Staff profile

• Balloon borne astronomy
• Cherenkov telescope design
• Integral Field spectroscopy
• Optical systems design
• Visible light and NIR astronomical spectroscopy

Conference Paper

• WIVERN: a laboratory experiment for testing novel laser-based wavefront sensing techniques
  Bharmal, N. A., Bramall, D., Calcines Rosario, A. Z., Morris, T. J., Schmoll, J., & Staykov, L. (2022, December). WIVERN: a laboratory experiment for testing novel laser-based wavefront sensing techniques. Presented at Adaptive Optics Systems VIII
• 3-D Spectroscopy with Fibers: Extraction Methods and their Limitations (Poster)
  Becker, T., Roth, M., & Schmoll, J. (2000, December). 3-D Spectroscopy with Fibers: Extraction Methods and their Limitations (Poster)
• Faint Object 2-D Spectroscopy: Promise and Limitations
  Roth, M., Becker, T., & Schmoll, J. (2000, December). Faint Object 2-D Spectroscopy: Promise and Limitations
• PMAS: An Integral Field Spectrophotometer for the Calar Alto Observatory 3.5m Telescope (Poster)
  Roth, M., Altmann, W., Bauer, S.-M., Becker, T., Dionies, F., Fechner, T., Hahn, T., Laux, U., Popow, E., Schmoll, J., & Wolter, D. (2000, December). PMAS: An Integral Field Spectrophotometer for the Calar Alto Observatory 3.5m Telescope (Poster)
• BUSCA: Simultaneous imaging in 4 optical bands.
  Reif, K., Bagschik, K., Klink, G., Kohley, R., Poschmann, H., de Boer, K., Mueller, P., Mebold, U., Schmoll, J., & Heber, U. (1998, September). BUSCA: Simultaneous imaging in 4 optical bands. Presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, Heidelberg
• FRD Optimization for PMAS
  Schmoll, J., Popow, E., & Roth, M. (1998, December). FRD Optimization for PMAS
• HoLiCam - A New Device For Astrometry
  Sanner, J., Dieball, A., Schmoll, J., Reif, K., & Geffert, M. (1998, December). HoLiCam - A New Device For Astrometry
• Lens Array and Fiber Developments for PMAS
  Schmoll, J., Roth, M., & Laux, U. (1998, December). Lens Array and Fiber Developments for PMAS
• PMAS -- the Potsdam multiaperture spectrophotometer: a progress report
  Roth, M. M., Bauer, S.-M., Dionies, F., Fechner, T., Hahn, T., Laux, U., Nickel, U., Popow, E., Schmoll, J., & Wolter, D. (1998, December). PMAS -- the Potsdam multiaperture spectrophotometer: a progress report
• Morphology of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - quantitative analysis of the segmented coma in February 1997
  Bleul, H., Manthey, E., Juette, M., Pohlen, M., Schmidtobreick, L., Vanscheidt, R., Altmann, M., Sanner, J., Geffert, M., Dieball, A., & Schmoll, J. (1997, December). Morphology of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - quantitative analysis of the segmented coma in February 1997

