The MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer for the James Webb Space Telescope

M. Wells; D. Lee; A. Oudenhuysen; P. Hastings; J.-W. Pel; A. Glasse

doi:10.1117/12.669329

6 July 2006 The MIRI medium resolution spectrometer for the James Webb Space Telescope

M. Wells, D. Lee, A. Oudenhuysen, P. Hastings, J.-W. Pel, A. Glasse

Proceedings Volume 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter; 626514 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669329
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer (MIRI-MRS) will increase the sensitivity of astronomical spectroscopy at thermal infrared wavelengths (from 5 to 28 microns), by a factor of 1000 over the best that can be achieved by existing ground-based instruments. This leap in performance is further enhanced by the first use at these wavelengths of all reflective Integral Field Units (image slicers) to provide the spectrometer with a rectangular field of view with a shortest dimension of 3.5 arcseconds. We describe the optical design of the MRS and present predictions for its delivered image quality.

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M. Wells, D. Lee, A. Oudenhuysen, P. Hastings, J.-W. Pel, and A. Glasse "The MIRI medium resolution spectrometer for the James Webb Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 6265, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, 626514 (6 July 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669329

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