The Mid-Infrared Instrument for JWST

Introduction to MIRI for the ISM*@ST research group at STScI.

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1. The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope Karl D. Gordon Astronomer MIRI Instrument Scientist STScI, Baltimore, MD ISM*@ST Group Meeting 3 Aug 2020 kgordon@stsci.edu @karllark2000 karllark@github
2. Main References • JWST User Docs (https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/) • MIRI Instrument PASP papers (2015, 127) – Intro: Rieke et al. – Design & Build: Wright et al. – Imager: Bouchet et al. – Low Res Spectrometer: Kendrew et al. – Coronagraphs: Boccaletti et al. – Med Res Spectrometer: Well et al. – Detectors: Rieke et al. – Focal Plane System: Ressler et al. – Predicted Sensitivity: Glasse et al. – Operations/Data Reduction: Gordon et al.
3. ISM Motivations
4. From Foschino, Berne, & Joblin (2019, A&A, 632, A84) MIR Emission
5. From Foschino, Berne, & Joblin (2019, A&A, 632, A84)
6. From Smith et al. (2007, ApJ, 656, 770)
7. Ices
8. Extinction From Gordon et al. (2020, in prep)
9. MIRI Overview
14. Contamination Control Cover
17. Imaging
25. Dithers
26. Subarrays
28. Coronagraphy
31. Lyot
32. 4QPM
33. 4QPM Performance
37. Low Resolution Spectroscopy
40. Finges not a problem for LRS
41. Slit has a cut-off filter
43. Along slit dithering
45. Medium Resolution Spectroscopy
46. 4 Integral Field Units (IFUs)
47. Reflective Slits
50. Throughputs
51. Fringes
54. Dither Patterns – Point
55. Dither Patterns – Extended
58. Detectors
59. Slope is the Measurement
60. Data Reduction