wave-front sensor (OIWFS). In July, we will
commission the relatively higher spectral
resolution in F2 and complete any other
pending commissioning tasks.
Figure 2:
Imaging data from
the “crowded field”
tests with F2. Despite
relatively poor
atmospheric seeing,
the FWHM (resolution)
is 0.75,” which the
commissioning team
declared as a positive
result.
Gemini Planet Imager:
the Final Stretch Before
Commissioning
There are 16 observational programs accepted to use F2 in the 13B semester. These
programs request a total of 180 hours or 17
percent of the total available time. We are
only offering the imaging and the long-slit
spectroscopy modes in this first semester.
We plan to offer the multi-object spectroscopy (MOS) mode later, after it is commissioned in 2014.
The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) project —
one of the most ambitious in the field of
exoplanet research — was rebaselined on
April 30, 2013. The project will host the instrument’s pre-delivery acceptance review
between July 8th and 19th, with a formal
set of present F