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Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...21113603k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #136.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.977
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We have been developing programmable microshutter arrays for the Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space telescope (JWST). These arrays are an enabling technology that allows to turn NIRSpec into a powerful multi-object spectrometer and tremendously increase its efficiency. The arrays are essentially 2D programmable masks that are designed to operate at cryogenic temperatures of JWST.
The primary optical characteristic of the microshutter array is a contrast, that is defined as a ratio of the transmitted light intensity through open shutters to the intensity of the transmitted light through the closed shutters. To eliminate the noise and confusion from other sources in the field of view and therefore to improve the detection limit, the contrast provided by the microshutter array should be very high, with the goal of 10,000. The test system that we have developed specifically for the purpose of the high contrast characterization of the microshutter array devices has been used to test several microshutter arrays. It is capable of measuring contrast values of up to 10^5 and therefore can reliably measure contrast values of the arrays that satisfy the requirements. The arrays have been characterized for the contrast ratio and its behavior with temperature and other array operating parameters. The arrays that we have tested meet or exceed the NIRSpec requirements.
This project is supported by NASA funding.
Chambers John
Kutyrev Alexander
Moseley Samuel Harvey
Rapchun Dave
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