Performance of NIRCam on JWST in Flight

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Marcia Rieke · University of Arizona

Douglas Kelly · University of Arizona

K. A. Misselt · University of Arizona

John Stansberry · Space Telescope Science Institute

Martha L. Boyer · Space Telescope Science Institute

Thomas G. Beatty · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Eiichi Egami

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Abstract The Near Infrared Camera for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is delivering the imagery that astronomers have hoped for ever since JWST was proposed back in the 1990s. In the Commissioning Period that extended from right after launch to early 2022 July, NIRCam has been subjected to a number of performance tests and operational checks. The camera is exceeding prelaunch expectations in virtually all areas, with very few surprises discovered in flight. NIRCam also delivered the imagery needed by the Wavefront Sensing Team for use in aligning the telescope mirror segments.

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Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Radar Systems and Signal Processing

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Published in: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Volume 135, Issue 1044, pp. 028001-028001

DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/acac53

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Performance of NIRCam on JWST in Flight

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