Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf adaptive optics system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GeMS
gptkbp:commissioned 2011
gptkbp:enables wide-field adaptive optics correction
high-resolution near-infrared imaging
gptkbp:fieldOfView 85 arcseconds
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gemini_South_Telescope
Cerro Pachón, Chile
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:GSAOI_(Gemini_South_Adaptive_Optics_Imager)
gptkbp:uses multiple laser guide stars
five sodium laser guide stars
three deformable mirrors
gptkbp:website https://www.gemini.edu/instrumentation/ao/gems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean-Luc_Rigaut
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7