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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.GA2022★ 6 cited

The internal line-of-sight kinematics of NGC 346: the rotation of the core region

Peter Zeidler, Elena Sabbi, Antonella Nota

We present the stellar radial velocity analysis of the central 1x1' of the young massive Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 346. Using VLT/MUSE integral field spectroscopy in…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 11 cited

The internal proper motion kinematics of NGC346: past formation and future evolution

E. Sabbi, P. Zeidler, R. P. van der Marel +6

We investigate the internal kinematics of the young star-forming region NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. We used two epochs of deep F555W and F814W Hubble Space Telescope ACS…

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★ 1 cited

Optical throughput and sensitivity of JWST NIRSpec

G. Giardino, R. Bhatawdekar, S. M. Birkmann +13

To achieve its ambitious scientific goals, the Near-Infrared Spectrograph, NIRSpec, on board the Webb Space Telescope, needs to meet very demanding throughput requirements, here qu…

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

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

Torsten Böker, Yasin Abul-Huda, Martin Altenburg +41

The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of the four focal plane instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope which was launched on Dec. 25, 2021. We present an overview of…

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★ 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…