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astro-ph.IM2015★ 126 cited

The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope: IV. The Low Resolution Spectrometer

S. Kendrew, S. Scheithauer, P. Bouchet +13

The Low Resolution Spectrometer of the MIRI, which forms part of the imager module, will provide R~100 long-slit and slitless spectroscopy from 5 to 12 micron. The design is optimi…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 4 cited

Performance of Silicon immersed gratings: Measurement, analysis and modelling

Michiel Rodenhuis, Paul J. J. Tol, Tonny H. M. Coppens +2

The use of Immersed Gratings offers advantages for both space- and ground-based spectrographs. As diffraction takes place inside the high-index medium, the optical path difference…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 13 cited

Ultra-pure digital sideband separation at sub-millimeter wavelengths

R. Finger, F. P. Mena, A. Barishev +7

Deep spectral-line surveys in the mm and sub-mm range can detect thousands of lines per band uncovering the rich chemistry of molecular clouds, star forming regions and circumstell…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 105 cited

The LOFAR Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS) I. Survey description and first results

G. H. Heald, R. F. Pizzo, E. Orrú +147

We present the Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS), the first northern-sky LOFAR imaging survey. In this introductory paper, we first describe in detail the motivation and de…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 16 cited

The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, X. Operations and Data Reduction

Karl D. Gordon, C. H. Chen, Rachel E. Anderson +26

We describe the operations concept and data reduction plan for the Mid- Infrared Instrument (MIRI) for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The overall JWST operations concept is…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 85 cited

Multiplexed Readout for 1000-pixel Arrays of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors

Joris van Rantwijk, Martin Grim, Dennis van Loon +3

Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) are the most attractive radiation detectors for far-infrared and sub-mm astronomy: They combine ultimate sensitivity with the possibi…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 84 cited

The ALMA Band 9 receiver - Design, construction, characterization, and first light

A. M. Baryshev, R. Hesper, F. P. Mena +24

We describe the design, construction, and characterization of the Band 9 heterodyne receivers (600-720 GHz) for the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA). The ALMA…