References & Links

In addition to a general acknowledgement to the Gemini Observatory, the following specific acknowledgement should be included in any paper containing Hokupa'a/QUIRC data:

This paper is based on observations obtained with the Adaptive 
Optics System Hokupa'a/Quirc, developed and operated by the 
University of Hawaii Adaptive Optics Group, with support from the 
National Science Foundation.

The recommended reference to be cited when describing the instrument is:

Graves, J.E., Northcott, M.J., Roddier, F.J., Roddier, C.A., 
& Close, L.M. 1998, Proc. S.P.I.E., 3353, 34

Further information can be found in the following:

General:	University of Hawaii's AO pages (Note: Please use the sensitivity calculations given on the Gemini Hokupaa Sensitvity web pages for your S/N calculations.)
Instrumentation:	General QUIRC background information at the University of Hawaii CIRPASS
Observing:	Hokupaa/QUIRC Observing Manual by K. Roth (postscript file). Note that details in these web pages may supercede the Observing Manual.
Data Analysis:	US Gemini Project Office Workshop on the Reduction of Gemini AO Data Summary Speckle Noise and the Detection of Faint Companions by Racine et al. 1999 PASP, 111, 587. ADS Abstract Photometry with adaptive optics: A first guide to expected performance (a conservative guide) by Esslinger and Edmunds 1998, A&AS 129, 617. ADS Abstract Stellar Photometry: Starfinder IDL code for stellar photometry with AO.

Last update 14 March 2001; Mark Chun