TY - GEN
T1 - A spitzer warm mission ultra-wide survey as a target finder for the james webb space telescope
AU - Gardner, Jonathan P.
AU - Fan, Xiaohui
AU - Wilson, Gillian
AU - Stiavelli, Massimo
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the successor to the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. It has a broad scientific mission which includes spectroscopic studies of the epoch of reionization through observations of z>8 quasars. The Spitzer warm mission provides a unique opportunity to conduct an infrared survey of several hundred square degrees to a depth of several micro-Janskys, capable of finding quasars out to z=10. Deep JWST continuum spectroscopy of these quasars will establish the epoch and history of the Universe through detection of the Gunn-Peterson trough and/or Lyman-α damping wings. The statistics and luminosity function of high-z quasars will reveal the early history of accretion in the most extreme systems, providing insights in the role of black holes in galaxy evolution. Data obtained from an ultra-wide warm Spitzer survey will also be useful for other science, including studies of high-redshift galaxy clusters.
AB - The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the successor to the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. It has a broad scientific mission which includes spectroscopic studies of the epoch of reionization through observations of z>8 quasars. The Spitzer warm mission provides a unique opportunity to conduct an infrared survey of several hundred square degrees to a depth of several micro-Janskys, capable of finding quasars out to z=10. Deep JWST continuum spectroscopy of these quasars will establish the epoch and history of the Universe through detection of the Gunn-Peterson trough and/or Lyman-α damping wings. The statistics and luminosity function of high-z quasars will reveal the early history of accretion in the most extreme systems, providing insights in the role of black holes in galaxy evolution. Data obtained from an ultra-wide warm Spitzer survey will also be useful for other science, including studies of high-redshift galaxy clusters.
KW - Extragalactic objects
KW - Infrared astronomical observations
KW - Origin and formation of the universe
KW - Spitzer space telescope
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U2 - 10.1063/1.2806782
DO - 10.1063/1.2806782
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36849051261
SN - 0735404577
SN - 9780735404571
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 229
EP - 241
BT - The Science Opportunities of the Warm Spitzer Mission Workshop
T2 - The Science Opportunities of the Warm Spitzer Mission Workshop
Y2 - 4 June 2007 through 5 June 2007
ER -