NGST NIRCam scientific program and design concept

Marcia J. Rieke; Stefi Alison Baum; Charles A. Beichman; David Crampton; Rene Doyon; Daniel Eisenstein; Thomas P. Greene; Klaus-Werner Hodapp; Scott D. Horner; Doug Johnstone; Lawrence Lesyna; Simon Lilly; Michael Meyer; Peter Martin; Donald W. McCarthy Jr.; George H. Rieke; Thomas L. Roellig; John Stauffer; John T. Trauger; Erick T. Young

doi:10.1117/12.489103

5 March 2003 NGST NIRCam Scientific Program and Design Concept

Marcia J. Rieke, Stefi Alison Baum, Charles A. Beichman, David Crampton, Rene Doyon, Daniel Eisenstein, Thomas P. Greene, Klaus-Werner Hodapp, Scott D. Horner, Doug Johnstone, Lawrence Lesyna, Simon Lilly, Michael Meyer, Peter Martin, Donald W. McCarthy Jr., George H. Rieke, Thomas L. Roellig, John Stauffer, John T. Trauger, Erick T. Young

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Proceedings Volume 4850, IR Space Telescopes and Instruments; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489103
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The science program for the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) relies heavily on a high performance nearinfrared imager. A design which supports the observations outlined in the Design Reference Mission (DRM) and which also supports enhanced searches for "first light" objects and planets has been developed. Key features of the design include use of refractive optics to minimize the volume and mass required, tunable filters for spectroscopic imaging, and redundant imagers for fail-safe wavefront sensing.

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Marcia J. Rieke, Stefi Alison Baum, Charles A. Beichman, David Crampton, Rene Doyon, Daniel Eisenstein, Thomas P. Greene, Klaus-Werner Hodapp, Scott D. Horner, Doug Johnstone, Lawrence Lesyna, Simon Lilly, Michael Meyer, Peter Martin, Donald W. McCarthy Jr., George H. Rieke, Thomas L. Roellig, John Stauffer, John T. Trauger, and Erick T. Young "NGST NIRCam Scientific Program and Design Concept", Proc. SPIE 4850, IR Space Telescopes and Instruments, (5 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489103

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