The Mid-Infrared Instrument for JWST, II: Design and Build

• Main Authors: Wright, G. S, Wright, David, Goodson, G. B, Rieke, G. H, Aitink-Kroes, Gabby, Amiaux, J, Aricha-Yanguas, Ana, Azzolini, Ruyman, Banks, Kimberly, Barrado-Navascues, D, Belenguer-Davila, T, Bloemmart, J. A. D. L, Bouchet, Patrice, Brandl, B. R, Colina, L, Detre, Ors, Diaz-Catala, Eva, Eccleston, Paul, Friedman, Scott D, Garcia-Marin, Macarena, Guedel, Manuel, Glasse, Alistair, Glauser, Adrian M, Greene, T. P, Groezinger, Uli, Grundy, Tim, Hastings, Peter, Henning, Th, Hofferbert, Ralph, Hunter, Faye, Jessen, N. C, Justtanont, K, Karnik, Avinash R, Khorrami, Mori A, Krause, Oliver, Labiano, Alvaro, Lagage, P. -O, Langer, Ulrich, Lemke, Dietrich, Lim, Tanya, Lorenzo-Alvarez, Jose, Mazy, Emmanuel, McGowan, Norman, Meixner, M. E, Morris, Nigel, Morrison, Jane E, Mueller, Friedrich, Norgaard-Nielson, H. -U, Olofsson, Goeran, O'Sullivan, Brian, Pel, J. -W, Penanen, Konstantin, Petach, M. B, Pye, J. P, Ray, T. P, Renotte, Etienne, Renouf, Ian, Ressler, M. E, Samara-Ratna, Piyal, Scheithauer, Silvia, Schneider, Analyn, Shaughnessy, Bryan, Stevenson, Tim, Sukhatme, Kalyani, Swinyard, Bruce, Sykes, Jon, Thatcher, John, Tikkanen, Tuomo, van Dishoeck, E. F, Waelkens, C, Walker, Helen, Wells, Martyn, Zhender, Alex
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 10-08-2015
• Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1508.02333

PASP, 127, 595, 2015 The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
provides measurements over the wavelength range 5 to 28.5 microns. MIRI has,
within a single 'package', four key scientific functions: photometric imaging,
coronagraphy, single-source low-spectral resolving power (R ~ 100)
spectroscopy, and medium-resolving power (R ~ 1500 to 3500) integral field
spectroscopy. An associated cooler system maintains MIRI at its operating
temperature of < 6.7 K. This paper describes the driving principles behind the
design of MIRI, the primary design parameters, and their realization in terms
of the 'as-built' instrument. It also describes the test program that led to
delivery of the tested and calibrated Flight Model to NASA in 2012, and the
confirmation after delivery of the key interface requirements.