Mike Lampton's Web Site

Dark Energy Mission Development

WFIRST-A concept from: Levi,M., et al., 217th AAS 433.03 (2011)

Artwork by Robin E. Lafever LBNL

• WFIRST Sensor Package Part I (.PDF)
• WFIRST Sensor Package Part II (.PDF)
• WFIRST Focal Plane (.PDF)
• WFIRST Cryo Flatness (.PDF)
• Lampton et al, Unobscured...SPIE 7731-52 (.PDF)
• Lampton & Sholl, Comparison... SPIE 6687-23 (.PDF)
• Lampton & Sholl, Comparison... SPIE 6687-23 (.PPT)
• AAS 2007 Telescope Poster (.PDF)
• AAS 2006 Telescope Poster (.PDF)
• Cosmological Comoving Distance (.PDF)
• Proc.SPIE v.5899 (27-38) 2005 (.PDF)
• Proc.SPIE v.5487 (73-80) 2004 (.PDF)
• Proc.SPIE v.5166 (113-123) 2003 (.PDF)
• Proc.SPIE v.4849 (215-226) 2002 (.PDF)
• Star Counts (.PPT)
• Secroun,A., et al Star Guider 2001 (.PDF)
• Gemini Secondary Mirror (.PPT)
• SEVIRI Scan Mirror (.PPT)
• Why silver? (.PDF)
• Integrating Sphere (.PDF)
• Failure Rate and Confidence (.PPT)
• Fisher Matrix Framework (.PPT)
• Fitting Gaussians (.pdf)

Some useful code & software....

• Random Numbers for Spreadsheets
• EuclidPSF.jar for Euclid PSF and EE
• Plotter of MTF, PSF, EE (.jar)
• RealQuadraticRoots.java
• Framework.java
• N-dimensional FFT (.java)
• Linear Least Squares demo (.java)
• Levenberg Marquardt demo (.java)
• Gaussian fitting in 2D (.java)
• Integration Notes (.txt)
• Simpson integration demo (.java)
• Romberg integration demo (.java)
• Nonuniform integration demo (.java)
• Runnable Java Version Tester (.jar)
• SNAP alignment game (.java)
• Circuit Symbols (.ppt)
• MikesTextEditor (.jar 23kB ready-to-run)
• MikesTextEditor (.java 33kB source code)

Approximately 300 papers on astronomy and space physics

• Link to ADS Harvard "Lampton"

A few papers on space projects, detectors, electronics, math....

• 1 meter ORFEUS publications (.TXT)
• 1 meter ORFEUS II, Hurwitz et al (.PDF)
• 1 meter ARIES rocket results (.PDF)
• 1 meter ARIES further results (.PDF)
• 1 meter ARIES at White Sands (.JPG)
• Lampton, Ray Tracing (.PDF)
• Lenovo X61s Vista Black Screen of Death (.TXT)
• Lampton & Raffanti, Time Digitizer (.PDF)
• Lampton & Penegor, Amplifier (.PDF)
• Lampton, Timing Discriminator (.PDF)
• Lampton & Marckwordt, Two Dimensional Delay Line Anode (.PDF)
• Lampton & Bixler, Paralyzable Counting Systems (.PDF)
• Lampton, Nonlinear Least Squares.. (.PDF)
• Transmission Matrices in Electroacoustics (.PDF)
• Interstellar Archaeology 1975(.PDF)
• Lampton & Zukauckas Preamp (.PDF)
• Wide Range Sweep Oscillator (.PDF)
• Lea & Lampton Loudspeakers (.PDF)

Let's not forget Hubble...

• Allen Panel Report, HST (.PDF)
• HST focus memo (.PDF)

Let's not forget Fingal...

• Fingal Partying (thank you Diane Z!)
• Fingal's Cave (thank you Dick Z!)
• Random Number Generator (.pdf)

Let's not forget Xray Astronomy

• Xray Astronomy SSL (thank you Everybody!)

