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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), currently scheduled to launch in 2021, will dramatically advance our understanding of exoplanetary systems with its ability to directly image and characterise planetary-mass companions at wide…

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one the four focal plane instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which was launched on December 25, 2021. We present the in-flight status and performance of NIRSpec's detector system…

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Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-28 Emily M. Levesque

We present the first James Webb Space Telescope/NIRCam-led determination of $7<z<9$ galaxy properties based on broadband imaging from 0.8 to 5~$\mathrm{\mu m}$ as part of the GLASS-JWST Early Release Science program. This is the deepest…

Accurate knowledge of the telescope's point spread function (PSF) is essential for the weak gravitational lensing measurements that hold great promise for cosmological constraints. For space telescopes, the PSF may vary with time due to…

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We present the reduced images and multi-wavelength catalog of the first JWST NIRCam extra-galactic observations from the GLASS Early Release Science Program, obtained as coordinated parallels of the NIRISS observations of the Abell 2744…

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 Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of four instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). NIRSpec is developed by ESA with AIRBUS Defence & Space as prime contractor. The calibration of its various observing modes is…

Recent ground-based deep observations of the Universe have discovered large populations of massive quiescent galaxies at z~3-5. With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the on-board NIRSpec instrument will provide…

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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…

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides low- to medium-resolution spectra with unprecedented precision and broad near- to mid-infrared wavelength coverage, enabling detailed characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. We present a new…

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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 Telescope (JWST), due to launch in 2014, shall provide an unprecedented wealth of information in the near and mid-infrared wavelengths, thanks to its high-sensitivity instruments and its 6.5 m primary mirror, the…

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The Near Infrared Camera for the James Webb Space Telescope is delivering the imagery that astronomers have hoped for ever since JWST was proposed back in the 1990s. In the Commissioning Period that extended from right after launch to early…

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared space telescope that has recently started its science program which will enable breakthroughs in astrophysics and planetary science. Notably, JWST will provide the very first…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Michael W. McElwain , Lee D. Feinberg , Marshall D. Perrin , Mark Clampin , C. Matt Mountain , Matthew D. Lallo , Charles-Philippe Lajoie , Randy A. Kimble , Charles W. Bowers , Christopher C. Stark , D. Scott Acton , Ken Aiello , Charles Atkinson , Beth Barinek , Allison Barto , Scott Basinger , Tracy Beck , Matthew D. Bergkoetter , Marcel Bluth , Rene A. Boucarut , Gregory R. Brady , Keira J. Brooks , Bob Brown , John Byard , Larkin Carey , Maria Carrasquilla , Sid Celeste , Dan Chae , David Chaney , Pierre Chayer , Taylor Chonis , Lester Cohen , Helen J. Cole , Thomas M. Comeau , Matthew Coon , Eric Coppock , Laura Coyle , Rick Davis , Bruce H. Dean , Kenneth J. Dziak , Michael Eisenhower , Nicolas Flagey , Randy Franck , Benjamin Gallagher , Larry Gilman , Tiffany Glassman , Gary Golnik , Joseph J. Green , John Grieco , Shari Haase , Theodore J. Hadjimichael , John G. Hagopian , Walter G. Hahn , George F. Hartig , Keith A. Havey , William L. Hayden , Robert Hellekson , Brian Hicks , Sherie T. Holfeltz , Joseph M. Howard , Jesse A. Huguet , Brian Jahne , Leslie A. Johnson , John D. Johnston , Alden S. Jurling , Jeffrey R. Kegley , Scott Kennard , Ritva A. Keski-Kuha , J. Scott Knight , Bernard A. Kulp , Joshua S. Levi , Marie B. Levine , Paul Lightsey , Robert A. Luetgens , John C. Mather , Gary W. Matthews , Andrew G. McKay , Kimberly I. Mehalick , Marcio Meléndez , Ted Messer , Gary E. Mosier , Jess Murphy , Edmund P. Nelan , Malcolm B. Niedner , Darin M. Noël , Catherine M. Ohara , Raymond G. Ohl , Eugene Olczak , Shannon B. Osborne , Sang Park , Kevin Patton , Charles Perrygo , Laurent Pueyo , Lisbeth Quesnel , Dale Ranck , David C. Redding , Michael W. Regan , Paul Reynolds , Rich Rifelli , Jane R. Rigby , Derek Sabatke , Babak N. Saif , Thomas R. Scorse , Byoung-Joon Seo , Fang Shi , Norbert Sigrist , Koby Smith , J. Scott Smith , Erin C. Smith , Sangmo Tony Sohn , John Spina , H. Philip Stahl , Randal Telfer , Todd Terlecki , Scott C. Texter , David Van Buren , Julie M. Van Campen , Begoña Vila , Mark F. Voyton , Mark Waldman , Chanda B. Walker , Nick Weiser , Conrad Wells , Garrett West , Tony L. Whitman , Eric Wick , Erin Wolf , Greg Young , Thomas P. Zielinski

We use globular cluster data from the Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science (ERS) program to validate the flux calibration for the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We find a significant…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will observe several stars for long cumulative durations while pursuing exoplanets as primary science targets for both Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) and very likely General Observer (GO) programs.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-06 B. W. Holwerda , Jonathan Fraine , Nelly Mouawad , Joanna S. Bridge