Prof. Gillian S. Wright Profile

Prof. Gillian S. Wright

Deputy Head at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (49)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of the MIRIm double prism assembly at short wavelengths: implications for transit observations of exoplanets

P. Bouchet, R. Gastaud, P.-O. Lagage, S. Kendrew, O. Bombardi, A. Coulais, S. Ronayette, G. Sloan, V. Moreau, T. Orduna, E. Grégoire, A. Dyrek, J. Bouwman, A. Glasse, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629778

KEYWORDS: Lawrencium, Contamination, Stars, Exoplanets, Dispersion, Prisms, Spectroscopy, Photons, Astronomy, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Row and column artifacts in JWST MIRI’s Si:As blocked impurity band detectors

Daniel Dicken, George Rieke, Michael Ressler, Jane Morrison, Macarena Garcia Marin, Iaonnis Argyriou, Karl Gordon, Mike Regan, Christophe Cossou, Andras Gaspar, Alistair Glasse, Pierre Guillard, Alvaro Labiano, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121802R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630027

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The ARIEL space mission

Enzo Pascale, Naidu Bezawada, Joanna Barstow, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, Neil Bowles, Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Athena Coustenis, Leen Decin, Pierre Drossart, Paul Eccleston, Therese Encrenaz, Francois Forget, Matt Griffin, Manuel Güdel, Paul Hartogh, Astrid Heske, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Jeremy Leconte, Pino Malaguti, Giusi Micela, Kevin Middleton, Michiel Min, Andrea Moneti, Juan Carlos Morales, Lorenzo Mugnai, Marc Ollivier, Emanuele Pace, Andreas Papageorgiou, Goran Pilbratt, Ludovic Puig, Miroslaw Rataj, Tom Ray, Ignasi Ribas, Marco Rocchetto, Subhajit Sarkar, Franck Selsis, William Taylor, Jonathan Tennyson, Giovanna Tinetti, Diego Turrini, Bart Vandenbussche, Olivia Venot, Ingo Waldmann, Paulina Wolkenberg, Gillian Wright, Maria-Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Tiziano Zingales

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106980H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311838

KEYWORDS: Planets, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Stars, Telescopes, Space operations, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Sensors, Spectroscopic atmospheric monitoring techniques

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Observing recommendations for JWST MIRI users

Macarena García Marín, George Rieke, Michael Ressler, Dan Dicken, Tom Greene, Jane Morrison, Sarah Kendrew, Stacey Alberts, Michael Regan, David Law, Ori Fox, Tea Temim, Dean Hines, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Pamela Klaassen, John Pye, Gillian Wright, Alistair Glasse

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107041I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314319

KEYWORDS: Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Calibration, Target acquisition, Signal to noise ratio, Coronagraphy, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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

Sarah Kendrew, Daniel Dicken, Jeroen Bouwman, Macarena Garcia Marin, Thomas Greene, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Mike Ressler, Nicolas Crouzet, Laura Kreidberg, Natalie Batalha, Jacob Bean, Kevin Stevenson, Alistair Glasse, Gillian Wright, George Rieke

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106983U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313951

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Exoplanets, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Lawrencium, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Mid-IR, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2018 Open Access

TWINKLE: a low earth orbit visible and infrared exoplanet spectroscopy observatory

G. Savini, M. Tessenyi, G. Tinetti, C. Arena, J. Tennyson, T. Zingales, En. Pascale, R. Sudiwala, A. Papageorgiou, S. Sarkar, P. A. Ade, M. Griffin, K. Barnes, L. Hipwood, P. Knowles, M. Patel, M. Leese, J. Mason, M. Crook, I. Tosh, A. Saad, P. Eccleston, B. Shaughnessy, T. Brooke, M. Wells, I. Bryson, A. Macleod, W. Taylor, N. Bezawada, G. Wright, S. Jason, J. Friend, J. Williams, G. Johnston, S. Prasad, A. Vora, C. Saunders, B. Winter, P. Curry, A. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99044M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233691

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Visible radiation, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Space operations, Exoplanets, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

The mid-infrared instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope: performance and operation of the Low-Resolution Spectrometer

Sarah Kendrew, Silvia Scheithauer, Patrice Bouchet, Jerome Amiaux, Ruymán Azzollini, Jeroen Bouwman, Christine Chen, Didier Dubreuil, Sebastian Fischer, Ori Fox, Alistair Glasse, Karl Gordon, Tom Greene, Dean Hines, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Fred Lahuis, Samuel Ronayette, David Wright, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990443 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232887

