The Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on-ground calibration campaign

Stephan M. Birkmann; Pierre Ferruit; Torsten Böker; Guido De Marchi; Giovanna Giardino; Marco Sirianni; Martin Stuhlinger; Peter Jensen; Maurice B. J. te Plate; Peter Rumler; Bernhard Dorner; Xavier Gnata; Thomas Wettemann

doi:10.1117/12.925279

21 September 2012 The Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on-ground calibration campaign

Stephan M. Birkmann, Pierre Ferruit, Torsten Böker, Guido De Marchi, Giovanna Giardino, Marco Sirianni, Martin Stuhlinger, Peter Jensen, Maurice B. J. te Plate, Peter Rumler, Bernhard Dorner, Xavier Gnata, Thomas Wettemann

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Proceedings Volume 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 84423E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925279
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of four science instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) scheduled for launch in 2018. NIRSpec is sensitive in the wavelength range from ~0.6 to 5.0 micron and will be capable of obtaining spectra from more than a 100 objects simultaneously by means of a programmable micro shutter array. It will also provide an integral eld unit for 3D spectroscopy and xed slits for high contrast spectroscopy of individual sources and planet transit observations. We present results obtained during the rst cryogenic instrument testing in early 2011, demonstrating the excellent optical performance of the instrument. We also describe the planning of NIRSpecs forthcoming second calibration campaign scheduled for early 2013.

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Stephan M. Birkmann, Pierre Ferruit, Torsten Böker, Guido De Marchi, Giovanna Giardino, Marco Sirianni, Martin Stuhlinger, Peter Jensen, Maurice B. J. te Plate, Peter Rumler, Bernhard Dorner, Xavier Gnata, and Thomas Wettemann "The Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on-ground calibration campaign", Proc. SPIE 8442, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 84423E (21 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925279

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