Study on the Specification of Filters and Grisms for the Wide Field Camera: A Progress Report from the MCS Filter Working Group

We have started the study on the specification of filters and grisms for SPICA Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (MCS; Kataza et al. 2012) Wide Field Camera (WFC) within the framework of MCS Filter Working Group (FWG). The FWG activity aims to obtain the baseline specification of imaging filters and grisms optimized for the maximum science output in any scientific fields of “extragalactic science”, “ISM science” and “planetary science” by taking account of the technical constraints. The resultant baseline specifications will be opened to wider science members of SPICA project and FWG will get a more effective baseline set of filters and grisms for WFC by reflecting the feedback received. In this article, the latest progress report on the specification of filters and grisms for WFC studied by the MCS FWG is given.
Meeting Information: SPICA Science Conference from Exoplanets to Distant Galaxies: SPICA's New Window on the Cool Universe (June 18-21, 2013. Ito Hall, the University of Tokyo), Bunkyou-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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