SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): technical concepts and scientific capabilities

Hidehiro Kaneda; Daisuke Ishihara; Shinki Oyabu; Mitsuyoshi Yamagishi; Takehiko Wada; Mitsunobu Kawada; Naoki Isobe; Kentaroh Asano; Toyoaki Suzuki; Takao Nakagawa; Hideo Matsuhara; Itsuki Sakon; Kohji Tsumura; Hiroshi Shibai; Taro Matsuo

doi:10.1117/12.2232442

29 July 2016 SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): technical concepts and scientific capabilities

Hidehiro Kaneda, Daisuke Ishihara, Shinki Oyabu, Mitsuyoshi Yamagishi, Takehiko Wada, Mitsunobu Kawada, Naoki Isobe, Kentaroh Asano, Toyoaki Suzuki, Takao Nakagawa, Hideo Matsuhara, Itsuki Sakon, Kohji Tsumura, Hiroshi Shibai, Taro Matsuo

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Proceedings Volume 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 99042I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232442
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

SMI (SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument) is one of the two focal-plane scientific instruments planned for new SPICA, and the Japanese instrument proposed and managed by a university consortium in Japan. SMI covers the wavelength range of 12 to 36 μm, using the following three spectroscopic channels with unprecedentedly high sensitivities: low-resolution spectroscopy (LRS; R = 50 - 120, 17 - 36 μm), mid-resolution spectroscopy (MRS; R = 1300 - 2300, 18 - 36 μm), and high-resolution spectroscopy (HRS; R = 28000, 12 - 18 μm). The key functions of these channels are high-speed dustband mapping with LRS, high-sensitivity multi-purpose spectral mapping with MRS, and high-resolution molecular-gas spectroscopy with HRS. This paper describes the technical concept and scientific capabilities of SMI.

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Hidehiro Kaneda, Daisuke Ishihara, Shinki Oyabu, Mitsuyoshi Yamagishi, Takehiko Wada, Mitsunobu Kawada, Naoki Isobe, Kentaroh Asano, Toyoaki Suzuki, Takao Nakagawa, Hideo Matsuhara, Itsuki Sakon, Kohji Tsumura, Hiroshi Shibai, and Taro Matsuo "SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): technical concepts and scientific capabilities", Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99042I (29 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232442

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