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G. H. Rieke1, E. T. Young1, C. W. Engelbracht1, D. M. Kelly1, F. J. Low1, E. E. Haller2, J. W. Beeman2, K. D. Gordon1, J. A. Stansberry1, K. A. Misselt1, J. Cadien1, J. E. Morrison1, G. Rivlis3, W. B. Latter3, A. Noriega-Crespo3, D. L. Padgett3, K. R. Stapelfeldt3, D. C. Hines4, E. Egami1, J. Muzerolle1, A. Alonso-Herrero1, M. Blaylock1, H. Dole5, J. L. Hinz1, E. Le Floc'h1, C. Papovich1, P. G. Pérez-González1, P. S. Smith1, K. Y. L. Su1, L. Bennett3, D. T. Frayer3, D. Henderson3, N. Lu3, F. Masci3, M. Pesenson3, L. Rebull3, J. Rho3, J. Keene3, S. Stolovy3, S. Wachter3, W. Wheaton3, M. W. Werner3 and P. L. Richards6
Show affiliationsThe Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) provides long-wavelength capability for the mission in imaging bands at 24, 70, and 160 μm and measurements of spectral energy distributions between 52 and 100 μm at a spectral resolution of about 7%. By using true detector arrays in each band, it provides both critical sampling of the Spitzer point-spread function and relatively large imaging fields of view, allowing for substantial advances in sensitivity, angular resolution, and efficiency of areal coverage compared with previous space far-infrared capabilities. The 24 μm array has excellent photometric properties, and measurements with rms relative errors of about 1% can be obtained. The two longer-wavelength arrays use detectors with poor photometric stability, but a system of onboard stimulators used for relative calibration, combined with a unique data pipeline, produce good photometry with rms relative errors of less than 10%.
Issue 1 (2004 September)
Received 2004 March 29, accepted for publication 2004 May 19
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