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 …

The science performance of JWST as characterized in commissioning

J Rigby, M Perrin, M McElwain, R Kimble… - Publications of the …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space
Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize …

A small and vigorous black hole in the early Universe

R Maiolino, J Scholtz, J Witstok, S Carniani… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Several theories have been proposed to describe the formation of black hole seeds in the
early Universe and to explain the emergence of very massive black holes observed in the …

GA-NIFS: A massive black hole in a low-metallicity AGN at z∼ 5.55 revealed by JWST/NIRSpec IFS

H Übler, R Maiolino, E Curtis-Lake… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present rest-frame optical data of the compact z= 5.55 galaxy GS_3073 obtained using
the integral field spectroscopy mode of the Near-InfraRed Spectrograph on board the James …

JADES-The diverse population of infant black holes at 4< z< 11: Merging, tiny, poor, but mighty

R Maiolino, J Scholtz, E Curtis-Lake, S Carniani… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope has opened the possibility of
identifying moderate-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the early Universe, at and …

JWST UNCOVER: extremely Red and Compact Object at z phot≃ 7.6 triply imaged by A2744

LJ Furtak, A Zitrin, A Plat, S Fujimoto… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent JWST/NIRCam imaging taken for the ultra-deep UNCOVER program reveals a very
red dropout object at z phot≃ 7.6, triply imaged by the galaxy cluster A2744 (zd= 0.308). All …

GA-NIFS: The ultra-dense, interacting environment of a dual AGN at z∼ 3.3 revealed by JWST/NIRSpec IFS

M Perna, S Arribas, M Marshall, F D'Eugenio… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. LBQS 0302− 0019 is a blue quasar (QSO) at z∼ 3.3 that hosts powerful outflows
and resides in a complex environment consisting of an obscured active galactic nucleus …

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 …

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 …

UNCOVERing the extended strong lensing structures of Abell 2744 with the deepest JWST imaging

LJ Furtak, A Zitrin, JR Weaver, H Atek… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present a new parametric lens model for the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 based
on new ultra-deep JWST imaging taken in the framework of the UNCOVER program. These …