Module B

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Module B is one of the two optical modules of the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument, providing high-resolution infrared imaging across part of its field of view.

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Module B canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf optical module
space telescope instrument subsystem
fieldOfViewCoverage part of NIRCam total field of view
function high-resolution infrared imaging
hasSisterModule NIRCam
surface form: Module A (NIRCam)
instrumentType imaging camera module
locatedAt JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module
mountedOn JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module
surface form: James Webb Space Telescope optical bench
numberOfModulesInInstrument 2
observatory James Webb Space Telescope
operationalEnvironment space
partOf James Webb Space Telescope
NIRCam
surface form: Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam)
purpose astronomical imaging
detection of faint infrared sources
resolutionType high angular resolution
sharesFieldOfViewWith NIRCam
surface form: Module A (NIRCam)
spectralRegion infrared
supportsMission cosmology observations with JWST
exoplanet characterization with JWST
galaxy formation studies with JWST
stellar evolution studies with JWST
usedFor deep-field imaging with JWST
survey observations with JWST
wavelengthRange near-infrared

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NIRCam hasModule Module B