Entering into the Wide Field Adaptive Optics Era on Maunakea. (arXiv:1907.08169v3 [astro-ph.IM] UPDATED)

Entering into the Wide Field Adaptive Optics Era on Maunakea. (arXiv:1907.08169v3 [astro-ph.IM] UPDATED)
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Sivo_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">Gaetano Sivo</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Blakeslee_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">John Blakeslee</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lotz_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jennifer Lotz</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Roe_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">Henry Roe</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Andersen_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Morten Andersen</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Scharwachter_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Julia Scharwachter</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Palmer_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">David Palmer</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kleinman_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Scot Kleinman</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Adamson_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Andy Adamson</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hirst_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Paul Hirst</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Marin_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Eduardo Marin</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Catala_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">Laure Catala</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Dam_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Marcos van Dam</a> (Flat Wavefronts), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Goodsell_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Stephen Goodsell</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Provost_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Natalie Provost</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Diaz_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Ruben Diaz</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Jorgensen_I/0/1/0/all/0/1">Inger Jorgensen</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kim_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">Hwihyun Kim</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lemoine_Busserole_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Marie Lemoine-Busserole</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Blain_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Celia Blain</a> (Gemini), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Chun_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Mark Chun</a> (IfA – U. Hawaii), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Ammons_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Mark Ammons</a> (LLNL), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Christou_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Julian Christou</a> (LBTO), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bond_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Charlotte Bond</a> (IfA – U. Hawaii), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Sivanandam_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Suresh Sivanandam</a> (U. Toronto), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Turri_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Paolo Turri</a> (UC, Berkeley), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Wizinowich_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Peter Wizinowich</a> (Keck), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Correia_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Carlos Correia</a> (Keck), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Neichel_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Benoit Neichel</a> (LAM), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Veran_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jean-Pierre Veran</a> (NRC-Herzberg), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Esposito_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Simone Esposito</a> (INA, OAA), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lamb_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Masen Lamb</a> (U. Toronto), et al. (3 additional authors not shown)

As part of the National Science Foundation funded “Gemini in the Era of
MultiMessenger Astronomy” (GEMMA) program, Gemini Observatory is developing
GNAO, a widefield adaptive optics (AO) facility for Gemini-North on Maunakea,
the only 8m-class open-access telescope available to the US astronomers in the
northern hemisphere. GNAO will provide the user community with a queue-operated
Multi-Conjugate AO (MCAO) system, enabling a wide range of innovative solar
system, Galactic, and extragalactic science with a particular focus on
synergies with JWST in the area of time-domain astronomy. The GNAO effort
builds on institutional investment and experience with the more limited
block-scheduled Gemini Multi-Conjugate System (GeMS), commissioned at Gemini
South in 2013. The project involves close partnerships with the community
through the recently established Gemini AO Working Group and the GNAO Science
Team, as well as external instrument teams. The modular design of GNAO will
enable a planned upgrade to a Ground Layer AO (GLAO) mode when combined with an
Adaptive Secondary Mirror (ASM). By enhancing the natural seeing by an expected
factor of two, GLAO will vastly improve Gemini North’s observing efficiency for
seeing-limited instruments and strengthen its survey capabilities for
multi-messenger astronomy.

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