The science requirements of the James Webb space telescope

Jonathan P. Gardner; John C. Mather; Mark Clampin; Matthew A. Greenhouse; Heidi B. Hammel; John B. Hutchings; Peter Jakobsen; Simon J. Lilly; Jonathan I. Lunine; Mark J. McCaughrean; Matt Mountain; George H. Rieke; Marcia J. Rieke; Eric P. Smith; Massimo Stiavelli; H. S. Stockman; Regier A. Windhorst; Gillian S. Wright

doi:10.1117/12.550657

The science requirements of the James Webb space telescope

Jonathan P. Gardner, John C. Mather, Mark Clampin, Matthew A. Greenhouse, Heidi B. Hammel, John B. Hutchings, Peter Jakobsen, Simon J. Lilly, Jonathan I. Lunine, Mark J. McCaughrean, Matt Mountain, George H. Rieke, Marcia J. Rieke, Eric P. Smith, Massimo Stiavelli, H. S. Stockman, Regier A. Windhorst, Gillian S. Wright

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The scientific requirements of the James Webb Space Telescope fall into four themes. The End of the Dark Ages: First Light and Reionization seeks to identify the first luminous sources to form and to determine the ionization history of the Universe. The Assembly of Galaxies seeks to determine how galaxies and the dark matter, gas, stars, metals, morphological structures, and active nuclei within them evolved from the epoch of reionization to the present. The Birth of Stars and Protoplanetary Systems seeks to unravel the birth and early evolution of stars, from infall onto dust-enshrouded protostars, to the genesis of planetary systems. Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life seeks to determine the physical and chemical properties of planetary systems including our own, and investigate the potential for life in those systems. These themes will guide the design and construction of the observatory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	564-575
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5487
Issue number	PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550657
State	Published - 2004
Event	Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telecopes - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 21 2004 → Jun 25 2004

Keywords

Infrared
Instrumentation
JWST
Science
Space telescope
Webb

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gardner, J. P., Mather, J. C., Clampin, M., Greenhouse, M. A., Hammel, H. B., Hutchings, J. B., Jakobsen, P., Lilly, S. J., Lunine, J. I., McCaughrean, M. J., Mountain, M., Rieke, G. H., Rieke, M. J., Smith, E. P., Stiavelli, M., Stockman, H. S., Windhorst, R. A., & Wright, G. S. (2004). The science requirements of the James Webb space telescope. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5487(PART 2), 564-575. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550657

Gardner, JP, Mather, JC, Clampin, M, Greenhouse, MA, Hammel, HB, Hutchings, JB, Jakobsen, P, Lilly, SJ, Lunine, JI, McCaughrean, MJ, Mountain, M, Rieke, GH , Rieke, MJ, Smith, EP, Stiavelli, M, Stockman, HS, Windhorst, RA & Wright, GS 2004, 'The science requirements of the James Webb space telescope', Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 5487, no. PART 2, pp. 564-575. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550657

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