MPIA postdoc
Dr Robert (Bob) Tubbs  
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
Königstuhl 17
D69117 Heidelberg/Germany
 
Post-doctoral researcher in interferometric astronomy and instrumentation
Manager of the Error Budget for ESPRI.
 
Office: 314
Phone: 0049 (0)6221 528 – 426
E-Mail:
Research:
  • Interferometric narrow-angle astrometry
  • Mid-infrared interferometry
  • Atmospheric turbulence simulations
  • Lucky imaging
  • Simulation of L3CCD device performance
  • Online characterisation of adaptive optics systems
My Curriculum Vitea
Ph.D. Thesis
Refereed papers
Conference proceedings
  • The effect of temporal fluctuations in r0 on high-resolution observations, Robert N. Tubbs Proc SPIE 6272 pp 93T, 2006
  • High SNR measurement of interaction matrix on-sky and in lab, S. Esposito, R. Tubbs, A. Puglisi, S. Oberti, A. Tozzi, M. Xompero, D. Zanotti Proc SPIE 6272 pp 41E, 2006
  • 10-micron interferometry of the disk and wind of the massive young star MWC349A, Simon Albrecht, Andreas Quirrenbach, Robert N. Tubbs, Proc SPIE 6268 pp 45A, 2006
  • VLTI-MIDI Observations of MWC 349A, Andreas Quirrenbach, Simon Albrecht, Robert N. Tubbs, ASP Conference Series ??? (Stars with the B[e] Phenomenon), pp ???, 2005.
  • The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search Project, R. Launhardt, H. Baumeister, P. Bizenberger, Th. Henning, J. Setiawan, K. Wagner, W. Jaffe, J. A. de Jong, R. Köhler, R. J. Mathar, R. S. Le Poole, A. Quirrenbach, S. Reffert, M. Fleury, C. Maire, D. Mégevand, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, D. Ségransan, D. Sosnowska, L. Weber, H. Bleuler, D. Gillet, D.; Y. Michellod, P. Müllhaupt, L. Sache, R. Wüthrich, R. Dändliker, Y. Salvadé, O. Scherler, H. Hanenburg, K. Murakawa, J. Pragt, L. Venema, P. Ballester, F. Delplancke, F. Derie, A. Glindemann, R. N. Tubbs Protostars and Planets V, Proceedings of the Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawai'i. LPI Contribution No. 1286., p.8023
  • PRIMA Astrometry Operations and Software, Eric J. Bakker, Bob Tubbs, Andreas Quirrenbach, Walter Jaffe, Rudolf Le Poole, Sabine Reffert, Jeroen de Jong ASP Conference Series 338 (Astrometry in the Age of the Next Generation of Large Telescopes), pp 146, 2005.
  • Towards High-Precision Ground-Based Astrometry: Differential Delay Lines for PRIMA@VLTI, R. Launhardt, Th. Henning, D. Queloz, A. Quirrenbach, E. J. Bakker, H. Baumeister, P. Bizenberger, H. Bleuler, R. Dandliker, F. Delplancke, F. Derie, M. Fleury, A. Glindemann, D. Gillet, H. Hanenburg, W. Jaffe, J. A. de Jong, R. Kohler, C. Maire, R. J. Mathar, Y. Michellod, P. Mullhaupt, K. Murakawa, F. Pepe, R. S. Le Poole, J. Pragt, S. Reffert, L. Sache, O. Scherler, D. Segransan, J. Setiawan, D. Sosnowska, R. N. Tubbs, L. Venema, K. Wagner, L. Weber, R. Wuthrich ASP Conference Series 338 (Astrometry in the Age of the Next Generation of Large Telescopes), pp 167, 2005.
  • Seeing timescales for large-aperture optical/infrared interferometers from simulations, Robert N. Tubbs Proc SPIE 5491 pp 1240-1248, 2004.
  • Differential phase delay observations with VLTI/MIDI at N-band, Robert N. Tubbs, Jeffrey A. Meisner, Eric J. Bakker and Simon Albrecht Proc SPIE 5491 pp 588-599, 2004.
  • Coherent integration of complex fringe visibility employing dispersion tracking, Jeffrey A. Meisner, Robert N. Tubbs and Walter J. Jaffe Proc SPIE 5491 pp 725-740, 2004.
  • COAST: recent technology and developments, Christopher A. Haniff, John E. Baldwin, Alastair G. Basden, Nazim A. Bharmal, Roger C. Boysen, David F. Buscher, James W. Keen, Craig D. Mackay, Bridget O'Donovan, Eugene B. Seneta, Hrobjartur Thorsteinsson, Nathalie Thureau, Robert N. Tubbs, Peter J. Warner, Donald M.A. Wilson and John S. Young Proc SPIE 5491 pp 511-519, 2004.
