Gemini Polarimeter (Gpol)

 

GPol-North is Shipped

The GPol instrumed destined for Hilo is shipped on 12th February 2002

The Instrument prior to packing

The Team + boxed instrument

Importance of GPol

Primary: Will make polarimetery observations on both Gemini telescopes possible for the wavelength 0.3 to 5µm.

 

Major Milestones

CoDR	30 Sep 1999
PDR	20 Jan 2000
CDR	16 Jun 2000
Detailing manuf. & test	October 2000
Acceptance Tests
Delivery

 

Recent Accomplishments

- Initiate manufacture
- Mechanical manufacture complete
- Electronic in progress
- Identify electronic effort
- Wiring effort by contract
- Establish time scale for obtaining waveplates
- Order in progress
- Agreement for the GMOS prism

 

Near Term Goals

- Assembly of 1 GPol mechanism
- Complete electronics assembly
- Functional test of retractor and rotator
- Software test under EPICS control
- Science test of a Waveplate with UIST