U.S. Work Packages for Gemini
NOAO is operated by the
Association of
Universities for Research in Astronomy
(AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the
National Science Foundation
We list below major work packages awarded to U.S. companies and observatories
by the Gemini project.
- Gemini Near Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS) - National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Phoenix High Resolution Spectrograph - National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Near Infrared Imager (NIRI) - University of Hawaii
- Thermal-Region Camera System (T-ReCS (MIRI)) - University of Florida
- Near-IR array controllers - National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Procurement of IR arrays - National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Integration of CCDs and controllers for GMOS and HROS - National Optical
Astronomy Observatories
- Gemini primary mirror blanks - Corning, Inc., New York
- Secondary mirror control system - Lockheed-Martin
- All major construction, except dome, is being done by U.S. companies on
Mauna Kea, Hawaii
[ NOAO ]
[ USGP ]
[ CTIO ]
[ KPNO ]
[ NSO ]
The USGP
represents U.S. scientific, technical, and instrumentation interests
in the international community of the Gemini project.
The USGP is a division of the
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
(NOAO).
USGP, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O.
Box 26732, Tucson,
Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8397, Fax: (520) 318-8596, Email:
usgp@noao.edu
