The JWST/NIRSpec instrument performance simulator software

L. Piquéras; E. Legros; A. Pons; P.-J. Legay; P. Ferruit; B. Dorner; A. Pécontal; X. Gnata; P. Mosner

doi:10.1117/12.856860

4 August 2010 The JWST/NIRSpec instrument performance simulator software

L. Piquéras, E. Legros, A. Pons, P.-J. Legay, P. Ferruit, B. Dorner, A. Pécontal, X. Gnata, P. Mosner

Proceedings Volume 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV; 773812 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856860
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

NIRSpec is the near-infrared multi-object spectrograph for the future James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It is developed by EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency. The Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL) has developed the Instrument Performance Simulator (IPS) software that is being used for the modeling of NIRSpec's performances and to simulate raw NIRSpec exposures. In this paper, we present the IPS software itself (main simulation modules and user's interface) and discuss its intrinsic accuracy. We also show the results of simulations of calibration exposures as they will be obtained during the NIRSpec on-ground calibration campaign.

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L. Piquéras, E. Legros, A. Pons, P.-J. Legay, P. Ferruit, B. Dorner, A. Pécontal, X. Gnata, and P. Mosner "The JWST/NIRSpec instrument performance simulator software", Proc. SPIE 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV, 773812 (4 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856860

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