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arxiv: 2208.02860 · v1 · pith:ATUIO3UCnew · submitted 2022-08-04 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM

In-orbit Commissioning of the Near-Infrared Spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope

Torsten B\"oker , Yasin Abul-Huda , Martin Altenburg , Catarina Alves de Oliveira , Katie Bechtold , Tracy Beck , Stephan M. Birkmann , Nina Bonaventura
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Ralf Ehrenwinkler Pierre Ferruit David E. Franz Giovanna Giardino Peter Jakobsen Peter Jensen Delphine Jollet Diane Karakla Hermann Karl Charles Keyes Nimisha Kumari Matthew Lander Marcos L\'opez-Caniego Nora L\"utzgendorf Elena Manjavacas Anthony Marston Marc Maschmann Peter Mosner James Muzerolle Patrick Ogle Maria Pena Guerrero Rachel Plesha Charles Proffitt Robert Rapp Timothy Rawle Bruno Rodr\'iguez Del Pino Elena Sabbi Arne Sauer Marco Sirianni Corbett Smith Maurice te Plate Glenn Wahlgren Emily Wislowski Rai Wu Peter Zeidler Christian A. Zincke
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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.

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