CHIPS Subsystem Photographs

• Dual Pulse Amplifier
• Stim Pulse Generator
• Time-to-Digital Converter

ISUAL Instrument aboard ROCSAT-2

IMAGE-MENA Instrument Photos

• MENA detector concept
• MENA event positioning and timing
• MENA position sensing anode front
• MENA position sensing anode rear
• MENA detector signal processing
• MCP clamping and bias arrangement
• Side view photo of MENA detector head
• MENA detector showing mesh pogo
• HV distribution box 1
• HV distribution box 2
• Mario Marckwordt in detector fab area
• Mario again
• Mario Marckwordt checking out detector at SSL
• Mario and detector checkout station
• MENA Detector Head diagram
• Champ front end schematic
• Champ rear end schematic
• Champ output pulse waveform
• MENA charge amplifier, top and bottom
• MENA charge amps, oblique view

IMAGE-MENA Performance

• Eric Korpela examining MCP pulses
• Individual START STOP pulses, 15keV Argon
• Time-of-flights, 20keV hydrogen atoms
• Pulse heights, 20keV oxygen atoms
• Time-of-flights, 55keV oxygen atoms
• Time-of-flights, 55keV hydrogen atoms

IMAGE-FUV Team At Work

• Curtis Ingraham testing DPU hardware
• Steve Geller fashioning GSE code
• Henry Heetderks at test bench
• Jane Hoberman at Thermal Vac facility
• Gilbert Hofacker in calibration lab

IMAGE-FUV Spectroscopic Imager

• SI rear view w/ detectors
• SI side view, 1218 camera optics
• SI optics side view w/ grating
• SI grating seen from collimator
• SI collimator mirror
• SI grating in mount
• SI grating seen from collimator
• SI grating seen from collimator
• SI Optical train w/ grating
• SI collimator attachment close-up
• SI electrical interface area
• SI grating clamp close-up
• SI fast pulse amplifier 1
• SI fast pulse amplifier 2
• SI Time-to-digital converter
• FUV-SI TDC, hi-res photo
• SI detector with appendage vacuum pump
• SI high voltage supply
• SI on vibration test fixture
• SI back imager
• SI view from rear
• SI view from above

IMAGE-FUV WIC and GEO instruments

• WIC assembly photo
• Prototype Geocorona sensor

IMAGE-FUV Main Electronics Package

• FUV main electronics package stack
• SI Time-to-digital converter
• MEP Digital Processor Unit

Recipes

• Mike Lampton's famous chili (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's splendid Huevos Rancheros (.TXT)
• Grandma Haug's Pumpkin Pie (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's excellent Aji sauce (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's dynamite Buffalo Wings (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's Apple Cabbage (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's superb spaghetti Bolognese (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's fabulous chimichurri (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's outstanding meat loaf (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's marvellous apple-pear pie (.TXT)
• Colonel Lampton's exceptional Fried Chicken(.TXT)
• S.F.Chronicle's Onion Bhajis (.TXT)
• Jen Lampton's cranberry oatmeal cookies (.TXT)
• Beer Can Chicken (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's basic Pico de Gallo salsa(.TXT)
• S.F.Chronicle's marinated bocconcini salad (.TXT)
• Vertical Roast Turkey (.TXT)
• Miguel Lampton's Pinchos Morunos (.TXT)
• Mike Lampton's super Leg-o-Lamb (.TXT)
• S.F.Chronicle's Chicken Provencal (.TXT)
• World Famous MichaelBurgers (.TXT)

Wedding Gigs

A little music

• Carulli Waltz Eminor (mp3)
• Carulli Andantino Gmajor (mp3)
• Sor Allegretto (mp3)
• Sor Andantino Cmajor (mp3)
• Sor Andante Cmajor (mp3)
• Sor Larghetto (mp3)
• Greensleeves (mp3)
• Here Comes The Bride (mp3)
• Lampton Fantasy Eminor (mp3)
• Lampton Serenade (mp3)
• Spanish Serenade (mp3)
• Serrano StudyInC (slow) (mp3)
• Tientos (mp3)
• Sevillana (mp3)

Poetry and Song

• Ode to Spot (.TXT)
• Raggle Taggle Gypsies (.TXT)