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most citedThe Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope I. Overview of the instrument and its capabilities

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astro-ph.EP2022★ 46 cited

Spectroscopic Time-series Performance of JWST/NIRSpec from Commissioning Observations

Néstor Espinoza, Leonardo Úbeda, Stephan M. Birkmann +22

We report on JWST commissioning observations of the transiting exoplanet HAT-P-14 b, obtained using the Bright Object Time Series (BOTS) mode of the NIRSpec instrument with the G39…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 25 cited

The phase curve and the geometric albedo of WASP-43b measured with CHEOPS, TESS and HST WFC3/UVIS

G. Scandariato, V. Singh, D. Kitzmann +79

Observations of the phase curves and secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets provide a window on the composition and thermal structure of the planetary atmospheres. For example, t…

astro-ph.IM2022

In-flight performance of the NIRSpec Micro Shutter Array

Timothy D. Rawle, Giovanna Giardino, David E. Franz +33

The NIRSpec instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) brings the first multi-object spectrograph (MOS) into space, enabled by a programmable Micro Shutter Array (MSA) of…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 440 cited

The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

Jane Rigby, Marshall Perrin, Michael McElwain +623

This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performanc…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 86 cited

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope IV. Capabilities and predicted performance for exoplanet characterization

S. M. Birkmann, P. Ferruit, G. Giardino +31

The Near-Inrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a very versatile instrument, offering multiobject and integral field spectroscopy with varying s…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 199 cited

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope III. Integral-field spectroscopy

T. Böker, S. Arribas, N. Lützgendorf +28

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) offers the first opportunity to use integral-field spectroscopy from space at near-infrared wavele…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 217 cited

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope II. Multi-object spectroscopy (MOS)

P. Ferruit, P. Jakobsen, G. Giardino +30

We provide an overview of the capabilities and performance of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) when used in its multi-object spectr…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 665 cited

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope I. Overview of the instrument and its capabilities

P. Jakobsen, P. Ferruit, C. Alves de Oliveira +68

We provide an overview of the design and capabilities of the near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the James Webb Space Telescope. NIRSpec is designed to be capable of carry…