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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.IM2023★ 490 cited

The James Webb Space Telescope Mission

Jonathan P. Gardner, John C. Mather, Randy Abbott +1004

Twenty-six years ago a small committee report, building on earlier studies, expounded a compelling and poetic vision for the future of astronomy, calling for an infrared-optimized…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 28 cited

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope V. Optimal algorithms for planning multi-object spectroscopic observations

N. Bonaventura, P. Jakobsen, P. Ferruit +2

We present an overview of the capabilities and key algorithms employed in the so-called eMPT software suite developed for planning scientifically optimized, multi-object spectrosco…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 183 cited

In-orbit Performance of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph NIRSpec on the James Webb Space Telescope

T. Böker, T. L. Beck, S. M. Birkmann +47

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of the four focal plane instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope. In this paper, we summarize the in-orbit performance of NIRSp…

astro-ph.IM2022

The In-Flight Noise Performance of the JWST/NIRSpec Detector System

Stephan M. Birkmann, Giovanna Giardino, Marco Sirianni +11

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…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

Astrometric and Wavelength Calibration of the NIRSpec Instrument during Commissioning using a model-based approach

Nora Lützgendorf, Giovanna Giardino, Catarina Alves de Oliveira +11

The NIRSpec instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a highly versatile near-infrared spectrograph that can be operated in various observing modes, slit apertures, a…

astro-ph.IM2022

In-flight performance and calibration of the Grating Wheel Assembly sensors (NIRSpec/JWST)

Catarina Alves de Oliveira, Nora Luetzgendorf, Peter Zeidler +9

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on board of the James Webb Space Telescope will be the first multi-object spectrograph in space offering ~250,000 configurable micro-shutte…