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( EC ) and the Laser Head ( LH ) on the elevation platform of the telescope , near the Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies laser enclosure . This will allow easier injection of the Toptica laser beam into the telescope Beam Transfer Optics . Figures 4 and 5 show the EC and LH as well as their planned location on the telescope structure .
Gen 4 # 3 Request for Proposals
We are pleased to announce the release of the Generation 4 , instrument number 3 ( Gen 4 # 3 ) Request for Proposals ( RfP ) for worldwide solicitation . The result of the RfP process is to receive proposals from those interested in helping us to design , fabricate , assemble , test , deliver , and commission our next facility-class instrument . Gen 4 # 3 will be a wide-band medium-resolution spectrograph designed to take advantage of observations by the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope ( LSST ) currently under construction in Chile . Gemini has a maximum available budget of $ 15 million ( USD ). The instrument must be commissioned by December 31 , 2022 , to coincide with the planned start of LSST operations . For further information , please see the Gen 4 # 3 RfP webpage and download the Gen 4 # 3 RfP documentation set .
Interested parties from 13 institutions attended our successful Gen 4 # 3 Proposers Conference , held on June 8 , 2016 , in Tuscon , Arizona . The aim of the conference was to provide a forum to review the RfP material and encourage potential proposers to ask questions regarding the RfP documentation set . A list of attendees , presentations , and conference recordings is hosted on the Gen 4 # 3 Proposers Conference webpage , found through the link previously mentioned .
Gemini strongly encourages collaborations in this RfP , and we have provided an online forum for those seeking additional partners to complete a team for this work . Groups interested in Gen 4 # 3 should submit a notice of intent and use our forum to find addition-
Figure 4 ( left ). Illustration showing the area on the altitude platform where the EC and LH will be located on the Gemini South telescope .
Figure 5 ( right ). Laser Head ( left ) and Electronics Cabinet ( right ).
Figure 6 . Gen 4 # 3 Proposers Conference held on June 8 , 2016 , in Tuscon , Arizona .
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