The throughput and sensitivity of the JWST mid-infrared instrument
Other conference contribution, 2010
The Verification Model (VM) of MIRI has recently completed an extensive programme of cryogenic testing, with the Flight Model (FM) now being assembled and made ready to begin performance testing in the next few months. By combining those VM test results which relate to MIRI's scientific performance with measurements made on FM components and sub-assemblies, we have been able to refine and develop the existing model of the instrument's throughput and sensitivity. We present the main components of the model, its correlation with the existing test results and its predictions for MIRI's performance on orbit. © 2010 SPIE.
MIRI
Sensitivity
Astronomy
Space instrumentation
JWST
Infrared
Author
A. Glasse
UK Astronomy Technology Centre
E Bauwens
KU Leuven
J. Bouwman
Max Planck Society
O. Detre
Max Planck Society
S Fischer
University of Cologne
M. Garcia-Marin
University of Cologne
Kay Justtanont
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
A. Labiano
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
T. Nakos
Ghent university
M. E. Ressler
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
G. H. Rieke
University of Arizona
S. Scheithauer
Max Planck Society
M. Wells
UK Astronomy Technology Centre
G. Wright
UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
0277786X (ISSN) 1996756X (eISSN)
Vol. 7731 77310K978-081948221-1 (ISBN)
Subject Categories
Physical Sciences
DOI
10.1117/12.856975
ISBN
978-081948221-1