ALD for Astronomical Imaging with NASA JPL’s John Hennessy – ALD Stories Ep. 21
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English - March 30, 2023 07:04 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBTechnology Science Chemistry aldep ald atomiclayerdeposition materialscience thinfilm Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In Episode 21, John Hennessy from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab joins ALD Stories to talk about his work using ALD to deposit UV coatings for astronomical imaging applications. John talks about the relationship between NASA and JPL, how UV coatings allow us to see more of the universe, and how the technology has improved since the Hubble Space Telescope. John and Tyler also discuss how to test the readiness of devices for eventual launch and NASA’s Decadal Survey for deciding new mission concepts.
In this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:48 John’s Background
09:49 NASA/JPL Relationship
14:05 UV Coatings, Detectors and Telescopes
31:51 Testing coatings for launch
40:30 NASA Decadal Survey
46:49 Outlook and Outro
#ALDep #ALDStories #optics #space #nanotechnology
In Episode 21, John Hennessy from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab joins ALD Stories to talk about his work using ALD to deposit UV coatings for astronomical imaging applications. John talks about the relationship between NASA and JPL, how UV coatings allow us to see more of the universe, and how the technology has improved since the Hubble Space Telescope. John and Tyler also discuss how to test the readiness of devices for eventual launch and NASA’s Decadal Survey for deciding new mission concepts.
In this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:48 John’s Background
09:49 NASA/JPL Relationship
14:05 UV Coatings, Detectors and Telescopes
31:51 Testing coatings for launch
40:30 NASA Decadal Survey
46:49 Outlook and Outro
#ALDep #ALDStories #optics #space #nanotechnology