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astro-ph.EP2015★ 1 cited

Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) Report to Paul Hertz Regarding Large Mission Concepts to Study for the 2020 Decadal Survey

B. Scott Gaudi, Eric Agol, Daniel Apai +36

This is a joint summary of the reports from the three Astrophysics Program Analysis Groups (PAGs) in response to the "Planning for the 2020 Decadal Survey" charge given by the Astr…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 386 cited

Characterizing transiting exoplanet atmospheres with JWST

Thomas P. Greene, Michael R. Line, Cezar Montero +3

We explore how well James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) spectra will likely constrain bulk atmospheric properties of transiting exoplanets. We start by modeling the atmospheres of ar…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 238 cited

The Mid-Infrared Instrument for JWST, II: Design and Build

G. S. Wright, David Wright, G. B. Goodson +70

The Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides measurements over the wavelength range 5 to 28.5 microns. MIRI has, within a single 'package',…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 1k cited

Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

D. Spergel, N. Gehrels, C. Baltay +52

This report describes the 2014 study by the Science Definition Team (SDT) of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission. It is a space observatory that will address…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 163 cited

A nearby M star with three transiting super-Earths discovered by K2

Ian J. M. Crossfield, Erik Petigura, Joshua Schlieder +24

Small, cool planets represent the typical end-products of planetary formation. Studying the archi- tectures of these systems, measuring planet masses and radii, and observing these…