GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System)
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GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System) is an advanced adaptive optics facility that uses multiple laser guide stars and deformable mirrors to deliver wide-field, near-diffraction-limited imaging from the ground-based Gemini South telescope.
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| GeMS | 0 |
| Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System | 1 |
| Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
adaptive optics system
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astronomical instrument ⓘ multi-conjugate adaptive optics system ⓘ |
| acronym | GeMS ⓘ |
| associatedInstrument |
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
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surface form:
Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager
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| correctsFor | atmospheric turbulence ⓘ |
| correctsOver | extended field of view ⓘ |
| developmentGoal | provide uniform AO correction over a wide field ⓘ |
| distinction | first multi-conjugate adaptive optics system on an 8-m class telescope ⓘ |
| enables | high-angular-resolution imaging from the ground ⓘ |
| feedsInstrument |
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
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surface form:
GSAOI
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| fieldOfViewType | wide-field ⓘ |
| fullName |
GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System)
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| guideStarType | sodium laser guide stars ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeType | optical and infrared telescope ⓘ |
| imageQuality | near-diffraction-limited ⓘ |
| improves | spatial resolution compared to natural seeing ⓘ |
| locatedAtObservatory | Gemini South Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedAtTelescope |
Gemini South Observatory
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surface form:
Gemini South telescope
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| locatedInCountry | Chile ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Cassegrain focus
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surface form:
Cassegrain focus of Gemini South
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| numberOfDeformableMirrors | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfLaserGuideStars | 5 ⓘ |
| observatoryOrganization |
Gemini Observatory
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surface form:
International Gemini Observatory
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| observingSite | Cerro Pachón ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Gemini Observatory
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NOIRLab ⓘ
surface form:
NSF NOIRLab
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| primaryScienceMode | imaging ⓘ |
| scienceApplications |
crowded stellar fields imaging
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galactic center observations ⓘ nearby galaxies high-resolution imaging ⓘ solar system bodies high-resolution imaging ⓘ star cluster studies ⓘ star formation regions ⓘ |
| scienceBand |
H band
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J band ⓘ K band ⓘ |
| scienceOutput | high-resolution near-infrared images ⓘ |
| supports | queue-scheduled observations ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 8.1-metre class ⓘ |
| telescopeHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| uses | multiple deformable mirrors conjugated to different atmospheric layers ⓘ |
| usesDeformableMirrors | true ⓘ |
| usesGuideStars | laser guide stars ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
adaptive optics
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multi-conjugate adaptive optics ⓘ |
| usesWavefrontSensors | multiple wavefront sensors ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
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