Speaker
Benoit Neichel
(ONERA)
Description
GeMS is the multi-conjugate adaptive optics facility in operation at Gemini South since 2013. It uses 5 laser guide stars WFSs and one up to 3 NGSs for low order correction. Recently, the AO facility of GeMS has been upgraded with a new NGS WFS to increase sky coverage, improve efficiency and ease of use. I will present in this talk the concept of NGS2, a focal plane WFS using an EMCCD camera that allows fast readout of small region of interest for TT and plate scale mode corrections. I will then present the benefit of this NGS sensor compared to its previous generation and finally a preliminary comparison and performance assessment obtained with GeMS using NGS2.
Primary authors
Benoit Neichel
(ONERA)
Gaetano Sivo
( Gemini Observatory)
