SOFIA – HIRMES: Looking forward to the HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer. (arXiv:1811.11313v1 [astro-ph.IM])

SOFIA – HIRMES: Looking forward to the HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer. (arXiv:1811.11313v1 [astro-ph.IM])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Richards_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Samuel N. Richards</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Moseley_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Samuel H. Moseley</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Stacey_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">Gordon Stacey</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Greenhouse_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Matthew Greenhouse</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kutyrev_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Alexander Kutyrev</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Arendt_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Richard Arendt</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Atanasoff_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">Hristo Atanasoff</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Banks_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Stuart Banks</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Brekosky_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Regis P. Brekosky</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Brown_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Ari-David Brown</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bulcha_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Berhanu Bulcha</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Cazeau_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Tony Cazeau</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Choi_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Michael Choi</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Colazo_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">Felipe Colazo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Engler_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Chuck Engler</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hadjimichael_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Theodore Hadjimichael</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hays_Wehle_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">James Hays-Wehle</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Henderson_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Chuck Henderson</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hsieh_W/0/1/0/all/0/1">Wen-Ting Hsieh</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Huang_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jeffrey Huang</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Jenstrom_I/0/1/0/all/0/1">Iver Jenstrom</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kellogg_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jim Kellogg</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kimball_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Mark Kimball</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kovacs_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Attila Kovacs</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Leiter_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Steve Leiter</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Maher_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Steve Maher</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+McMurray_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">Robert McMurray</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Melnick_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">Gary J. Melnick</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mentzell_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Eric Mentzell</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mikula_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">Vilem Mikula</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Miller_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Timothy M. Miller</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Nagler_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Peter Nagler</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Nikola_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Thomas Nikola</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Oxborrow_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Joseph Oxborrow</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pontoppidan_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">Klaus M. Pontoppidan</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rangwala_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Naseem Rangwala</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rhodes_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Alan Rhodes</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Roberge_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Aki Roberge</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rosner_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Stefan Rosner</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rostem_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">Karwan Rostem</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rustemeyer_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nancy Rustemeyer</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Sharp_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Elmer Sharp</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Sparr_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">Leroy Sparr</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Stevanovic_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">Dejan Stevanovic</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Taraschi_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Peter Taraschi</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Temi_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Pasquale Temi</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Vacca_W/0/1/0/all/0/1">William D. Vacca</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lorenzo_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">Jordi Vila Hernandez de Lorenzo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Wohler_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Bill Wohler</a>, et al. (2 additional authors not shown)

The HIgh-Resolution Mid-infrarEd Spectrometer (HIRMES) is the 3rd Generation
Instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA),
currently in development at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), and
due for commissioning in 2019. By combining direct-detection Transition Edge
Sensor (TES) bolometer arrays, grating-dispersive spectroscopy, and a host of
Fabry-Perot tunable filters, HIRMES will provide the ability for High
Resolution (R~100,000), Mid-Resolution (R~10,000), and Low-Resolution (R~600)
slit-spectroscopy, and 2D Spectral Imaging (R~2000 at selected wavelengths)
over the 25 – 122 {mu}m mid-far infrared waveband. The driving science
application is the evolution of proto-planetary systems via measurements of
water-vapor, water-ice, deuterated hydrogen (HD), and neutral oxygen lines.
However, HIRMES has been designed to be as flexible as possible to cover a wide
range of science cases that fall within its phase-space, all whilst reaching
sensitivities and observing powers not yet seen thus far on SOFIA, providing
unique observing capabilities which will remain unmatched for decades.

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