Mr. James B. Heaney Profile

James B. Heaney

Optical Physicist

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Editor

Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 30 August 2019 Presentation + Paper

Exposure of Restore-L camera optical elements to a simulated orbital radiation environment

Kevin Miller, James Heaney, Jean-Marie Lauenstein, Stephen Brown, Kenneth O'Connor, Sharon Miller

Proceedings Volume 11104, 111040D (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531108

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Electrons, Transmittance, Glasses, Oxygen, Particles, Optical components, Antireflective coatings, Cameras, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2013 Paper

Properties of cathodoluminescence for cryogenic applications of SiO2-based space observatory optics and coatings

Amberly Evans Jensen, J.R. Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles Bowers, Robert Meloy, James Heaney

Proceedings Volume 8863, 88630A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030231

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Observatories, Silica, Luminescence, Cameras, Wind energy, Plasmas, Temperature metrology, Space operations, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Preferred mirror coatings for UV, visible, and IR space optical instruments

James Heaney, Lonny Kauder, Scott Freese, Manuel Quijada

Proceedings Volume 8510, 85100F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931005

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Silver, Gold, Beryllium, Aluminum, Space mirrors, Optical coatings, Metals, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Pre-launch testing and evaluation of typical mirror coatings for space optical instruments

James Heaney, Lonny Kauder, Scott Freese, Manuel Quijada

Proceedings Volume 8492, 849206 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.964693

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Silver, Gold, Transmittance, Silica, Aluminum, Space mirrors, Aerospace engineering, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

James Webb Space Telescope optical telescope element mirror coatings

Ritva Keski-Kuha, Charles Bowers, Manuel Quijada, James Heaney, Benjamin Gallagher, Andrew McKay, Ian Stevenson

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84422J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925470

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical coatings, Gold, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Beryllium, Cryogenics, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2010 Paper

Cryogenic performance of a high precision photogrammetry system for verification of the James Webb Space Telescope Integrated Science Instrument Module and associated ground support equipment structural alignment requirements

Maria Nowak, Paul Cleveland, Emmanuel Cofie, J. Allen Crane, Pamela Davila, Bente Eegholm, Randolph Hammond, James Heaney, Jason Hylan, John Johnston, Raymond Ohl, Joseph Orndorff, Dean Osgood, Kevin Redman, Henry Sampler, Stephen Smee, Joseph Stock, Felix Threat, Robert Woodruff, Philip Young

Proceedings Volume 7793, 77930A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862595

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Photogrammetry, Metrology, James Webb Space Telescope, Optical alignment, Interfaces, Cameras, Space telescopes, Optical components, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2009 Paper

Low emittance, semi-transparent coating for cryogenic window applications

James Heaney, Maria Nowak, Manuel Quijada, Felix Threat, Joseph Stock

Proceedings Volume 7439, 743912 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829351

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Transmittance, Gold, Chromium, Coating, Cryogenics, Reflectivity, Temperature metrology, Antireflective coatings, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Hypervelocity particle impact studies performed on a gold-coated beryllium substrate mirror

James Heaney, John Pearl, Martin Stuebig, Liqin Wang, Charles He

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552236

KEYWORDS: Particles, Mirrors, Iron, Latex, Space telescopes, Scanning electron microscopy, Beryllium, Scanning probe microscopy, Telescopes, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Protected silver coatings for low-scatter SiC and SiC/Si mirror surfaces

James Heaney, Manuel Quijada, Ian Stevenson, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Jay Schwartz, Joseph Robichaud

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507146

KEYWORDS: Silver, Silicon carbide, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Surface finishing, Surface roughness, Silica, Polishing, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Thermal radiative properties of the microwave anisotropy probe telescope

James Heaney, Charles He, Wanda Peters, Robert Gorman, Samuel Dummer, Cliffton Jackson, J. VanSant

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447293

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Aluminum, Reflectivity, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Coating, Microwave radiation, Reflector telescopes, Scattering, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2000 Paper

Mirror degradation in orbit due to space radiation exposure

James Heaney, Lonny Kauder, Scott Bradley, David Neuberger

Proceedings Volume 4135, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.494235

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Aluminum, Aerospace engineering, Ultraviolet radiation, Dielectrics, Space mirrors, Space operations, Contamination, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 1999 Paper

Beamsplitter material comparison: KBr and ZnSe

James Heaney, Scott Bradley, Kenneth Stewart, Patricia Lyons, Carl Strojny, John Zaniewski

Proceedings Volume 3756, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366417

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Transmittance, Reflectivity, Infrared radiation, Temperature metrology, Surface roughness, Visible radiation, Polishing, Fourier transforms, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Maintaining flatness of a large-aperture potassium bromide beamsplitter through mounting and vibration

Patricia Losch, James Lyons, Armando Morrell, James Heaney

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323729

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Interferometers, Potassium, Mirrors, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Efficiency of aluminized mylar insulation at cryogenic temperatures

James Heaney

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323733

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Transmittance, Skin, Refractive index, Temperature metrology, Metals, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Convection, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

Polarization contributions from optical components on infrared sounding instruments

James Heaney, Kenneth Stewart, Scott Bradley, Phillip Alley

Proceedings Volume 2812, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254066

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Dielectric polarization, Polarization, Reflectivity, Beam splitters, Optical components, Infrared radiation, Transmittance, Medium wave, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 1994 Paper

Topical workshop on cryogenic optical systems and instruments

Lawrence Burriesci, James Heaney

Proceedings Volume 2227, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178610

KEYWORDS: Optical cryogenics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 August 1993

Order-sorting filter transmittance measured with an array detector

James Heaney, Scott Bradley, Vincent Bly, Audrey Ewin, Anh La

OE, Vol. 32, Issue 08, (August 1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.143302

KEYWORDS: Transmittance, Optical filters, Sensors, Detector arrays, Reflectivity, Linear filtering, Spectrophotometry, Spectroscopy, Antireflective coatings, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 21 January 1993 Paper

Infrared filters for cryogenic radiometers

James Heaney, Rene Boucarut, Kenneth Stewart

Proceedings Volume 1765, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140879

KEYWORDS: Transmittance, Crystals, Temperature metrology, Multilayers, Sapphire, Thin films, Antireflective coatings, Optical filters, Infrared radiation, Germanium

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1991 Paper

Catalog of infrared and cryo-optical properties for selected materials

James Heaney, Phillip Alley, Scott Bradley

Proceedings Volume 1485, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46530

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Refractive index, Transmittance, Infrared radiation, Absorption, Infrared materials, Potassium, Laser induced fluorescence, Lithium, Physics

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