COSMOS-Web: an overview of the JWST Cosmic Origins Survey

CM Casey, JS Kartaltepe, NE Drakos… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the survey design, implementation, and outlook for COSMOS-Web, a 255 hr
treasury program conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope in its first cycle of …

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 …

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H

L Alderson, HR Wakeford, MK Alam, NE Batalha… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Measuring the abundances of carbon and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres is considered a
crucial avenue for unlocking the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems,. Access to …

Thermal emission from the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b using JWST

TP Greene, TJ Bell, E Ducrot, A Dyrek, PO Lagage… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The TRAPPIST-1 system is remarkable for its seven planets that are similar in size, mass,
density and stellar heating to the rocky planets Venus, Earth and Mars in the Solar System …

CEERS spectroscopic confirmation of NIRCam-selected z≳ 8 galaxy candidates with JWST/NIRSpec: initial characterization of their properties

S Fujimoto, PA Haro, M Dickinson… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present JWST NIRSpec spectroscopy for 11 galaxy candidates with photometric
redshifts of z≃ 9− 13 and M UV∈[− 21,− 18] newly identified in NIRCam images in the …

Pure Spectroscopic Constraints on UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Star Formation History from 25 Galaxies at z spec= 8.61–13.20 Confirmed with JWST …

Y Harikane, K Nakajima, M Ouchi… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present pure spectroscopic constraints on the UV luminosity functions and cosmic star
formation rate (SFR) densities from 25 galaxies at z spec= 8.61–13.20. By reducing the …

Bound star clusters observed in a lensed galaxy 460 Myr after the Big Bang

A Adamo, LD Bradley, E Vanzella, A Claeyssens… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Cosmic Gems arc is among the brightest and highly magnified galaxies
observed at redshift z≈ 10.2 (ref.). However, it is an intrinsically ultraviolet faint galaxy, in the …

In-orbit performance of the near-infrared spectrograph NIRSpec on the James Webb Space Telescope

T Böker, TL Beck, SM Birkmann… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of the four focal plane
instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope. In this paper, we summarize the in-orbit …

JADES initial data release for the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: revealing the faint infrared sky with deep JWST NIRCam imaging

MJ Rieke, B Robertson, S Tacchella… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
JWST has revolutionized the field of extragalactic astronomy with its sensitive and high-
resolution infrared view of the distant Universe. Adding to the new legacy of JWST …

EIGER. II. First Spectroscopic Characterization of the Young Stars and Ionized Gas Associated with Strong Hβ and [O iii] Line Emission in Galaxies at z= 5–7 with …

J Matthee, R Mackenzie, RA Simcoe… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present emission-line measurements and physical interpretations for a sample of 117 [O
iii] emitting galaxies at z= 5.33–6.93, using the first deep JWST/NIRCam wide-field slitless …