Mr. Louis G. Fantano Profile

Louis G. Fantano

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

The iLocater cryostat and thermal control system: enabling extremely precise radial velocity measurements for diffraction-limited spectrographs

Jonathan Crass, Nandini Sadagopan, Matthew Misch, Alexa Rizika, Brian Sands, Matthew Engstrom, Justin Crepp, James Smous, Jeffrey Chilcote, Louis Fantano, Mike VanSickle, Frederick Hearty, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630199

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Thermal modeling, Cryocoolers, Performance modeling, Computer aided design, Temperature metrology, Aluminum, Exoplanets, Cryogenics, Vacuum equipment

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 February 2021 Open Access

Origins Space Telescope cryo-thermal system

Michael DiPirro, Louis Fantano, Thomas D'Asto, Benjamin Gavares, The Origins Study Team

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011009, (February 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011009

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Cryocoolers, Aluminum, Space operations, James Webb Space Telescope, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 February 2021 Open Access

Materials evaluation for the Origins Space Telescope

Carly Sandin, Lynn Allen, Edward Amatucci, Jonathan Arenberg, Ruth Carter, James Corsetti, Michael DiPirro, Matthew East, Louis Fantano, Anel Flores, J. Scott Knight, David Leisawitz, Paul Lightsey, Gregory Martins, Ted Mooney, Alison Nordt, John Steeves

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011011, (February 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011011

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Beryllium, Silicon carbide, Manufacturing, Aluminum, Space telescopes, Silica, Metals, James Webb Space Telescope, Composites

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 January 2021 Open Access

Origins Space Telescope: baseline mission concept

Edward Amatucci, Lynn Allen, Jonathan Arenberg, Lee Armus, Cara Battersby, James Bauer, Porfirio Beltran, Dominic Benford, Denis Burgarella, Ruth Carter, Danny Chi, Asantha Cooray, James Corsetti, Elvire De Beck, Larry Dewell, Michael DiPirro, Matthew East, Samantha Edgington, Kimberly Ennico, Louis Fantano, David Folta, Joseph Generie, Zachary Granger, Thomas Greene, Alex Griffiths, George Harpole, Frank Helmich, Joseph Howard, Tracee Jamison, Lisa Kaltenegger, Tiffany Kataria, Charles Lawrence, Margaret Meixner, Ted Mooney, Samuel Moseley, Susan Neff, Thanh Nguyen, Alison Nordt, Michael Petach, Susanna Petro, Alexandra Pope, Daniel Ramspacker, Alison Rao, Itsuki Sakon, Karin Sandstrom, Douglas Scott, Lenward Seals, Kartik Sheth, Steven Tompkins, Cassandra Webster, Martina Wiedner, Edward Wright, Chi Wu, Jonas Zmuidzinas, David Leisawitz, Bob Beaman, Raymond Bell, Edward Bergin, Jeffrey Bolognese, Charles Bradford, Damon Bradley, Sean Carey, Tom D'Asto, Kevin Denis, Christopher Derkacz, C. Paul Earle, Gregory Feller, Jonathan Fortney, Benjamin Gavares, Maryvonne Gerin, Keith Harvey, Lawrence Hilliard, Michael Jacoby, Anisa Jamil, J. Scott Knight, Perry Knollenberg, Paul Lightsey, Sarah Lipscy, Eric Mamajek, Gregory Martins, John Mather, Gary Melnick, Stefanie Milam, Desika Narayanan, Jeffrey Olson, Deborah Padgett, John Pohner, Klaus Pontoppidan, Thomas Roellig, Carly Sandin, Larry Sokolsky, Johannes Staguhn, John Steeves, Kevin Stevenson, Eric Stoneking, Kate Su, Kiarash Tajdaran, Joaquin Vieira

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 011002, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011002

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Open Access

The Origins Space Telescope

D. Leisawitz, E. Amatucci, L. Allen, J. Arenberg, L. Armus, C. Battersby, B. Beaman, J. Bauer, R. Bell, P. Beltran, D. Benford, E. Bergin, J. Bolognese, C. Bradford, D. Bradley, D. Burgarella, S. Carey, R. Carter, J. Chi, A. Cooray, J. Corsetti, T. D'Asto, E. De Beck, K. Denis, C. Derkacz, L. Dewell, M. DiPirro, C. P. Earle, M. East, S. Edgington, K. Ennico, L. Fantano, G. Feller, A. Flores, D. Folta, J. Fortney, B. Gavares, J. Generie, M. Gerin, Z. Granger, T. Greene, A. Griffiths, G. Harpole, K. Harvey, F. Helmich, G. Helou, L. Hilliard, J. Howard, M. Jacoby, A. Jamil, T. Jamison, L. Kaltenegger, T. Kataria, J. S. Knight, P. Knollenberg, C. Lawrence, P. Lightsey, S. Lipscy, C. Lynch, E. Mamajek, G. Martins, J. Mather, M. Meixner, G. Melnick, S. Milam, T. Mooney, S. Moseley, D. Narayanan, S. Neff, T. Nguyen, A. Nordt, J. Olson, D. Padgett, M. Petach, S. Petro, J. Pohner, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pope, D. Ramspacher, A. Rao, G. Rieke, M. Rieke, T. Roellig, I. Sakon, C. Sandin, K. Sandstrom, D. Scott, L. Seals, K. Sheth, J. Staguhn, J. Steeves, K. Stevenson, L. Stokowski, E. Stoneking, K. Su, K. Tajdaran, S. Tompkins, J. Turner, J. Vieira, C. Webster, M. Wiedner, E. Wright, C. Wu, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 11115, 111150Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530514

