Characterization of the detector subsystem for near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope

D. Brent Mott; Augustyn Waczynski; Yiting Wen; Wei Xia-Serafino; Bernard J. Rauscher; Robert J. Hill; Greg Delo; Roger Foltz; Emily Kan; Meng P. Chiao; Ori Fox; Craig Cabelli; James Garnett; Markus Loose; Selmer Wong-Anglin; Majid Zandian; David Alexander; Clifford K. Brambora; Rebecca Derro; Timothy Ellis; Matthew B. Garrison; Bryan Howe; Thomas E. Johnson; Miriam Jurado; Sridhar S. Manthripragada; James M. Marsh; Cheryl Marshall; Robert J. Martineau; John Nieznanski; Kevin Novo-Gradac; Wayne D. Roher; Miles T. Smith; Donna Wilson; Peter Wallis

doi:10.1117/12.734579

17 September 2007 Characterization of the detector subsystem for near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope

D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski, Yiting Wen, Wei Xia-Serafino, Bernard J. Rauscher, Robert J. Hill, Greg Delo, Roger Foltz, Emily Kan, Meng P. Chiao, Ori Fox, Craig Cabelli, James Garnett, Markus Loose, Selmer Wong-Anglin, Majid Zandian, David Alexander, Clifford K. Brambora, Rebecca Derro, Timothy Ellis, Matthew B. Garrison, Bryan Howe, Thomas E. Johnson, Miriam Jurado, Sridhar S. Manthripragada, James M. Marsh, Cheryl Marshall, Robert J. Martineau, John Nieznanski, Kevin Novo-Gradac, Wayne D. Roher, Miles T. Smith, Donna Wilson, Peter Wallis

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Proceedings Volume 6690, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes III; 66900L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734579
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present early results from the performance test development for the Detector Subsystem of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec). NIRSpec will be the primary near-infrared spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The Detector Subsystem consists of a Focal Plane Assembly containing two Teledyne HAWAII-2RG arrays, two Teledyne SIDECAR cryogenic application specific integrated circuits, and a warm Focal Plane Electronics box. The Detector Characterization Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will perform the Detector Subsystem characterization tests. In this paper, we summarize the initial test results obtained with engineering grade components.

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D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski, Yiting Wen, Wei Xia-Serafino, Bernard J. Rauscher, Robert J. Hill, Greg Delo, Roger Foltz, Emily Kan, Meng P. Chiao, Ori Fox, Craig Cabelli, James Garnett, Markus Loose, Selmer Wong-Anglin, Majid Zandian, David Alexander, Clifford K. Brambora, Rebecca Derro, Timothy Ellis, Matthew B. Garrison, Bryan Howe, Thomas E. Johnson, Miriam Jurado, Sridhar S. Manthripragada, James M. Marsh, Cheryl Marshall, Robert J. Martineau, John Nieznanski, Kevin Novo-Gradac, Wayne D. Roher, Miles T. Smith, Donna Wilson, and Peter Wallis "Characterization of the detector subsystem for near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 6690, Focal Plane Arrays for Space Telescopes III, 66900L (17 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734579

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