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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will enable observations of galaxies at redshifts z > 10 and hence allow to test our current understanding of structure formation at very early times. Previous work has shown that the very first…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-10 Andreas H. Pawlik , Milos Milosavljevic , Volker Bromm

We present a sample of 252 broad-line Active Galactic Nuclei (BLAGNs), incorporating 171 newly identified sources, spanning a redshift interval from $z$ = 0.8 to 7.2. We have analyzed spectroscopic data from the NIRSpec instrument aboard…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-04 Caroline Baccus , Xinfeng Xu

We present our lens mass model of SMACS J0723, the first strong gravitational lens observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We use data from the Hubble Space Telescope and Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) to build our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-14 G. B. Caminha , S. H. Suyu , A. Mercurio , G. Brammer , P. Bergamini , E. Vanzella , A. Acebron

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is optimized for observations in the near and mid infrared and will provide essential observations for targets that cannot be conducted from the ground or other missions during its lifetime. The state…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-11 Stefanie N. Milam , John A. Stansberry , George Sonneborn , Cristina Thomas

The Spitzer Space Telescope revolutionized studies of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). Its combined sensitivity and mapping speed at mid-infrared wavelengths revealed a substantial population of highly-obscured AGNs. This population implies a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-13 Mark Lacy , Anna Sajina

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revolutionizing our knowledge of $z>5$ galaxies and their actively accreting black holes. Using the JWST Cycle 1 Treasury program Ultradeep NIRSpec and NIRCam ObserVations before the Epoch of…

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and may be launched as early as mid-2011. The key scientific goals for JWST are discovering and understanding the formation of the first…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-01 Nino Panagia

The PHANGS collaboration has been building a reference dataset for the multi-scale, multi-phase study of star formation and the interstellar medium in nearby galaxies. With the successful launch and commissioning of JWST, we can now obtain…

A global understanding of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and their host galaxies hinges on completing a census of AGN activity without selection biases down to the low-luminosity regime. Toward that goal, we identify AGN within faint radio…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-14 Stacey Alberts , Wiphu Rujopakarn , George Rieke , Preshanth Jagannathan , Kristina Nyland

We present JWST/NIRSpec PRISM follow-up of candidate galaxies at z=9-11 selected from deep JWST/NIRCam photometry in GLASS-JWST Early Release Science data. We spectroscopically confirm six sources with secure redshifts at z = 9.52-10.43,…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has recently become operational, is capable of detecting objects at record-breaking redshifts, $z \gtrsim 15$. This is a crucial advance for observational cosmology, as at these redshifts the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-14 Nikita Lovyagin , Alexander. Raikov , Vladimir Yershov , Yuri Lovyagin

Context. A defining characteristic of active galactic nuclei (AGN) that distinguishes them from other astronomical sources is their stochastic variability, which is observable across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Upcoming optical…

We have entered the era of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We use the first JWST transmission spectrum of the hot Saturn-mass exoplanet, WASP-39 b, obtained with the NIRSpec instrument in the 3-5 $\mu$m range to investigate (a) what…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-08 Savvas Constantinou , Nikku Madhusudhan , Siddharth Gandhi

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will devote significant observing time to the study of exoplanets. It will not be serviceable as was the Hubble Space Telescope, and therefore the spacecraft/instruments will have a relatively limited…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-25 Charles D. Fortenbach , Courtney D. Dressing

To fully characterize the formation and evolution of galaxies, we need to observe their stars, gas, and dust on resolved spatial scales. We present the ALPINE-CRISTAL-JWST survey, which combines kpc-resolved imaging and spectroscopy from…

The James Webb Space Telescope will enable a wealth of new scientific investigations in the near- and mid-infrared, with sensitivity and spatial/spectral resolution greatly surpassing its predecessors. In this paper, we focus upon Solar…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revolutionizing our understanding of black holes formation and growth in the early Universe. However, JWST has also revealed that some of the classical diagnostics, such as the BPT diagrams and X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-27 G. Mazzolari , H. Übler , R. Maiolino , X. Ji , K. Nakajima , A. Feltre , J. Scholtz , F. D'Eugenio , M. Curti , M. Mignoli , A. Marconi

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) forming in the early universe are thought to be the primary source of hard ionizing photons contributing to the reionization of intergalactic helium. However, the number density and spectral properties of…

The first wave of observations with JWST has revealed a striking overabundance of luminous galaxies at early times ($z>10$) compared to models of galaxies calibrated to pre-JWST data. Early observations have also uncovered a large…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-05 Sahil Hegde , Michael M. Wyatt , Steven R. Furlanetto

We provide a review of our current knowledge of galaxies throughout the first billion years of cosmic history. This field has undergone a transformation in the last two years following the launch of $\textit{JWST}$, and we aim to deliver an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-29 Daniel P. Stark , Michael W. Topping , Ryan Endsley , Mengtao Tang