The mid-infrared instrument for the james webb space telescope, I: Introduction

G. H. Rieke; G. S. Wright; T. Böker; J. Bouwman; L. Colina; Alistair Glasse; K. D. Gordon; T. P. Greene; Manuel Güdel; Th Henning; K. Justtanont; P. O. Lagage; M. E. Meixner; H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; T. P. Ray; M. E. Ressler; E. F. Van Dishoeck; C. Waelkens

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The mid-infrared instrument for the james webb space telescope, I: Introduction

G. H. Rieke, G. S. Wright, T. Böker, J. Bouwman, L. Colina, Alistair Glasse, K. D. Gordon, T. P. Greene, Manuel Güdel, Th Henning, K. Justtanont, P. O. Lagage, M. E. Meixner, H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen, T. P. Ray, M. E. Ressler, E. F. Van Dishoeck, C. Waelkens

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MIRI (the Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope [JWST]) operates from 5 to 28.5 μm and combines over this range: (1) unprecedented sensitivity levels; (2) subarcsecond angular resolution; (3) freedom from atmospheric interference; (4) the inherent stability of observing in space; and (5) a suite of versatile capabilities including imaging, low- and medium-resolution spectroscopy (with an integral field unit), and coronagraphy. We illustrate the potential uses of this unique combination of capabilities with various science examples: (1) imaging exoplanets; (2) transit and eclipse spectroscopy of exoplanets; (3) probing the first stages of star and planet formation, including identifying bioactive molecules; (4) determining star formation rates and mass growth as galaxies are assembled; and (5) characterizing the youngest massive galaxies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	584-594
Number of pages	11
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume	127
Issue number	953
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/682252
State	Published - Jul 1 2015

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Rieke, G. H., Wright, G. S., Böker, T., Bouwman, J., Colina, L., Glasse, A., Gordon, K. D., Greene, T. P., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Justtanont, K., Lagage, P. O., Meixner, M. E., Nørgaard-Nielsen, H. U., Ray, T. P., Ressler, M. E., Van Dishoeck, E. F., & Waelkens, C. (2015). The mid-infrared instrument for the james webb space telescope, I: Introduction. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 127(953), 584-594. https://doi.org/10.1086/682252

Rieke, GH, Wright, GS, Böker, T, Bouwman, J, Colina, L, Glasse, A, Gordon, KD, Greene, TP, Güdel, M, Henning, T, Justtanont, K, Lagage, PO, Meixner, ME, Nørgaard-Nielsen, HU, Ray, TP, Ressler, ME, Van Dishoeck, EF & Waelkens, C 2015, 'The mid-infrared instrument for the james webb space telescope, I: Introduction', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 127, no. 953, pp. 584-594. https://doi.org/10.1086/682252

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