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopes, Exoplanets, Mid-IR, Spectroscopy, Stars, Lawrencium, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

MIRI/JWST detector characterization

Stacey Bright, M. Ressler, Stacey Alberts, Alberto Noriega-Crespo, Jane Morrison, Macarena García-Marín, Ori Fox, G. Rieke, Alistair Glasse, G. Wright, Dean Hines, P. Bouchet, D. Dicken

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990441 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231751

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mid-IR, Electronics, Space telescopes, Floods, Multiplexers, Signal to noise ratio, Detector arrays, Imaging spectroscopy, Neodymium

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

The science of ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey)

G. Tinetti, P. Drossart, P. Eccleston, P. Hartogh, A. Heske, J. Leconte, G. Micela, M. Ollivier, G. Pilbratt, L. Puig, D. Turrini, B. Vandenbussche, P. Wolkenberg, E. Pascale, J.-P. Beaulieu, M. Güdel, M. Min, M. Rataj, T. Ray, I. Ribas, J. Barstow, N. Bowles, A. Coustenis, V. Coudé du Foresto, L. Decin, T. Encrenaz, F. Forget, M Friswell, M. Griffin, P. O. Lagage, P. Malaguti, A. Moneti, J. C. Morales, E. Pace, M. Rocchetto, S. Sarkar, F. Selsis, W. Taylor, J. Tennyson, O. Venot, I. Waldmann, G. Wright, T. Zingales, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99041X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232370

KEYWORDS: Gases, Exoplanets, Planets, Stars, Atmospheric sciences, Infrared radiation, Atmospheric sciences, Infrared telescopes, Clouds, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

Optimizing parallel observations for the JWST/MIRI instrument

Macarena Garcìa-Marìn, Christopher Willmer, Alvaro Labiano, Stacey Alberts, George Rieke, Gillian Wright, Marcia Rieke

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99101R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233513

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Observatories, Point spread functions, Coronagraphy, Galactic astronomy, Electroluminescent displays, Aerospace engineering, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

The MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer calibration pipeline

A. Labiano, R. Azzollini, J. Bailey, S. Beard, D. Dicken, M. García-Marín, V. Geers, A. Glasse, A. Glauser, K. Gordon, K. Justtanont, P. Klaassen, F. Lahuis, D. Law, J. Morrison, M. Müller, G. Rieke, B. Vandenbussche, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 9910, 99102W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232554

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Calibration, James Webb Space Telescope, Sun, Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Control systems, Visibility, Astronomy, Spectral calibration

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

MOONS: the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, M. Carollo, H. Flores, R. Maiolino, E. Oliva, S. Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Christopher Evans, M. Abreu, David Atkinson, C. Babusiaux, Steven Beard, F. Bauer, M. Bellazzini, Ralf Bender, P. Best, N. Bezawada, P. Bonifacio, A. Bragaglia, I. Bryson, D. Busher, A. Cabral, K. Caputi, M. Centrone, F. Chemla, A. Cimatti, M-R. Cioni, G. Clementini, J. Coelho, D. Crnojevic, E. Daddi, J. Dunlop, S. Eales, S. Feltzing, A. Ferguson, M. Fisher, A. Fontana, J. Fynbo, B. Garilli, G. Gilmore, A. Glauser, I. Guinouard, F. Hammer, P. Hastings, A. Hess, R. Ivison, P. Jagourel, M. Jarvis, L. Kaper, G. Kauffman, A. Kitching, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, B. Lemasle, G. Licausi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, D. Lunney, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, S. Oliver, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedichini, J. Peng, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, P. Rees, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, I. Roseboom, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sanchez, R. Schiavon, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, D. Sun, R. Stuik, A. Taylor, W. Taylor, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, M. Tosi, E. Vanzella, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright, G. Zamorani, M. Zoccali

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056012

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Stars, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Astronomical imaging, Sensors, Cameras, Control systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Management of the JWST MIRI pFM environmental and performance verification test campaign

Paul Eccleston, Alistair Glasse, Timothy Grundy, Örs Hunor Detre, Brian O'Sullivan, Bryan Shaughnessy, Jon Sykes, John Thatcher, Helen Walker, Martyn Wells, Gillian Wright, David Wright

Proceedings Volume 8449, 844909 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925480

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cryogenics, James Webb Space Telescope, Lawrencium, Instrument modeling, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Electronics, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