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Planets, Stars, Telescopes, Astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Origins Space Telescope: mission concept overview

D. Leisawitz, E. Amatucci, R. Carter, M. DiPirro, A. Flores, J. Staguhn, C. Wu, L. Allen, J. Arenberg, L. Armus, C. Battersby, J. Bauer, R. Bell, P. Beltran, D. Benford, E. Bergin, C. Bradford, D. Bradley, D. Burgarella, S. Carey, D. Chi, A. Cooray, J. Corsetti, E. De Beck, K. Denis, L. Dewell, M. East, S. Edgington, K. Ennico, L. Fantano, G. Feller, D. Folta, J. Fortney, J. Generie, M. Gerin, Z. Granger, G. Harpole, K. Harvey, F. Helmich, L. Hilliard, J. Howard, M. Jacoby, A. Jamil, T. Kataria, S. Knight, P. Knollenberg, P. Lightsey, S. Lipscy, E. Mamajek, G. Martins, M. Meixner, G. Melnick, S. Milam, T. Mooney, S. Moseley, D. Narayanan, S. Neff, T. Nguyen, A. Nordt, J. Olson, D. Padgett, M. Petach, S. Petro, J. Pohner, K. Pontoppidan, A. Pope, D. Ramspacher, T. Roellig, I. Sakon, C. Sandin, K. Sandstrom, D. Scott, K. Sheth, J. Steeves, K. Stevenson, L. Stokowski, E. Stoneking, K. Su, K. Tajdaran, S. Tompkins, J. Vieira, C. Webster, M. Wiedner, E. Wright, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069815 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313823

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Astrophysics, Astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Aerospace engineering, Cryocoolers

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

The Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR): Decadal Mission concept design update

Matthew Bolcar, Steve Aloezos, Vincent Bly, Christine Collins, Julie Crooke, Courtney Dressing, Lou Fantano, Lee Feinberg, Kevin France, Gene Gochar, Qian Gong, Jason Hylan, Andrew Jones, Irving Linares, Marc Postman, Laurent Pueyo, Aki Roberge, Lia Sacks, Steven Tompkins, Garrett West

Proceedings Volume 10398, 1039809 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273848

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Space telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Imaging systems, UV optics, Stars, Imaging spectroscopy, Near infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Cryogenic system for the Origins Space Telescope: cooling a large space telescope to 4K with today's technology

M. DiPirro, L. Fantano, E. Canavan, D. Leisawitz, R. Carter, A. Florez, E. Amatucci

Proceedings Volume 10398, 103980M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275331

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Thermal modeling, Cryocoolers, Observatories, Cryogenics, Astrophysics, Mid-IR, Optical instrument design, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The iLocater cryostat: design and thermal control strategy for precision radial velocity measurements

Jonathan Crass, Louis Fantano, Frederick Hearty, Justin Crepp, Matthew Nelson, Sheila Wall, David Cavalieri, Corina Koca, David King, Robert Reynolds, Karl Stapelfeldt

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990873 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233617

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Single mode fibers, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Thermography, Space telescopes, Control systems, Cryocoolers, Optical fibers, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

iLocater: a diffraction-limited Doppler spectrometer for the Large Binocular Telescope

Justin Crepp, Jonathan Crass, David King, Andrew Bechter, Eric Bechter, Ryan Ketterer, Robert Reynolds, Philip Hinz, Derek Kopon, David Cavalieri, Louis Fantano, Corina Koca, Eleanya Onuma, Karl Stapelfeldt, Joseph Thomes, Sheila Wall, Steven Macenka, James McGuire, Ronald Korniski, Leonard Zugby, Joshua Eisner, B Gaudi, Fred Hearty, Kaitlin Kratter, Marc Kuchner, Giusi Micela, Matthew Nelson, Isabella Pagano, Andreas Quirrenbach, Christian Schwab, Michael Skrutskie, Alessandro Sozzetti, Charles Woodward, Bo Zhao

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990819 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233135

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Doppler effect, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes, Spectral resolution, Cameras, Single mode fibers, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

Engineering trade studies for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph primary mirror

David Content, Raymond Ohl, Terry Cafferty, Eri Cohen, Robert Egerman, Charles Engler, Louis Fantano, Peter Feher, Joseph Green, Timothy Ho, Joseph Howard, Sarah Hunyadi, Sandra Irish, Cliffton Jackson, Andrew Kissil, Eug-Yun Kwack, Neil Martin, Anthony Martino, Jeff Pattison, Sharon Peabody, Andrew Smith, Ichung Weng

Proceedings Volume 5867, 58670X (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618687

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Thermal modeling, Planets, Computer aided design, Zerodur, Phase modulation, Observatories, Packaging, Space telescopes

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