We are currently ordering additional detectors for GMOS-N and expect installation into
the instrument during 2015. Compared to
the relatively recently installed e2v Deep
Depletion CCDs in GMOS-N, we expect to
get improved sensitivity in the red, specifically ~30 percent improvement at 900 nm
and ~2x greater sensitivity longward of 950
nm (according to the reported QE values).
(See Figure 4.)
The Gemini Planet Imager
Figure 5.
The Gemini Planet
Imager being tested
on the flexure rig
at the University of
California Santa Cruz.
The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) project — a
revolutionary instrument in the field of exoplanet research — saw final testing, shipment to Gemini South, integration, the start
of commissioning, and official first light all in
2013 (see the story starting on page 8 featuring the GPI first light press release).
Early in 2013, GPI was t \