MOONS: a multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, C. Evans, L. Kaper, Ernesto Oliva, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Carine Babusiaux, Franz Bauer, Philip Best, Naidu Bezawada, Ian Bryson, Alexandre Cabral, Karina Caputi, Mauro Centrone, Fanny Chemla, Andrea Cimatti, Maria-Rosa Cioni, Gisella Clementini, João Coelho, Emanuele Daddi, James Dunlop, Sofia Feltzing, Annette Ferguson, Hector Flores, Adriano Fontana, Johan Fynbo, Bianca Garilli, Adrian Glauser, Isabelle Guinouard, Jean-François Hammer, Peter Hastings, Hans-Joachim Hess, Rob Ivison, Pascal Jagourel, Matt Jarvis, G. Kauffman, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, G. Li Causi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedicini, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sánchez, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925871

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Stars, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Near infrared spectroscopy, Spine, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

An integrated payload design for the Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory (EChO)

Bruce Swinyard, Giovanna Tinetti, Paul Eccleston, Alberto Adriani, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, Tomas Belenguer Davila, Neil Bowles, Ian Bryson, Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Marc Ferlet, Paul Hartogh, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Tanya Lim, Giuseppe Malaguti, Mercedes López-Morales, Giuseppina Micela, Gianluca Morgante, Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen, Marc Ollivier, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Giuseppe Piccioni, Gonzalo Ramos Zapata, Jean-Michel Reess, Ignasi Ribas, Alessandro Sozzetti, Jonathan Tennyson, Marcell Tessenyi, Mark Swain, Berend Winter, Ingo Waldmann, Gillian Wright, Maria-Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Athena Coustenis

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84421G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924688

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Planets, Stars, Space operations, Mid-IR, Long wavelength infrared, Short wave infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Simulation and image reconstruction of IFU-spectrometer data from JWST-MIRI

Adrian Glauser, Alistair Glasse, Jane Morrison, Bruce Kelly, Martyn Wells, Fred Lahuis, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77313K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856943

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Device simulation, Calibration, Distortion, Image restoration, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Point spread functions, Signal detection, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Progress with the design and development of MIRI, the mid-IR instrument for JWST

G. Wright, G. Rieke, T. Boeker, L. Colina, E. van Dishoeck, P. Driggers, S. Friedman, A. Glasse, G. Goodson, T. Greene, M. Guedel, T. Henning, P.-O. Lagage, J. Lorenzo-Alvarez, M. Meixner, H. Norgaard-Nielsen, G. Olofsson, T. Ray, M. Ressler, K. Sukhatme, J. Thatcher, C. Waelkens, D. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857262

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Performance modeling, Sensors, Instrument modeling, Imaging systems, Mid-IR, Astronomy, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

The throughput and sensitivity of the JWST mid-infrared instrument

A. C. H. Glasse, E. Bauwens, J. Bouwman, Ö. Detre, S. Fischer, M. Garcia-Marin, K. Justannont, A. Labiano, T. Nakos, M. Ressler, G. Rieke, S. Scheithauer, M. Wells, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856975

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging systems, Performance modeling, James Webb Space Telescope, Fermium, Spectroscopy, Astronomy, Frequency modulation, Electroluminescence, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Cryogenic wheel mechanisms for the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): detailed design and test results from the qualification program

O. Krause, S. Birkmann, T. Blümchen, A. Böhm, M. Ebert, U. Grözinger, Th. Henning, R. Hofferbert, A. Huber, D. Lemke, R.-R. Rohloff, S. Scheithauer, T. Gross, G. Luichtel, C. Stein, R. Stott, M. Übele, J. Amiaux, J.-L. Auguères, A. Glauser, A. Zehnder, M. Meijers, R. Jager, P. Parr-Burrman, G. Wright

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701824 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789319

KEYWORDS: Interfaces, James Webb Space Telescope, Kinematics, Cryogenics, Position sensors, Sensors, Mid-IR, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2008 Paper

System engineering and management in a large and diverse multinational consortium

David Wright, Brian O'Sullivan, John Thatcher, Ian Renouf, Gillian Wright, Martyn Wells, Alistair Glasse, Ulrich Grozinger, Jon Sykes, Dave Smith, Paul Eccleston, Bryan Shaughnessy

Proceedings Volume 7017, 701708 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787806

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Systems engineering, Interfaces, Thermography, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Document management, Optical filters, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

