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astro-ph.IM2022★ 47 cited
How dark the sky: the JWST backgrounds
Jane R. Rigby, Paul A. Lightsey, Macarena García Marín +17
We describe the sources of stray light and thermal background that affect JWST observations, report actual backgrounds as measured from commissioning and early-science observations…
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…