A 10x sensitivity improvement for GeMS

This MEC proposal comes in support of the ARC LIEF grant LE140100013. The current proposal addresses key research across a range of extragalactic areas that all broadly aim to understand the formation and evolution of galaxies in our Universe. High angular resolution observations are essential for these investigations. Advanced adaptive-optics systems, such as the Gemini Multi- Conjugate Adaptive-Optics System (GeMS) on the 8-metre Gemini South telescope in Chile, have revolutionized extragalactic studies by achieving similar sharp images at near-infrared wavelengths from the ground as the Hubble Space Telescope achieves at optical wavelengths from space.