Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2004 · 79 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyOptical AstronomyOpticsSpectroscopyInfrared InstrumentationInfrared SpectroscopyInfrared TelescopesMid-infrared AstronomyNear-infrared SpectroscopyOptical SpectroscopyHigh-resolution Infrared SpectroscopyInfrared SpectrographsInfrared Survey TelescopesLow-resolution SpectroscopyMid-infrared InstrumentationNear-infrared InstrumentationTelescopes
The MIRI is the mid-IR instrument for JWST and provides imaging, coronography and low and medium resolution spectroscopy over the 5-28μm band. In this paper we provide an overview of the key driving requirements and design status.
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