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We summarize JWST's measured telescope performance across science Cycle 1. The stability of segments alignments is typically better than 10 nanometers RMS between measurements every two days, leading to highly stable point spread functions.…

The determination of galaxy redshifts in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)'s blank-field surveys will mostly rely on photometric estimates, based on the data provided by JWST's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) at 0.6-5.0 {\mu}m and Mid…

The Near-infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope is uniquely suited to studying galaxies in the distant Universe with its combination of multi-object capabilities and sensitivity over a large range in wavelength…

In this article, we describe the MIRI Imager module (MIRIM), which provides broad-band imaging in the 5 - 27 microns wavelength range for the James Webb Space Telescope. The imager has a 0"11 pixel scale and a total unobstructed view of…

Two groundbreaking new facilities will commence operations early in the 2020s and thereafter define much of the broad landscape of US optical-infrared astronomy in the remaining decade. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), perched…

With a scheduled launch in October 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to revolutionise the field of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets. The broad wavelength coverage and high sensitivity of its instruments will…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-21 M. Rocchetto , I. P. Waldmann , O. Venot , P. -O. Lagage , G. Tinetti

Grisms are dispersive transmission optics that find their most frequent use in instruments that combine imaging and spectroscopy. This application is particularly popular in the infrared where imagers frequently have a cold pupil in their…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 Casey Deen , Michael Gully-Santiago , Weisong Wang , Jasmina Pozderac , Douglas Mar , Daniel Jaffe

MIRI (the Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)) operates from 5 to 28.5 microns and combines over this range: 1.) unprecedented sensitivity levels; 2.) sub-arcsec angular resolution; 3.) freedom from atmospheric…

The past decade has seen impressive progress in the detection of $z>7$ galaxies with the Hubble Space Telescope, however little is known about their properties. The James Webb Space Telescope will revolutionise the high-$z$ field by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-07 Guido Roberts-Borsani , Tommaso Treu , Charlotte Mason , Kasper B. Schmidt , Tucker Jones , Adriano Fontana

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to revolutionize our understanding of Jovian worlds over the coming decade. However, as we push towards characterizing cooler, smaller, "terrestrial-like" planets, dedicated next-generation…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Luke Tremblay , Michael R Line , Kevin B Stevenson , Tiffany Kataria , Robert T Zellem , Jonathan J Fortney , Caroline V Morley

Kilonovae represent an important electromagnetic counterpart for compact binary mergers, which could become the most commonly detected gravitational wave (GW) source. Follow-up observations, triggered by GW events, of kilonovae are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-13 Imre Bartos , Tracy L. Huard , Szabolcs Marka

This white paper discusses recent progress in the field of evolved stars, primarily highlighting the contributions of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. It discusses the ongoing project, the \emph{Nearby Evolved Stars Survey} (NESS), and…

The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will dramatically increase our understanding of exoplanets, particularly through direct imaging. Microlensing and radial velocity surveys indicate that some M-dwarfs host long…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Jonathan Brande , Thomas Barclay , Joshua E. Schlieder , Eric D. Lopez , Elisa V. Quintana

We present the wide field slitless spectroscopy mode of the NIRISS instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope. This mode employs two orthogonal low-resolution (resolving power $\approx 150$) grisms in combination with a set of six…

The James Webb Space Telescope will offer high-angular resolution observing capability in the near-infrared with masking interferometry on NIRISS, and coronagraphic imaging on NIRCam & MIRI. Full aperture kernel-phase based interferometry…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Alban Ceau , David Mary , Alexandra Greenbaum , Frantz Martinache , Anand Sivaramakrishnan , Romain Laugier , Mamadou N'Diaye

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ushers in a new era of astronomical observation and discovery, offering unprecedented precision in a variety of measurements such as photometry, astrometry, morphology, and shear measurement. Accurate…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-01 Lin Nie , Huanyuan Shan , Guoliang Li , Lei Wang , Charling Tao , Qifan Cui , Yushan Xie , Dezi Liu , Zekang Zhang

The James Webb Space Telescop (JWST) promises to revolutionise our understanding of the early Universe, and contrasting its upcoming observations with predictions of the $\Lambda$CDM model requires detailed theoretical forecasts. Here, we…