Journal Article

• Overview of the Fiber System for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
  Poppett, C., Tyas, L., Aguilar, J., Bebek, C., Bramall, D., Claybaugh, T., Edelstein, J., Fagrelius, P., Heetderks, H., Jelinsky, P., Jelinsky, S., Lafever, R., Lambert, A., Lampton, M., Levi, M. E., Martini, P., Rockosi, C., Schmoll, J., Sharples, R. M., Sirk, M., …Zhou, R. (2024). Overview of the Fiber System for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. Astronomical Journal, 168(6), Article 245. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad76a4
• Overview of Space-Based Laser Communication Missions and Payloads: Insights from the Autonomous Laser Inter-Satellite Gigabit Network (ALIGN)
  Younus, O. I., Riaz, A., Binns, R., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Vernon, J., Graham, C., Bramall, D., Schmoll, J., & Bourgenot, C. (2024). Overview of Space-Based Laser Communication Missions and Payloads: Insights from the Autonomous Laser Inter-Satellite Gigabit Network (ALIGN). Aerospace, 11(11), Article 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11110907
• SuperBIT Superpressure Flight Instrument Overview and Performance: Near-diffraction-limited Astronomical Imaging from the Stratosphere
  Gill, A. S., Benton, S. J., Damaren, C. J., Everett, S. W., Fraisse, A. A., Hartley, J. W., Harvey, D., Holder, B., Huff, E. M., Jones, W. C., Lagattuta, D., Leung, J. S.-Y., Jauzac, M., Li, L., Luu, T. V. T., Massey, R., McCleary, J. E., Nagy, J. M., Netterfield, C. B., Paracha, E., …Vitorelli, A. Z. (2024). SuperBIT Superpressure Flight Instrument Overview and Performance: Near-diffraction-limited Astronomical Imaging from the Stratosphere. Astronomical Journal, 168(2), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad5840
• Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon
  Sirks, E. L., Massey, R., Gill, A. S., Anderson, J., Benton, S. J., Brown, A. M., Clark, P., English, J., Everett, S. W., Fraisse, A. A., Franco, H., Hartley, J. W., Harvey, D., Holder, B., Hunter, A., Huff, E. M., Hynous, A., Jauzac, M., Jones, W. C., Joyce, N., …Vassilakis, G. N. (2023). Data Downloaded via Parachute from a NASA Super-Pressure Balloon. Aerospace, 10(11), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10110960
• Lensing in the Blue. II. Estimating the Sensitivity of Stratospheric Balloons to Weak Gravitational Lensing
  McCleary, J. E., Everett, S. W., Shaaban, M. M., Gill, A. S., Vassilakis, G. N., Huff, E. M., Massey, R. J., Benton, S. J., Brown, A. M., Clark, P., Holder, B., Fraisse, A. A., Jauzac, M., Jones, W. C., Lagattuta, D., Leung, J. S.-Y., Li, L., T. Luu, T. V., Nagy, J. M., Netterfield, C. B., …Tam, S. I. (2023). Lensing in the Blue. II. Estimating the Sensitivity of Stratospheric Balloons to Weak Gravitational Lensing. Astronomical Journal, 166(3), https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ace7ca
• Robust diffraction-limited near-infrared-to-near-ultraviolet wide-field imaging from stratospheric balloon-borne platforms—Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope performance
  Romualdez, L. J., Benton, S. J., Brown, A. M., Clark, P., Damaren, C. J., Eifler, T., Fraisse, A. A., Galloway, M. N., Gill, A., Hartley, J. W., Holder, B., Huff, E. M., Jauzac, M., Jones, W. C., Lagattuta, D., Leung, J. S.-Y., Li, L., Luu, T. V. T., Massey, R. J., McCleary, J., …Tam, S.-I. (2020). Robust diffraction-limited near-infrared-to-near-ultraviolet wide-field imaging from stratospheric balloon-borne platforms—Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope performance. Review of Scientific Instruments, 91(3), Article 034501. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5139711
• Simulating the optical performance of a small-sized telescope with secondary optics for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
  Rulten, C., Zech, A., Okumurad, A., Laporte, P., & Schmoll, J. (2016). Simulating the optical performance of a small-sized telescope with secondary optics for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. Astroparticle Physics, 82, 36-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2016.05.002
