Astronomical Data bese of IRTS

The Mid-Infrared Spectrometer (MIRS: Roellig et al. 1994, Roellig et al. 1996; see IRSA IRTS Bibliography Listing) is one of the four focal plane instruments on the Infrared Telescope in Space (IRTS) mission. The instrument has been constructed, tested, and calibrated in the laboratory and is presently scheduled to be launched by a Japanese expendable launch vehicle as part of the Space Flyer Unit-1 mission in early 1995. The wavelength coverage of the MIRS ranges from 4.5 to 11.7 microns, with a spectral resolution of 0.23 to 0.36 microns. With the cryogenically cooled optics of the IRTS telescope assembly, the MIRS will be able to make an extremely sensitive survey of both point-source and extended objects over an estimated 10% of the sky.

Wavelength range	4.495 - 11.703 micron
Resolution	0.23 - 0.36 micron
Size	210 x 137 x 75 mm³ (overall)
Weight	805 g
Electrical power dissipation	Cold electronics : 4 mW
Electrical power dissipation	Warm electronics : 2.9 W
Detectors	32 Si:Bi photoconductors, Aerojet Electro Systems
Entrance Aperture	1.4 x 1.4 mm² (0.14 x 0.14 deg² on sky)
Integrating Amplifiers	Model JF-4, IR Labs
Cold Mutiplexers	CD4067B, RCA Electronics Corp.
Warm electronics package	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
MIRS data rate	1188 bits/sec (standard operating mode)
MIRS data rate	594 bits/sec (reduced data-rate mode)

MIRS : Mid-Infrared Spectrometer