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In-orbit Commissioning of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope
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Böker, Torsten; Abul-Huda, Yasin; Altenburg, Martin; de Oliveira, Catarina Alves; Bechtold, Katie; Beck, Tracy; Birkmann, Stephan M.; Bonaventura, Nina; Ehrenwinkler, Ralf; Ferruit, Pierre; Franz, David E.; Giardino, Giovanna; Jakobsen, Peter; Jensen, Peter; Jollet, Delphine; Karakla, Diane; Karl, Hermann; Keyes, Charles; Kumari, Nimisha; Lander, Matthew; López-Caniego, Marcos; Lützgendorf, Nora; Manjavacas, Elena; Marston, Anthony; Maschmann, Marc; Mosner, Peter; Muzerolle, James; Ogle, Patrick; Guerrero, Maria Pena; Plesha, Rachel; Proffitt, Charles; Rapp, Robert; Rawle, Timothy; Del Pino, Bruno Rodríguez; Sabbi, Elena; Sauer, Arne; Sirianni, Marco; Smith, Corbett; Plate, Maurice te; Wahlgren, Glenn; Wislowski, Emily; Wu, Rai; Zeidler, Peter; Zincke, Christian A.
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The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) is one of the four focal plane instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope which was launched on Dec. 25, 2021. We present an overview of the as-run NIRSpec commissioning campaign, with particular emphasis on the sequence of activities that led to the verification of all hardware components of NIRSpec. We also discuss the mechanical, thermal, and operational performance of NIRSpec, as well as the readiness of all NIRSpec observing modes for use in the upcoming JWST science program.
Comment: 10 pages, to appear in Proceedings of SPIE conference "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave"
Comment: 10 pages, to appear in Proceedings of SPIE conference "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave"