What is it about?
The spectrometer sub-system of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) contains four channels which spectrally multiplex the incoming radiation.
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Why is it important?
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) for the JWST is a thermal-infrared imager and spectrometer currently being developed by an international consortium comprising the a consortium of European partners, the European Space Agency, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and an international science team.
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This paper describes the design of the dichroics together with a spectral performance model developed to simulate the system spectral throughput for each of the four channels of the MIRI instrument. Details of the spectral design, manufacture, testing and mounting of the dichroics are presented together with the opto-mechanical layout of the instrument.
Dr Gary J Hawkins
University of Reading
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This page is a summary of: The design and fabrication of multiple dichroic beamsplitters for the MIRI spectrometer (4.8-29μm), October 2004, SPIE,
DOI: 10.1117/12.551151.
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