Steven C West
- Research Scientist, Steward Observatory
Contact
- (520) 621-1812
- Steward Observatory, Rm. 000462
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- scwest@arizona.edu
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Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Lowman, A. E., Smith, G. A., Harrison, L., West, S. C., & Oh, C. J. (2018). Measurement of large on-axis and off-axis mirrors using Software Configurable Optical Test System (SCOTS). ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION III, 10706.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R., Gasho, V., Januzzi, B. T., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Loeff, A., Lutz, R. D., McMahon, T. J., Oh, C. J., Tuell, M. T., Weinberger, S. N., & West, S. C. (2018). Manufacture of primary mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION III, 10706.
- Martin, H. M., Angel, J., Angeli, G. Z., Burge, J. H., Gressler, W., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Liang, M., Neill, D., Sebag, J., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., Woolf, N. J., & Xin, B. (2016). Manufacture and final tests of the LSST monolithic primary/tertiary mirror. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION II, 9912.
- Martin, H. M., Burge, J. H., Davis, J. M., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Loeff, A., Lutz, R. D., Merrill, C., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., Weinberger, S. N., & West, S. C. (2016). Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION II, 9912.
- Sebag, J., Gressler, W., Liang, M., Neill, D., Araujo-Hauck, C., Andrew, J., Angeli, G., Cho, M., Claver, C., Daruich, F., Gessner, C., Hileman, E., Krabbendam, V., Muller, G., Poczulp, G., Repp, R., Wiecha, O., Xin, B., Kenagy, K., , Martin, H. M., et al. (2016). LSST Primary/Tertiary Monolithic Mirror. GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES VI, 9906.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R. G., Burge, J. H., Cuerden, B., Gressler, W., Hubler, W., Ketelsen, D., Kim, W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., Zhao, C., & Zhou, P. (2014). Manufacture of the combined primary and tertiary mirrors of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION, 9151.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R. G., Burge, J. H., Davis, J. M., Davison, W. B., Johns, M., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Lutz, R. D., Strittmatter, P. A., Su, P., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., & Zhou, P. (2014). Production of primary mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION, 9151.
- Tuell, M. T., Hubler, W., Martin, H. M., West, S. C., & Zhou, P. (2014). Data processing for fabrication of GMT primary segments: raw data to final surface maps. ADVANCES IN OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION, 9151.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R. G., Burge, J. H., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Lutz, R. D., Strittmatter, P. A., Su, P., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., & Zhou, P. (2012). Production of 8.4 m segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope. MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN SPACE-AND GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION II, 8450.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R. G., Burge, J. H., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., Zhao, C., & Zobrist, T. (2010). Fabrication and testing of the first 8.4 m off-axis segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope. MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN SPACE- AND GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION, 7739.
- West, S. C., Bailey, S. H., Bauman, S., Cuerden, B., Granger, Z., & Olbert, B. H. (2010). A space imaging concept based on a 4m structured spun-cast borosilicate monolithic primary mirror. SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2010: OPTICAL, INFRARED, AND MILLIMETER WAVE, 7731.
- West, S. C., Bailey, S. H., Burge, J. H., Cuerden, B., Hagen, J., Martin, H. M., & Tuell, M. T. (2010). Wavefront control of the Large Optics Test and Integration Site (LOTIS) 6.5 m Collimator. APPLIED OPTICS, 49(18), 3522-3537.
- West, S. C., Burge, J. H., Cuerden, B., Davison, W., Hagen, J., Martin, H. M., Tuell, M. T., Zhao, C., & Zobrist, T. (2010). Alignment and use of the optical test for the 8.4 m off-axis primary mirrors of the Giant Magellan Telescope. MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN SPACE- AND GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION, 7739.
- Bell, R. M., Robins, G. C., Eugeni, C., Cuzner, G., Hutchison, S. B., Bailey, S. H., Ceurden, B., Hagen, J., Kenagy, K., Martin, H. M., Tuell, M., Ward, M., & West, S. C. (2008). LOTIS at Completion of Collimator Integration. MODELLING, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ASTRONOMY III, 7017.
- Cuerden, B., Sebag, J., & West, S. (2004). LSST mirror thermal performance. ASTRONOMICAL STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS TECHNOLOGY, 5495, 189-203.
