The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, II: Design and Build
Journal article, 2015
The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides measurements over the wavelength range 5 to 28: 5 mu m. MIRI has, within a single "package," four key scientific functions: photometric imaging, coronagraphy, single-source low-spectral resolving power (R similar to 100) spectroscopy, and medium-resolving power (R similar to 1500 to 3500) integral field spectroscopy. An associated cooler system maintains MIRI at its operating temperature of <6.7 K. This paper describes the driving principles behind the design of MIRI, the primary design parameters, and their realization in terms of the "as-built" instrument. It also describes the test program that led to delivery of the tested and calibrated Flight Model to NASA in 2012, and the confirmation after delivery of the key interface requirements.
Author
G. S. Wright
Royal Observatory
D. Wright
G. B. Goodson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
G. H. Rieke
University of Arizona
G. Aitink-Kroes
J. Amiaux
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
A. Aricha-Yanguas
Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
R. Azzollini
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
K. Banks
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
D. Barrado
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
T. Belenguer-Davila
Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
Jadl Bloemmart
KU Leuven
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
P. Bouchet
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
B. R. Brandl
Leiden University
L. Colina
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
O. Detre
Max Planck Society
E. Diaz-Catala
Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
P. Eccleston
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
S. D. Friedman
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
M. Garcia-Marin
University of Cologne
M. Gudel
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH)
University of Vienna
A. Glasse
Royal Observatory
A. M. Glauser
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH)
T. P. Greene
NASA Ames Research Center
U. Groezinger
Max Planck Society
T. Grundy
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
P. Hastings
Royal Observatory
T. Henning
Max Planck Society
R. Hofferbert
Max Planck Society
F. Hunter
PO3 5PU
N. C. Jessen
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Kay Justtanont
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
A. R. Karnik
M. A. Khorrami
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
O. Krause
Max Planck Society
A. Labiano
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH)
P. O. Lagage
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
U. Langer
D. Lemke
Max Planck Society
T. Lim
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
J. Lorenzo-Alvarez
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
E. Mazy
University of Liège
N. McGowan
PO3 5PU
M. E. Meixner
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Johns Hopkins University
N. Morris
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
J. E. Morrison
University of Arizona
F. Muller
Max Planck Society
H. U. N. Rgaard-Nielson
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
G. Olofsson
Stockholm University
B. O'Sullivan
PO3 5PU
J. W. Pel
University of Groningen
K. Penanen
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
M. B. Petach
Northrop Grumman corporation
J. P. Pye
University Of Leicester
T. P. Ray
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
E. Renotte
University of Liège
I. Renouf
PO3 5PU
M. E. Ressler
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
P. Samara-Ratna
University Of Leicester
S. Scheithauer
Max Planck Society
A. Schneider
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
B. Shaughnessy
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
T. Stevenson
SK11 9DL
K. Sukhatme
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
B. Swinyard
University College London (UCL)
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
J. Sykes
University Of Leicester
J. Thatcher
SG1 2AS
T. Tikkanen
University Of Leicester
E. F. van Dishoeck
Leiden University
C. Waelkens
KU Leuven
H. Walker
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
M. Wells
Royal Observatory
A. Zhender
Paul Scherrer Institut
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
0004-6280 (ISSN) 1538-3873 (eISSN)
Vol. 127 953 595-611Subject Categories
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.1086/682253