  • The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search project, Andreas Quirrenbach, Thomas Henning, Didier Queloz, Simon Albrecht, Eric J. Bakker, Harald Baumeister, Peter Bizenberger, Hannes Bleuler, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen A. de Jong, Michel Fleury, Sabine Reffert (née Frink), Denis Gillet, Walter J. Jaffe, S. Hiddo Hanenburg, Saskia Hekker, Ralf Launhardt, Rudolf S. Le Poole, Charles Maire, Richard Mathar, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Johan H. Pragt, Laurent Sache, Olivier Scherler, Damien Segransan, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Robert N. Tubbs, Lars B. Venema, Karl Wagner, Luc Weber, Rolf Wuethrich Proc SPIE 5491 pp 424-432, 2004.
  • Calibration of temperature and relative humidity sensors for use on the VLT-Interferometer, Simon Albrecht, Eric J Bakker, Jeroen A de Jong, Robert N Tubbs, Jeffrey A Meisner, Rudolf S Le Poole Proc SPIE 5491 pp 1266-1273, 2004.
  • PRIMA astrometry operations and software, Eric J. Bakker, Andreas Quirrenbach, Robert N. Tubbs, Damien Segransan, Ralf Launhardt, Lars B. Venema, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen A. de Jong, Sabine Reffert (née Frink), Denis Gillet, Saskia Hekker, Thomas Henning, Walter J. Jaffe, Rudolf S. Le Poole, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Didier Queloz, Laurent Sache, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Rolf Wuethrich et al Proc SPIE 5491 pp 1203-1211, 2004.
  • PRIMA narrow-angle astrometry errors, Rudolf S Le Poole, Francoise Delplancke and Robert N Tubbs Proc SPIE 5491 pp 560-566, 2004.
  • Diffraction-limited I band imaging with faint reference stars, R. N. Tubbs, J. E. Baldwin, C. D. Mackay Proc SPIE 4839, pp 1093-1102, 2003. Postscript (2.4MB) / PKZipped Postscript (1.4MB) / PDF (1.7MB) / HTML (imperfect LaTex2html conversion)
  • Progress at COAST 2000-2002, C. A. Haniff, J. E. Baldwin, A. G. Basden, N. A. Bharmal, R. C. Boysen, D. F. Buscher, A. V. George, J. Keen, C. D. Mackay, B. O'Donovan, D. Pearson, H. Thorsteinsson, N. Thureau, R. N. Tubbs, P. J. Warner, D. M. Wilson, J. S. Young, Proc SPIE 4838, pp 19-27, 2003. Postscript (2.7MB) / PDF (200kB).
  • Astrophysical results from COAST, J. S. Young, J. E. Baldwin, A. G. Basden, N. A. Bharmal, D. F. Buscher, A. V. George, C. A. Haniff, J. Keen, B. O'Donovan, D. Pearson, H. Thorsteinsson, N. Thureau, R. N. Tubbs, P. J. Warner, Proc SPIE 4838, pp 369-378, 2003. Postscript (955kB).
  • Noise free detectors in the visible and infrared: implications for the design of next-generation AO systems and large telescopes, C. D. Mackay, J. E. Baldwin, R. N. Tubbs, Proc SPIE 4840, pp 436-442, 2003. PDF (159kB) / Gzipped Postscript (268kB).
  • Possible designs for optical interferometric unit telescopes, J. Rogers, D. M. Wilson, C. A. Haniff, D. F. Buscher, J. E. Baldwin, R. N. Tubbs, Proc SPIE 4838, pp 1304-1309, 2003. PDF (188kB) / Gzipped Postscript (178kB).
  • Latest Results from the COAST Interferometer, J. S. Young, J. E. Baldwin, R. C. Boysen, D. F. Buscher, A. V. George, C. A. Haniff, J. W. Keen, D. Pearson, R. N. Tubbs, P. J. Warner, D. M. A. Wilson, American Astronomical Society Meeting 198, #63.04, 6304, 2001.
  • Sub-electron read noise at MHz pixel ratesC.D. Mackay, R.N. Tubbs, R. Bell, D. Burt, I. Moody Proc SPIE 4306, 289-298, 2001. HTML (37kB) / PDF (643kB) / Gzipped Postscript (662kB).
  • Diffraction Limited Imaging Without Adaptive Optics, R. N. Tubbs, Poster from UK National Astronomy Meeting (NAM), 2001. GIF (263kB).
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Letzte Änderung / Last updated: Bob Tubbs, 27 June 2007