First tests of the coronagraphic device of MIRI/JWST

Céline Cavarroc, Jérôme Amiaux, Pierre Baudoz, Anthony Boccaletti, Patrice Bouchet, Didier Dubreuil, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Vincent Moreau, Eric Pantin, Jean-Michel Reess, Samuel Ronayette, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70100W (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789089

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Point spread functions, Device simulation, Signal attenuation, Mid-IR, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, James Webb Space Telescope, Space telescopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Herschel-SPIRE: design, ground test results, and predicted performance

Matt Griffin, Bruce Swinyard, Laurent Vigroux, Alain Abergel, Peter Ade, Philippe André, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Alberto Franceschini, Walter Gear, Jason Glenn, Maohai Huang, Douglas Griffin, Ken King, Emmanuel Lellouch, David Naylor, Seb Oliver, Göran Olofsson, Ismael Perez-Fournon, Mat Page, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Paolo Saraceno, Eric Sawyer, Gillian Wright, Annie Zavagno, Asier Abreu, George Bendo, Alan Dowell, Darren Dowell, Marc Ferlet, Trevor Fulton, Peter Hargrave, Glenn Laurent, Sarah Leeks, Tanya Lim, Nanyao Lu, Hien Nguyen, Alan Pearce, Edward Polehampton, Davide Rizzo, Bernhard Schulz, Sunil Sidher, Dave Smith, Locke Spencer, Ivan Valtchanov, Adam Woodcraft, Kevin Xu, Lijun Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7010, 701006 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788312

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Fourier transforms, Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Bolometers, Detector arrays, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Development approach and first infrared test results of JWST/Mid Infra Red Imager Optical Bench

J. Amiaux, F. Alouadi, J. L. Augueres, P. Bouchet, M. Bouzat, C. Cavarroc, C. Cloue, P. De Antoni, D. Desforges, A. Donati, D. Dubreuil, D. Eppelle, F. Gougnaud, B. Hervieu, P. O. Lagage, D. Leboeuf, I. Le Mer, Y. Lussignol, P. Mattei, F. Meigner, V. Moreau, E. Pantin, P. Perrin, S. Ronayette, G. Tauzin, S. Poupar, D. Wright, A. Glasse, G. Wright, E. Mazy, J. Y. Plesseria, E. Renotte, T. Ray, A. Abergel, P. Guillard, Y. Longval, M. Ressler, J. M. Reess, R. Hofferbert, O. Krause, K. Justtanont, G. Olofsson

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70100U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789027

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Mirrors, Inspection, Performance modeling, Point spread functions, Image quality, Optical testing, James Webb Space Telescope, Aerospace engineering, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Design and development of MIRI, the mid-IR instrument for JWST

G. Wright, G. Reike, P. Barella, T. Boeker, L. Colina, E. van Dishoeck, P. Driggers, G. Goodson, T. Greene, A. Heske, T. Henning, P.-O. Lagage, M. Meixner, H. Norgaard-Nielsen, G. Olofsson, T. Ray, M. Ressler, J. Thatcher, C. Waelkens, D. Wright, A. Zehnder

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70100T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790101

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Sensors, Coronagraphy, Calibration, Mid-IR, Instrument modeling, Data modeling, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

First results from MIRI verification model testing

Tanya Lim, Jose Alvarez, Eva Bauwens, Alejandro Garcia Bedregal, Joris Blommaert, Helmut Dannerbauer, Paul Eccleston, Marc Ferlet, Sebastian Fischer, Macarena Garcia-Marin, Alistair Glasse, Adrian Michael Glauser, Karl Gordon, Tom Greene, Tim Grundy, Martin Hennemann, Ulrich Klaas, Alvaro Labiano, Fred Lahuis, Juan Rafael Martínez-Galarza, Bruno Merin Martin, Jane Morrison, Theodoros Nakos, Brian O'Sullivan, Bart Pindor, Michael Ressler, Bryan Shaughnessy, Bart Vandenbussche, Martyn Wells, Gillian Wright, Jens Zuther

Proceedings Volume 7010, 70103A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789460

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Current controlled current source, Performance modeling, Mirrors, Image filtering, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Herschel-SPIRE: design, performance, and scientific capabilities

Matthew Griffin, Alain Abergel, Peter Ade, Philippe André, Jean-Paul Baluteau, James Bock, Alberto Franceschini, Walter Gear, Jason Glenn, Douglas Griffin, Ken King, Emmanuel Lellouch, David Naylor, Göran Olofsson, Ismael Perez-Fournon, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Paolo Saraceno, Eric Sawyer, Alan Smith, Bruce Swinyard, Laurent Vigroux, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670783

