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astro-ph2007★ 87 cited

Detectors for the James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Spectrograph I: Readout Mode, Noise Model, and Calibration Considerations

Bernard J. Rauscher, Ori Fox, Pierre Ferruit

We describe how the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near-Infrared Spectrograph's (NIRSpec's) detectors will be read out, and present a model of how noise scales with the number o…

astro-ph2004★ 14 cited

The Microlensing Planet Finder: Completing the Census of Extrasolar Planets in the Milky Way

D. P. Bennett, I. Bond, E. Cheng +21

The Microlensing Planet Finder (MPF) is a proposed Discovery mission that will complete the first census of extrasolar planets with sensitivity to planets like those in our own sol…

astro-ph2000★ 28 cited

Validation of Up-the-Ramp Sampling with Cosmic Ray Rejection on IR Detectors

J. D. Offenberg, D. J. Fixsen, B. J. Rauscher +9

We examine cosmic ray rejection methodology on data collected from InSb and Si:As detectors. The application of an Up-the-Ramp sampling technique with cosmic ray identification and…

astro-ph1999★ 76 cited

The star formation histories of low surface brightness galaxies

Eric F. Bell, David Barnaby, Richard G. Bower +5

We have performed deep imaging of a diverse sample of 26 low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) in the optical and the near-infrared. Using stellar population synthesis models, we…

astro-ph1998★ 20 cited

The Stellar Populations of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

E. F. Bell, R. G. Bower, R. S. de Jong +2

Near-infrared (NIR) K' images of a sample of five low surface brightness disc galaxies (LSBGs) were combined with optical data, with the aim of constraining their star formation hi…