Selected Publications

M.A. van Dam et al, “Effect of deformable mirror sequence on performance of multiconjugate adaptive optics,” AO4ELT7 (2023).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Segment piston estimation using sequential phase retrieval,” AO4ELT7 (2023).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Scintillation effects and the optimal sequence of deformable mirrors in multi-conjugate adaptive optics,” Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 7(4), 049002 (2021).

M.A. van Dam, “Wavefront reconstruction and control,” The WSPC Handbook of Astronomical Instrumentation, David Burrows (ed) (2021).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Overcoming the effect of pupil distortion in multiconjugate adaptive optics”, Proc. SPIE 11448, 11448P (2020).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Infrared tip-tilt sensing: on-sky experience, lessons learned and unsolved problems,” AO4ELT6 (2019).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Effect of segmented telescope phasing errors on adaptive optics performance,” AO4ELT5 (2017).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Novel tip-tilt sensing strategies for the laser tomography adaptive optics system of the GMT,” Proc. SPIE 9909, 9909-236 (2016).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Dispersed fringe sensor for the Giant Magellan Telescope,” Applied Optics 55(3), 539-547 (2016).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Measuring Segment Piston with a Dispersed Fringe Sensor on the Giant Magellan Telescope,” AO4ELT4 (2015).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Measuring Segment Piston with a Non-Redundant Pupil Mask on the Giant Magellan Telescope,” AO4ELT4 (2015).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Wide field adaptive optics correction for the GMT using natural guide stars,” SPIE 9148-38 (2014).

B. Neichel et al, “Gemini multiconjugate adaptive optics system review–II. Commissioning, operation and overall performance,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 440, 1002–1019 (2014).

F. Rigaut et al, “Gemini multiconjugate adaptive optics system review–I. Design, trade-offs and integration,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 437, 2361-2375 (2014).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Wavefront Reconstruction for a Natural Guide Star Ground Layer Adaptive Optics System on the Giant Magellan Telescope,” AO4ELT3 (2013).

F. Rigaut and M.A. van Dam, “Simulating Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems Using YAO,” AO4ELT3 (2013).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Design of a truth sensor for the GMT laser tomography adaptive optics system,” Proceedings of SPIE 8447, 844717 (2012).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Aberrations induced by side-projected laser guide stars in laser tomography adaptive optics systems,” Proceedings of Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes 2 (2011).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Modeling the adaptive optics systems on the Giant Magellan Telescope,” SPIE 7736 773642 (2010).

L.A. Poyneer, M.A. van Dam, and J.P. Véran, “Experimental verification of the frozen flow atmospheric turbulence assumption with use of astronomical adaptive optics telemetry,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A 26, 833-846 (2009).

E.M. Johansson, M.A. van Dam et al, “Upgrading the Keck AO Wavefront Controllers,” Proceedings of SPIE 7015 (2009).

R. M. Clare, M.A. van Dam, and A. H. Bouchez, “Modeling low order aberrations in laser guide star adaptive optics systems,” Optics Express 15, 4711-4725 (2007).

I. de Pater et al., “The Dark Side of the Rings of Uranus,” Science 317, 1888 (2007).

M.A van Dam et al, “Quasi-static aberrations induced by laser guide stars in adaptive optics,” Optics Express 14, 7535-7540 (2006).

M.A. van Dam et al., “The WM Keck Observatory laser guide star adaptive optics system: performance characterization,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 118, 310-318 (2006).

P.L. Wizinowich et al, “The W. M. Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics System: Overview,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 118, 297-309 (2006).

M.E. Brown, M.A. van Dam et al, “Satellites of the Largest Kuiper Belt Objects,” The Astrophysical Journal 639, L43-L46 (2006).

M.A. van Dam, Chapter 8: Performance Characterization in J. Porter and H. Queener, eds., Adaptive optics for vision science: principles, practices, design, and applications (John Wiley and Sons, 2006).

M.A. van Dam et al., “Angular anisoplanatism in laser guide star adaptive optics,” in Proceedings of SPIE 6272 (2006).

D.P. Looze, M.A. van Dam and E.M. Johansson, “Comparison of tip-tilt controllers using the STRAP wavefront sensor in the WM Keck Observatory laser guide star adaptive optics system,” Proceedings of SPIE 6272 (2006).

M.A. van Dam, “Measuring the centroid gain of a Shack-Hartmann quad-cell wavefront sensor by using slope discrepancy“, Journal of the Optical Society of America A 8, 1509-1514 (2005).

M.A. van Dam et al, “Performance of the Keck Observatory Adaptive-Optics System,” Applied Optics 43, 5458-5467 (2004).

L.C. Roberts Jr et al., “Is that really your Strehl ratio?,” in Proceedings of SPIE 5490 (2004).

M. Schöck et al., “Atmospheric turbulence characterization with the Keck adaptive optics systems. I. Open-loop data,” Applied Optics 42, 3705-3720 (2003).

M. A. van Dam, “Wave-front sensing for adaptive optics in astronomy“, PhD thesis, University of Canterbury (2002).

M. A. van Dam and R. G. Lane, “Wave-front sensing from defocused images by use of wave-front slopes,” Applied Optics 41, 5497-5502 (2002).

M.A. van Dam and R.G. Lane, “Extended analysis of curvature sensing,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A 19, 1390-1397 (2002).

M.A. van Dam and R.G. Lane, “Tip/tilt estimation from defocused images,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A 19, 745-752 (2002).

M.A. van Dam and R.G. Lane, “Theoretical performance of phase retrieval on a subdivided aperture,” Optical Engineering 41, 1387 (2002).

M. A. van Dam and R. G. Lane, “Wave-front slope estimation,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A 17, 1319-1324 (2000).