconstruction using dynamically refocused
Rayleigh laser beacons," OSA Conference on Adaptive Optics: Analysis
and Methods, ed. B. Ellerbroek, Charlotte, 2005.
(Presentation)
M. Lloyd-Hart, R. Angel, C. Baranec, T. Stalcup, M. Milton, M.
Snyder &
N. Putnam,
"Development of multi-laser guide star adaptive optics for extremely large
telescopes," ibid.
M. Lloyd-Hart, C. Baranec, N. M. Milton, T. Stalcup, M. Snyder, N.
Putnam & R. Angel,
"Tests at the MMT of Multi-Laser Guide Star Wavefront Sensing
for Advanced Adaptive Optics," Proc. AMOS Technologies Conference,
2005.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, M. Milton, T. Stalcup, J. Georges, M.
Snyder,
N. Putnam & R. Angel, "Progress
towards tomographic wavefront reconstruction using dynamically refocused
Rayleigh laser beacons," Proc. SPIE Advancements in Adaptive Optics,
ed. D. Bonaccini, B. Ellerbroek & R. Ragazzoni, 5490, 1129-1137, 2004.
(Poster)
- Best Student Poster Paper Award.
T. Stalcup, J. Georges, M. Snyder, C. Baranec, N. Putnam, M.
Milton, R.
Angel & M. Lloyd-Hart,
"Field tests of wavefront sensing with multiple Rayleigh laser guide stars
and dynamic refocus," ibid, 1021-1032.
C. Baranec, M. Lloyd-Hart, J. Codona & M. Milton, "Sky
demonstration of potential for ground layer adaptive optics
correction," Proc. SPIE Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and
Applications, ed. Robert K. Tyson & M. Lloyd-Hart, 5169, 341-348,
2003. (Poster)
C. Baranec, "Astronomical
adaptive optics using multiple laser guide stars," University of
Arizona,
2007.
(Presentation)
"Seeing Deep Into Space", American Institute of Physics/Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science, Ivanhoe Newswire, December 2011.
C. Baranec, "Multiple
laser guide star adaptive optics," SPIE newsroom, 2009.
R. Tyson, A. Bouchez & C. Baranec, "New vistas in
Adaptive Optics," SPIE newsroom video, 2009.
C. Baranec, R. Dekany, S. Kulkarni, N. Law, E. Ofek, M. Kasliwal &
V. Velur,
"Deployment of low-cost replicable laser adaptive optics on 1-3
meter class telescopes," Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics
Decadal
Survey, 2009.
N. Law, S. Kulkarni, R. Dekany & C. Baranec,
"Planets Around M-dwarfs - Astrometric Detection and Orbit
Characterization," ibid.
GMT Conceptual Design Report, Chapter 9, Adaptive Optics.
Center for Adaptive Optics Fall Science Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA, November 12th, 2011.
Dissertation
Articles
White Papers
Contributions
Additional Talks
UC-CfAO Adaptive Optics Seminar, UC Berkeley, October 4th, 2011.
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India, August 22-25, 2011.
Integrity Applications Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, July 25th, 2011.
Friends of Palomar talk, Palomar Mountain, CA, June 25th, 2011.
NOAO ReSTAR Phase 2 Preselection Meeting, Tucson, AZ, November 15th, 2010.
Center for Adaptive Optics Fall Science Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA, October 30th, 2010.
National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan, October 28th, 2010.
OPT Astronomy Symposium, Palomar Mountain, CA, July 10th, 2010.
Caltech Astronomy Tea Talk, Pasadena, CA, May 17th, 2010. (Presentation)
Ay 122 Guest Lecture, Pasadena, CA, February 18th, 2010. (Presentation)
Center for Adaptive Optics Fall Science Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA,
November 7th, 2009.
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Pomona College, CA, November 3rd, 2009.
Caltech Astronomy Tea Talk, Pasadena, CA, March 30th, 2009. (Presentation)
Optical Sciences Community Spearkers Series, Tucson, AZ, August 24th,
2007. (Presentation)
MPE Colloquim, Garching, Germany, June 25th 2007.
MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany, May 12th 2007.
General Dynamics, Ann Arbor, MI, April 16th 2007.
Optical Sciences Industrial Affiliates, Tucson, AZ, March 3rd 2007.
Steward Observatory Internal Symposium, Tucson, AZ, Februay 28th 2007.