Time series observations with the mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) on JWST

Bibcode
2018SPIE10698E..3UK
DOI
10.1117/12.2313951
Kendrew, Sarah; Dicken, Daniel; Bouwman, Jeroen; Garcia Marin, Macarena; Greene, Thomas P.; Lagage, Pierre-Olivier; Ressler, Mike; Crouzet, Nicolas; Kreidberg, Laura; Batalha, Natalie M.; Bean, Jacob L.; Stevenson, Kevin B.; Glasse, Alistair; Wright, Gillian S.; Rieke, George H.
Bibliographical reference

Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10698, id. 106983U 10 pp. (2018).

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2018
Number of authors
15
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
4
Refereed citations
4
Description
Time-variable phenomena such as transiting exoplanets will be a major science theme for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). For Guaranteed Time and Early Release Science Observations, over 500 hours of JWST time have been allocated to time series observations (TSOs) of transiting exoplanets. Several dedicated observing modes are available in the instrument suite, whose operations are specifically tailored to these challenging ob- servations. MIRI, the only JWST instrument covering the wavelength range longwards of 5 µm on JWST, will offer TSOs in two of its modes: the low resolution spectrometer, and the imager. In this paper we will describe these modes for MIRI, and discuss how they differ operationally from regular (non-TSO) observations. We will show performance estimates based on ground testing and modeling, discuss the most relevant detector effects for high precision (spectro-)photometry, and provide some guidelines for planning MIRI TSOs.
Type
Non-refereed

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