The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, III: MIRIM, The MIRI Imager
Journal article, 2015
In this article, we describe the Mid-Infrared Imager Module (MIRIM), which provides broadband imaging in the 5-27 mu m wavelength range for the James Webb Space Telescope. The imager has a 0 ''.11 pixel scale and a total unobstructed view of 74 '' x 113 '' The remainder of its nominal 113 '' x 113 '' field is occupied by the coronagraphs and the low-resolution spectrometer. We present the instrument optical and mechanical design. We show that the test data, as measured during the test campaigns undertaken at CEA-Saclay, at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, indicate that the instrument complies with its design requirements and goals. We also discuss the operational requirements (multiple dithers and exposures) needed for optimal scientific utilization of the MIRIM.
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P. Bouchet
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
M. Garcia-Marin
University of Cologne
P. O. Lagage
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
J. Amiaux
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
J. L. Augueres
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
E Bauwens
KU Leuven
Jadl Blommaert
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
KU Leuven
C. H. Chen
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
O. Detre
Max Planck Society
D. Dicken
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
D. Dubreuil
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
P. Galdemard
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
R. Gastaud
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
A. Glasse
Royal Observatory
K. D. Gordon
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Ghent university
F. Gougnaud
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
P. Guillard
University of Paris-Sud
Kay Justtanont
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
O. Krause
Max Planck Society
D. Leboeuf
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Y. Longval
University of Paris-Sud
L. Martin
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
E. Mazy
University of Liège
V. Moreau
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
G. Olofsson
Stockholm University
T. P. Ray
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
J. M. Rees
Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC)
E. Renotte
University of Liège
M. E. Ressler
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
S. Ronayette
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
S. Salasca
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
S. Scheithauer
Max Planck Society
J. Sykes
University Of Leicester
M. P. Thelen
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
M. Wells
Royal Observatory
D. Wright
G. S. Wright
Royal Observatory
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
0004-6280 (ISSN) 1538-3873 (eISSN)
Vol. 127 953 612-622Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.1086/682254