Abstract

Simulation of High-Redshift Star Forming Galaxy Observations using MIRI.

Thomas Kemp (The University of Edinburgh (IFA)/UKATC)

Jim Dunlop, The University of Edinburgh, Pamela Klaassen, UKATC

JWST, with improved sensitivity, is the only observatory that has realistic capabilities of delving further back than the epoch of re-ionisatoin. Specifically, when looking at a key tracer of star formation (Hα), the Mid Infra-Red Instrument (MIRI) MIRI becomes an increasingly important instrument at these higher redshifts (z = 6.7). I assess the capabilities of the Medium Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) and present results of on-board simulated observations of star forming galaxies at z > 7.

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