The James Webb space telescope mission

JP Gardner, JC Mather, R Abbott, JS Abell… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We summarize the history, concept, scientific program, and technical performance of the
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST, Webb; Gardner et al. 2006). This paper points to and …

A CEERS discovery of an accreting supermassive black hole 570 Myr after the Big Bang: identifying a progenitor of massive z> 6 quasars

RL Larson, SL Finkelstein, DD Kocevski… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery of an accreting supermassive black hole at z= 8.679. This galaxy,
denoted here as CEERS_1019, was previously discovered as a Lyα-break galaxy by …

JWST MIRI flight performance: the medium-resolution spectrometer

I Argyriou, A Glasse, DR Law, A Labiano… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The Medium-Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) provides one of the four operating
modes of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board the James Webb Space Telescope …

The James Webb Space Telescope mission: optical telescope element design, development, and performance

MW McElwain, LD Feinberg, MD Perrin… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared space telescope that
has recently started its science program which will enable breakthroughs in astrophysics …

The star-forming and ionizing properties of dwarf z ~ 6–9 galaxies in JADES: insights on bursty star formation and ionized bubble growth

R Endsley, DP Stark, L Whitler… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Reionization is thought to be driven by faint star-forming galaxies, but characterizing this
population has long remained very challenging. Here, we utilize deep nine-band JADES …

Outflows from the youngest stars are mostly molecular

TP Ray, MJ McCaughrean, A Caratti o Garatti… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The formation of stars and planets is accompanied not only by the build-up of matter, namely
accretion, but also by its expulsion in the form of highly supersonic jets that can stretch for …

JWST reveals excess cool water near the snow line in compact disks, consistent with pebble drift

A Banzatti, KM Pontoppidan, JS Carr… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Previous analyses of mid-infrared water spectra from young protoplanetary disks observed
with the Spitzer-IRS found an anticorrelation between water luminosity and the millimeter …

Potential Atmospheric Compositions of TRAPPIST-1 c Constrained by JWST/MIRI Observations at 15 μm

AP Lincowski, VS Meadows, S Zieba… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The first James Webb Space Telescope observations of TRAPPIST-1 c showed a
secondary eclipse depth of 421±94 ppm at 15 μm, which is consistent with a bare rock …

The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope. I. Instrument Overview and In-flight Performance

R Doyon, CJ Willott, JB Hutchings… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) is the science module
of the Canadian-built Fine Guidance Sensor onboard the James Webb Space Telescope …

A new census of dust and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at z= 0.7–2 with JWST MIRI

I Shivaei, S Alberts, M Florian, G Rieke, S Wuyts… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Aims. This paper utilises the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument
(MIRI) to extend the observational studies of dust and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon …