NIRSpec

E60082

astronomical instrument near-infrared spectrograph space telescope instrument

NIRSpec is a powerful near-infrared spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope designed to analyze the light from distant astronomical objects to study their composition, motion, and physical properties.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Near Infrared Spectrograph	5
NIRSpec canonical	3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical instrument ⓘ near-infrared spectrograph ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ
acronymFor	NIRSpec self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Near Infrared Spectrograph
agencyContribution	ESA-provided instrument for JWST ⓘ
builtBy	Daimler-Benz Aerospace ⓘ surface form: Airbus Defence and Space Germany
coLocatedWith	FGS/NIRISS ⓘ MIRI ⓘ NIRCam ⓘ
designedTo	analyze light from distant astronomical objects ⓘ determine physical properties of astronomical objects ⓘ measure motion of astronomical objects via Doppler shifts ⓘ study chemical composition of astronomical sources ⓘ
detectorFormat	2048 x 2048 pixels each ⓘ
detectorType	HgCdTe infrared detector ⓘ
developedBy	European Space Agency ⓘ
feature	micro-shutter array ⓘ
fieldOfView	approximately 3.4 x 3.6 arcminutes in MOS mode ⓘ
fullName	NIRSpec self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Near Infrared Spectrograph
hasMode	fixed slit spectroscopy ⓘ integral field spectroscopy ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ
integralFieldUnitFieldOfView	approximately 3 x 3 arcseconds ⓘ
launchDate	2021-12-25 ⓘ
launchedWith	James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
launchVehicle	Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
locatedOn	James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
microShutterArraySize	approximately 250000 individually addressable shutters ⓘ
mountedOn	JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module ⓘ
numberOfDetectors	2 ⓘ
observatoryLocation	Sun–Earth L2 ⓘ surface form: Sun–Earth L2 point
operatedBy	NASA ⓘ Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
operatedIn	near-infrared wavelength range ⓘ
partOf	James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
primaryFunction	spectroscopy ⓘ
primeContractor	Airbus ⓘ surface form: Airbus Defence and Space
scientificGoal	characterize exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ study formation and evolution of galaxies ⓘ study formation of planetary systems ⓘ study formation of stars ⓘ
spectralResolution	R ~ 100 ⓘ R ~ 1000 ⓘ R ~ 2700 ⓘ
supports	simultaneous spectroscopy of up to about 100 objects ⓘ
telescopeAssociation	JWST science instrument suite ⓘ
usedFor	high-redshift galaxy spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy of exoplanet host stars ⓘ spectroscopy of star-forming regions ⓘ
wavelengthRange	0.6 to 5.3 micrometers ⓘ