GeMS

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-conjugate adaptive optics system
gptkbp:enables wide-field adaptive optics imaging
gptkbp:fieldOfView 85 arcseconds
gptkbp:firstLight 2011
gptkbp:fullName Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:Canadian_National_Research_Council
CONICYT (Chile)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GeMS
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gemini_South_Telescope
Cerro Pachón, Chile
gptkbp:notableFor first multi-conjugate adaptive optics system on an 8-meter class telescope
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkbp:partner GSAOI
gptkbp:purpose correct atmospheric turbulence
gptkbp:uses three deformable mirrors
five laser guide stars
gptkbp:wavelengthRange near-infrared
gptkbp:website https://www.gemini.edu/instrumentation/gems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gemini_Multi-Conjugate_Adaptive_Optics_System
gptkb:Gruppo_Editoriale_Mauri_Spagnol
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8