The Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) channel for which the dither pattern is optimized. If value is IMAGER, both the MIRI MRS and Imager are taking data simultaneously and the science target is in the Imager. Value ALL_MRS indicates all four MRS channels are being used.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| data type | string |
| enumerated Values | ['ALL_MRS', 'CHANNEL1', 'CHANNEL2', 'CHANNEL3', 'CHANNEL4', 'IMAGER'] |
| units | |
| example | IMAGER |
| default value | |
| special processing | OPTIONAL |
| source | Proposal and Planning System (PPS) |
| software source | PPS:dms_templates_view.primary_channel|translate_mrsprchn_all| |
| calculation | |
| DB destination | ['MiriScience.mrsprchn'] |
| data type in DB | nvarchar(10) |
| instrument | MIRI |
| mode | MIR_IMAGE, MIR_MRS |
| product level | 1b |
| FITS hdu | PRIMARY |
| FITS header section | Dither |