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Figure 1.1: Location of the IRCS (blue box) at the Nasmyth IR (NsIR) platform. The black,
semi-transparent box is AO188. The blue wall to the left separates the NsIR platform from
the telescope.
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Abbreviations
AO – adaptive optics
BLIP – background-limited performance
FOV – field of view
IMR – image rotator
IR – infrared
IRCS – Infrared Camera and Spectrograph
LGS – laser guide star
NDR – non-destructive readout
NGS – natural guide star
OSF – order-sorting filter
TT – tip-tilt
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