Survey science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument

Joshua E. Schlieder; Thomas Barclay; Amethyst Barnes; Evan Bray; Ami Choi; Benjamin Cromey; Thomas Delker; Timothy Finch; Eric H. Frater; Robert J. Hill; Jeffrey Kruk; Jeffrey Lasco; Dana R. Louie; Sangeeta Malhotra; Julie E. McEnery; Gregory Mosby; Jennie Paine; Jeremy S. Perkins; Bernard J. Rauscher; James E. Rhoads; Maxime Rizzo; Derek Sabatke; Rusty Schweickart; Diana Shukis; Eric R. Switzer; Edward J. Wollack; Robert T. Zellem; Neil T. Zimmerman

doi:10.1117/12.3020622

23 August 2024 Survey science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument

Joshua E. Schlieder, Thomas Barclay, Amethyst Barnes, Evan Bray, Ami Choi, Benjamin Cromey, Thomas Delker, Timothy Finch, Eric H. Frater, Robert J. Hill, Jeffrey Kruk, Jeffrey Lasco, Dana R. Louie, Sangeeta Malhotra, Julie E. McEnery, Gregory Mosby, Jennie Paine, Jeremy S. Perkins, Bernard J. Rauscher, James E. Rhoads, Maxime Rizzo, Derek Sabatke, Rusty Schweickart, Diana Shukis, Eric R. Switzer, Edward J. Wollack, Robert T. Zellem, Neil T. Zimmerman

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Proceedings Volume 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 130920S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020622
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

Surveys in space and time are key to answering outstanding questions in astrophysics. The power to study very large numbers of stars, galaxies, and transient events over large portions of the sky and different time scales has repeatedly led to new breakthroughs. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), NASA’s next Astrophysics Flagship mission, elevates wide field and time domain survey observations to previously inaccessible scales. Roman carries the Wide Field Instrument (WFI), which provides visible to near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy with an unprecedented combination of field-of-view, spatial resolution, and sensitivity. When combined with a highly stable observatory and efficient operations, the WFI allows surveys never before possible. These observations will lead to new discoveries in cosmology, exoplanets, and a very wide array of other astrophysics topics ranging from high redshift galaxies to small bodies in the solar system. This paper provides an overview of Roman survey science, connects this science to the design of the WFI, and provides a status update on WFI hardware build and test.

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Joshua E. Schlieder, Thomas Barclay, Amethyst Barnes, Evan Bray, Ami Choi, Benjamin Cromey, Thomas Delker, Timothy Finch, Eric H. Frater, Robert J. Hill, Jeffrey Kruk, Jeffrey Lasco, Dana R. Louie, Sangeeta Malhotra, Julie E. McEnery, Gregory Mosby, Jennie Paine, Jeremy S. Perkins, Bernard J. Rauscher, James E. Rhoads, Maxime Rizzo, Derek Sabatke, Rusty Schweickart, Diana Shukis, Eric R. Switzer, Edward J. Wollack, Robert T. Zellem, and Neil T. Zimmerman "Survey science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument", Proc. SPIE 13092, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 130920S (23 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020622

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