Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS

AD Feinstein, M Radica, L Welbanks, CA Murray… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-39b has been the subject of extensive efforts to
determine its atmospheric properties using transmission spectroscopy,,–. However, these …

A broadband thermal emission spectrum of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b

LP Coulombe, B Benneke, R Challener, AAA Piette… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Close-in giant exoplanets with temperatures greater than 2,000 K ('ultra-hot Jupiters') have
been the subject of extensive efforts to determine their atmospheric properties using thermal …

Atmospheric reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b with JWST/NIRISS: evidence for strong stellar contamination in the transmission spectra

O Lim, B Benneke, R Doyon… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
TRAPPIST-1 is a nearby system of seven Earth-sized, temperate, rocky exoplanets transiting
a Jupiter-sized M8. 5V star, ideally suited for in-depth atmospheric studies. Each TRAPPIST …

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 …

Awesome SOSS: transmission spectroscopy of WASP-96b with NIRISS/SOSS

M Radica, L Welbanks, N Espinoza… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The future is now–after its long-awaited launch in 2021 December, JWST began science
operations in 2022 July and is already revolutionizing exoplanet astronomy. The Early …

Near-infrared transmission spectroscopy of HAT-P-18 b with NIRISS: Disentangling planetary and stellar features in the era of JWST

M Fournier-Tondreau, RJ MacDonald… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The JWST Early Release Observations (ERO) included a NIRISS/SOSS (0.6–
2.8 μ m) transit of the∼ 850 K Saturn-mass exoplanet HAT-P-18 b. Initial analysis of these …

Awesome SOSS: atmospheric characterization of WASP-96 b using the JWST early release observations

J Taylor, M Radica, L Welbanks… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The newly operational JWST offers the potential to study the atmospheres of distant worlds
with precision that has not been achieved before. One of the first exoplanets observed by …

Characterizing the Near-infrared Spectra of Flares from TRAPPIST-1 during JWST Transit Spectroscopy Observations

WS Howard, AF Kowalski, L Flagg… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first analysis of JWST near-infrared spectroscopy of stellar flares from
TRAPPIST-1 during transits of rocky exoplanets. Four flares were observed from 0.6–2.8 μm …

The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope. III. Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy

L Albert, D Lafrenière, R Doyon, É Artigau… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument (NIRISS) is the
Canadian Space Agency contribution to the suite of four science instruments of the James …

Exoplanet spectroscopy with JWST NIRISS: diagnostics and case studies

M Holmberg, N Madhusudhan - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The JWST is ushering in a new era in remote sensing of exoplanetary atmospheres.
Atmospheric retrievals of exoplanets can be highly sensitive to high-precision JWST data. It …