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

D. Brent Mott; Augustyn Waczynski; Yiting Wen; Bernard J. Rauscher; Nicholas Boehm; Meng P. Chiao; Lantrinh Degumbia; Greg Delo; Roger Foltz; Emily Kan; David Alexander; Craig Cabelli; Brian Clemons; Joseph Connelly; Alex Dea; Rebecca Derro; Charles Engler; Ali Feizi; Ori Fox; Robert J. Hill; Thomas E. Johnson; Matthew Lander; Don J. Lindler; Markus Loose; Sridhar S. Manthripragada; Kevin Novo-Gradac; Wayne D. Roher; Robert Rosenberry; Kamdin Shakoorzadeh; Miles T. Smith; Donna Wilson; Joseph Zino

doi:10.1117/12.789099

22 July 2008 Characterization of the detector subsystem for the near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope

D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski, Yiting Wen, Bernard J. Rauscher, Nicholas Boehm, Meng P. Chiao, Lantrinh Degumbia, Greg Delo, Roger Foltz, Emily Kan, David Alexander, Craig Cabelli, Brian Clemons, Joseph Connelly, Alex Dea, Rebecca Derro, Charles Engler, Ali Feizi, Ori Fox, Robert J. Hill, Thomas E. Johnson, Matthew Lander, Don J. Lindler, Markus Loose, Sridhar S. Manthripragada, Kevin Novo-Gradac, Wayne D. Roher, Robert Rosenberry, Kamdin Shakoorzadeh, Miles T. Smith, Donna Wilson, Joseph Zino

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Proceedings Volume 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III; 702127 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789099
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

We present interim results from the characterization 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 update the initial test results obtained with engineering grade components.

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D. Brent Mott, Augustyn Waczynski, Yiting Wen, Bernard J. Rauscher, Nicholas Boehm, Meng P. Chiao, Lantrinh Degumbia, Greg Delo, Roger Foltz, Emily Kan, David Alexander, Craig Cabelli, Brian Clemons, Joseph Connelly, Alex Dea, Rebecca Derro, Charles Engler, Ali Feizi, Ori Fox, Robert J. Hill, Thomas E. Johnson, Matthew Lander, Don J. Lindler, Markus Loose, Sridhar S. Manthripragada, Kevin Novo-Gradac, Wayne D. Roher, Robert Rosenberry, Kamdin Shakoorzadeh, Miles T. Smith, Donna Wilson, and Joseph Zino "Characterization of the detector subsystem for the near-infrared spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 7021, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy III, 702127 (22 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789099

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