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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 10:44

NIRI is used as the main NIR imager at Gemini North. It has three cameras, and a large number of broad- and narrow band filters are available. The Gemini facility adaptive optics (AO) system, ALTAIR, (either with a natural guide star or the laser guide star), is available for use with NIRI f/32 for J-L' imaging and NIRI f/14 for imaging out to 2.5 microns. The advantage of AO at L' is modest and is only for point sources.

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Capability Summary

  • AO (NGS, LGS, Super Seeing) available with Altair
  • Total wavelength range = 1−5 µm

Imaging (Read more)

  • Three choices of cameras:
Camera Sampling FOV comments
f/32 0.022"/pixel 22"x22" best suited for 2.5−5 µm
f/14 0.050"/pixel 51" x 51" no M band
f/6 0.117"/pixel 20"×120" not offered with AO
best suited for 1−2.5 µm
  • A large number of broad- and narrow band filters

Spectroscopy

  • DECOMMISSIONNED

Guiding Options (Read more)

  • PWFS
  • Altair (NGS, LGS, LGS+P1)

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NIRI was built by the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy.

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January 1, 2020

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Sandy Leggett

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