Getting ready for GeMS 2.0: A workhorse AO facility

Gaetano Sivo*, Eduardo Marin, Vincent Garrel, Benoit Neichel, Marcos Van Dam, François Rigaut, Cristian Moreno, Emmanuel Chirre, Gabriel Perez, Angelic Ebbers, Paul Collins, Vicente Vergara, Eduardo Toro, Pablo Diaz, Brian Chinn, Carlos Figueroa, Jeff Donahue, Pedro Gigoux, Ian Price, Nick HerraldFrancis Bennet, Rodrigo Carrasco, Morten Andersen, Rodolfo Angeloni, Manuel Lazo, Vanessa Montes, Rene Rutten, Céline D'Orgeville, Paul Hirst

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    Abstract

    AO systems aim at detecting and correcting for optical distortions induced by atmospheric turbulences. The Gemini South telescope has currently two main AO systems: the Gemini Multi Conjugated AO System GeMS and the Gemini Planet Imager GPI. GeMS is operational and regularly used for science observation delivering close to diffraction limit resolution over a large field of view (85-85 arcsec2). We first review the performance obtained this past year. Then we will go in the details of the strong modifications GeMS is currently having. We are integrating a new laser system in the laser guide star facility module. We are also advancing in the development of the new Natural Guide Star wavefront sensor. We present as well in this paper the preliminary results obtained with our new installed NGS mask that allows us better astrometric precision.

    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    Event5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017 - Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
    Duration: 25 Jun 201730 Jun 2017

    Conference

    Conference5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017
    Country/TerritorySpain
    CityTenerife, Canary Islands
    Period25/06/1730/06/17

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