• Why do animal eyes have pupils of different shapes?
  Banks, M. S., Sprague, W. W., Schmoll, J., Parnell, J. A., & Love, G. D. (2015). Why do animal eyes have pupils of different shapes?. Science Advances, 1(7), Article e1500391. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500391
• Introducing the CTA concept
  Acharya, B., Actis, M., Aghajani, T., Agnetta, G., Aguilar, J., Aharonian, F., Ajello, M., Akhperjanian, A., Alcubierre, M., Aleksic, J., Alfaro, R., Aliu, E., Allafort, A., Allan, D., Allekotte, I., Amato, E., Anderson, J., Anguener, E., Antonelli, L., Antoranz, P., …Zychowski, P. (2013). Introducing the CTA concept. Astroparticle Physics, 43(SI), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.01.007
• Optical replication techniques for image slicers
  Schmoll, J., Robertson, D., Dubbeldam, C., Bortoletto, F., Pina, L., Hudec, R., Prieto, E., Norrie, C., & Ramsay-Howat, S. (2006). Optical replication techniques for image slicers. New Astronomy Reviews, 50(4-5), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2006.03.006
• The Durham Micro-optics Programme
  Schmoll, J., Dubbeldam, C., Robertson, D., & Yao, J. (2006). The Durham Micro-optics Programme. New Astronomy Reviews, 50(4-5), 337-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2006.03.009
• PMAS: The Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer. I. Design, Manufacture, and Performance
  Roth, M. M., Kelz, A., Fechner, T., Hahn, T., Bauer, S.-M., Becker, T., Böhm, P., Christensen, L., Dionies, F., Paschke, J., Popow, E., Wolter, D., Schmoll, J., Laux, U., & Altmann, W. (2005). PMAS: The Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer. I. Design, Manufacture, and Performance. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 117, 620-642
• Statistical Test of Optical Fibers for Use in PMAS, the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer
  Schmoll, J., Roth, M., & Laux, U. (2003). Statistical Test of Optical Fibers for Use in PMAS, the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 854-868
• Quantitative Morphology Of C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) In February - April 1997
  Vanscheidt, R., Bleul, H., Manthey, E., Jütte, M., Pohlen, M., Schmidtobreick, L., Altmann, M., Dieball, A., Geffert, M., Sanner, J., Notni, P., & Schmoll, J. (2000). Quantitative Morphology Of C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) In February - April 1997. Earth, Moon, and Planets, 81, 223-231
• 3C 390.3 BVRI and H photometry (Dietrich+, 1998)
  Dietrich, M., Peterson, B., Albrecht, P., Altmann, M., Barth, A., Bennie, P., Bertram, R., Bochkarev, N., Bock, H., Braun, J., Burenkov, A., Collier, S., Fang, L.-Z., Francis, O., Filippenko, A., Foltz, C., Gaessler, W., Gaskell, C., Geffert, M., Ghosh, K., …Zou, Z. (1999). 3C 390.3 BVRI and H photometry (Dietrich+, 1998)
• Photometric and kinematic studies of open star clusters. I. NGC 581 (M 103)
  Sanner, J., Geffert, M., Brunzendorf, J., & Schmoll, J. (1999). Photometric and kinematic studies of open star clusters. I. NGC 581 (M 103). Astronomy and Astrophysics, 349, 448-456
• Open star clusters. I. NGC 581 (M 103) (Sanner+, 1999)
  Sanner, J., Geffert, M., Brunzendorf, J., & Schmoll, J. (1999). Open star clusters. I. NGC 581 (M 103) (Sanner+, 1999)
• Steps toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3
  Dietrich, M., Peterson, B., Albrecht, P., Altmann, M., Barth, A., Bennie, P., Bertram, R., Bochkarev, N., Bock, H., Braun, J., Burenkov, A., Collier, S., Fang, L.-Z., Francis, O., Filippenko, A., Foltz, C., Gaessler, W., Gaskell, C., Geffert, M., Ghosh, K., …Zou, Z. (1998). Steps toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 115, 185-
• Absolute proper motions for the calibration of the HIPPARCOS proper motion system
  Geffert, M., Klemola, A., Hiesgen, M., & Schmoll, J. (1997). Absolute proper motions for the calibration of the HIPPARCOS proper motion system. Astronomy and astrophysics. Supplement series, 124, 157-161. https://doi.org/10.1051/aas%3A1997186
• Hipparcos stars proper motions (Geffert+ 1997)
  Geffert, M., Klemola, A., Hiesgen, M., & Schmoll, J. (1996). Hipparcos stars proper motions (Geffert+ 1997)