Twin High-Resolution, High-Speed Imagers for the Gemini Telescopes: Instrument Description and Science Verification Results

Twin High-Resolution, High-Speed Imagers for the Gemini Telescopes: Instrument Description and Science Verification Results

Two new imaging instruments, ‘Alopeke and Zorro, were designed, built, and commissioned at the Gemini-North and Gemini-South telescopes in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Here we describe them and present the results from over a year of operation. The two identical instruments are based on the legacy o...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. Scott, Steve B. Howell, Crystal L. Gnilka, Andrew W. Stephens, Ricardo Salinas, Rachel A. Matson, Elise Furlan, Elliott P. Horch, Mark E. Everett, David R. Ciardi, Dave Mills, Emmett A. Quigley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
astronomical instrumentation
speckle interfcromctry
multiple stars
ground-based astronomy
optical astronomy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.716560/full

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