MIRI technical papers
A July 2015 special issue of Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP) offers a splendid overview of MIRI’s history, capabilities and scientific potential, along with individual papers providing as deep a dive into the instrument’s engineering and optics as you could ask for. Access is free.
G.H. Rieke et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, I: Introduction,” PASP 127, 584 (2015).
G.S. Wright et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, II: Design and Build,” PASP 127, 595 (2015).
P. Bouchet et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, III: MIRIM, The MIRI Imager,” PASP 127, 612 (2015).
S. Kendrew et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, IV: The Low-Resolution Spectrometer,” PASP 127, 623 (2015).
A. Boccaletti et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, V: Predicted Performance of the MIRI Coronagraphs,” PASP 127, 633 (2015).
M. Wells et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, VI: The Medium Resolution Spectrometer,” PASP 127, 646 (2015).
G.H. Rieke et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, VII: The MIRI Detectors,” PASP 127, 665 (2015).
M.E. Ressler et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, VIII: The MIRI Focal Plane System,” PASP 127, 675 (2015).
A. Glasse et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, IX: Predicted Sensitivity,” PASP 127, 686 (2015).
K.D. Gordon et al. “The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, X: Operations and Data Reduction,” PASP 127, 584 (2015).
Other resources
NASA. Where Is Webb? (provides ongoing information about Webb Space Telescope deployments, instrument temperatures, etc.).
JWST User Documentation. JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument.
NASA. Webb Instruments: Mid-Infrared Instrument.
ESA. MIRI—The Mid-Infrared Instrument on JWST.
Space Telescope Science Institute. JWST Approved Programs (a list of Cycle 1 programs, many using MIRI’s capabilities).
University of Arizona Dept. of Astronomy. MIRI science.