Delivery is scheduled for March 2001. Santa Barbara Research Center has delivered six IR arrays, with two of them appearing to be of science quality based on preliminary cold tests. Preliminary results indicate that noise specifications will be met. The unit is expected to be delivered to the University of Hawaii this summer. NOAO expects EEV to deliver the science grade CCD arrays this summer.
Software development is on schedule.
The first GMOS camera with fully integrated detectors and controllers is expected to be delivered to Canada this fall. Upcoming Instruments Announcements of Opportunity are being prepared for two instrumentation efforts in the Ongoing Instrument Program for the Gemini Telescopes. The long-term plan calls for such spectroscopic capabilities for both wide and narrow field applications. These two AOs will be released to the national Gemini Project Offices in the next couple of months. They will be distributed by the USGP to everyone in the US who has previously indicated their interest in participating in the Gemini instrumentation effort.