Mr. Tom Patton Profile

Tom Patton

at Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics

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Publications (7)

SPIE Journal Paper | 26 September 2024 Open Access

Arcus ultraviolet spectrograph: enabling far-ultraviolet spectroscopy with the Arcus X-ray probe

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Laura Brenneman, Randall Smith, Joel Bregman, Nancy Brickhouse, Hans Moritz Günther, Todd Tripp, Dolon Bhattacharyya, Timothy Hellickson, Nicholas Nell, Tom Patton, Katja Poppenhaeger, Pasquale Temi

JATIS, Vol. 11, Issue 01, 011002, (September 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.11.1.011002

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Equipment, Spectrographs, Far ultraviolet, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Spectral resolution

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 July 2024

Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment: a mission development history and future possibilities from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s first ultraviolet astronomy CubeSat

Tom Patton, Kevin France, Arika Egan

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 03, 030301, (July 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.3.030301

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Ultraviolet radiation, Equipment, Design, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Camera shutters, Mirrors, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

The Arcus ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS): technical design of the far-ultraviolet spectrograph on the Arcus probe

Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Tom Patton, Timothy Hellickson, Nicholas Nell, Randall Smith, Peter Cheimets

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126780G (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677948

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Spectrographs, Equipment, Microchannel plates, Contamination, Design and modelling, Reflectivity, Optical coatings, Observatories, Mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 February 2022 Open Access

Extreme-ultraviolet Stellar Characterization for Atmospheric Physics and Evolution mission: motivation and overview

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Jeremy Drake, Ute Amerstorfer, Martin Barstow, Vincent Bourrier, Patrick Champey, Luca Fossati, Cynthia Froning, James Green, Fabien Grisé, Guillaume Gronoff, Timothy Hellickson, Meng Jin, Tommi Koskinen, Adam Kowalski, Nicholas Kruczek, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Lipscy, Randall McEntaffer, David McKenzie, Drew Miles, Tom Patton, Sabrina Savage, Oswald Siegmund, Constance Spittler, Bryce Unruh, Máire Volz

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 014006, (February 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.014006

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Stars, Curium, Atmospheric physics, Exoplanets, Planets, Sensors, Photons, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The ESCAPE mission overview: exploring the stellar drivers of exoplanet habitability

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Jeremy Drake, Ute Amerstorfer, Martin Barstow, Vincent Bourrier, Patrick Champey, Luca Fossati, Cynthia Froning, James Green, Fabien Grisé, Guillaume Gronoff, Timothy Hellickson, Meng Jin, Tommi Koskinen, Adam Kowalski, Nicholas Kruczek, Jeffrey Linsky, Sarah Lipscy, Randall McEntaffer, Drew Miles, Tom Patton, Sabrina Savage, Oswald Siegmund, Constance Spittler, Bryce Unruh, Márie Volz

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182103 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593814

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Stars, Curium, Exoplanets, Planets, Sensors, Photons, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Opto-mechanical design of the ESCAPE Small Explorer: an EUV spectrograph for exoplanet host star irradiance and CME activity

Brian Fleming, Kevin France, Timothy Hellickson, Tom Patton, Bryce Unruh, Nicholas Kruczek, David McKenzie, Patrick Champey, Peter Cheimets, Edward Hertz, Suzanne Romaine, Randall McEntaffer, Fabien Grisé, Drew Miles, Oswald Siegmund, Jason McPhate, James Green, Matthew Beasley

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182104 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593732

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Extreme ultraviolet, Sensors, Mirrors, Grazing incidence, Spectrographs, Reflectivity, Microchannel plates, Zirconium, Stars, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

EUV spectroscopy with the ESCAPE mission: exploring the stellar drivers of exoplanet habitability

Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Allison Youngblood, James Mason, Tom Patton, Nick Kruczek, Timothy Hellickson, Luca Fossati, Randall McEntaffer, Drew Miles, Martin Barstow, James Green, Guillaume Gronoff, C. Froning, Ute Amerstorfer, M. Jin, V. Bourrier, Jeffrey Linsky, Oswald Siegmund, Jeremy Drake

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144405 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560292

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Exoplanets, Optical fabrication, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Atmospheric physics, Stars, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Mirrors

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