NIRSpec

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spectrograph
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:JWST_Science_Data_System
STScI_pipeline
gptkbp:availableFormats FITS
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Ka-band
gptkbp:coolingSystem cryogenic cooling
gptkbp:dataTransmission up to 28 Mbps
gptkbp:dataUsage onboard processing
solid-state storage
gptkbp:designedBy NASA
gptkbp:environmentalImpact passive and active systems
gptkbp:features microshutter array
gptkbp:fieldOfUse 3.2 arcminutes
gptkbp:frequency 0.6 to 5 microns
gptkbp:hasOccupation astronomers
astrophysicists
planetary scientists
cosmologists
space scientists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NIRSpec
gptkbp:isOffering up to 3000
gptkbp:launchDate 2021
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:lighting 2022
cross-dispersed spectrograph
gptkbp:missions 10 years
gptkbp:officialResidence exoplanet atmospheres
gptkbp:operatesIn near-infrared spectrum
gptkbp:operationalStatus approximately 1.5 million kilometers
IFU mode
multi-object mode
single object mode
gptkbp:powers approximately 200 watts
gptkbp:provides spectrum analysis
gptkbp:resolution R=100_to_R=3000
gptkbp:rotorDiameter wavelength calibration
flat fielding
spectral response calibration
gptkbp:scientificName cosmology
dark matter research
galaxy formation
star formation
stellar populations
MIRI
NIRCam
dark energy research
FGS
NIRISS
gptkbp:sensors HgCdTe
0.6 to 5 microns
gptkbp:suitableFor multi-object spectroscopy
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:weight approximately 200 kg