Early science with JWST/MIRI: understanding the role of gas, ice, and dust in star forming regions.
Supervisor: Odysseas Dionatos
Contact information: odysseas.dionatos@univie.ac.at
Expected duration: 9 months
Project description & Goals:
The aim of the project is to analyze early science data of star forming regions from the Medium Resolution Spectrograph (MIRI/MRS) onboard the James Webb Space Telescope. MRS is an integral field spectrograph (IFU) covering bands in the mid-infrared (~5-28 mircon). The project involves post-processing of MRS data-cubes, extraction of spectral features and further analysis to characterize the underlying physical conditions in star-forming regions.
Working plan & Milestones (including final thesis):
- Core activities: Data-cube processing of a single pointed observation: defringing, noise characterization, feature identification, background removal, flux measurements.
- Creation of spectral-line maps
- Excitation analysis.
- Further activities: Preparation of a reduction pipeline Processing of multiple observations
- Comparisons with data from ALMA
Requirements / special skills:
Some experience in IFU spectroscopy and programming background are a plus.
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