KEYWORDS: Photometry, Sensors, Mirrors, Fourier transforms, Telescopes, Bolometers, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Beam steering, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Science with the James Webb space telescope

Jonathan Gardner, John Mather, Mark Clampin, Rene Doyon, Matthew Greenhouse, Heidi Hammel, John Hutchings, Peter Jakobsen, Simon Lilly, Knox Long, Jonathan Lunine, Mark McCaughrean, Matt Mountain, John Nella, George Rieke, Marcia Rieke, Hans-Walter Rix, Eric Smith, George Sonneborn, Massimo Stiavelli, H. Stockman, Rogier Windhorst, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670492

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope, Planets, Planetary systems, Clouds, Imaging spectroscopy, Mid-IR, Comets, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Specsim: the MIRI medium resolution spectrometer simulator

Nuria Lorente, Alistair Glasse, Gillian Wright, Macarena García-Marín

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671240

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, James Webb Space Telescope, Device simulation, Data modeling, Astronomy, Telescopes, Software development, Space telescopes, Image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

Sensitivity estimates for the mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) on the JWST

Bruce Swinyard, George Rieke, Michael Ressler, Alistair Glasse, Gillian Wright, Marc Ferlet, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551223

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Diffraction, Mid-IR, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The science requirements of the James Webb Space Telescope

Jonathan Gardner, John Mather, Mark Clampin, Matthew Greenhouse, Heidi Hammel, John Hutchings, Peter Jakobsen, Simon Lilly, Jonathan Lunine, Mark McCaughrean, Matt Mountain, George Rieke, Marcia Rieke, Eric Smith, Massimo Stiavelli, Hervey Stockman, Rogier Windhorst, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550657

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Clouds, Planetary systems, Mid-IR, Comets, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The JWST MIRI instrument concept

Gillian Wright, George Rieke, Luis Colina, Ewine van Dishoeck, Greg Goodson, Tom Greene, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Avinash Karnik, Scott Lambros, Dietrich Lemke, Margaret Meixner, Hans-Ulrich Norgaard, Goran Oloffson, Tom Ray, Michael Ressler, Christoffel Waelkens, David Wright, Alex Zhender

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551717

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Electronics, Thermography, Mirrors, Signal detection, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2004 Paper

The James Webb Space Telescope science instrument suite: an overview of optical designs

Pamela Davila, Brent Bos, James Contreras, Clinton Evans, Matthew Greenhouse, Gurnie Hobbs, Wolfgang Holota, Lynn Huff, John Hutchings, Thomas Jamieson, Paul Lightsey, Chris Morbey, Richard Murowinski, Marcia Rieke, Neil Rowlands, Bruce Steakley, Martyn Wells, Maurice te Plate, Gillian Wright

Proceedings Volume 5487, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552053

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Near infrared, Spectroscopy, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical design, Cameras, Coronagraphy, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Positioning of optical elements in the cryogenically cooled mid-infrared instrument MIRI for the James Webb Space Telescope

Dietrich Lemke, Ralph Hofferbert, Ulrich Grozinger, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Armin Bohm, Thomas Henning, Armin Huber, Stefan Mertin, Jose Ramos, Gillian Wright, Peter Hastings, Alex Zehnder, Sophie Salasca, Gabby Kroes, Christian Straubmeier, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550398

KEYWORDS: James Webb Space Telescope, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Sensors, Electronics, Imaging systems, Optical components, Mid-IR, Optical filters, Picture Archiving and Communication System

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2003 Paper

Cryomechanisms for the instruments MIRI and NIRSpec on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Ralph Hofferbert, Dietrich Lemke, Ulrich Groezinger, Thomas Henning, Stefan Mertin, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Karl Wagner, Gillian Wright, Huib Visser, Josef Katzer, M. Salvasohn, Winfried Posselt, Guy Fargant, Ruben Nalbandian

Proceedings Volume 5152, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507420

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, James Webb Space Telescope, Actuators, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Optical components, Optical filters, Calibration, Electronics, Prisms, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Multiple integral field spectroscopy using image slicers

Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Ray Sharples, Gillian Wright, Peter Hastings, Martyn Wells, Colin Cunningham, Juergen Schmoll, Robert Content, David Robertson

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461486

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Relays, Sensors, Telescopes, Cryogenics, Mirrors, Field spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Prisms

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