- Schechter, P. L., Burley, G., Hull, C. L., Johns, M., Martin, B., Schaller, S., Shectman, S. A., & West, S. C. (2003). Active optics on the Baade 6.5-m (Magellan I) telescope. LARGE GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES, PTS 1 AND 2, 4837, 619-627.
- West, S. C. (2002). Interferometric Hartmann wave-front sensing for active optics at the 6.5-m conversion of the Multiple Mirror Telescope. APPLIED OPTICS, 41(19), 3781-3789.
- Martin, H. M., Callahan, S. P., Cuerden, B., Davison, W. B., DeRigne, S. T., Dettmann, L. R., Parodi, G., Trebisky, T. J., West, S. C., & Williams, J. T. (1998). Active supports and force optimization for the MMT primary mirror. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OPTICAL/IR TELESCOPES VI, 3352, 412-423.
- West, S. C., Callahan, S., Chaffee, F. H., Davison, W., DeRigne, S., Fabricant, D., Foltz, C. B., Hill, J. M., Nagel, R. H., Poyner, A., & Williams, J. T. (1997). Toward first light for the 6.5-m MMT telescope. OPTICAL TELESCOPES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW: FOLLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TYCHO BRAHE, 2871, 38-48.
- West, S. C., Nagel, R. H., Harvey, D., Brar, A., Phillips, B., Ray, J., Trebisky, T. J., Cromwell, R., Woolf, N. J., Corbally, C., Boyle, R., Blanco, D., & Otten, L. (1997). Progress at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope. OPTICAL TELESCOPES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW: FOLLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF TYCHO BRAHE, 2871, 74-85.
- WEST, S. C., MARTIN, H. M., NAGEL, R. H., YOUNG, R. S., DAVISON, W. B., TREBISKY, T. J., DERIGNE, S. T., & HILLE, B. B. (1994). PRACTICAL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF THE STRESSED-LAP POLISHING TOOL. APPLIED OPTICS, 33(34), 8094-8100.
- ANDERSON, D. S., ANGEL, J., BURGE, J. H., DAVISON, W. B., DERIGNE, S. T., HILLE, B. B., KETELSEN, D. A., KITTRELL, W. C., MARTIN, H. M., NAGEL, R. H., TREBISKY, T. J., WEST, S. C., & YOUNG, R. S. (1992). STRESSED-LAP POLISHING OF 3.5-M F 1.5 AND 1.8-M F 1.0 MIRRORS. ADVANCED OPTICAL MANUFACTURING AND TESTING II, 1531, 260-269.
- MARTIN, H. M., ANDERSON, D. S., ANGEL, J., NAGEL, R. H., WEST, S. C., & YOUNG, R. S. (1990). PROGRESS IN THE STRESSED-LAP POLISHING OF A 1.8-M F/1 MIRROR. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OPTICAL TELESCOPES IV, PTS 1 AND 2, 1236, 682-690.
Proceedings Publications
- Kim, D. W., Burge, J. H., Davis, J. M., Martin, H. M., Tuell, M. T., Graves, L., & West, S. C. (2016, July). New and improved technology for manufacture of GMT primary mirror segments. In Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, Proc. SPIE 9912.
- Martin, H. M., Angel, J. R., Angeli, G., Burge, J. H., Gressler, W., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Liang, M., Neill, D., Sebag, J., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., Woolf, N. J., & Xin, B. (2016, July). Manufacture and final tests of the LSST monolithic primary/tertiary mirror. In Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, Proc. SPIE 9912.
- Martin, H. M., Burge, J. H., Davis, J. M., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Loeff, A., Lutz, R. D., Merrill, C., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., Weinberger, S. N., & West, S. C. (2016, July). Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope. In Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, Proc. SPIE 9912.
- Sebag, J., Gressler, W., Liang, M., Neill, D., Araujo-Hauck, C., Andrew, J., Angeli, G., Cho, M., Claver, C., Daruich, F., Gessner, C., Hileman, E., Krabbendam, V., Muller, G., Poczulp, G., Repp, R., Wiecha, O., Xin, B., Kenagy, K., , Martin, H. M., et al. (2016, August). LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror. In Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, Proc. SPIE 9906.
- Martin, H. M., Allen, R. G., Burge, J. H., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Lutz, R. D., Strittmatter, P. A., Su, P., Tuell, M. T., West, S. C., & Zhou, P. (2012, sep). Production of 8.4m segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series, 8450.