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2023PASP..135a8002E - Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 135, part no 1, 8002 (2023/January-0)

Spectroscopic Time-series Performance of JWST/NIRSpec from Commissioning Observations.

ESPINOZA N., UBEDA L., BIRKMANN S.M., FERRUIT P., VALENTI J.A., SING D.K., RUSTAMKULOV Z., REGAN M., KENDREW S., SABBI E., SCHLAWIN E., BEATTY T., ALBERT L., GREENE T.P., NIKOLOV N., KARAKLA D., KEYES C., ALVES DE OLIVEIRA C., BOKER T., PENA-GUERRERO M., GIARDINO G., KUMARI N., MANJAVACAS E., PROFFITT C. and RAWLE T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) commissioning observations of the transiting exoplanet HAT-P-14 b, obtained using the Bright Object Time Series (BOTS) mode of the NIRSpec instrument with the G395H/F290LP grating/filter combination (3-5 μm). While the data were used primarily to verify that the NIRSpec BOTS mode is working as expected, and to enable it for general scientific use, they yield a precise transmission spectrum which we find is featureless down to the precision level of the instrument, consistent with expectations given HAT-P-14 b's small scale-height and hence expected atmospheric features. The exquisite quality and stability of the JWST/NIRSpec transit spectrum-almost devoid of any systematic effects-allowed us to obtain median uncertainties of 50-60 ppm in this wavelength range at a resolution of R = 100 in a single exposure, which is in excellent agreement with pre-flight expectations and close to the (or at the) photon-noise limit for a J = 9.094, F-type star like HAT-P-14. These observations showcase the ability of NIRSpec/BOTS to perform cutting-edge transiting exoplanet atmospheric science, setting the stage for observations and discoveries to be made in Cycle 1 and beyond.

Abstract Copyright: © 2023. The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): Exoplanet atmospheres - Astronomical instrumentation - Transit photometry - Transmission spectroscopy - Transits - Space telescopes

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