The Mid-Infrared Instrument for theJames Webb Space Telescope, VI: The Medium Resolution Spectrometer

2015/07/01 by Martyn Wells, J. W. Pel, J. -W. Pel +55 · 263 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Cardinal point #Coaxial #Computer science #Field of view #Grating #Imaging spectrometer #James Webb Space Telescope #Optics #Physics #Resolution (logic) #Spectral line #Spectral resolution #Spectrograph #Spectrometer #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Telecommunications #Telescope #astro-ph.IM

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/682281

published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 127(953), 646-664 (Institute of Physics)

openalex publication_date 2015/07/01 · arxiv created 2015/08/12 · arxiv updated 2015/08/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, VI: The Medium Resolution Spectrometer, Wells, Martyn, Pel, J.-W., Glasse, Alistair, Wright, G. S., Aitink-Kroes, Gabby, Azzollini, Ruymán, Beard, Steven, Brandl, B. R., Gallie, Angus, Geers, V. C., Glauser, A. M., Hastings, Peter, Henning, Th., Jager, Rieks, Justtanont, K., Kruizinga, Bob, Lahuis, Fred, Lee, David, Martinez-Delgado, I., Martínez-Galarza, J. R., Meijers, M., Morrison, Jane E., Müller, Friedrich, Nakos, Thodori, O’Sullivan, Brian, Oudenhuysen, Ad, Parr-Burman, P., Pauwels, Evert, Rohloff, R.-R., Schmalzl, Eva, Sykes, Jon, Thelen, M. P., van Dishoeck, E. F., Vandenbussche, Bart, Venema, Lars B., Visser, Huib, Waters, L. B. F. M., Wright, David

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