Publications

Building SPARCS, an Ultraviolet Science CubeSat for Exoplanet Habitability Studies, Technology Advancements, and Mission Training
Shkolnik, E. & the SPARCS Team
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS), July 2025
https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042212

Interdisciplinary Engineering for Ultraviolet Astrophysics: Contamination Control, Optical Test Suite Design and Assembly, Integration, and Testing of the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS)
Logan Jensen
Arizona State University Library — Doctoral Dissertation, December 2024
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.198257

Innovative Designs and Testing: A Comparative Study of SPARCS, STRUVE, and EXCITE Missions
Johnathan Gamaut
Arizona State University Library — Doctoral Dissertation, May 2024
https://keep.lib.asu.edu/items/193423

Assembly, Integration, and Testing of the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS)
Logan Jensen
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 (Yokohama, Japan)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018163

Performance of the SPARCS UV Camera and Detectors
April Jewell
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 (Yokohama, Japan)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018492

Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): Instrument Vacuum Testing Setup
Johnathan Gamaut, Logan Jensen, Paul Scowen, David Ardila, Nathaniel Struebel, Tahina Ramiamanantsoa, Daniel Jacobs, April Jewell, Shouleh Nikzad, Evgenya Shkolnik
Proc. SPIE 12181, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630555

Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS): Science Payload Assembly, Integration, and Testing Plan
Logan Jensen, Johnathan Gamaut, Paul Scowen, Matthew Beasley, Jim Austin, Todd Veach, Evgenya Shkolnik, Nathaniel Struebel, Daniel Jacobs, Judd Bowman, Tahina Ramiamanantsoa
Proc. SPIE 12181, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629562

Onboard Dynamic Image Exposure Control for the Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS)
Ramiaramanantsoa T.; Bowman J. D.; Shkolnik E. L.; Loyd R. O. P.; Ardila D. R.; Jewell A.; Barman T.; et al., 
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3396

Advances in Detector-Integrated Filter Coatings for the Far Ultraviolet
Hennessy, J.; Jewell, A.; Hoenk, M.; Nikzad, S.
Proc. SPIE 11821, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595524

Enabling Technologies for Astrophysics, Planetary Science, and Terrestrial Applications
Nikzad, S.
Proc. SPIE 11821, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603698