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 Guedel; Th Henning; K. Justtanont; P-O Lagage; M. E. Meixner; Hans Ulrik 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 Guedel
, Th Henning
, K. Justtanont
, P-O Lagage
, M. E. Meixner
, Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen
, T. P. Ray
, M. E. Ressler
, E. F. van Dishoeck
, C. Waelkens

University of Arizona
The Royal Observatory Edinburgh
European Space Agency - ESA
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
CSIC
Ghent University
NASA Ames Research Center
University of Vienna
Chalmers University of Technology
Université Paris Cité
Johns Hopkins University
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
California Institute of Technology
Leiden University
KU Leuven

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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
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume	127
Issue number	953
Pages (from-to)	584-594
ISSN	0004-6280
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/682252
Publication status	Published - 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., Guedel, 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

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